Direction: Yoshitaro Nomura

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Yoshitaro Nomura. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Demon

1978 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Ken Ogata · Shima Iwashita · Mayumi Ogawa · Hiroki Iwase

Synopsis When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.

7.0

124 votes

7.0

124 votes

The Castle of Sand

1974 · Movie · 143 min. · Japan

6.9

151 votes

6.9

151 votes

Zero Focus

1961 · Movie · 95 min. · Japan

6.5

28 votes

6.5

28 votes

The Scarlet Camellia

1965 · Movie · 163 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Shima Iwashita · Yoshi Kato · Sachiko Hidari · Takahiro Tamura

Synopsis In this Japanese drama, a young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. First she torches her parents' villa, and then slaughters all her lascivious mother's lovers. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent,...

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The Wicked

1980 · Movie · 129 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Takao Kataoka · Keiko Matsuzaka · Junko Miyashita · Mariko Fuji

Synopsis A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction.

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Warm Current

1966 · Movie · 89 min. · Japan

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Hakuchû dôdô

1968 · Movie · 99 min. · Japan

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Call from Darkness

1981 · Movie · 125 min. · Japan

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Rainbow Over the Pacific

1968 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Yukio Hashi · Jun Mayuzumi · Muga Takewaki · Etsuko Ikuta

Synopsis A tale of romance that moves from the streets of Tokyo to the islands of Hawaii as it weaves the story of two star-crossed lovers–Hideo (Yukio Hashi), an aspiring photographer from Japan, and Reiko (Jun Mayuzumi), a beautiful Sansei Cherry...

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Left-Handed Tokyo Bay Sniper

1962 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Kyoko Aoi · Jirô Ishizaki · Koji Mitsui · Kô Nishimura

Synopsis An undercover Japanese cop meant to operate within a gang, which deals in drugs is killed, by a sniper. The police are searching for a left-handed man as they determined the killer to be. A young detective is in charge.

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The Three Undelivered Letters

1979 · Movie · 130 min. · Japan

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Writhing Tongue

1980 · Movie · 114 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Tsunehiko Watase · Yukiyo Toake · Mayuko Wakamori · Tomoe Hiiro

Synopsis A five-year-old girl gets a tiny scratch on her finger while playing with mud in a marsh. After that, she suffers all kinds of horrible spasms including biting her tongue.

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The Refugee

1955 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Keiko Kishi · Keiji Sada · Shin Saburi · Yûnosuke Itô

Synopsis A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying in Japan during the outbreak of the war. Despite his difficult circumstances, he finds love in the form of Sachiko and the...

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Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama

1964 · Movie · 94 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi · Kanbi Fujiyama · Masumi Harukawa · Shima Iwashita

Synopsis Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier. He joins the army and winds up sent overseas to China as a part of the military dog unit. He’s ridiculed by others due to his inability to advance.

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To Your Majesty, The Emperor

1963 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi · Hiroyuki Nagato · Meiko Nakamura · Sachiko Hidari

Synopsis A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.

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Izu no odoriko

1954 · Movie · 97 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Hibari Misora · Akira Ishihama · Azusa Yumi · Akihiko Katayama

Synopsis An adaptation of the Kawabata Yasunari short story.

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Haitoku no mesu

1961 · Movie · 87 min. · Japan

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Giwaku

1982 · Movie · 127 min. · Japan

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The Politicians

1983 · Movie · 136 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshitaro Nomura

Cast Yukiji Asaoka · Shinsuke Ashida · Mitsuru Hirata · Ayumi Ishida

Synopsis Who will be the next prime minister? As two candidates start to compete, political game and brutal murder ensue. And the existence of secret love letters changes the situation.

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