Kōzaburō Yoshimura Trailers
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Kōzaburō Yoshimura (吉村 公三郎, Yoshimura Kōzaburō, 9 September 1911 – 7 November 2000) was a Japanese film director.
Most Popular Kōzaburō Yoshimura Trailers
Total trailers found: 59
Wedding Day Trailer (1956)
05 February 1956
Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso.
Sisters of Nishijin Trailer (1952)
17 April 1952
A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.
Kokoro no sanmyaku Trailer (1966)
02 February 1966
A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.
Night Butterflies Trailer (1957)
01 April 1957
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Okoto and Sasuke Trailer (1935)
15 June 1935
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant.
Otoko no iki Trailer (1942)
09 July 1942
This was 1942, so it was a national policy film, no matter what you call it. But when the war was still on the winning side, there wasn't even a little bit of sadness in the film (as the war was getting worse and worse, the burdens on our backs were increasing day by day, and we had to keep forming a line for tomorrow with nowhere to go (Akira Kurosawa's "The Most Beautiful", Admiral Nomura's "Enemy Air Raid", etc.
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life Trailer (1948)
26 September 1948
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.
The Lights of Asakusa Trailer (1937)
02 December 1937
Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop for Shimazu's story of innocence and experience.
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae Trailer (1934)
28 June 1934
Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their friendship is starting to develop into something more romantic.
The Tale of Genji Trailer (1951)
11 June 1951
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course.
A Fallen Woman Trailer (1967)
28 June 1967
The daughter of a Prime Minister turns down the proposal of a young teacher when she falls for the wrong man.
Flower Trailer (1941)
15 July 1941
Most of the students studying Ikebana with Kozoe Iemoto are daughters of rich Tokyo families. Kozoe meets and grows close to a doctor who proposes marriage but whose mother harbours ill feeling towards her because of an incident in the mountains where a child got into difficulties.
A Design for Dying Trailer (1961)
28 June 1961
Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie.
The House of the Sleeping Virgins Trailer (1968)
31 January 1968
About an establishment where old men pay to sleep besides young girls that had been narcotized and happen to be naked, the sleeping beauties.
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant Trailer (1947)
01 April 1947
The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo.
A Woman's Testament Trailer (1960)
14 January 1960
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy.
Miniature Trailer (1953)
01 April 1953
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process.
If Indeed One Loves Trailer (1955)
05 July 1955
The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir.
Undercurrent Trailer (1956)
12 September 1956
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
Ditch Trailer (1954)
27 July 1954
Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.
South Wind Trailer (1942)
17 September 1942
Amusing masterpiece from director Yoshimura Kazusabu divided in two parts taken from the newspaper serial novel of Shishiko Shishi.
Bamboo Doll of Echizen Trailer (1963)
05 October 1963
Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.
The Beauty and the Dragon Trailer (1955)
03 October 1955
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought.
An Osaka Story Trailer (1957)
06 March 1957
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
Women of Ginza Trailer (1955)
01 April 1955
At Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day, putting up a modest resistance to the tragedies of life.
A Grain of Wheat Trailer (1958)
14 September 1958
The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them.
Children of Hiroshima Trailer (1952)
06 August 1952
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
A Woman’s Uphill Slope Trailer (1960)
17 June 1960
Tradition and modernity clash when a young woman inherits a sweet-making firm in Kyoto.
South Wind 2 Trailer (1942)
22 October 1942
In this comic sequel to Yoshimura Kozaburo's original, Minami no Kaze, ex-baron (Saburi Shin) is in Singapore where he meets an old friend who proposes a scam to make some quick cash.
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby Trailer (1973)
23 June 1973
Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents. But who's protecting the juvenile delinquents from corrupt reform schools? Rica could be considered a bit of an expert on reform schools, having spent most of her early life in and out of them.
The Ladder of Success Trailer (1958)
15 October 1958
A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way to the top.
Clothes of Deception Trailer (1951)
13 January 1951
The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.
So Goes My Love Trailer (1938)
01 April 1938
Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day.
The Tattered Banner Trailer (1974)
01 May 1974
Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.
Mole Alley Trailer (1953)
07 May 1953
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife.
The Ball at the Anjo House Trailer (1947)
27 September 1947
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
A Night to Remember Trailer (1962)
30 September 1962
Seventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for the bomb's effects, but everyone seems to have forgotten.
Ishimatsu of the Forest Trailer (1949)
04 June 1949
The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.
When Women Lie Trailer (1963)
30 March 1963
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No.
Five Siblings Trailer (1939)
20 July 1939
A businessman runs afoul of the law and commits suicide, leaving behind a wife and five children. The
On This Earth Trailer (1957)
22 November 1957
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school.
Spring Snow Trailer (1950)
26 February 1950
The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not easy.
Reminiscence Trailer (1953)
15 January 1953
Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cranes, a quietly devastating story of a young man, orphaned during the war, who stumbles into a passionate yet tragic relationship with his late father’s mistress and her daughter.
Marriageable Age Trailer (1961)
14 January 1961
The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband while living under their traditional father’s roof.
Cape Ashizuri Trailer (1954)
18 May 1954
Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.
Warm Current Trailer (1939)
01 December 1939
Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse.
Temptation Trailer (1948)
01 April 1948
A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.
Sweet Secret Trailer (1971)
25 August 1971
A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while indulging in lust with four men.
Their Legacy Trailer (1962)
03 January 1962
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement allowance he has received from his firm into 500,000 yen for each daughter as a wedding dowry.
Fisherman's Fire Trailer (1939)
01 January 1939
Fisherman Choon-sam (Yoon Buk-yang) is suffering financially because of a prolonged scarcity of fish.
