Isao Yamagata Movies

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari...

1962 Japanese movie

Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.

Bored Hatamoto film #20

A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun...

His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke...

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to...

Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight...

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which...

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.

Masanori Igayama, who directed "Mito Komon Manyuki: The Counterattack of Toukuzaki," will direct the screenplay by Shinji Tsugei, who also directed...

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars....

A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies to Paris when he learns she is studying music...

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it...