Yoji Yamada Movies

  • 1980
    A Distant Cry from Spring

    A Distant Cry from Spring

    A Distant Cry from Spring

    7.3211980HD

    The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the...

    A Distant Cry from Spring
  • 1997
    The Rainbow Seeker 2

    The Rainbow Seeker 2

    The Rainbow Seeker 2

    01997HD

    Sequel to The Rainbow Seeker where Ryo meets Katsu on a small island in the south of Japan. There, he falls in love for a single mother.

    The Rainbow Seeker 2
  • 1984
    Marriage Counselor Tora-san

    Marriage Counselor Tora-san

    Marriage Counselor Tora-san

    81984HD

    In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san...

    Marriage Counselor Tora-san
  • 1991
    My Sons

    My Sons

    My Sons

    7.71991HD

    Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother,...

    My Sons
  • 1996
    Free and Easy 8

    Free and Easy 8

    Free and Easy 8

    7.51996HD

    When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love with Hama-chan's fishing protégé.

    Free and Easy 8
  • 2017
    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    6.9832017HD

    Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new...

    What a Wonderful Family! 2
  • 1985
    Tora-san, the Go-Between

    Tora-san, the Go-Between

    Tora-san, the Go-Between

    6.51985HD

    In Nagasaki, Tora-san and an acquaintance help an old woman who has fallen and injured herself. She invites them to her home where the three share a...

    Tora-san, the Go-Between
  • 1986
    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

    6.11986HD

    Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player....

    Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
  • 2005
    Free and Easy 16

    Free and Easy 16

    Free and Easy 16

    7.52005HD

    Hama-chan meets a friendly US soldier on a trip to Nagasaki with Su-san. Su-san returns to Tokyo and is informed that Hama-chan has gone missing.

    Free and Easy 16
  • 1983
    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    I Lived, But...

    6.51983HD

    An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both...

    I Lived, But...
  • 1978
    Talk of the Town Tora-san

    Talk of the Town Tora-san

    Talk of the Town Tora-san

    91978HD

    After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed...

    Talk of the Town Tora-san
  • 1980
    Tora-san's Tropical Fever

    Tora-san's Tropical Fever

    Tora-san's Tropical Fever

    81980HD

    When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.

    Tora-san's Tropical Fever
  • 1996
    The Rainbow Seeker

    The Rainbow Seeker

    The Rainbow Seeker

    01996HD

    A young man fails his company entrance exams and leaves home to work at a run-down cinema in Tokushima, whose owner lives to bring entertaining films...

    The Rainbow Seeker
  • 1969
    It's Tough Being a Man

    It's Tough Being a Man

    It's Tough Being a Man

    8.11969HD

    Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura....

    It's Tough Being a Man
  • 1998
    Free and Easy 10

    Free and Easy 10

    Free and Easy 10

    6.71998HD

    Su-san resigns after getting fed up with corporate life, but he finds himself back in familiar surroundings on his first assignment at a new job.

    Free and Easy 10
  • 2011
    The Yellow Handkerchief

    The Yellow Handkerchief

    The Yellow Handkerchief

    7.32011HD

    Set in Hokkaido, revolving around an ex-convict named Shima Yusaku (Abe) who has just been released from prison. Along with two young strangers that...

    The Yellow Handkerchief
  • 1975
    Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

    Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

    Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

    81975HD

    Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with...

    Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
  • 2006
    Free and Easy 17

    Free and Easy 17

    Free and Easy 17

    5.82006HD

    Yumiko returns to work in Hama-chan's department. She had once left the company after getting married, but a dark shadow now seems to loom over her.

    Free and Easy 17
  • 1970
    Where Spring Comes Late

    Where Spring Comes Late

    Where Spring Comes Late

    7.61970HD

    The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because...

    Where Spring Comes Late
  • 1991
    Free and Easy 4

    Free and Easy 4

    Free and Easy 4

    7.51991HD

    Hama-chan and his wife are ecstatic about their long-awaited pregnancy. Meanwhile, Su-san's nephew joins Hama-chan's department at the company.

    Free and Easy 4