Kei Yamamoto Filmography

Occupation:
Actor
  • 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

    3/21/08
  • 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
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