Production
Tengo Yamada
Born — Died
1916-05-28 — 1998-05-14
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Production
Credits
26 titles
Known for
10.0The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
If Indeed One Loves
1955
6.9Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.
Darkness at Noon
1956
8.0Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Actress
1956
4.0Jae-ha, who was living with his brother Sae-fang in the Japanese-occupied Korea during World War II, was taken to the mainland Japan and forced to work on the construction of Matsushiro Imperial Headquarters until the end of the war.
Kim's Cross
1990
7.8Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Miniature
1953
NRSecond live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
1980
Behind the camera
10.0The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
If Indeed One Loves
1955
6.9Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based on a true story.
Darkness at Noon
1956
8.0Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.
Actress
1956
4.0Jae-ha, who was living with his brother Sae-fang in the Japanese-occupied Korea during World War II, was taken to the mainland Japan and forced to work on the construction of Matsushiro Imperial Headquarters until the end of the war.
Kim's Cross
1990
7.8Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Miniature
1953
NRSecond live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
1980
NRSecond live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
1980
7.5An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the Pacific line fishing. While the ship is near Bikini Atoll, the ship's navigator sees a flash. All the crew come up to watch. They realize it is an atomic explosion, but take time to clear their fishing gear. A short time later, grey ash starts to fall on the ship. When the ship returns to port the sailors have been burned brown. They unload the fish, which are then transported away. They visit the local doctor and then go to Tokyo for an examination. It turns out they are all highly radioactive. Their symptoms become worse, and the contaminated fish causes a panic.
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
7.0Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with Shinsaku regaining his old vigor as a writer and Sakie, his daughter, finding a suitable match, while the family is struggling with the losses of war.
Wedding Day
1956
1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
The Skies of Haruo
1977
1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
The Skies of Haruo
1977
5.0First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.
Barefoot Gen
1976
5.0First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.
Barefoot Gen
1976
NRFirst live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
1977
NRFirst live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
1977
8.0Based on the novel by Torahiko Tamiya.
Love is Lost
1956
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Wandering Shore
1956
NRSent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encountering many scenes which he would recreate as torn paper art from his amazing photographic memory.
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
NRSent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encountering many scenes which he would recreate as torn paper art from his amazing photographic memory.
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
10.0A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
The Beauty and the Dragon
1955
9.0At Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day, putting up a modest resistance to the tragedies of life. The proprietress, Ikuyo, is a ridiculously good-natured woman who gives money to a poor but brilliant young man, Eisaku Yanoguchi, to attend college on the condition that he will take care of her in the future.
Women of Ginza
1955
1982 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
1982
1982 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
1982
NRNo synopsis available yet.
君の十字架
1990
NR1972 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta
1972
NR1972 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta
1972
