Yasushi Akutagawa Movie Trailers
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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.
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.
The Whisper of Spring Trailer (1952)
10 December 1952
After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went to Tokyo to enter university wearing a heartfelt sweater.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Writhing Tongue Trailer (1980)
22 November 1980
Five-year-old Masako gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she begins to suffer horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and concludes that she has tetanus.
Ten Women in Black 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.
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.
Flower Shop Curtain Trailer (1959)
27 January 1959
The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.
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 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.
Bonchi Trailer (1960)
13 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.
Hole in One Trailer (1957)
15 October 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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
When Women Lie Trailer (1963)
30 March 1963
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No.
Portrait of Hell Trailer (1969)
20 September 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).
I Saw the Killer Trailer (1956)
29 January 1956
A man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.
Evening Calm Trailer (1957)
01 April 1957
A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.
Flower's Yearning Trailer (1958)
05 August 1958
Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family expectation and an arranged marriage.
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.
Nami kage Trailer (1965)
31 January 1965
Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.
Pilgrimage at Night Trailer (1959)
20 September 1959
When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei.
A Dangerous Hero Trailer (1957)
30 July 1957
After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chogolisa: The Bride's Peak Trailer (1959)
30 June 1959
Documentary chronicling the Kyoto Alpine Club's 1958 ascent of Chogolisa, the "Bride's Peak," in the Karakorums.
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.
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.