Best movies of Yûjirô Ishihara

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shintarô Katsu, Yukio Mishima,
Directors : Hideo Gosha,

A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Shintarô Katsu, Toshirô Mifune, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Hiroshi Inagaki,

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set ...

Actors : Kei Tomiyama, Makio Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shûichi Ikeda,
Directors : Tomoharu Katsumata,

Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Kon Ichikawa,

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning many unforeseen events will test his determination.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Yoshiko Sakuma, Toshirô Mifune, Kinnosuke Nakamura,
Directors : Hiroshi Inagaki,

Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces ...

Actors : Hiroyuki Nagato, Izumi Ashikawa, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Koreyoshi Kurahara,

In the high-octane, unorthodox romance I Hate But Love (Nikui Anchikusho), a celebrity (played by megastar Yujiro Ishijara), dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, ...

Actors : Hideaki Nitani, Yûjirô Ishihara, Nobuo Kaneko, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countryside and evades his past for several years, only to return to find the woman he loved ...

Actors : Izumi Ashikawa, Yûjirô Ishihara, Akifumi Inoue, Shôichi Ozawa,
Directors : Buichi Saitô,

A saga - type ninkyô yakuza. Director Saitô paints a detailed picture of a bygone era using Nikkatsu's prime ninkyo screenwriter Kaî's scenario as palette.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Osamu Takizawa,
Directors : Kei Kumai,

Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel ...

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Hideki Takahashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Akira Kobayashi,
Directors : Akinori Matsuo,

Despite the potent writing team of Hoshikawa and director Matsuo, this is no more than just decent, not particularly memorable ninkyô yakuza programmer.

Actors : Tetsuya Watari, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Hama, Jô Shishido,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Frank Sinatra Jr., Dale Robertson, Dina Merrill,

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of ...

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mikio Narita, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of Edo.

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mikio Narita, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

The second live-action film about the adventures of three ronin: Jubei, Sunlight, and Moonlight, who dedicate their lives to hunt down "shadows", the ninja spies of the Tokugawa shogunate.