Isuzu Yamada Movies

A story of an ardent young man who laid down his life for his country.

The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him...

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.

A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen.

His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried...

Nakamura Yukinojō, Edo's most popular actor, discovered that his parent's enemy, Ohara Genba, had changed his name to Isshiki Kurōnosuke...

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to fight realistically.

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on...

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a...

A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei with Hideko Takamine portraying...

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his...