A young doctor must save townspeople from a threatening plague. Read More »
Tag Archives: Sô Yamamura
Women Are Born Twice AKA Onna wa nido umareru (1961) Yûzô Kawashima, Ayako Wakao, Sô Yamamura, Jun Fujimaki
Koen is a geisha who has intimate relationships with several men at once. Read More »
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards
This dramatic retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack details everything in the days that led up to that tragic moment in American history. Read More »
Retreat from Kiska (1965) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Makoto Satô
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. Read More »
Shadow Warriors (1979) Eiichi Kudô, Teruhiko Saigô, Tsunehiko Watase, Sô Yamamura
Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Read More »
Yokihi / Empress Yank Kwei Fei (1955) Kenji Mizoguchi, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Sô Yamamura, Drama, History, Romance
Shiroi yajuu / White Beast (1950) Mikio Naruse, Mitsuko Miura, Sô Yamamura, Eiji Okada, Drama
The critical establishment was clearly not prepared to accept a woman’s prison film featuring former prostitutes recovering from venereal diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and estranged lovers. Read More »
Yama no oto / Sound of the Mountain (1954) Mikio Naruse, Setsuko Hara, Sô Yamamura, Ken Uehara, Drama
The businessman Ogata Shingo works with his son Shuichi, who is his secretary, and they live together in the suburb with their wives Yasuko and Kikuko respectively. Read More »
Anzukko / Little Peach (1958) Mikio Naruse, Sô Yamamura, Kyôko Kagawa, Isao Kimura, Drama
Kyoko, the daughter of a successful novelist, marries an aspiring writer. Read More »
