Direction: Yasuo Furuhata
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Poppoya: Railroad Man
1999 · Movie · 112 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Shinobu Otake · Ryoko Hirosue · Hidetaka Yoshioka
Plot A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he...
7.3
34 votes
7.3
34 votes
Winter's Flower
1978 · Movie · 121 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Kimiko Ikegami · Kinya Kitaoji · Mitsuko Baisho
6.8
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6.8
22 votes
Dearest
2012 · Movie · 110 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Koichi Sato · Tadanobu Asano · Takeshi Kitano
6.6
34 votes
6.6
34 votes
The Haunted Samurai
2007 · Movie · 107 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Hidekazu Akai · Yôsuke Eguchi · Yuko Fueki · Teruyuki Kagawa
Plot An unfortunate low-ranking samurai Hikoshiro decides to pray in a small shrine and ask gods for help. Unfortunately he accidentally attracts the attention of gods of poverty, pestilence and death.
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The Firefly
2001 · Movie · 114 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Yûko Tanaka · Isao Natsuyagi · Ryuuji Harada
Plot A Japanese love story that takes place during World War 2. It follows a young Japanese man who goes to war and tries to stay connected to his true love.
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King of the Gang
1967 · Movie · min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Noboru Andô · Sonny Chiba · Masumi Tachibana · Shingo Yamashiro
Plot Just back from the war, Noboru Ando leads a gang of war vets turned gangster in the US occupied streets of Tokyo.
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Red Moon
2004 · Movie · 111 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Takako Tokiwa · Yusuke Iseya · Teruyuki Kagawa · Taro Yamamoto
Plot It is set in Manchukuo during World War II.
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A Boy Called H
2013 · Movie · 121 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Yutaka Mizutani · Ran Itô · Tatsuki Yoshioka · Shun Oguri
Plot Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio (Yutaka Mizutani), "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop....
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Wakarenu riyû
1987 · Movie · 107 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Yoshiko Mita · Masahiko Tsugawa · Masato Furuoya · Reiko Nanjo
Plot A film about a surgeon and his wife who become aware of each other's affair but still do not break up despite various emotional challenges.
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Pretty Devil Yoko
1966 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Mako Midori · Hayato Tani · Renji Ishibashi · Yuki Jôno
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A Blood Stained Love Affair
1974 · Movie · min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Yutaka Nakajima · Toshio Shiba · Aki Yashiro · Tatsuo Umemiya
Plot Emika has been raised by her aunt Ineko, who runs a high-class club in Akasaka. Ineko is backed by Ohashi, a political mastermind, but at the same time, she gives...
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Gokuchu no kaoyaku
1968 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Ichirô Ryûzaki · Toshi Amatsu · Tatsuo Endô
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Duel in the Forest
1970 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Jô Shishido · Shunji Imai · Hideo Murota
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri Stormy Cape
1971 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Tatsuya Mihashi · Noboru Andô · Rin'ichi Yamamoto
Plot Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
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Glorious Fights
1966 · Movie · 91 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Rentarô Mikuni · Kei Sato · Yukiyo Toake
Plot A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan like there is no tomorrow.
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The Cheating Underworld
1968 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Koji Tsuruta · Rin'ichi Yamamoto · Michitaro Mizushima · Kyôsuke Machida
Plot Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yens.
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A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969 · Movie · 92 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Bunta Sugawara · Kyôsuke Machida · Tomisaburô Wakayama · Sumiko Fuji
Plot Just released on parole, one young man hurtles towards a face-off with the gangsters controlling Shinjuku and its lucrative prostitutes.
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
1994 · Movie · 106 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Taro Fujioka · Seizo Fukumoto · Satoshi Hashimoto · Shima Iwashita
Plot A wife of a small Osaka family risks her life to protect her husband’s family and its members against much larger, more established organizations.
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972 · Movie · 105 min. · Japan
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Gôzô Sôma · Nobuo Yana · Jô Shishido
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