Yasushi Akutagawa Trailers
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Composer and conductor.
Most Popular Yasushi Akutagawa Trailers
Total trailers found: 83
Hunting Rifle Trailer (1961)
03 January 1961
Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who claims it is the husband's child.
Hole in One Trailer (1957)
15 September 1957
A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.
Firefly Light Trailer (1958)
18 March 1958
Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small inn in the Kyoto suburb of Fushimi.
The Wicked Trailer (1980)
28 June 1980
A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction.
Where Chimneys Are Seen Trailer (1953)
05 March 1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial section of Tokyo.
Mount Hakkoda Trailer (1977)
04 June 1977
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 Heart Trailer (1955)
31 August 1955
In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained relationship stemming from an unknown incident in their past.
Zero Focus Trailer (1961)
19 March 1961
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns.
The Demon Trailer (1978)
07 October 1978
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
Being Two Isn't Easy Trailer (1962)
18 November 1962
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
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.
Alone Across the Pacific Trailer (1963)
27 October 1963
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat.
Her Brother Trailer (1960)
01 November 1960
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
The Last Embrace Trailer (1953)
11 March 1953
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love.
Fires on the Plain Trailer (1959)
03 November 1959
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Typhoon Furor Trailer (1956)
19 December 1956
A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new one.
The Three Undelivered Letters Trailer (1979)
06 October 1979
A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.
The Castle of Sand Trailer (1974)
19 October 1974
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Stepbrothers Trailer (1957)
25 June 1957
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946.
The Skin of the South Trailer (1952)
28 February 1952
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts.
Tokyo Bay Trailer (1962)
27 May 1962
An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets two detectives, Sumikawa and Akine, into a sprawling investigation through Tokyo's underworld.
Elegy of the North Trailer (1957)
01 September 1957
Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
Ten Dark Women Trailer (1961)
03 May 1961
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.
When Women Lie Trailer (1963)
30 March 1963
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No.
The Scarlet Camellia Trailer (1964)
21 November 1964
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.
Rice Trailer (1957)
04 March 1957
A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a fishery business to revive an ailing farming community creates friction amongst the proud residents.
Portrait of Hell Trailer (1969)
18 November 1969
The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical daimyo Horikawa (Nakamura).
Floating Weeds Diary Trailer (1955)
15 November 1955
A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat.
The Shadow Within Trailer (1970)
13 June 1970
When a married man begins an affair with a woman from his past, he comes to suspect her young son intends to murder him.
Gate of Hell Trailer (1953)
30 October 1953
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising.
A Hole of My Own Making Trailer (1955)
28 September 1955
Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings.
Odd Obsession Trailer (1959)
23 June 1959
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused.
Lake of Illusions Trailer (1982)
11 September 1982
A free-spirited girl living in a Japanese province spends her time working in a brothel and running with her dog.
The Incident Trailer (1978)
03 June 1978
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest.
Village of Eight Gravestones Trailer (1977)
29 October 1977
The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors.
The Battleship Yamato Trailer (1953)
15 June 1953
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.
Maria of the Ant Village Trailer (1958)
07 December 1958
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services.
Adolescence Part II Trailer (1953)
01 July 1953
A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.
Bringing Up Husbands Trailer (1959)
19 May 1959
Three wives launch a sex strike to put their domineering husbands in their place!
The Broken Commandment Trailer (1962)
06 April 1962
Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination.
Suspicion Trailer (1982)
11 September 1982
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes.
Writhing Tongue Trailer (1980)
22 November 1980
Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms.
An Inn at Osaka Trailer (1954)
20 April 1954
Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office.
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei Trailer (1955)
17 May 1955
A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos, focusing on the daily life of Sanpei Mejiro, a salaryman for over twenty years who finds a little happiness in life in his poor but joyful home.
To Your Majesty, The Emperor Trailer (1963)
28 April 1963
A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.
Nichiren Trailer (1979)
10 March 1979
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) in Japan.
Bonchi Trailer (1960)
14 April 1960
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for producing a son.
The Valley Between Love and Death Trailer (1954)
21 September 1954
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.
The End of the Night Trailer (1953)
08 April 1953
Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash.
The Last Women Trailer (1954)
22 November 1954
The events of the film are based on the real facts of the Pacific War, when in June 1944 the American troops began landing on the Saipan island.
As the Clouds Scatter Trailer (1961)
09 July 1961
A provincial bus driver plans to marry his conductress, but one night he glimpses the woman he once loved, which throws him into turmoil.
The Naked Sun Trailer (1958)
01 October 1958
A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married.
