Eijirō Yanagi Movies

1961 Japanese movie

A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his...

Japanese comedy film.

On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence....

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun. The guard of Nijo castle...

Koharu, a flamboyant geisha, unexpectedly wins a trip to Sado Island in a TV contest. She is accompanied by three people. Koharu had been dreaming of...

1958 Japanese movie

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

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

A continuation of the prior film (影法師).

During the seventh-year memorial service for Katsugoro and Genji, Ikari Genji himself emerged from the coffin brought in by the hearse seeking...

Based on the popular story of the tragic lovers, Onatsu and Seijuro.

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

The second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Popular ronin...

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.