Directing

Seiji Maruyama

Born — Died

1912-06-15 — 1989-11-22

Place of birth

Yamaguchi, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Battle of the Japan Sea poster
6.4

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Admiral Yamamoto poster
8.5

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

The Retreat from Kiska poster
8.4

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.

The Retreat from Kiska

1965

Zero Pilot poster
5.6

Based on the true story of Saburo Sakai, ace pilot in the Pacific War. As he witnesses his comrades die, Sakai must face the ultimate battle for survival over Guadalcanal.

Zero Pilot

1976

Turtledove poster
NR

Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

Turtledove

1957

Local Reporter poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Local Reporter

1962

Film credits

Behind the camera

Battle of the Japan Sea poster
6.4

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Admiral Yamamoto poster
8.5

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Admiral Yamamoto poster
8.5

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

The Retreat from Kiska poster
8.4

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.

The Retreat from Kiska

1965

Zero Pilot poster
5.6

Based on the true story of Saburo Sakai, ace pilot in the Pacific War. As he witnesses his comrades die, Sakai must face the ultimate battle for survival over Guadalcanal.

Zero Pilot

1976

Turtledove poster
NR

Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

Turtledove

1957

Local Reporter poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Local Reporter

1962

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old poster
9.0

Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old

1961

Bot-chan poster
10.0

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.

Bot-chan

1953

The Highest Honour poster
6.6

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.

The Highest Honour

1982

No Time for Tears poster
9.0

Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.

No Time for Tears

1955

Gendai no yokubô poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gendai no yokubô

1956

Modern Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Modern Gentleman

1964

A Bridge for Two Alone poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958

A Bridge for Two Alone poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Bridge for Two Alone

1958

Brotherly Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Brotherly Love

1954

Forever Be Mine poster
10.0

Set at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a woman at the mercy of war. Wataru is entrusted by his best friend who has gone off to war with his sister Reiko to marry her, but he is not ready to abandon his love for Kumiko, a nurse at his mother's hospital.

Forever Be Mine

1954

Forever Be Mine poster
10.0

Set at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a woman at the mercy of war. Wataru is entrusted by his best friend who has gone off to war with his sister Reiko to marry her, but he is not ready to abandon his love for Kumiko, a nurse at his mother's hospital.

Forever Be Mine

1954

Their Father's Wife poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Their Father's Wife

1953

Adolescence poster
10.0

Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.

Adolescence

1952

Adolescence poster
10.0

Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.

Adolescence

1952

Will to Conquer poster
NR

The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the end of Japan's feudal age with the 1868 Restoration.

Will to Conquer

1970

Older Wife, Younger Husband poster
NR

Comedy about a husband and wife.

Older Wife, Younger Husband

1960

Green Light to Joy poster
8.0

Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.

Green Light to Joy

1967

Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy poster
NR

A cake shop apprentice falls in love with a female student from a wealthy family.

Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy

1967

Itsuko to sono haha poster
8.0

An elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.

Itsuko to sono haha

1954

First Love Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

First Love Story

1957

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes poster
NR

A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar hostesses and a beer company heiress, and—after misunderstandings, brawls, and a second chance—discovers that maybe the salaryman life isn’t so bad after all.

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

1960

The Husband Was a Baby poster
NR

Modern Comedy

The Husband Was a Baby

1960

To Love and Forgive poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

To Love and Forgive

1955

The Enchanting Devil poster
NR

Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama

The Enchanting Devil

1959

A Woman's Heart poster
NR

Married for almost a decade, a couple with a son have their life thrown for a loop when the wife Isoko comes across a photo of her university professor husband Asakichi with a younger woman named Terue, alongside a gift and a letter. When the husband is confronted he admits to merely loving his wife non-romantically, prompting her to take her son and leave the house. While she returns to her previous job and is staying at the company's dormitory, her husband is being visited by the other woman, who wants to tend to him, and his students.

A Woman's Heart

1959

We Are Salarymen poster
7.0

Eiichiro, a talented young salesman, grows disillusioned with office politics and returns to his family’s traditional tofu business, applying skill and rational planning to modernize it. Alongside his siblings, he transforms the shop into a thriving company, while his sister Atsuko overcomes social obstacles to marry.

We Are Salarymen

1963

Love and Fascination poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Love and Fascination

1961

A Town with a Mountain and River poster
7.0

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.

A Town with a Mountain and River

1957

Big Wind from Tokyo poster
7.0

A TV writer and a director stranded in a rural town witness the young villagers’ tangled romances. Despite parental feuds and arranged marriages, true couples find their way together. The writer grows fond of the town before returning to Tokyo.

Big Wind from Tokyo

1966

Hateful Things poster
NR

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying goods directly from wholesalers. During his stay, he experiences some of the happiest days with his daughter, only to be confronted with harsh realities that test family bonds, honor, and human frailty.

Hateful Things

1957

南十字星 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

南十字星

1982