Shōji Yasui Movies
- 1956
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp7.91956HD
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a...
- 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity8.21959HD
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts...
- 1955
The Heart
The Heart6.81955HD
In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...
- 1978
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle6.61978HD
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the...
- 1958
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife5.91958HD
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a...
- 1955
The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen6.81955HD
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved...
- 1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region01961HD
He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji,...
- 1961
The Conspirator
The Conspirator6.41961HD
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga,...
- 1962
Nerai uchi buraikan
Nerai uchi buraikan01962HD
1962 Japanese movie
- 1960
Good-for-Nothing
Good-for-Nothing6.81960HD
Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a...
- 1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji5.51961HD
The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo...
- 1957
Temptation
Temptation81957HD
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art...
- 1959
The Echo of Love
The Echo of Love01959HD
A pure love melodrama movie.
- 1962
Kuro to aka no hanabira
Kuro to aka no hanabira01962HD
Crime film distributed by Taiho.
- 1961
Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat61961HD
Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha who is being kidnapped by a group of ronin.
- 1993
Yearning
Yearning01993HD
Famed onnagata (a man who plays women's parts in Kabuki) Tamasaburo Bando follows up on the success of his directorial debut, Gekashitsu, with this...
- 1959
Machi ga nemuru toki
Machi ga nemuru toki01959HD
- 1964
Detective
Detective01964HD
The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba...
- 1958
The Seasons of Love
The Seasons of Love11958HD
A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by...
- 1962
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman61962HD
In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is charged again with the task of protecting the...