Eijirō Yanagi Movies

  • 1958
    Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

    Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

    Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

    51958HD

    Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date...

    Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
  • 1953
    Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

    Always in My Heart Part 2

    6.51953HD

    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.

    Always in My Heart Part 2
  • 1959
    The Bastards of Lawless Town

    The Bastards of Lawless Town

    The Bastards of Lawless Town

    01959HD

    An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.

    The Bastards of Lawless Town
  • 1956
    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

    7.31956HD

    Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

    Bridge of Japan
  • 1958
    The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

    The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

    The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

    81958HD

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

    The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
  • 1954
    お役者変化

    お役者変化

    お役者変化

    01954HD

    During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who...

    お役者変化
  • 1964
    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.21964HD

    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life...

    The Scent of Incense
  • 1956
    Sound in the Mist

    Sound in the Mist

    Sound in the Mist

    01956HD

    In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night,...

    Sound in the Mist
  • 1958
    Executive Chair

    Executive Chair

    Executive Chair

    01958HD

    In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss....

    Executive Chair
  • 1960
    Benten Kozo

    Benten Kozo

    Benten Kozo

    61960HD

    Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to...

    Benten Kozo
  • 1962
    The Mad Fox

    The Mad Fox

    The Mad Fox

    7.41962HD

    A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes...

    The Mad Fox
  • 1957
    The Adventures of Chuji

    The Adventures of Chuji

    The Adventures of Chuji

    01957HD

    Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the...

    The Adventures of Chuji
  • 1962
    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

    01962HD

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

    Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
  • 1952
    Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

    Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

    Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter

    01952HD

    Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known...

    Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
  • 1960
    The Masterless 47

    The Masterless 47

    The Masterless 47

    01960HD

    Part one of The Masterless 47.

    The Masterless 47
  • 1964
    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    01964HD

    An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza
  • 1951
    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu

    Miss Oyu

    7.21951HD

    Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to...

    Miss Oyu
  • 1962
    Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

    Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

    Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

    01962HD

    1962 Japanese movie

    Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
  • 1957
    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    01957HD

    Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
  • 1950
    Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

    Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

    Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

    01950HD

    A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

    Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu