Atsushi Yamatoya

Writing

Atsushi Yamatoya

Born 1937-06-19 · Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan

Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor.

Acting credits

Nagasaki Butterfly poster
5.7

Oman travels from Shanghai to Japan in search of her mother, only to be betrayed by her companion and sold to a brothel, where she becomes a geisha and gambler.

Nagasaki Butterfly

1972

Branded to Kill poster
7.2

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Branded to Kill

1967

Holy Theater poster
NR

It’s said that people die twice. The first death is a physical one and the second, true death comes when there is no one to remember that person.

Holy Theater

1998

Violent Virgin poster
5.8

A bunch of young hipsters kidnaps a loving couple and keeps them trapped in a barren landscape. To the sounds of free jazz they are performing various experiments with the couple. In the distance is a yakuza gang keeping track of the youths. Who are really experimenting with whom?

Violent Virgin

1969

The Kingdom poster
7.0

A popular poet, Goku, becomes depressed when his editor jokingly suggests that he is a sell-out.

The Kingdom

1973

No artwork available
3.7

The insane gynecologist, Dr. Marukido Sadao (Marquis de Sade), theorizes that a woman is unable to become pregnant if she is writhing in intense pain during intercourse. He sets about testing this new method of birth control by torturing women during sex.

Birth Control Revolution

1967

Dogra Magra poster
6.7

A young man murders his new bride and goes insane. He wakes in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.

Dogra Magra

1988

Trapped in Lust poster
5.3

A hitman messes up an assassination and so becomes the next target of his organization.

Trapped in Lust

1973

A Mummy’s Love poster
8.0

In post-war Japan, a publisher goes to visit her former teacher for help on a modern translation of a legend about a mummified Buddhist monk who was revived and who, centuries later, turned into a sex demon who terrorized a village in pre-modern Japan.

A Mummy’s Love

1973

Wet Peony poster
10.0

Mari is playing her white guitar on a high ground in the wilderness . She came to visit the grave of her mother, but the grave has been removed. She is watched by Kuro through the finder of a rifle. Kuro, a former member of the Kuwata gang, is mute after his tongue had been cut out by Kuwata’s men in a lynch. He came to the wilderness to take revenge. He captures Mari and handcuffs her with a string from her guitar...

Wet Peony

1970

A Woman in Revolt poster
3.3

The manager of a supermarket is flooded with huge financial problems. Driven by desperation, she commits a series of murders.

A Woman in Revolt

1970

Black Narcissus of Lust poster
3.7

Pinku from 1967.

Black Narcissus of Lust

1967

The Fang in the Hole poster
7.0

A police detective tries to investigate the mystery of a victim who was shot in the head, but no bullet was found.

The Fang in the Hole

1979

Behind the camera

Star of David: Beauty Hunting poster
6.3

The life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper yet mysterious descent, whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture.

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

1979

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo poster
7.0

While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

1978

No artwork available
2.0

When the '70s ended the anger of young people rose, differences in social values ​​occurred between adults and young people, and the word "generation" began to be widespread among the young people.,The film depicts a group of young men and women who are forced to flee their homes after committing a murder. The screenplay is written by Atsushi Yamatoya, wherein he asks whether these young people are sick or sensible.

Joshigakusei: shūdan bōkōjiken

1980

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon poster
6.1

Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

1985

Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger poster
6.4

In the new Calendar Year of 392, in Neo-Tokyo, a young man, Agino Jiro, steals a time synchronization system and tries to escape to the past. The authorities give chase and damage his ship in the pursuit, forcing him to land in modern day Tokyo, Determined, he breaks into a van and attaches the device, recklessly kidnapping Nobucho, Shinichi, Teko and their teacher, Hokubei. Their initial resistance force lands them in Tokyo on March 9th 1945, during the US bombing campaign. Escaping again to the past the group eventually arrives at the Warring States period. There the future and the past collide as factions from Jiro's era seek to alter their past at a pivotal moment at Honnoji.

Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger

1986

Women Hell Song poster
4.8

The roaming outlaw Okayo, also known as Benten due to the prominent tattoo of the Buddhist Goddess of Love emblazoned across her back. On the run from her persecutors, who seek to claim the tattoo and its skin canvas as a bounty, Okayo finds a safe haven in the arms of the mysterious shakuhachi (bamboo flute) playing Seigaku, himself tattooed with the image of Kisshoten, the Goddess of Prosperity.

Women Hell Song

1970

Branded to Kill poster
7.2

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

Branded to Kill

1967

Desperate Pursuit poster
10.0

In the desert of Egypt, Kurata, the CEO of the Japanese corporation Tokokaihatsu, is killed by a sniper. After the news reaches Japan, the CEO's lawyer, Yamamoto, receives a visit from two men that attempt to steal the deceased CEO's will. This is witnessed by two detectives, Tsuzuki and Ōnuki, but they fail to catch the perps. Yamamoto hands the detectives a set of keys before he stops breathing. Tsuzuki and Ōnuki now have to investigate Kurata's murder...

Desperate Pursuit

1986

The Notorious Concubines poster
4.0

Based on the Chinese classic "Jin Ping Mei". Original Japanese cut directed by Koji Wakamatsu and produced by Shochiku. Set in Song-dynasty China, Wu Song rises to fame and becomes a guard captain. He is captivated by his brother’s wife, Pan Jinlian, whose beauty also ensnares the wealthy libertine Ximen Qing. To possess her, Ximen Qing has Wu Song’s brother murdered. When the corrupt authorities refuse justice, Wu Song is imprisoned, escapes with the help of the Liangshan bandits, and joins their ranks. Ximen Qing descends further into decadence, but Wu Song eventually returns, leading an attack on the town.

The Notorious Concubines

1968

Naked Bullet poster
5.6

A girl becomes a pawn in the game between two rival gangs gangster.

Naked Bullet

1969

The Naked Seven poster
6.3

Scantily clad female warriors battle thieves to save a small village. Director Yasuharu Hasebe crossed the Seven Samurai legends of Shichinin No Samurai with his own popular Naraneko Rokku series and dressed it up with some of the most popular softcore pinup queens of the day.

The Naked Seven

1972

Capone Cries a Lot poster
6.0

Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.

Capone Cries a Lot

1985

Wet Sand in August poster
6.0

Several high-school friends spend their final summer together indulging in sex and leisure; their halcyon days are soon coming to an end.

Wet Sand in August

1971

Tree of Youth poster
8.0

Takeshi, bound to be an outlaw youth, boards at the home of his female schoolmate who works at the family restaurant in devil-may-care Akasaka.

Tree of Youth

1977

Violent Virgin poster
5.8

A bunch of young hipsters kidnaps a loving couple and keeps them trapped in a barren landscape. To the sounds of free jazz they are performing various experiments with the couple. In the distance is a yakuza gang keeping track of the youths. Who are really experimenting with whom?

Violent Virgin

1969

Sex Hunter: Wet Target poster
4.2

While rotting away in jail, Okamoto learns of the death of his beloved sister, Natsuko. Violently assaulted by a group of U.S. military men during a drunken joyride, she was found dead by local authorities. Haunted by the tragedy, Okamoto escapes from jail to hunt down and kill those who destroyed the life of his sister. What he uncovers during his investigation is much more horrifying than he could ever imagine...

Sex Hunter: Wet Target

1972

Locke the Superman poster
6.5

When the villainous Lady Kahn starts building an army of super-powerful espers, Colonel Ryu Yamaki is dispatched to recruit the most powerful superhuman in the known universe to help oppose her. Unfortunately, the esper known only as Locke has either never heard the "with great powers come great responsibilities" speech or he simply doesn't care, and he refuses to leave his peaceful civilian life herding sheep. However, when Lady Kahn makes a preemptive move to take Locke and Ryu out of the picture, the irritated superbeing quickly changes his mind. Now the bad guys are about to learn that starting a fight with someone with super powers that include teleportation, a nearly indestructible force field and space martial arts was a very big mistake!

Locke the Superman

1984

Dogra Magra poster
6.7

A young man murders his new bride and goes insane. He wakes in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.

Dogra Magra

1988

Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter poster
6.6

Mako and her girl friends enter a dispute with rival street gangsters The Eagles, a band of racist macho pigs led by the evil Baron, who hate half-breeds. When one of the girls start dating a half-breed, they start a terror campaign to take all of them out of town. Mako and her gang fight back, helping their new friend Kazuma find his long gone sister.

Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

1970

Love Doll Report: An Adult Toy poster
5.2

A doctor develops a robot love doll to keep a team of Antarctic researchers company, but is displeased with the result despite the product’s success. His desire to create a more realistic doll leads the doctor to model one after an attractive college student.

Love Doll Report: An Adult Toy

1975

Sweet Scent of Eros poster
4.0

Yukie, Koichi and Akira are rogues looking for a place to crash. They move into a house which Etsuko (Kaori Momoi) inherited from her parents. Soon after getting settled, the hippies slip into a communal lifestyle. They eat, have sex, and generally share everything together.

Sweet Scent of Eros

1973

Hikisakareta burū firumu poster
NR

A story about the betrayal and desire of gangsters turning into a nightmare with kites and 8mm film.

Hikisakareta burū firumu

1969

Trapped in Lust poster
5.3

A hitman messes up an assassination and so becomes the next target of his organization.

Trapped in Lust

1973

The Demon Within poster
5.9

A journalist becomes possessed by a gakidama, a spirit of the dead. Unknown to the man, a demon is now incubating in his stomach, and a mysterious stranger seem to know what afflicts him.

The Demon Within

1985