Yōjirō Ishizaka

Writing

Yōjirō Ishizaka

Born January 15, 1900 · Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Died October 7, 1986 · aged 86

Yōjirō Ishizaka was an influential and popular novelist of post-World War II Japan. His work has been adapted into the big screen in more than 70 films.

Known For

A Slope in the SunA Slope in the Sun · 1958
A Slope in the Sun
★ 5.91958
MovieRomanceDrama
The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
Dawn ChorusDawn Chorus · 1955
Dawn Chorus
1955
Movie
An innocent bus girl who gave up on getting into a women’s college and is now filled with new hope and the cheerful, slightly flirtatious young man who loves her, inside the car on a stormy night...
Beyond the Green HillsBeyond the Green Hills · 1963
Beyond the Green Hills
★ 7.01963
MovieRomanceDrama
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.
LoversLovers · 1956
Lovers
1956
MovieDrama
Eisuke Narita, a painter, visits a hot spring town in Tohoku, and for some reason, he is reminded of the events of ten years ago.
Aoi sanmyakuAoi sanmyaku · 1975
Aoi sanmyaku
1975
MovieDrama
Remake of 1949 film
The Blue Mountains: Part IThe Blue Mountains: Part I · 1949
The Blue Mountains: Part I
★ 6.41949
MovieDrama
Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young man from Tokyo.
Chiemi's High-Heeled ShoesChiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
Chiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
Movie
Zoku izuko eZoku izuko e · 1967
Zoku izuko e
1967
Movie
Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.

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