Kei Yamamoto Filmography

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Shutter

Actors: Joshua Jackson, Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley

Synopsis: Infection director Masayuki Ochiai takes the helm for this remake of the 2004 horror hit from Thailand concerning a photographer and his girlfriend who are involved in a tragic auto accident, and subsequently begin to notice ghostly figures in the backgrounds of their pictures. Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor Read More

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Husty

Actors: Yuichi Saito, Hisashi Igawa, Kei Yamamoto

Synopsis: In a story strictly for the younger set, a little boy lives in a small seaside village with his newly-acquired puppy named Husty. He makes friends with the girl next door who aspires to become a great pianist, and the three -- canine, boy, and girl -- become best buddies. One day the girl is Read More

1984
Sensei

Actors: Tomoko Saito, Kei Yamamoto

Synopsis: The setting for this story about the death of a victim of radiation sickness 37 years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) is the site of the blast itself. Seen against views of the bright ball of the setting sun, the larger city embraces the story of a school teacher who Read More

1983
Bosatsu: Shimoyama Jiken

Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kei Yamamoto, Kaneko Iwasaki, Ichiro Hashimoto

Synopsis: Released outside of Japan as Willful Murder, this is based on an actual 1948 case involving the mysterious death of a government official. The president of the Japanese railroads is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The Read More

1982
Kaseki

Actors: Keiko Kishi, Haruko Sugimura, Ichiro Nakaya

Synopsis: This drama is adapted from a Japanese television mini-series. In the story, an industrialist learns of a medical condition which will greatly shorten his life. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes him to fantasize about her as the Read More

1975
Bullet Train

Actors: Ken Takakura, Kei Yamamoto, Ken Utsui, Sonny Chiba, Tetsuro Tanba

Synopsis: Motivated by their very real grievances, a group of bombers announce that they have placed speed-triggered bombs aboard a bullet train from Tokyo to Hakata, the "Hikari 109." If the train slows below a certain speed, it will be destroyed along with its many passengers. Proving their assertion by Read More

1975
Takiji Kobayashi

Synopsis: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-33) was a Japanese writer who began his life in rural poverty and was tortured to death by the Imperial Police in 1933. In the Japan of the '20s and '30s, any criticism or dissent from the official line was punishable by death. Kobayashi, a leftist, violated those Read More

1974
Senso to Ningen

Synopsis: This is the third of a series of Japanese epics dealing with the exploits of a family that owns factories in Manchuria in the 1930s. The atrocities committed by Japan in China are not glossed over but become central to the story. Battles with the Chinese and the Russians are shown on a big scale Read More

1974
Inochi Bonifuro

Synopsis: This black-and-white crime drama takes place in a remote rural inn located on an island in a river. It is the headquarters for a smuggling gang and is protected by higher-ups in the government. Even with this protection, the police continue their efforts to put the gang away. Things begin to Read More

1971
Live Your Own Way

Synopsis: When 4 boys and their sister are orphaned, they work hard to care for each other and grow up in this Japanese drama. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1970
Tenchu

Synopsis: This Japanese historical drama set during the mid-19th century chronicles the attempts of a brave group to restore their beloved emperor to his throne. Unfortunately, an evil villain wants the seat and so hires a warrior to kill the rightful emperor. It works. The wicked new emperor rewards his Read More

1970
With Beauty and Sorrow

Actors: So Yamamura, Mariko Kaga, Kaoru Yachigusa

1965
Utae Wakodo-tachi

Actors: Yasuke Kawazu, Tsutomu Matsukawa

1963
Ningen

Actors: Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Kei Yamamoto

1963