Eijirō Yanagi Movies

  • 1961
    Mist and Shadows

    Mist and Shadows

    Mist and Shadows

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    The film adaptation of the bestseller of the same name by Tsutomu Mizukami. A large-scale detective drama in which two newspaper reporters...

    Mist and Shadows
  • 1963
    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

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    In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins...

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto
  • 1951
    Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

    Farewell to the Highland Station

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    A young botanical researcher moves to the highlands to collect plants for research, and falls in love with a nurse there.

    Farewell to the Highland Station
  • 1962
    The Escape

    The Escape

    The Escape

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    Film about the 2-26 Incident.

    The Escape
  • 1960
    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

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    A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

    Deep River Melody
  • 1950
    Homecoming

    Homecoming

    Homecoming

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    A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his...

    Homecoming
  • 1957
    Chikaiteshi

    Chikaiteshi

    Chikaiteshi

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    Chikaiteshi
  • 1961
    Greed in Broad Daylight

    Greed in Broad Daylight

    Greed in Broad Daylight

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    After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.

    Greed in Broad Daylight
  • 1951
    Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

    Sasaki Kojiro

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    Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as...

    Sasaki Kojiro
  • 1957
    Jigoku bana

    Jigoku bana

    Jigoku bana

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    Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

    Jigoku bana
  • 1959
    The Forbidden Castle

    The Forbidden Castle

    The Forbidden Castle

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    From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass),...

    The Forbidden Castle
  • 1969
    Lone Rebel

    Lone Rebel

    Lone Rebel

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    Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was entrusted with the destruction, but he was a...

    Lone Rebel
  • 1958
    Kunisada Chuji

    Kunisada Chuji

    Kunisada Chuji

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    Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

    Kunisada Chuji
  • 1957
    Ôban

    Ôban

    Ôban

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    A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Ôban
  • 1961
    Tale of a Company Boss

    Tale of a Company Boss

    Tale of a Company Boss

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    Japanese comedy film.

    Tale of a Company Boss
  • 1957
    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

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    Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
  • 1961
    Edo Purebreed

    Edo Purebreed

    Edo Purebreed

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    Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the...

    Edo Purebreed
  • 1953
    Hana no shôgai

    Hana no shôgai

    Hana no shôgai

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    In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...

    Hana no shôgai
  • 1968
    The Woman Gambler's Supplication

    The Woman Gambler's Supplication

    The Woman Gambler's Supplication

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    Eleventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

    The Woman Gambler's Supplication
  • 1953
    Miniature

    Miniature

    Miniature

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    Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...

    Miniature