Eizō Yamagiwa

Directing

Eizō Yamagiwa

Born July 22, 1932 · Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Died November 28, 2024 · aged 92

No biography available.

Known For

Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive GuideStraight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide · 1961
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
MovieDramaRomance
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku".
Twilight SaloonTwilight Saloon · 1955
Twilight Saloon
8.01955
MovieDrama
Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustrations and social anxieties. A disillusioned professor, a struggling artist, and various laborers find their lives intersecting through chance encounters and heated arguments fueled by drink.
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of UltraUltraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra · 1973
Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra
1973
MovieScience FictionAction
Graveyard of MasksGraveyard of Masks · 1973
Graveyard of Masks
1973
MovieHorrorTV Movie
In a struggling small theater troupe, director Inuo pressures an actor to perform a death role with extreme intensity, resulting in a fatal accident. Despite the tragedy, Inuo attempts to proceed with the scheduled performance. Legendary underground theater performers Jūrō Kara and Mako Midori appear in the episode, exploring themes of theatre performance, obsession, and the boundary between reality and illusion.
The End of LoveThe End of Love · 1961
The End of Love
1961
Movie
A leading postwar Japanese film critic and theorist who co-founded the seminal film magazine Eiga Hihyo (Film Criticism) in 1957, Eizo Yamagiwa made his directorial debut with this independent feature—long thought lost until a negative was recently discovered—about a group of idle bourgeois students known as the “Roppongi Tribe” (Roppongi zoku). Depicting the resignation and nihilism of the postwar generation in the years following the Anpo Treaty conflicts through a coming-of-age narrative, Yamagiwa offers sharp criticism of the prevalent characterizations of Japan's new youth offered by Nikkatsu's taiyozoku (“Sun Tribe”) films and the New Wave at large.
Ultraman LeoUltraman Leo · 1974
Ultraman Leo
7.91974
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
After being brutally maimed by evil aliens, Dan Moroboshi (Ultra Seven) takes under his wing a fierce young Ultra-like being from L-77, and christens him "Ultraman Leo," to continue his mission to defend the Earth.
Return of UltramanReturn of Ultraman · 1971
Return of Ultraman
8.61971
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Another being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."
Ultraman TaroUltraman Taro · 1973
Ultraman Taro
7.91973
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
After being killed in a monster attack, adolescent young man Kotarô Higashi is transformed by the entire Ultra Family into a powerful new Ultra-being, Ultraman Tarou.

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