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Yoichi Takabayashi
Born April 29, 1931 · Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died July 15, 2012 · aged 81
No biography available.
Known For
Irezumi · 1982Irezumi
★ 5.71982
MovieRomanceDrama
To satisfy her lover's fetish for tattooed women, Akane agrees to have her body covered in eloborate tattoos by Kyogoro, an old craftsman. Kyogoro has developed a special technique, by which his assistant, Harutsune, keeps Katsuko's mind off the pain while Kyogoro does his work. After the work is done, Harutsune makes the shocking discovery of how Kyogoro mastered his technique.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time · 1983The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
★ 6.71983
MovieScience FictionRomance
Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion · 1976The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
★ 6.81976
MovieDrama
The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
Death at an Old Mansion · 1975Death at an Old Mansion
★ 6.31975
MovieDramaHorror
A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is up to an amateur detective to figure out what happened. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the clues in this locked room mystery.
Naomi · 1980Naomi
★ 6.31980
MovieDrama
Film adaptation to Junichiro Tanizaki's novel "Naomi". Focused around a man's obsession for a "modern girl".
Rope and Breasts · 1983Rope and Breasts
★ 4.51983
MovieDrama
A husband and wife are on the road doing a traveling BDSM show at various seedy locations. The wife is getting bored with the show and wants to quit. But while on tour in Kyoto a wealthy man and his proper looking wife invite them to do a private show. Little do they know that their stage routine is just child’s play compared to what the couple have in mind for them.
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi · 1979The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
★ 6.41979
MovieComedyMystery
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Red Scandal: Affair · 1982Red Scandal: Affair
★ 4.31982
Movie
While on an errand for her husband a young wife does a little impulsive shoplifting. But she is caught and soon finds herself blackmailed into working once a week at a high-class brothel. Her husband starts to suspect something so when he finds out where she works during the day they both find it adds excitement to their marriage.
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The Sand · 1963The Sand
1963
Movie
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In the Cellar · 1981In the Cellar
1981
MovieDrama
The mysterious relationship between a breast-sick sister who lives in a warehouse and the younger brother who longs for her.
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