Fujiko Yamamoto
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1931-12-11
Locus Natus: Itachibori, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Et ut: 山本富士子, Фудзико Ямамото
An Actor's Revenge
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
release : 1963.01.13popularis : 5.933
Picnic
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the...
release : 1996.06.15popularis : 6.202
The Precipice
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...
release : 1958.03.17popularis : 1.97
The Great Wall
In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted...
release : 1962.11.01popularis : 2.143
Being Two Isn't Easy
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
release : 1962.11.18popularis : 4.575
Made in Japan
A love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo player against the backdrop of Japan in the...
release : 1953.12.08popularis : 0.529
Night Butterflies
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
release : 1957.04.01popularis : 1.846
What Price Love?
Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke...
release : 1960.09.09popularis : 1.357
Jirocho Fuji
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
release : 1959.06.03popularis : 1.592
Miai Ryokou
A chance ride in a car leads to an unforgettable relationship. A misunderstanding leads to more misunderstanding... Love and thrills in this...
release : 1955.11.15popularis : 1.057
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular....
release : 1959.10.11popularis : 3.376
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
release : 1960.12.27popularis : 2.785
Satan's Sword
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last...
release : 1960.10.18popularis : 1.285
Bridge of Japan
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...
release : 1956.10.01popularis : 2.085
Ghost Soup
It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter...
release : 1992.12.21popularis : 0.919
Buddha
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha...
release : 1961.10.31popularis : 3.048
Night River
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
release : 1956.09.12popularis : 2.183
The Makioka Sisters
1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.
release : 1959.01.14popularis : 0.985
Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima...
release : 1957.09.29popularis : 3.321
The Twilight Story
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...
release : 1960.08.28popularis : 1.777
Ten Dark Women
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long...
release : 1961.05.03popularis : 3.685
Hunting Rifle
Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who claims it is the husband's child. Saiko embarks...
release : 1961.01.03popularis : 0.641
The Golden Demon
Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...
release : 1954.03.21popularis : 4.108
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the...
release : 1958.04.01popularis : 3.545
The Demon of Mount Oe
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...
release : 1960.04.27popularis : 2.26
Equinox Flower
Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is...
release : 1958.09.07popularis : 5.366
The Snowy Heron
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps...
release : 1958.11.29popularis : 0.782
Tsukigata Hanpeita
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...
release : 1956.10.16popularis : 1.865
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous...
release : 1956.01.15popularis : 1.002
Okoto and Sasuke
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
release : 1961.10.14popularis : 1.44
Stop the Old Fox
Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of...
release : 1959.09.27popularis : 1.227
Blind Devotion
Late romance by acclaimed filmmaker Kinugasa Teinosuke.
release : 1961.03.08popularis : 1.465
Love of the Princess
A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.
release : 1957.03.19popularis : 0.497
Patterns of Love
Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories.
release : 1960.06.26popularis : 0.693
Refresher Course for Wives
One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and...
release : 1961.08.13popularis : 2.802
The Messenger from the Moon
Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.
release : 1954.09.22popularis : 0.885
Nocturne of a Woman
A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a...
release : 1961.01.14popularis : 1.849
Beauty the Enemy
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.
release : 1959.08.12popularis : 1.639
Princess Sen in Edo
A gorgeous tragic love picture scroll depicting a beautiful woman who weeps over her strange fate and falters in her search for true love!
release : 1960.01.14popularis : 0.683
A Woman's Testament
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...
release : 1960.01.14popularis : 1.931
Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...
release : 1957.04.29popularis : 0.934
Pilgrimage at Night
Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...
release : 1959.09.20popularis : 1.222
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
release : 1955.04.23popularis : 2.061
Daiei Studio is Bustling
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
release : 1957.01.15popularis : 0.884
The Swishing Sword
A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. A young swordsman helps her uncover the plot and...
release : 1958.08.03popularis : 2.38
The Song Lantern
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...
release : 1960.05.18popularis : 3.258
The Romance of Yushima
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after...
release : 1955.09.28popularis : 2.117
Jūdai no yūwaku
Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
release : 1953.12.29popularis : 1.323
Tange Sazen
Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an...
release : 1952.08.14popularis : 1.721