Seijiro Koyama

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Seijiro Koyama

Born July 16, 1941 · Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan (age 85)

Born in Gifu Prefecture, Koyama attended Nihon University but quit midway to join the independent production company Kindai Eiga Kyokai, where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as Kaneto Shindō, Kozaburo Yoshimura, and Tadashi Imai. He made his directorial debut in 1971 with thechildren's film Koi no iru mura. His second film, Futatsu no hāmonika (1976), earned him a New Dire…

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HachikoHachiko · 1987
Hachiko
7.81987
MovieDramaFamily
The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.
HometownHometown · 1983
Hometown
9.01983
Movie
Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the farmers. One of them is 78-year-old Denzo, whose son and his wife consider him senile. Left alone, he befriends a young boy, Sentaro, who has heard that the old man was once a great angler. The unlikely pair spend lots of happy time together, until Denzo has a heart attack and dies far upstream. The dam is completed and the entire area is inundated. Everyone will move away, except Denzo.
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green GablesAnne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables · 1990
Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables
7.11990
MovieDramaAnimation
In this movie that summarizes the first six episodes of Anne of Green Gables, we follow the story of Anne, an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home, she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person, while her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her.
SakuraSakura · 1994
Sakura
1994
MovieDrama
The story of a bus conductor who dedicates his life to the cherished Japanese symbol.
Mount HakkodaMount Hakkoda · 1977
Mount Hakkoda
6.61977
MovieDramaHistory
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
The Pale HandThe Pale Hand · 1990
The Pale Hand
10.01990
MovieFamilyDrama
Heat Wave IslandHeat Wave Island · 1969
Heat Wave Island
6.71969
MovieMysteryDrama
Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead. The film begins with the discovery of her corpse, which leads to an investigation that uncovers the narcotics, prostitution, and murder in which many poor farmers had found themselves trapped after World War II.
Mitabi no kaikyôMitabi no kaikyô · 1995
Mitabi no kaikyô
7.01995
MovieDrama

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A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty RiverA Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River · 2001
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
7.52001
Movie
The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo. There they meet a Russian translator, Nicholai, played by Sergei Nakariakov - a trumpeter from Russia. Some months later after they have returned, Nicholai and Yukiko meet again while he is auditioning for the Tokyo orchestra where seeds of romance begin. Yukiko's father, however, is diagnosed with a terminal case of cancer. Yukiko returns home to be with him in his final months as he decides not to go through therapy and let the disease run its course. Coming into contact with a childhood friend while at home Yukiko is left to choose between her old friend and Nicholai, all while having to face the emotional struggle of dealing with her father's impending death.

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