
Acting
Isamu Yamaguchi
Born 1904-03-04 · Tokyo, Japan
Acting credits
7.3A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.
The Quiet Duel
1949
6.0Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
My Elder Brother
1934
7.5Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.
First Love Story
1947
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Three for The Road
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pleasant Company
1962
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
7.5Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
NRReleased on the same date as Shochiku's version.
Freedom School
1951
NRThe film centers a compassionate teacher (Setsuko Hara) who teaches at a Tokyo grade school where students curse and gamble. The school has a pond on-premises that she's in charge of and cares for. The pond holds a number of carp, but someone is snatching them. The teacher forms a special bond with a child who lives in abject poverty.
Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi
1950
A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.
Aizenso
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dekoboko taikōki
1953
7.0Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954
7.5Kinuyo is a daughter of rice cracker shop in downtown. She fell in love with her sister's boyfriend. It is a story whose theme is warm human relationships in a town of customs and manners.
Kinuyo's First Love
1940
NRA judo movie.
Omokage Sanshiro
1949
NRSixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise.
Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka
1955
NRThe mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.
The Black Hooded Man 2
1955
NRThe story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Eclipse
1934
Yoshio Kawai is a lowly singer at the Bonbon-za, a third-rate theater in Asakusa. Together with fellow low-ranking actors Tokuri, Kameda, and Hanayama—and centered around Yumi, the beautiful dancer who serves as their mascot—they form a poor but cheerful group of five.
Warau chikyū ni asa ga kuru
1950
NRDetectives of the First Investigation Division are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. The ugly behavior of adults hidden in the name of social welfare is exposed by the investigation. 16th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari".
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Arashi no naka no shimai
1949
6.0Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .
Young People
1937
NRAn action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959
10.0A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman.
Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight
1957