Best movies of Yôji Yamada

Actors : Kunie Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yûko Tanaka,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

A timid movie theater owner is secretly in love with one of his patrons but struggles to express his feelings. Meanwhile, he must deal with the financial hardships of his ailing business.

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Michiyo Aratama, Yûsuke Kawazu, Osamu Takizawa,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Kiriko attempts to hire a well-known lawyer to defend her brother's murder case. The lawyer turns Kiriko down as she cannot afford him. Some time later, Kiriko encounters the lawyer again, but this time it is he who needs her help.

Actors : Atom Shimojô, Akira Terao, Chieko Baishô, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

A quasi-docu-drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small Japanese village to perform for one night.

Actors : Masami Shimojô, Chieko Baishô, Keiko Takeshita, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-san, the näive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in Hokkaido where, as usual, he falls in love with a lovely young lady. The girl this time is Rinko Ueno, who has ...

Actors : Kumiko Goto, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

The well-intentioned, kind-hearted, and somewhat awkward but always lovable Tora-san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in Tokyo. His nephew, Mitsu, is depressed ...

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo's girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.

Actors : Masami Shimojô, Chieko Baishô, Herb Edelman, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Otoko wa tsurai yo ("It's tough being a man") is a long-running and beloved Japanese film series that spanned from 1969 to 1995 and starred Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirou... See full synopsis »