Yūjirō Ishihara Movies

A musical film with Yūjirō Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka.

This moving movie depicts the preciousness of life through the interaction between a man with a dark past and a boy battling illness.

A lively coming-of-age movie about the activities of Mr. Yu-chan, a teacher who helps the weak and discourages the wicked.

A pure love melodrama movie.

A young ex-boxer has become a successful businessman, running his various enterprises with his best friend, another boxer whom he accidentally...

A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.

Tadao Konno (Yujiro Ishihara) had been staying in Canada for 5 years since his girlfriend's death. She was killed for Gang's boss, Shiraishi. Now...

An early contemporary yakuza action drama.

Action film

A conflict between two yakuza families in Tokyo, the Izus and the Yoshidas, has recently broken out. When an Izu underling starts a fight with a...

Depicts the checkered story of a businessman working for a toy company in financial trouble, who overcomes hardships to win a major victory.

Travelogue made by Yujiro Ishihara during the location shooting of his 1959 film Love and Death (Sekai o kakeru koi) in Europe.

An entertaining but silly and fairly forgettable action film with much tongue-in cheek James Bond influence