Sô Yamamura Movies

Tokyo Story

82/100

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

75/100

In 1941, following months of economic embargo, Japan prepares to open its war against the United States with a preventive strike on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

The Barbarian and the Geisha

56/100

In 1856, the first U.S. Consul General to Japan encounters the hostility of the local authorities and the love of a young geisha.

Die Prinzessin Yang

74/100

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over ... See full summary »

Yama no oto

81/100

The businessman Ogata Shingo works with his son Shuichi, who is his secretary, and they live together in the suburb with their wives Yasuko and Kikuko respectively. Shuichi has a love ... See full summary »

Akitsu Springs

77/100

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring.

Japan's Longest Day

78/100

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister ... See full summary »

The Inheritance

74/100

Two-hundred million yen is up for grabs in a dying businessman's will. The businessman intends to will it to his 3 illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.

Joyû Sumako no koi

71/100

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui...

Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance

70/100

Confident that he has destroyed the Iga Ninja, the evil Oda Nobunaga continues his quest to conquer Japan...

Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka

75/100

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese ... See full summary »

The Militarists

69/100

Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But... See full summary »

Kizudarake no sanga

54/100

With Beauty and Sadness

70/100

Long before the events of the movie Ôki, who was approaching middle age, had a relation to 16-year-old Otoko...

The Hole

73/100

Onna wa nido umareru

73/100

Diary of a Mad Old Man

71/100

Burden of Love

66/100

Jozaburo Araki is the head of a famous family-owned wholesale pharmaceutical store with a well-established history...

Gendai-jin

81/100

Gyangu Chûshingura

46/100

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

70/100

Till We Meet Again

67/100

Night Butterflies

66/100

Kuroi ushio

61/100

Epitaph to My Love

77/100