Writing

Itarō Yamagami

Born — Died

1903-08-26 — 1945-06-16

Known for

Writing

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Taiko's Rising in the World poster
9.0

Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son.

Taiko's Rising in the World

1938

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Rônin-gai - Dai-san-wa: Tsukareta hitobito

1929

Keai-dori poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Keai-dori

1928

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akuma no hoshî no shita nî

1927

Beheading Place poster
10.0

This film tells the story of a ronin falsely accused of a crime and unable to convince others of his innocence.

Beheading Place

1929

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NR

In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose merchant family is much beyond Kakunojo's status. He nevertheless pursues her until her initial disgust breaks down into fondness, then romantic feelings, inducing her to abandon her fiance on their wedding day.

Banquet Under the Midnight Sun

1932

Samurai Town Story Part II poster
NR

A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that did not rely on famous stars. The unique setting of the samurai town, exquisite camera work and fast-paced sword fighting scenes all have an original appeal that audiences can related to even today.

Samurai Town Story Part II

1929

Chushingura: The Truth poster
6.0

Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so Lord Kira Kozuke-no suke Yoshinako was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony. On the day of the reception, something went terrible wrong, and Lord Asano attempted to kill Lord Kira. For this, Lord Asano was order to commit seppuku. However, in violation of existing law, Lord Kira was not punished. The ruling Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi eventually confiscated Lord Asano's land and dismissed the samurai that had served him so faithfully, effectively making them all ronin. Two years later, Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshi led a group of samurai loyal to Lord Asano in an attack on Kira's compound. Their aim was to capture and kill him.

Chushingura: The Truth

1928

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6.2

All that remains of the first Samurai Town Story is the concluding battle.

Samurai Town Story Part I

1928

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10.0

The third in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki.

Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki

1933

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7.8

Sozenji Baba is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Masahiro Makino. It is an ambitious film in which Makino deals with the difficult issue of the agony of a person who killed for revenge.

Sozenji Baba

1928