Ken Yamauchi — Actor (8)
The Black Sheep (1967) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
青春の海
other title: 青春の海
Young female teacher Kyoko Miyake relocates to a small seaside town with her runaway little sister, but their new life is complicated by hoodlum-like Jiro Yamazaki (the black sheep of the title) who is related to the family hosting them and whom they keep running into, but can't help but to feel sympathy for. Of course, rumours start fast in a small town, but delightfully she doesn't really care at all. This is another very solid Shogoro Nishimura film.
The Young and Bad (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
若くて悪くて凄いこいつら
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Hideki Takahashi / Masako Izumi
other title: 若くて悪くて凄いこいつら
Not too long ago, Soichiro was considered one of the most powerful men in business. But his business had failed, his granddaughter had committed suicide. There was nothing in his life anymore that he could look forward to. Sochiro was ready to put an to it end to all. As he drives down the Usui Pass, headed toward his summer house in Karuizawa, a girl in red heels, wearing nothing else but a coat jumps in front of the car.
Bright Sea (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
光る海
other title: 光る海 / La Mer étincelante
On the day of college graduation, Mieko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) stood on stage as the valedictorian for the Department of English. During her university years she made sure that she would always come out on top, and she did. With a victorious graduation behind her, she plans out the next chapter of her life: become a successful novelist and go out with a classmate she's been secretly eyeing for the past couple of years.
A Whistle in My Heart (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
コタンの口笛
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Ken Yamauchi / Ryoko Koda
other title: Le Sifflement de Kotan / El silbido de Kotan
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
Facing to the Clouds (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
雲に向かって起つ
other title: 雲に向かって起つ
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
Born Under Crossed Stars (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Ken Yamauchi / Yumiko Nogawa
other title: 悪太郎伝 悪い星の下でも
A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.