Directing
Yoichi Maeda
Born December 14, 1934
Died May 3, 1998 · aged 63
No biography available.
Known For
Heaven Sent · 1979Heaven Sent
★ 6.21979
MovieComedy
Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a six-year-old child at their door, claiming that Shinsaku—or four other men—is the child's father! Sayoko and Shinsaku set out on a journey to find the real father.
Let's Gotokuji · 1987Let's Gotokuji
★ 9.01987
MovieComedy
The Gotokuji family has a colossal amount of money. Yuri is a paid housekeeper and sent to this family. While working at the house, she finds a new form of love.
Che, Che, Che with Love · 1965Che, Che, Che with Love
1965
MovieActionRomance
A musical romance.
喜劇 大誘拐 · 1976喜劇 大誘拐
★ 10.01976
Movie
The Man from Shimizu · 1982The Man from Shimizu
1982
MovieDramaComedy
On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.
喜劇 右向けェ左! · 1970喜劇 右向けェ左!
1970
MovieComedy
Mamoru Hirayama, the sales manager of Clover Shoji, a women's underwear manufacturer, was selected by President Usui to be the manager of the foreign affairs section newly established in the sales department. Masaaki Sakata, Yasushi Inoda, Osamu Yamabe, and Jiro Oi were assigned to this foreign affairs section. Hirayama, a former soldier, is suddenly enthusiastic when the company orders him to join the Self-Defense Forces. One day, in the library where the records of the former army are displayed, Hirayama recalls his memories of that time. It turned out that the bundle of bills that the captain had made a mess of was packed in a box and buried somewhere.
Bitter End of a Sweet Night · 1961Bitter End of a Sweet Night
★ 6.01961
MovieDrama
An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.
The Abalone Gals · 1965The Abalone Gals
1965
MovieComedy
South of Tokyo is a small island until quite recently relatively unchanged since feudal times. Now, however, it is being made into a tourist's playland and the girls, who had been abalone divers, now become geisha, and the old ways of the island are all topsy-turvy. One of the girls, more sensitive than the rest, sees that here, too, people are motivated only by greed and decides to leave and try to find a better life elsewhere.










