Eijirō Yanagi — Actor (54)
Mist and Shadows (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
霧と影
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Tetsuro Tamba / Tatsuo Umemiya
other title: 霧と影
A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuition to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death of a teacher in the remote Hokuriku region. In pursuit of the truth, they are led to a web of corporate fraud, an inbred village, bundles of toilet paper, and flatfoots with something to hide as the bodies pile up.
A Fishwife's Tale (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
魚河岸の女石松
director: Eiichi Kudō actor: Hibari Misora / Hitomi Nakahara
other title: 魚河岸の女石松
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
Bridge of Japan (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
日本橋
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Chikage Awashima / Ayako Wakao
other title: 日本橋
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 melodramas—and re-evaluate it as a tanbi-ha work of decadence, aestheticism, and intrigue. Ichikawa's film presents the tragic plot of the young geisha who is unable to enact her love for a man publicly in any way other than a histrionic story of torment, a heart-rending tale of lovers being crushed by fate. Instead, Ichikawa shows the contest of wills that transpires as two geisha, Oko and Kiyoha fight for the top spot in Nihonbashi, the pinnacle of the Tokyo geisha world. Nihonbashi is an elegant, if steely, exposition of manners. The young doctor, Shinzo Katsuragi, is the object of affection for both women, but appears to be more the choice reward for the plotting and thieving of these two early modern superwomen, than a lover they swoon over.
Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
顔役暁に死す
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Yūzō Kayama / Kumi Mizuno
other title: 顔役暁に死す
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs.
A Martial Crowd (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
花笠若衆
other title: The young boss / Hanagasa Wakashu
As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to be raised by a yakuza family in Edo, returns home after many years to settle an old score.
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
太平洋の鷲
other title: Operazione kamikaze / Eagle Of The Pacific
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
手討
director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yukiko Fuji
other title: 手討
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.