Michio Yamamoto

Director

July 6, 1933 (71 years)

† August 23, 2004

Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

Biography

Michio Yamamoto was born on 6 July 1933 in Niigata, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Throne of Blood (1957), Terror in the Streets (1970) and Ame wa shitteita (1971). He died on 23 August 2004 in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan.

Filmography

7.7

The Sword of Doom

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

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Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke

Mystery drama starring Akira Onodera, based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo about Kosuke Kindaichi.

7.3

Japan's Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.

7.4

Samurai Assassin

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

6.9

The Vampire Doll

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.

6.8

Warring Clans

A brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack...

6.8

Evil of Dracula

A professor takes up a new post at an all-girls school only to discover the principal concealing a dark secret.

6.2

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

6.8

Lake of Dracula

A young girl suffers a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen years later, it is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake.

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The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!

The Second mystery of the roaming reporter and rookie detective.

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Murder on the Sanriku Coast

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...

10.0

Zero Fighter

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9.0

The Resurrection of the Beast

Crime film released in 1969

7.5

School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special

A special edition of the TV series "Gakko no Kaidan (School Ghost Stories)" broadcast on Fuji Television Network.

7.5

Terror in the Streets

Yuri Ebara is inexplicably laid off, abandoned by her closest friend, and is suddenly asked to move out of her apartment. As she nears rock bottom, she begins to suspect someone is out to drive her insane, or worse.

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Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village

Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai are honored guests at an isolated village where 300 million yen mysteriously went missing and a deadly festival is celebrated every three years...

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The Driverless Hearse

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Noto Peninsula Murders

A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment.

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