Tsutomu Yamazaki Movies

Departures

81/100

A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

Kagemusha

80/100

A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.

Red Beard

83/100

In 19th century Japan, a rough tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

Tampopo

79/100

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

A Taxing Woman

73/100

If tax evasion is an art, wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo is Rembrandt. And so, a determined taxing woman gets the tough assignment of trying to catch him.

Beerdigungszeremonie

72/100

At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the ... See full summary »

Rikyu

73/100

Legendary tea master Sen no Rikyu is faced with his warmongering lord's unrealistic pretensions.

The Woodsman and the Rain

70/100

Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie...

The Emperor in August

67/100

The War ended on August 15th, 1945. What took place in Japan on the previous night? The unknown destiny of the day is unveiled.

Sanshiro Sugata

77/100

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of ... See full summary »

The Guys from Paradise - Die Hölle von Manila

67/100

The Crimes That Bind

71/100

Michiko came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi, but is instead found murdered. The renter of Michiko's place is missing. The police is having a hard time finding clues and solving the case. There ... See full summary »

Farewell to the Ark

73/100

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.

Village of Eight Gravestones

66/100

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors.

The Magnificent Nine

65/100

It is eighteenth century Japan and the residents of a poor town lead a typically meagre life. Then nine residents, which include Juzaburo, hatch a scheme to improve their lots by running a ... See full summary »

The Boss's Head

72/100

Sugawara is Kuroda, an itinerant gambler who steps in when a hit by drug-addicted assassin Kusunoki goes wrong, and takes the fall on behalf of the Owada family, but when the gang fails to ... See full summary »

Copycat Killer

51/100

Yasha-ga-ike

69/100

Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love. A classical tale which translates ... See full summary »

A Woman's Life

74/100

Dôtonborigawa

68/100

Made in Japan

72/100

Doing Time

72/100

A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.

Thirteen Steps

69/100

A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.

Crickets

65/100

500,000

81/100

During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains. Years after the war, he is kidnapped by Mitsura and Keigo Gunji, ... See full summary »