Kajirō Yamamoto

Directing

Kajirō Yamamoto

Born March 15, 1902 · Tokyo, Japan

Died September 28, 1974 · aged 72

No biography available.

Known For

Stray DogStray Dog · 1949
Stray Dog
★ 7.61949
MovieCrimeDrama
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.
Kin no tamago: Golden GirlKin no tamago: Golden Girl · 1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
★ 9.01952
Movie
Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent. When another actress falls ill she is given the role instead. Her first film is a success propelling the young actress to popularity, her own fans, money and a house. While everything looks dandy from the outside not all is well within the family however.
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo FestivalOshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival · 1960
Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival
1960
MovieComedy
Those Who Make TomorrowThose Who Make Tomorrow · 1946
Those Who Make Tomorrow
★ 10.01946
MovieDrama
In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions. As their conservative father opposes their activism, his own dismissal forces him to confront the realities of class struggle and join their fight for a fairer future. Now considered a lost film, Those Who Make Tomorrow was produced by Toho to promote unionization during Japan’s Allied Occupation.
Battle TroopBattle Troop · 1944
Battle Troop
★ 10.01944
MovieWar
Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their torpedo techniques. Mikami is posted as a staff officer at a base on an island in the Pacific. Kawakami and Murakami later joins him as the base squardron is reinforced. The enemy task force approaches the island and all three of them attack the fleet, killing themselves in the process.
Escape from PrisonEscape from Prison · 1950
Escape from Prison
★ 10.01950
MovieDrama
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love MeRoppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me · 1963
Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
★ 7.01963
MovieDrama
Director Iwauchi Katsuki adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about two young lovers from different sides of the tracks set against the backdrop of the Roppongi district in Tokyo. Masaaki (Minegishi Toru) is the son of a prominent judge and a Law student at university. Chikage (Nakagawa Yuki) is a teenager from an underprivileged home. Both are desperately looking for an escape from their lives when they meet in Roppongi one night and fall in love. But coming from such different backgrounds, their happiness isn't assured.
Colonel Kato's Falcon SquadronColonel Kato's Falcon Squadron · 1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
★ 7.01944
MovieWar
A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific War. The film has scenes featuring Ki-43 fighters escorting Ki-21 bombers to attack Rangoon, where they are attacked by P-40 Warhawk and Brewster Buffalo fighters.

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