Writing

Tetsurō Yoshida

Born — Died

1929-08-26 — 2011-12-20

Place of birth

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

41 titles

Japanese screenwriter.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Essay on Conflict poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Essay on Conflict

1959

Yōkina nakama poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yōkina nakama

1958

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters poster
6.6

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

1968

Wrath of Daimajin poster
6.3

In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.

Wrath of Daimajin

1966

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo poster
6.8

Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970

Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei poster
NR

A rival diner opens next door, the model student third son fails his college entrance exams, and the good-natured dad finds himself in a whirlwind of trouble as internal and external crises come one after another.

Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei

1956

Daimajin poster
6.5

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.

Daimajin

1966

Yoidore nitōryū poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yoidore nitōryū

1954

Samaritan Zatoichi poster
6.8

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968

The Rust Cleaner Sings poster
NR

A passionate young man takes on a corrupt boss, determined to save innocent teachers and numerous orphans.

The Rust Cleaner Sings

1955

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight poster
6.8

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts poster
6.4

In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

1969

Return of Giant Majin poster
6.2

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.

Return of Giant Majin

1966

Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare poster
6.4

When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.

Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare

1968

Ā dokushin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ā dokushin

1970

Tenka ayatsuri-gumi poster
9.0

1961 Japanese movie

Tenka ayatsuri-gumi

1961

The Invisible Swordsman poster
9.0

A cowardly boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic potion.

The Invisible Swordsman

1970

The Daring Nun poster
8.0

One of the nuns at Senjuan is Sister Shunko (Michiyo Yasuda). Unlike the usual nun, however, she often goes out to see the world, being of the opinion that nuns should not lead cloistered lives but should see something of modern life. She makes the acquaintance of a young girl named lkuko (Kayo Mikimoto) and saves her from the advances of a gangster named Goro (lchiro Nakatani). In the meantime she turns down several propositions and, in revenge, one of her admirers denounces her to the Mother Superior (Kuniko Miyake). This lady is of liberal views, however, and refuses to do anything about it. Then Shunko is visited by Goro's gang boss who wants lkuko back and says he will blackmail Shunko unless she agrees.

The Daring Nun

1968

Second Generation Young Boss poster
9.0

Takeshi Nanjo, a junior lieutenant in the navy whose father, the head of the Nanjo-gumi yakuza family, was killed, is forced to leave the army and become the head of the Nanjo-gumi in the second generation. He brutally chivalrously avenges the death of his father by a vicious yakuza linked to extremists within the army through the courage and swordsmanship of naval training!

Second Generation Young Boss

1969

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

1968

出獄四十八時間 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

出獄四十八時間

1969

The Two Musashis poster
5.8

During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu clan's top instructors and then taking on Sasaki Kojiro!

The Two Musashis

1960

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki poster
9.0

The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is also killed. Then, a ghost cat begins stalking in the castle.

Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki

1954

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962

Girl with Bamboo Leaves poster
10.0

Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.

Girl with Bamboo Leaves

1969

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School poster
8.0

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School

1957

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang poster
7.0

The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all wear devil outfits.

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang

1957

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower poster
10.0

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks.

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

1957

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil poster
8.0

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

1957

Blue Snake Bath poster
5.0

Last part of the Snake Woman trilogy.

Blue Snake Bath

1959

Shikaku yashiki poster
10.0

1961 Japanese movie

Shikaku yashiki

1961

School of Crime poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

School of Crime

1964

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior poster
NR

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained day and night at Seiyun Juku in Kagoshima, Kyushu. Shuntaro Amano (Yukio Hashi) entered the school after going through numerous trials and tribulations, and quickly became known for his outstanding talent. Some time after Shuntaro's admission to school, the daughter of director Shiho (Eriko Sanjo) returns from a trip to Tokyo. Shiho is attracted to the intelligent and caring Shuntaro, and soon they fall in love with each other. However, their feelings for each other are futile, and soon Shiho and Shuntaro find themselves in the vortex of time...

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

1962

Samurai Save The Virgin poster
7.0

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.

Samurai Save The Virgin

1960

Invisible Demon poster
7.0

Tokusatsu/Horror Invisible film from 1960, produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company.

Invisible Demon

1960

Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang poster
NR

Suzunosuke must finish his battle with the Skull Mask Gang—while facing a cave man as well.

Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang

1958

Red Lizard poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Red Lizard

1960

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight poster
9.0

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his friend, who has joined a gang of criminals.

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

1957

Inugami Mansion poster
NR

Eight members of the Kuroinu clan gather to divide an inheritance, but one of them is suddenly found decapitated. A series of murders unfolds, with one mystery leading to another.

Inugami Mansion

1960

Yorikiri Wakasama poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yorikiri Wakasama

1961