Yudai Ishiyama

Japanese actor.

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Shall We Dance? (1996)

A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Yuu Tokui

A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Suō
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tamiyo Kusakari  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Yuu Tokui

The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kazuo Kitamura

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Hasegawa
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kenji Sawada  •  Kimiko Ikegami  •  Kazuo Kitamura

Izo (2004)

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuya Nakayama  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Ryôsuke Miki

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuya Nakayama  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Ryôsuke Miki

Choji Snack Bar (1983)

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tokiko Kato  •  Kunie Tanaka

Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Reiko Ōhara  •  Tokiko Kato  •  Kunie Tanaka

Distant Thunder (1981)

A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Eri Ishida  •  Casey Takamine

A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Eri Ishida  •  Casey Takamine

Farewell to the Land (1982)

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Miyako Yamaguchi

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Yanagimachi
CAST:  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Miyako Yamaguchi

White-Collar Worker Kintaro (1999)

Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Katsunori Takahashi  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yudai Ishiyama

Kintaro is a reformed delinquent, the former leader of a biker gang who has gone straight. Working at a construction company, his unorthodox tactics cause trouble with his colleagues. He is transferred to a tiny countryside branch, where he butts heads with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Katsunori Takahashi  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Tomorowo Taguchi  •  Yudai Ishiyama

The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)

Noriko had been engaged to marry Toshiyuki Fujimura, who worked at her father’s bank. One day however, Fujimura mysteriously disappears. From that day, Noriko keeps herself locked up in her room. After three years of Noriko shutting herself up like a doll without a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Nobuko Otowa  •  Mayumi Ogawa  •  Komaki Kurihara

Noriko had been engaged to marry Toshiyuki Fujimura, who worked at her father’s bank. One day however, Fujimura mysteriously disappears. From that day, Noriko keeps herself locked up in her room. After three years of Noriko shutting herself up like a doll without a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Shin Saburi  •  Nobuko Otowa  •  Mayumi Ogawa  •  Komaki Kurihara

Lifetime Insecurity (1994)

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Hisako Manda

Abunai Deka (1987)

When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Michihiro Yamanishi

When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Hiroshi Tachi  •  Atsuko Asano  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Michihiro Yamanishi

Sword of Desperation (2010)

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Koji Kikkawa  •  Tsumami Edamame

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideyuki Hirayama
CAST:  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Chizuru Ikewaki  •  Koji Kikkawa  •  Tsumami Edamame

Rape! 13th Hour (1977)

A serial rapist takes on a young protégé to his craft as he is pursued by a homosexual gang seeking vengeance for an attack on their leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Yuri Yamashina  •  Yudai Ishiyama  •  Sueto Tsukada  •  Akira Takahashi

A serial rapist takes on a young protégé to his craft as he is pursued by a homosexual gang seeking vengeance for an attack on their leader.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Yuri Yamashina  •  Yudai Ishiyama  •  Sueto Tsukada  •  Akira Takahashi

Death at an Old Mansion (1975)

When a woman and her bridegroom are found dead in a double suicide the day after their wedding, it is up to the detective (Akira Nakao) to figure out what could possibly have motivated them. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the inner lives of the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Takabayashi
CAST:  Akira Nakao  •  Junko Takazawa  •  Yūki Mizuhara  •  Takahiro Tamura

When a woman and her bridegroom are found dead in a double suicide the day after their wedding, it is up to the detective (Akira Nakao) to figure out what could possibly have motivated them. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the inner lives of the two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Takabayashi
CAST:  Akira Nakao  •  Junko Takazawa  •  Yūki Mizuhara  •  Takahiro Tamura

Office Lady Rope Slave (1981)

Two assistants to an S&M photographer decide to practise their master's art on their own. They convince a young woman to pose for them and subject her to bondage and torture during the photography session. After their work is finished, the three go to the home of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Junko Mabuki  •  Asami Ogawa  •  Miki Yamaji  •  Yōko Azusa

Two assistants to an S&M photographer decide to practise their master's art on their own. They convince a young woman to pose for them and subject her to bondage and torture during the photography session. After their work is finished, the three go to the home of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiko Fujii
CAST:  Junko Mabuki  •  Asami Ogawa  •  Miki Yamaji  •  Yōko Azusa

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears (1977)

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tengo Yamada
CAST:  Mariko Miyagi  •  Kazuhide Haruta  •  Hiroshi Tanaka  •  Shôji Ishibashi

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tengo Yamada
CAST:  Mariko Miyagi  •  Kazuhide Haruta  •  Hiroshi Tanaka  •  Shôji Ishibashi

Station (1981)

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Setsuko Karasuma

A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Ken Takakura  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Ayumi Ishida  •  Setsuko Karasuma

Raping! (1978)

A woman on her way to Tokyo is repeatedly raped by various men she encounters on the highway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Kyōko Aizome  •  Akira Hanagami  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kenji Imai

A woman on her way to Tokyo is repeatedly raped by various men she encounters on the highway.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Hasebe
CAST:  Kyōko Aizome  •  Akira Hanagami  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Kenji Imai

Lady's Triangle (1983)

Roman Porno from 1983.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Fujiura
CAST:  Kate Asabuki  •  Akio Kaneda  •  Junko Asahina  •  Usagi Asō

Roman Porno from 1983.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Fujiura
CAST:  Kate Asabuki  •  Akio Kaneda  •  Junko Asahina  •  Usagi Asō

Agitator (2001)

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Takashi Miike  •  Mickey Curtis  •  Yoshiyuki Daichi  •  Taisaku Akino

The Man in White (2003)

After his father figure (a yakuza boss) is murdered, Azusa Moribe (Masaya Sato) goes on a one man killing spree to exact revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Renji Ishibashi

After his father figure (a yakuza boss) is murdered, Azusa Moribe (Masaya Sato) goes on a one man killing spree to exact revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Masaya Kato  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Ryôsuke Miki  •  Renji Ishibashi
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