Directing
Seiji Maruyama
Born 1912-06-15 · Yamaguchi, Japan
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRThe 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
6.4Japan 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
8.5As 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
8.5As 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
6.6After 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Gendai no yokubô
1956
NRA cake shop apprentice falls in love with a female student from a wealthy family.
Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy
1967
8.4In 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
NRMarried 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
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Local Reporter
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
First Love Story
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Modern Gentleman
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Brotherly Love
1954
NRModern Comedy
The Husband Was a Baby
1960
5.6Based 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 Fighter
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Their Father's Wife
1953
10.0Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
Adolescence
1952
10.0Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
Adolescence
1952
NRComedy about a husband and wife.
Older Wife, Younger Husband
1960
7.0In 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
9.0Coach 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
8.0Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.
Green Light to Joy
1967
