Isuzu Yamada Movies

Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls in love with the youngest daughter of a family he...

Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.

Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love....

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is...

The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.

The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace,...

A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his...

A mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the...

Inspired by the issue of rescuing former Japanese soldiers reportedly still surviving on Lubang Island.

Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an...