Karin Yamaguchi

The Long Darkness (1972)

A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric monochrome among Tokyo's decaying lumberyards and the inhospitable snowscapes of the north.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Komaki Kurihara  •  Gō Katō  •  Yasushi Nagata  •  Hisako Takihana

A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric monochrome among Tokyo's decaying lumberyards and the inhospitable snowscapes of the north.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kei Kumai
CAST:  Komaki Kurihara  •  Gō Katō  •  Yasushi Nagata  •  Hisako Takihana

Dendera (2011)

Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named "Dendera." Some of the women wants to live their remaining days in peace, but others seek revenge against the villagers and their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Tengan
CAST:  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Yōko Yamamoto  •  Mitsuko Kusabue

Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named "Dendera." Some of the women wants to live their remaining days in peace, but others seek revenge against the villagers and their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Tengan
CAST:  Ruriko Asaoka  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Yōko Yamamoto  •  Mitsuko Kusabue

Sword of Blood (2011)

A serial killer leaves behind a trail of headless bodies; the special agent assigned to the case begins to uncover the supernatural truth, as his young protégé falls for a beautiful girl who may be more than humanity can handle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Tsujimoto
CAST:  Natsuki Kato  •  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Yasuaki Kurata  •  Karin Yamaguchi

A serial killer leaves behind a trail of headless bodies; the special agent assigned to the case begins to uncover the supernatural truth, as his young protégé falls for a beautiful girl who may be more than humanity can handle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Tsujimoto
CAST:  Natsuki Kato  •  Yuma Ishigaki  •  Yasuaki Kurata  •  Karin Yamaguchi

The Castle of Sand (1974)

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murderer of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a rail yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Gō Katō  •  Kensaku Morita

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murderer of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a rail yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Yoko Shimada  •  Gō Katō  •  Kensaku Morita

Before Spring (1980)

Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hôjin Hashiura
CAST:  Ryō Ikebe  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Shigeru Izumiya

Out of the blue, a bourgeois family on the Sea of Japan finds an unconscious woman on the beach and decides to let her board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hôjin Hashiura
CAST:  Ryō Ikebe  •  Keiko Oginome  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Shigeru Izumiya

オフィス妻のさけび (1985)

Natsuko is witnessed carrying on an affair with her boss, Misawa, by the unmarried Chieko. However, Chieko dies by falling and is found about ten days later in the shrubbery in front of the company. It is revealed that Chieko led a flashy private life and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Konuma
CAST:  Aki Mizusawa  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Chieko Matsumoto  •  Nobuyuki Katsube

Natsuko is witnessed carrying on an affair with her boss, Misawa, by the unmarried Chieko. However, Chieko dies by falling and is found about ten days later in the shrubbery in front of the company. It is revealed that Chieko led a flashy private life and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaru Konuma
CAST:  Aki Mizusawa  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Chieko Matsumoto  •  Nobuyuki Katsube

Cherry Blossoms (1989)

A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Hideaki Nitani  •  Naoko Kubo

A story about love triangle between mother and daughter relation...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Takamori
CAST:  Shima Iwashita  •  Natsumi Nanase  •  Hideaki Nitani  •  Naoko Kubo

Family Court Probation Officer, Akira Yamanobo (2016)

Tokyo Family Court judicial research official Akira Yamanobo is in charge of Tetsuo and Ayano Katase's divorce arbitration. Ayano, the wife, who works for a boutique company, insists her husband is involved with another woman. Supported by her employer Kotomi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Kotaro Koizumi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Hisahiro Ogura  •  Maki Miyamoto

Tokyo Family Court judicial research official Akira Yamanobo is in charge of Tetsuo and Ayano Katase's divorce arbitration. Ayano, the wife, who works for a boutique company, insists her husband is involved with another woman. Supported by her employer Kotomi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Akabane
CAST:  Kotaro Koizumi  •  Toshinori Omi  •  Hisahiro Ogura  •  Maki Miyamoto

Man on a False Flight (1971)

The clerk of a trading company happens to have a large sum of money from his company in his possession. His girlfriend pressures him into fleeing with the money...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Gō Katō  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Yûsuke Takita

The clerk of a trading company happens to have a large sum of money from his company in his possession. His girlfriend pressures him into fleeing with the money...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahisa Sadanaga
CAST:  Gō Katō  •  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Karin Yamaguchi  •  Yûsuke Takita

Banner of the Young (1970)

The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life taught his older brothers. Therefore, he does not think to study, but strives for material well-being alone. To make a career, he ruthlessly pushes his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokihisa Morikawa
CAST:  Kunie Tanaka  •  Isao Hashimoto  •  Kei Yamamoto  •  Orie Satō

The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life taught his older brothers. Therefore, he does not think to study, but strives for material well-being alone. To make a career, he ruthlessly pushes his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokihisa Morikawa
CAST:  Kunie Tanaka  •  Isao Hashimoto  •  Kei Yamamoto  •  Orie Satō

Go! Go! Sakura Club (2023)

76-year-old Oda Momojiro (Fuji), who lost his beloved wife and was living a lonely life, reunites with Sakura (Yamaguchi Karin), with whom he worked together as a rugby club manager during their student days. When Sakura learns that the day care service she runs is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Noda
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Saburo Ishikura  •  Miyu Honda  •  Misato Tanaka

76-year-old Oda Momojiro (Fuji), who lost his beloved wife and was living a lonely life, reunites with Sakura (Yamaguchi Karin), with whom he worked together as a rugby club manager during their student days. When Sakura learns that the day care service she runs is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takanori Noda
CAST:  Tatsuya Fuji  •  Saburo Ishikura  •  Miyu Honda  •  Misato Tanaka