Isuzu Yamada Movies

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

It is presumed to be a lost film.

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on...

Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister...

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another...

An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after...

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at...

A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.