Acting

Yoyo Miyata

Born — Died

1915-02-16 — 1983-07-11

Known for

Acting

Credits

48 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 27 titles

The Human Vapor poster
7.1

A failed science experiment gives a librarian the ability to turn into a gaseous substance. He goes on to rob banks to fund his dancer girlfriend's career, killing those who interfere. Now Tokyo's most wanted criminal, can authorities stop him?

The Human Vapor

1960

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success poster
NR

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the deal through quick thinking—then turns down a promotion to keep working his own way.

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

1960

Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival

1960

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

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking poster
NR

Contemporary comedy.

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking

1961

The Happicoat Comedian poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Happicoat Comedian

1960

Pride of the Campus poster
8.3

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament.

Pride of the Campus

1962

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking poster
8.0

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to Beppu, personal entanglements and old company secrets surface, forcing difficult choices and quiet compromises.

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960

Awamori-kun kanpai! poster
NR

Second of the three Awamori-kun movies.

Awamori-kun kanpai!

1961

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro

1960

You Can Succeed, Too poster
7.7

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

You Can Succeed, Too

1964

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen poster
NR

A young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen

1961

Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education poster
8.0

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with an academic over a business heir.

New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

1960

Five Gents Prefer Geisha poster
9.0

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Watashi wa uso wa mōshimasen

1961

Youth Season poster
10.0

1962 Japanese movie

Youth Season

1962

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru

1962

Toilet Manager poster
NR

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.

Toilet Manager

1961

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller poster
9.0

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management, sending staff on a misguided search. Misinformation, internal friction, and unexpected revelations push the company to its limits.

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

1960

A Salaryman's Reckless Family poster
NR

Untaro Tatsumura, a pioneer of the salaryman class, had retired from active duty and was living a leisurely life in Ito with his wife, while serving as an advisor to seven companies. However, when he announced that he intended to donate his estate to social welfare causes, the Tatsumura household was thrown into an uproar.

A Salaryman's Reckless Family

1963

Salarygirl Book: Idle Talk, Back-Biting Chatter, Senseless Retorts poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Salarygirl Book: Idle Talk, Back-Biting Chatter, Senseless Retorts

1960

Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader

1965

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1 poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1

1962

Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai poster
NR

First "Maboroshi tantei" film, based on the manga by Jiro Kuwata.

Maboroshi Tantei: Chiteijin Shūrai

1960

Taking a Success Course poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Taking a Success Course

1961

No artwork available
NR

Early pink film.

Yawahada zange

1966

1950s · 21 titles

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals poster
NR

The fourth "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals

1958

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud poster
NR

The third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud

1957

Chakkiri Kinta Sequel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chakkiri Kinta Sequel

1958

Norihei's 'Third Level Husband': The Happy Family poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Norihei's 'Third Level Husband': The Happy Family

1956

Otora-san at His Best poster
NR

The third "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san at His Best

1958

Tokyo is a Fine Place poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tokyo is a Fine Place

1957

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat poster
NR

The second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat

1957

New Third-Class Executive poster
8.0

At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide when the boss is away. As tensions rise around a meddling heiress and a collapsing business deal, one quiet employee steps up to set things right.

New Third-Class Executive

1959

A Town of the Starry Skies poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Town of the Starry Skies

1957

Sisters at the Hot Springs poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sisters at the Hot Springs

1956

Leader of the Bomb Girls poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Leader of the Bomb Girls

1959

Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival poster
NR

The fourth an final film in the "Jirocho igaiden" series.

Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival

1958

Engagement Ring poster
NR

A wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds his lost ring. Their growing affection challenges class boundaries and family expectations, leading to a sincere romance that defies convention.

Engagement Ring

1956

Talkative Company President poster
9.0

A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.

Talkative Company President

1957

No artwork available
NR

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance, he apprehends a criminal and reconnects with his former colleague, Sakamoto, leading him to become a security guard at a film studio. Haruko, secretly a singer, rises to stardom within the same studio. Unbeknownst to each other, they both work there. As the studio faces turmoil, their hidden identities are unveiled...

Amakara chindōchū

1950

The Fighter in the Ring poster
NR

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.

The Fighter in the Ring

1956

Young Lovers poster
NR

Engineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class, pride, and temptation test them, true affection proves stronger than circumstance.

Young Lovers

1959

Otome no inori poster
NR

1959 Japanese movie

Otome no inori

1959

The Husband Wore the Apron poster
NR

In the Okawa household, Miharu is the breadwinner, while her husband, Soma, handles the domestic chores. One day, a poor student couple moves into their home. Things get even more complicated after their cousin, Matsue, runs away from home after a fight with her husband.

The Husband Wore the Apron

1958

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

娘十八びっくり天国

1952

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 poster
10.0

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

1958