Hiroyasu Yamaura

Writing

Hiroyasu Yamaura

Born 1938-01-28 · Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla poster
7.0

An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

1974

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 poster
7.0

Two years after the events of Galaxy Express 999, Earth has become a battlefield, and Tetsuro is summoned to board the Three-Nine once more. In this, the shattering, full-length theatrical conclusion to Leiji Matsumoto's epic story, all questions will be answered and all mysteries will be revealed as Tetsuro embarks on a journey which will reveal a secret so awful, even Maetel herself can hardly bear to speak of it.

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

1981

The Panda's Great Adventure poster
6.0

A young panda prince is found unworthy by his mother the Queen, and expelled from the forest. In his journey, he battles dangerous enemies and gets captures and forced to work in a circus.

The Panda's Great Adventure

1973

Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked poster
7.9

The epic conclusion to the Ideon saga, featuring what was meant to be the final 5 episodes of the TV series. The Solo Ship and its crew continue their intense battle with the Buff Clan leading to a final battle that will determine the fate of all life in the universe. This movie was the second part of a double feature along with "The Ideon: A Contact".

Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked

1982

Space Runaway Ideon: Contact poster
6.3

A movie recap of the Space Runaway Ideon TV Series. Humanity's pursuit of knowledge leads them to the planet Solo, where they find mysterious remains of a long dead alien civilization, including the 3 part super robot 'Ideon', and a powerful warship. Using these, the Earthlings sent to investigate the ruins defend themselves in their constant conflicts against powerful aliens called the Buff Clan, who are in pursuit of 'Id', the mysterious energy that powers the Ideon.

Space Runaway Ideon: Contact

1982

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand

2003

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! poster
8.8

A remake of episodes 12-13 of the TV series, the 999 arrives on a planet where the entire populace has been turned to stone. The one person still alive, a warrior, attacks Tetsuro and steals his pass, hoping to use it to escape and find a cure for his lover.

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

1979

Mars Men poster
5.3

A child finds a magic statue in a cave. This is a Thai idol that protects the world from an invasion by extraterrestrial giants. Edited from the Tsuburaya-Chaiyo co-production Jumborg Ace & Giant (1974), combining the special effects footage with newly shot drama scenes featuring a Taiwanese cast to create a loose adaptation of the original story that jettisons the connections to Tah Tien (1973) and Jumborg Ace (1973).

Mars Men

1976

Tokyo Blackout poster
6.2

Tokyo is suddenly covered by a dome-shaped electromagnetic cloud for an unknown reason and is totally blocked and isolated from other parts of the world. The temperature inside the cloud is slowly increasing. The Soviet Pacific fleet is getting closer. The U.S. is forcing Japan to form a new government. Scientists and research workers outside Tokyo have to race against time to find out how to get through the cloud in order to rescue the 12,000,000+ lives in Tokyo and the fate of the country.

Tokyo Blackout

1987

Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition) poster
NR

The Special Edition edit of the Thai and Japanese Coproduction Jumborg Ace and Giant from 2001. This edit removes the comedy scenes from the 1974 film and substitutes the comedy with footage from the Jumborg Ace TV show. This version of the film is redubbed.

Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition)

2001

Jumborg Ace and Giant poster
4.0

When the aliens steal the Suriyatras diamond and combine it with the power of the sun to make a beam that can destroy the Earth. A robot and an ancient god must join forces to fight the alien invaders to get the diamond back. This film was the first collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions of Japan and Chaiyo Productions of Thailand. Based on the final episode of the Jumborg Ace TV series

Jumborg Ace and Giant

1974

The Morgue Murderer poster
NR

A university anatomy surgeon and lecturer, Dr. Mizukami, runs over and kills a corporate worker while driving with his student and lover, Ryoko. Instead of reporting the accident, Mizukami hides the dead body and attempts to carry on with his academic and professional life as if nothing happened.

The Morgue Murderer

1973

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light poster
4.0

Inside Mercury, Japan builds a large-sized solar space power plant. The plant supports Earth with its large solar energy supply but suddenly there is an abnormality at the Saint Elmo plant. To pinpoint the problem, Earth sends several technicians to fix it.

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

1986

No artwork available
NR

A female college student who started a part-time job taking care of a bedridden elderly person notices an eerie cry from the basement.

The House Where the Devil Lives

1979

Wet Heart ~Lesbian Murder Case poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wet Heart ~Lesbian Murder Case

1981

Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel poster
4.0

A delirious and psychedelic TV short by Suzuki.

Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel

1968

No artwork available
NR

One night, a passenger car driven by Kyoko hit and killed a woman. Her husband, Dr. Nogami, who was a passenger in the car, hid the body in the grass and they returned home. Soon after, an autopsy by the police revealed the identity of the woman. A few days later, the woman's lover, Ueda, calls Nogami demanding that he keep quiet.

The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death

1978

No artwork available
NR

Japanese horror televisivon movie from 1978.

Weeping Lake

1978

No artwork available
NR

Japanese horror televisivon movie from 1978.

Weeping Lake

1978