Yoji Yamada Movies

After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce...

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to...

Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all...

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the...

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo’s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through...

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

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.

1962 Japanese movie

Set in the downtown area in the heart of Tokyo, this film depicts the lives of poor but kind-hearted people.

Japanese youth film.

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

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.

During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and...

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives a lively life while being swept up in the waves...

Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist...

Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.