Cast: Shirley Yamaguchi

Direction Samuel Fuller

Cast Robert Stack · Robert Ryan · Shirley Yamaguchi · Brad Dexter

Synopsis House of Bamboo (1955) follows the story of Sandy Dawson, who has gathered a crew of former military toughs to manage pachinko parlors while orchestrating violent heists and armed robberies. The murder of a close friend draws Eddie Spanier into...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Shirley Yamaguchi · Yôko Katsuragi · Noriko Sengoku

Synopsis Scandal (1950) follows a young artist, Ichiro Aoye, portrayed by Toshiro Mifune, who encounters the renowned singer Miyako Saijo, played by Shirley Yamaguchi, during a winter vacation in the mountains. After offering her a lift to their shared hotel, Ichiro...

Direction King Vidor

Cast Shirley Yamaguchi · Don Taylor · Cameron Mitchell · Marie Windsor

Synopsis Japanese War Bride (1952) follows the journey of a Korean War veteran who brings his new Japanese wife back to his rural hometown of Salinas, California. The couple faces a mix of subtle and overt racism from his family and...

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Shirley Yamaguchi · Toshiaki Konoe · Michiyo Kogure · Wi Qun

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Rentarô Mikuni · Danshirô Ichikawa · Shirley Yamaguchi

Synopsis Sword for Hire (1952) follows the journey of two soldiers, Hayatenosuke Sasa and Kagami Yaheiji, who embark on a clandestine mission from their fortified castle into enemy territory. Hayatenosuke leaves behind his beloved, Kano, as they venture into the unknown....

Direction Osamu Fushimizu

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Shirley Yamaguchi · Hiroshi Akitsu · Kinji Fijuwa

Synopsis China Night (1940) is a wartime propaganda film produced by the Japanese during their occupation of China. The story revolves around an orphan, played by Shirley Yamaguchi, who is taken in by a benevolent Japanese merchant marine officer. The film...

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Ryo Ikebe · Shirley Yamaguchi · Kaoru Yachigusa · Kichijiro Ueda

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Ureo Egawa · Isamu Eto · Susumu Fujita

Synopsis Vow in the Desert (1940) is a wartime drama that explores the complexities of Japanese involvement in China. The narrative unfolds through a romantic entanglement between a Japanese man and a Chinese woman, symbolizing the broader dynamics between the occupying...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Noboru Kiritachi · Hisako Yamane · Sadao Maruyama

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Yuji Hori · Chiaki Tsukioka · Shizuko Kasagi · Yumeji Tsukioka

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Shirley Yamaguchi · Rentarô Mikuni · Michiko Araki · Daisuke Kato

Direction Senkichi Taniguchi

Cast Ryo Ikebe · Shirley Yamaguchi · Eitarô Ozawa · Hajime Izu

Synopsis Escape at Dawn (1950) follows the harrowing journey of Mikami, a Japanese soldier stationed in China who finds himself in a dire situation after being apprehended by Chinese forces. Despite successfully breaking free from captivity, his ordeal is far from...

Direction Takeshi Sato · Kunio Watanabe

Cast Masao Inoue · Chizuko Nogami · Yuji Hori · Den Obinata

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Ken Uehara · Shirley Yamaguchi · Chiaki Tsukioka · Yoko Kozakura

Synopsis Human Patterns (1949) is an early cinematic work by Kon Ichikawa, notable for being the inaugural collaboration between Ichikawa and the esteemed screenwriter Natto Wada. The narrative revolves around a complex love triangle involving a young woman, her impoverished suitor,...

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Ryo Ikebe · Kyôko Anzai · Shirley Yamaguchi · Izumi Yukimura

Synopsis Angkor Wat Story-Beautiful Sadness (Affairs in Ankuwat) (1958) follows the tale of a Japanese artist, Ikebe, who, during World War II, had earned the admiration of the Cambodian royal family by saving their daughter. Years later, Ikebe returns to Cambodia...

Direction Edward Bernds

Cast Joan Bennett · Gary Merrill · Judy Nugent · Maurice Manson

Synopsis Navy Wife (1956) explores a compelling narrative set in post-World War II Japan, where local women observe the respectful and caring treatment that American soldiers extend to their wives. Inspired by this, the Japanese women begin to advocate for similar...

Direction Bu Wancang · Weibang Ma-Xu · Yang Xiaozhong · Zhang Shankun

Cast Nancy Wan-Seung Chan · Gao Zhanfei · Wang Yin · Shirley Yamaguchi

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Michiyo Kogure · Toshiaki Konoe · Yoshiko Yamaguchi · Shirley Yamaguchi

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Tomoemon Otani · Danshirô Ichikawa · Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Ken Uehara · Shûji Sano · Koji Mitsui · Isamu Kosugi

Synopsis Military Combat Band (1944) is a wartime propaganda film that features the talented Shirley Yamaguchi, also known as Ri Ko-ran. The screenplay was crafted by Noda Kōgo, a frequent collaborator of the renowned director Yasujirō Ozu. The film was helmed...