Eijirō Yanagi Movies

  • 1950
    Kagebōshi

    Kagebōshi

    Kagebōshi

    01950HD

    On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and...

    Kagebōshi
  • 1962
    365 Nights

    365 Nights

    365 Nights

    01962HD

    A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

    365 Nights
  • 1955
    The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

    The Tattered Wings

    6.41955HD

    A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense...

    The Tattered Wings
  • 1967
    Rebellion of Japan

    Rebellion of Japan

    Rebellion of Japan

    01967HD

    Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair...

    Rebellion of Japan
  • 1952
    Devil’s Statue

    Devil’s Statue

    Devil’s Statue

    01952HD

    A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.

    Devil’s Statue
  • 1964
    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    01964HD

    An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza
  • 1964
    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    The Scent of Incense

    7.21964HD

    After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life...

    The Scent of Incense
  • 1959
    The Acrobats of Death

    The Acrobats of Death

    The Acrobats of Death

    5.81959HD

    Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

    The Acrobats of Death
  • 1954
    Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

    Always in My Heart Part 3

    71954HD

    Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.

    Always in My Heart Part 3
  • 1943
    The Song Lantern

    The Song Lantern

    The Song Lantern

    6.81943HD

    A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him,...

    The Song Lantern
  • 1953
    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    01953HD

    At the end of the Edo period - On his way back after being invited by the three Mikados of Higashi Shirakawa, Kurama Tengu was attacked by the...

    Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
  • 1959
    Whirlwind Magistrate

    Whirlwind Magistrate

    Whirlwind Magistrate

    5.51959HD

    One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the...

    Whirlwind Magistrate
  • 1958
    Kunisada Chuji

    Kunisada Chuji

    Kunisada Chuji

    5.21958HD

    Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a...

    Kunisada Chuji
  • 1960
    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

    Deep River Melody

    61960HD

    A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.

    Deep River Melody
  • 1956
    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

    7.31956HD

    Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

    Bridge of Japan
  • 1962
    The Escape

    The Escape

    The Escape

    71962HD

    Film about the 2-26 Incident.

    The Escape
  • 1962
    170 Leagues to Edo

    170 Leagues to Edo

    170 Leagues to Edo

    01962HD

    170 Leagues to Edo
  • 1961
    The Yellow Climate

    The Yellow Climate

    The Yellow Climate

    01961HD

    Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

    The Yellow Climate
  • 1956
    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

    71956HD

    Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

    The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
  • 1959
    Echo in the Mountains

    Echo in the Mountains

    Echo in the Mountains

    61959HD

    A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

    Echo in the Mountains