Eijirō Yanagi Movies

1958 Japanese movie

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.

A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

When a young woman named Kanako goes to Lake Yamanaka with her close friends, she meets a young businessman, Saeki, who gives her an expensive pearl...

Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date...

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

1961 Japanese movie

What starts as a simple request for correction of a newspaper article uncovers a corruption case hidden behind what seemed like an ordinary traffic...

A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe....

Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just...

Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as...

Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu,...

A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.