Hisano Yamaoka Movies

  • 1967
    Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion

    8.21967HD

    The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to...

    Samurai Rebellion
  • 1957
    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    7.1911957HD

    Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
  • 1962
    Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

    Elegant Beast

    7.11962HD

    A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover...

    Elegant Beast
  • 1958
    Nishi Ginza Station

    Nishi Ginza Station

    Nishi Ginza Station

    5.61958HD

    This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.

    Nishi Ginza Station
  • 1977
    Lullaby to Kill

    Lullaby to Kill

    Lullaby to Kill

    6.41977HD

    Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old...

    Lullaby to Kill
  • 1960
    The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

    The River Fuefuki

    7.51960HD

    In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge...

    The River Fuefuki
  • 1960
    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    The Sleeping Beast Within

    6.6361960HD

    When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive...

    The Sleeping Beast Within
  • 1961
    A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

    A Geisha's Diary

    7.21961HD

    A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

    A Geisha's Diary
  • 1972
    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

    61972HD

    Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the last days of World War II.

    Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
  • 1964
    The Scarlet Camellia

    The Scarlet Camellia

    The Scarlet Camellia

    51964HD

    A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the...

    The Scarlet Camellia
  • 1966
    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    Koto—The Lake of Tears

    6.51966HD

    A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen...

    Koto—The Lake of Tears
  • 1973
    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

    51973HD

    Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru...

    Time Within Memory
  • 1970
    Take Care, Red Riding Hood

    Take Care, Red Riding Hood

    Take Care, Red Riding Hood

    61970HD

    A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

    Take Care, Red Riding Hood
  • 1956
    Crossroad

    Crossroad

    Crossroad

    4.71956HD

    Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt...

    Crossroad
  • 1997
    Remembering the Cosmos Flower

    Remembering the Cosmos Flower

    Remembering the Cosmos Flower

    41997HD

    Akiko returns to her home village in Japan after seven years in South America, where she contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. The town, thick...

    Remembering the Cosmos Flower
  • 1956
    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    Phoenix

    61956HD

    Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she...

    Phoenix
  • 1966
    Wild Geese

    Wild Geese

    Wild Geese

    51966HD

    Otama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a widower and owner of a prosperous dry goods store....

    Wild Geese
  • 1961
    Living by Karate

    Living by Karate

    Living by Karate

    61961HD

    Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.

    Living by Karate
  • 1967
    When the Cookie Crumbles

    When the Cookie Crumbles

    When the Cookie Crumbles

    61967HD

    Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.

    When the Cookie Crumbles
  • 1969
    Heat Wave Island

    Heat Wave Island

    Heat Wave Island

    61969HD

    Otowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with...

    Heat Wave Island