Best movies of Yôji Yamada

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, Gin Maeda, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Aiko Nagayama,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Tora-San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful. Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence. He thus sees again his sister Sakura Suwa, who ...

Actors : Chieko Baishô, Hisashi Igawa, Chishû Ryû, Gin Maeda,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

A poor family of miners from Kyushu uproot themselves and make the long journey to what they hope is a better life in Hokkaido. Their journey is beset with hardship and tragedy.

Actors : Atom Shimojô, Chieko Baishô, Akira Terao, 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, 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 »

Actors : Yûta Kanai, Hidekazu Akai, Rei Asami, Nenji Kobayashi,
Directors : Yôji Yamada,

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of ...

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 ...