Cast: Yûzô Kayama

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yûzô Kayama · Yoshio Tsuchiya · Kyôko Kagawa

Synopsis Red Beard (1965) is set in 19th-century Japan, where a newly graduated and haughty doctor, Dr. Noboru Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama), is compelled to serve at the Koshikawa Clinic. This charitable medical facility is overseen by the esteemed Dr. Kyojio Niide...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yûzô Kayama · Mitsuko Kusabue · Yumi Shirakawa

Synopsis Yearning (1964) follows the story of a young woman who, at the age of 19, loses her husband during wartime. A devastating bombing destroys her in-laws' shop, but she chooses to stay and rebuild it, driven by her love for...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Yôko Tsukasa · Yu Fujiki · Mie Hama

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Tatsuya Nakadai · Keiju Kobayashi · Yûzô Kayama

Synopsis Sanjuro (1962) is set in 18th century Japan, where a group of nine young samurai aim to expose corruption within their clan by presenting their case to the local magistrate. However, their plans are thwarted by a traitor within their...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto

Synopsis 47 Ronin (1962) follows a young lord who finds himself entangled in a web of official corruption within the Shogunate. His refusal to bribe a Chancelor, who is tasked with teaching him the proper etiquette for receiving the Shogun's envoys,...

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Yûzô Kayama · Michiyo Aratama · Toshirô Mifune

Synopsis Sword of Doom (1966) follows the chilling journey of Ryunosuke, a ruthless samurai devoid of empathy or moral restraint. When he is set to compete in a demonstration match at his swordsmanship school, the spouse of his adversary implores Ryunosuke...

Direction Seiichiro Uchikawa

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Eiji Okada · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis Sugata Sanshiro (1965) is a compelling remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic films "Sanshiro Sugata" and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II." The narrative centers around Sanshiro Sugata, a young individual driven by a deep desire to master the emerging discipline of judo....

Direction Seiji Maruyama

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yûzô Kayama · Yôko Tsukasa · Toshio Kurosawa

Synopsis Admiral Yamamoto (1968) follows the strategic and personal journey of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto as he navigates Japan's alliance with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. Appointed as the supreme commander of the Japanese fleet, Yamamoto grapples with the impending conflict, believing...

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Yûzô Kayama · Tetsurô Tanba · Tatsuya Nakadai

Direction Seiji Maruyama

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Tatsuya Nakadai · Yûzô Kayama · Chishu Ryu

Synopsis Great Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) portrays the intense conflict between Japan and Russia during the Russo-Japanese War. The narrative begins with a failed Japanese attempt to seize Port Arthur, leading to a Russian naval force advancing into the...

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Takashi Shimura · Mie Hama · Susumu Fujita

Synopsis Attack Squadron (1963) follows the story of Lt. Col. Senda, who opposes the notion of deploying Japanese fighter pilots on perilous suicide missions. He advocates for a strategic shift, proposing that Japan's air force should assemble its most skilled pilots...

Direction Toshio Masuda

Cast Daijiro Tsutsumi · Jun Hashizume · Yû Hayami · Yûzô Kayama

Synopsis Zero (Zerosen Moyu) (1984) follows the journey of two young men who are enlisted in the Japanese air force on the brink of World War II. They are mentored by the skilled test pilot of Japan's cutting-edge fighter aircraft, the...

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Makoto Satô · Tatsuya Mihashi · Kumi Mizuno

Synopsis Blueprint of Murder (1961) follows the story of a dedicated automobile tester for Komatsu Motors who meets a tragic end in a seemingly fatal accident. Driven by suspicion, his brother, who oversees the production of whale-hunting cannons, embarks on a...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Reiko Dan · Tatsuya Mihashi · Hiroshi Mizuwara · Mitsuko Kusabue

Direction Zenzo Matsuyama

Cast Hideko Takamine · Keiju Kobayashi · Sen Hara · Michiko Araki

Synopsis Happiness of Us Alone (1961) follows the journey of Akiko, a young deaf woman who, after the loss of her husband, finds love again with a deaf and mute man who is deeply infatuated with her. Despite their limited financial...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Toshio Kurosawa · Yumi Shirakawa · Shoichi Ozawa

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Akira Takarada · Yûzô Kayama · Kamatari Fujiwara · Mie Hama

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Mei-Yao Chang · Yuriko Hoshi · Fubuki Koshiji

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Yuriko Hoshi · Sô Yamamura · Mitsuko Kusabue

Direction Jun Fukuda

Cast Hiroshi Fujioka · Kaoru Yumi · Masao Kusakari · Yûzô Kayama

Synopsis Esupai (1974) follows a sinister organization that aims to assassinate global leaders using the power of mental telepathy. The heroes of this tale are a clandestine unit known as ESPY, tasked with thwarting the nefarious plans of these deadly psychics.