Isao Yamagata — Actor (18)
Samurai Rebellion (1967) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
上意討ち 拝領妻始末
director: Masaki Kobayashi actor: Toshirō Mifune / Yōko Tsukasa
other title: L'ultimo samurai / Rebelião Samurai
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
Floating Clouds (1955) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
浮雲
8.0 (6 ratings) director: Mikio Naruse actor: Hideko Takamine / Masayuki Mori
other title: Nubi fluttuanti / Treibende Wolken
A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
忍びの者 伊賀屋敷
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Kaoru Yachigusa
other title: 忍びの者 伊賀屋敷 / Shinobi No Mono 6 The Last Iga Spy
[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja. Before he dies, “Mist” Saizo tells his children Saisuke, and Yuri that they are not really brother and sister. She, in fact, is the daughter of the late lord Sanada Yukimura, and must be saved from the shogun’s forces. In the chess match of spy versus spy, can Saisuke defeat the shogun’s chief strategist, Matsudaira Izunokami at his own game? Showing many exciting ninja tactics, it is not to be missed.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
子連れ狼 死に風に向う乳母車
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Gō Katō
other title: Lobo Solitário 3: Contra Os Ventos da Morte / Okami - Japango
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
The Third Ninja (1964) [Movie] TMDB
第三の忍者
director: Toshikazu Kono actor: Kotaro Satomi / Kôji Nanbara
other title: 第三の忍者
Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.
Warning from Space (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
宇宙人東京に現わる
director: Koji Shima actor: Keizô Kawasaki / Toyomi Karita
other title: Allarme dallo spazio / 宇宙人東京に現わる
Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.
Tokaido Fullhouse (1963) [Movie] TMDB
勢揃い東海道
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Chiezō Kataoka / Utaemon Ichikawa
other title: 勢揃い東海道
When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the situation to choose between family and yakuza honor, Nikichi faces off against the vile combination of Ano-Toku and Kurokoma Katsuzo, villains so low as to ambush their foes using snipers. Nikichi, who owes allegiance to Boss Jirocho of Shimizu asks Jirocho to spare Ano-Toku’s life until events force a showdown between the 30 member Shimizu gang and a force of over 200 men fighting on Ano-Toku’s behalf. Meanwhile, a mysterious samurai may hold the key to deciding the outcome of this battle!
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964) [Movie] TMDB
宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決斗
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Wakaba Irie
other title: 宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決斗 / Seul contre tous à Ichijoji
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.
Secret of The Golden Spell (1958) [Movie] TMDB
丹下左膳 決定版
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Hashizo Okawa
other title: 丹下左膳 決定版
One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, must rescue the Yagyu clan from the treachery of a master plotting to take control over a sword fighting school.
A Chivalrous Spirit (1958) [Movie] TMDB
任侠東海道
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Chiezō Kataoka / Chiyonosuke Azuma
other title: 任侠東海道
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.
The Forbidden Castle (1959) [Movie] TMDB
美男城
director: Yasushi Sasaki actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Keiko Okawa
other title: 美男城
From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass), "Destiny’s Son" etc. comes the complex story exploring the mystery behind why Ino Morimasa betrayed his sworn brother Ishida Mitsunari, thus leading to the defeat of the Toyotomi at the Battle of Sekigahara. Starring Nakamura Kinnosuke in one of the strongest performances of his career as Ino's estranged son seeking justice. Originally known as "The Forbidden Castle".
Gate of Hell (1953) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
地獄門
director: Teinosuke Kinugasa actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Machiko Kyō
other title: La porta dell'inferno / Ingen kan tvinge et hjerte
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
座頭市海を渡る
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Shintarō Katsu / Michiyo Yasuda
other title: Zatôichi's Pilgrimage / La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 14 : Le Pèlerinage
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
ジャコ萬と鉄
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Ken Takakura / Tetsuro Tamba
other title: Jakoman et Tetsu / ジャコ萬と鉄
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
Points and Lines (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
点と線
director: Tsuneo Kobayashi actor: Hiroshi Minami / Isao Yamagata
other title: 点と線
Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.
A Killer's Key (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ある殺し屋の鍵
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Kō Nishimura
other title: ある殺し屋の鍵
A lone wolf assassin, masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta, is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to influential figures in the political establishment.
The Ambitious (1970) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
幕末
director: Daisuke Itō actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Toshirō Mifune
other title: Bakumatsu / 幕末
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
猫と庄造と二人のをんな
director: Shirō Toyoda actor: Hisaya Morishige / Kyōko Kagawa
other title: Le Chat, Shozo et ses deux maîtresses / 猫と庄造と二人のをんな
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.