Sound
Naozumi Yamamoto
Born December 16, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
Died June 18, 2002 · aged 69
No biography available.
Known For
New Apartment Wife: Swapping · 1975New Apartment Wife: Swapping
★ 9.01975
Movie
A tragicomedy that happened to three couples who switched partners, turning sex into a simple game to break off marital relations, gripped by a painful mood!
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon · 1971Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
★ 5.01971
MovieDrama
A sexually unsatisfied housewife gets into a world of trouble when her meetings with an old friend are discovered.
Lusty Sisters · 1972Lusty Sisters
★ 4.81972
MovieCrimeDrama
Three sisters live alienated existences in modern day Tokyo. One works as a secretary, one is a prostitute, and one is a criminal. The secretary is cynically unhappy with the sexist business world which limits her opportunities for advancement and makes her a target for her lecherous boss. The prostitute lives an aimless life, drifting between men, and often the target of either police or jealous wives. The criminal, who lives by disrupting the society which oppresses her two sisters, is the only happy one of the three.
Newlywed Hell · 1975Newlywed Hell
★ 3.81975
MovieDramaRomance
Yuki returns to her hometown after several years. She has been away ever since the tragic events surrounding her abusive older husband. While in town she barely escapes the sexual advances of an old friend and accidentally comes across a scene that repels and excites her. Through an open doorway she spies a woman bound with rope. Thus begins her descent into the world of submission and pleasure.
The Dump Truck Rascal · 1981The Dump Truck Rascal
★ 7.51981
MovieActionThriller
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.
Tora-san's Matchmaker · 1993Tora-san's Matchmaker
★ 9.01993
MovieComedy
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
Machi ga nemuru toki · 1959Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
MovieActionCrime
The Return of the Filthy Seven · 1967The Return of the Filthy Seven
★ 9.01967
MovieCrimeDrama
A 1967 crime film
Movies
New Apartment Wife: Swapping · 1975New Apartment Wife: Swapping
★ 9.01975
Movie
A tragicomedy that happened to three couples who switched partners, turning sex into a simple game to break off marital relations, gripped by a painful mood!
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon · 1971Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
★ 5.01971
MovieDrama
A sexually unsatisfied housewife gets into a world of trouble when her meetings with an old friend are discovered.
Lusty Sisters · 1972Lusty Sisters
★ 4.81972
MovieCrimeDrama
Three sisters live alienated existences in modern day Tokyo. One works as a secretary, one is a prostitute, and one is a criminal. The secretary is cynically unhappy with the sexist business world which limits her opportunities for advancement and makes her a target for her lecherous boss. The prostitute lives an aimless life, drifting between men, and often the target of either police or jealous wives. The criminal, who lives by disrupting the society which oppresses her two sisters, is the only happy one of the three.
Newlywed Hell · 1975Newlywed Hell
★ 3.81975
MovieDramaRomance
Yuki returns to her hometown after several years. She has been away ever since the tragic events surrounding her abusive older husband. While in town she barely escapes the sexual advances of an old friend and accidentally comes across a scene that repels and excites her. Through an open doorway she spies a woman bound with rope. Thus begins her descent into the world of submission and pleasure.
The Dump Truck Rascal · 1981The Dump Truck Rascal
★ 7.51981
MovieActionThriller
Depicting the turbulent life of truck driver Takashi, his fellow drivers, and the women he meets.
Tora-san's Matchmaker · 1993Tora-san's Matchmaker
★ 9.01993
MovieComedy
After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there. Tora-san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father.
Machi ga nemuru toki · 1959Machi ga nemuru toki
1959
MovieActionCrime
The Return of the Filthy Seven · 1967The Return of the Filthy Seven
★ 9.01967
MovieCrimeDrama
A 1967 crime film
Fearful Witch · 1962Fearful Witch
1962
Movie
Epitaph to My Love · 1961Epitaph to My Love
★ 7.81961
MovieDrama
Ishihara Kiyoshi plans to marry the woman he loves, Chiee, a coffee shop girl. After an accident, Chiee loses her memory. A romance movie whose original work by Ayako Sono was made into a melodrama by a combination of Shinoda Masahiro and Terayama Shuji.
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution · 1969Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
★ 8.01969
MovieDocumentary
Nagisa Oshima's documentary details the rise of Chairman Mao during the revolution and shows the Communist Party's struggle and cultural upheaval. Made in 1969 for NTV station, this TV documentary also questions Mao's dictator tendency during the cultural revolution.
Secret Club 000 · 1965Secret Club 000
1965
MovieDramaCrime
Love in the Air · 1962Love in the Air
1962
Movie
Satake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate, slipped and fell to his death, he had felt responsible and, sick at heart, left the circus for a life at sea. On land again Shoji goes to a cabaret where he is soon involved in a brawl. Kasamatsu, the owner of the cabaret, impressed by Shoji's strength, offers him a job as his bodyguard. The next morning Shoji visits Shingo's grave and meets Miyako, Shingo's former sweetheart, who is still a trapeze performer and now the star of the Kuroko Circus which Shoji realizes Kasamatsu intends to control.
Eros School: Feels So Good · 1977Eros School: Feels So Good
★ 5.41977
MovieComedyDrama
A delinquent transfer student calling himself Ryu the Rapist and his pet pig ravages his way through the female student body of a high school. He soon sets his sights on the popular class president and track star who is favored to win the upcoming track meet. How long can she resist?
Gypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama · 1974Gypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama
★ 3.31974
MovieDrama
The film depicts the private life wrapped in the mysterious veil of the dancer Gypsy Rose, who was known as the Monroe of Japan and enthused a wide range of fans.
Gate of Flesh · 1964Gate of Flesh
★ 6.61964
MovieDramaCrime
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
Port Arthur · 1980Port Arthur
★ 7.41980
MovieWarDrama
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
Branded to Kill · 1967Branded to Kill
★ 7.21967
MovieThrillerCrime
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
Sex Highway: Woman's Parking Lot · 1974Sex Highway: Woman's Parking Lot
★ 4.71974
MovieRomance
A young wife dabbles in casual prostitution to secretly help her older husband improve his business. But when she falls for one of her clients complications ensue.
Domineering · 1982Domineering
★ 6.01982
MovieCrimeDrama
When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.
Foster Daddy, Tora! · 1980Foster Daddy, Tora!
★ 8.01980
MovieComedy
After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies · 1986Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
★ 6.61986
MovieDrama
Director Ogata discovers a new female star in Koharu Tanaka, who works selling candy at a studio theater and she is given a part as a bit player. After the studio's top leading lady is embroiled in a scandal, Koharu is suddenly thrust into the limelight when she replaces her in a film and gains instant fame and fortune. But the going is not always easy, and she soon seeks help from unexpected quarters.
Story of a Prostitute · 1965Story of a Prostitute
★ 6.61965
MovieDramaRomance
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
Tora-san's Forbidden Love · 1984Tora-san's Forbidden Love
★ 8.01984
MovieComedy
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.
TV Shows
Romansu · 1984Romansu
★ 2.01984
SeriesDrama
The 32nd NHK Asadora. Starring Takaaki Enoki as a young man who becomes a film director. The first Asadora with a male lead since 1967.
Zero Tester · 1973Zero Tester
1973
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyAnimation
Takeda Shingen · 1988Takeda Shingen
★ 7.51988
SeriesDrama
There was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is consider one of the great warlord among many other.
It's Tough Being a Man · 1968It's Tough Being a Man
1968
Series
The original TV Drama series the famous Tora film series was based on.
Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow · 1976Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
★ 9.01976
SeriesDrama
Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The drama was made by Go Kato`s request. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado . The story begins with Masakado′s childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.
Operation: Mystery · 1968Operation: Mystery
★ 7.71968
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Advancements in science and the unchanging human psyche have given rise to new forms of terrifying crimes as the Science Research Institute (SRI) investigates various strange phenomena in Japan.
Q-Taro the Ghost · 1965Q-Taro the Ghost
1965
SeriesAnimationComedy
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? · 1981The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
SeriesDrama
An epic of love and death that depicts how soldiers and ordinary people lived and fought during the Russo-Japanese War, when Japan's very existence was at stake in the face of the great power of Russia.
The Tailor-Made Shirt · 1986The Tailor-Made Shirt
1986
SeriesFamilyDrama
Shukichi, the owner of a shirt shop in Tsukuda, Tokyo, is a stubborn craftsman devoted to his work. Through clumsy in his expressions of affection, the mini-series depicts the sincerity, pride and pathos of a man who has supported his family to the best of his ability by devoting himself to his work. One day, his wife and son explode their daily frustrations with Shukichi and leave home...
Sekigahara · 1981Sekigahara
★ 6.51981
SeriesDrama
Blockbuster drama based on the novel Sekigahara by Ryotaro Shiba, a program dedicated to the 30th anniversary of TBS. A total of 120 actors, 3,500 extras and about 500 horses recreated the largest battle in history, the Battle of Sekigahara, in which 200,000 warriors clashed from east and west. The battle, which can be called a turning point in the history of Japan, depicts the conflict, love and hate between people on a grand scale and with a great cast.