Isamu Yamaguchi Movies

Red Castle Lullaby by Taizō Fuyushima

A short concerning an impoverished insurance salesman and his scrappy son, whose fisticuffs with the other boys of their village put his...

Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy,...

1960 movie directed by Taizō Fuyushima

The film centers a compassionate teacher (Setsuko Hara) who teaches at a Tokyo grade school where students curse and gamble. The school has a pond...

This is the first film in the third installment of the adventure film for boys that depicts the battle between a thief who calls himself "the secret...

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Bored Hatamoto movie #12

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...

A silent 3-reel comedy short that uses the 1933 film King Kong as a backdrop to the story. It was produced by Shochiku Studios (who released the...

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.