Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Born: March 7, 1925
Died: April 3, 1985
in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Kôei Yamamoto...

Gem Beauty
Title: Gem Beauty
Released: January 2, 1979
Type: Movie
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August without Emperor
Title: August without Emperor
Released: September 23, 1978
Type: Movie
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
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The Yellow Handkerchief
Title: The Yellow Handkerchief
Character: Section Manager
Released: September 30, 1977
Type: Movie
The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Visitor After Dark
Title: Visitor After Dark
Released: October 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.
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The Castle of Sand
Title: The Castle of Sand
Released: October 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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The Last Samurai
Title: The Last Samurai
Released: September 20, 1974
Type: Movie
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
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Beyond the Rainbow
Title: Beyond the Rainbow
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: Movie
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
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Price of Life
Title: Price of Life
Character: Doctor
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy of a phony doctor.
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Shadow of Deception
Title: Shadow of Deception
Released: February 10, 1971
Type: Movie
It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on business every three months, during which time she continues to meet Sozo, who has married the daughter of his respected teacher.
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Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Title: Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Released: January 15, 1971
Type: Movie
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
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Where Spring Comes Late
Title: Where Spring Comes Late
Character: Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line
Released: October 24, 1970
Type: Movie
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 the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
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Tora-san's Runaway
Title: Tora-san's Runaway
Released: August 26, 1970
Type: Movie
After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
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Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
Title: Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
Released: April 8, 1970
Type: Movie
Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the man she loves. The official puts a reward on her head of fifty gold pieces and soon a menagerie of bounty hunters are after her skin. Three of them band together to accomplish this, one an expert swordsman, another a huge judo master and the third is deadly with a chain. To escape, she heads for the fishing town of Itso but soon comes face to face with Sankuro, the swordsman...
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Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Title: Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Released: February 26, 1970
Type: Movie
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
Title: Tora-san, His Tender Love
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Title: Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Released: November 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
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Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Title: Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
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Women Can't Be Beaten
Title: Women Can't Be Beaten
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.
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Farewell, My Beloved
Title: Farewell, My Beloved
Released: February 21, 1969
Type: Movie
During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She, however, is living with the memories of her husband and it is her younger sister, Yumiko (Nana Ozaki), who grows fond of the student. Then, one day, a young naval officer, Tadayuki (Ken Ogata), a friend of her late husband, comes to see the widow and she becomes attracted to him. Though Makito is inspired to study for the navy, he is much upset when he learns that Yuko and Tadayuki are to marry.
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I, the Executioner
Title: I, the Executioner
Released: April 13, 1968
Type: Movie
Police investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a teenage boy who committed suicide.
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The Million Dollar Pursuit
Title: The Million Dollar Pursuit
Released: January 4, 1968
Type: Movie
Burned out butcher Hazama meets a woman at a restaurant and is asked to help her deliver a bag of diamonds.
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Greatest Challenge of All
Title: Greatest Challenge of All
Released: August 5, 1967
Type: Movie
After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.
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Warm Current
Title: Warm Current
Released: April 29, 1966
Type: Movie
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Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
Title: Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
Character: Jinsaku
Released: February 2, 1966
Type: Movie
After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...
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A Trap
Title: A Trap
Released: May 28, 1965
Type: Movie
When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.
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The Soundless Cry
Title: The Soundless Cry
Released: January 30, 1965
Type: Movie
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
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The Scarlet Camellia
Title: The Scarlet Camellia
Released: November 21, 1964
Type: Movie
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.
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The Strangers Upstairs
Title: The Strangers Upstairs
Released: December 15, 1961
Type: Movie
After moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save money. They soon discover the woe of being landlords.
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Haitoku no mesu
Title: Haitoku no mesu
Released: August 6, 1961
Type: Movie
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Stakeout
Title: Stakeout
Character: Town factory master
Released: January 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.