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Cinemateca - Kajirō Yamamoto

Kajirō Yamamoto

Directing1928–1967Died at 72Tokyo, Japan

96Credits7.6/10Avg Rating

Details

Born

March 15, 1902

Died

September 28, 1974

Age at Death

72

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

山本嘉次郎, Кадзиро Ямамото

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Career Stats

Total Credits

96

As Actor

1

As Director

47

As Writer

44

As Producer

4

Avg Rating

7.6/10

Highest Rated

Stray Dog (7.6)

Genre Profile

Drama24 Comedy22 History6 Music6 Romance4 War4 Fantasy2 Crime2 Adventure1 Thriller1

Filmography

Those Who Make Tomorrow

1946 · Director

Holiday in Tokyo

1958 · Director

Escape from Prison

1950 · Director

1956 · Director

1942 · Director

1941 · Director

Japanese Women's Textbook

1937 · Director

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

1944 · Director

1951 · Director

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

1942 · Director

The Monkey King

1940 · Director

Enoken’s Ten Millions

1936 · Director

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way

1937 · Director

A Husband's Chastity: If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again

1937 · Director

These Foolish Times

1947 · Director

1938 · Director

Roppa's Honeymoon

1940 · Director

Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2 – Returning Is Scary, but the Weather Will Clear If You Wait

1937 · Director

Romantic and Crazy

1934 · Director

Composition Class

1938 · Director

The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung

1959 · Director

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

1957 · Director

Girls in the Orchard

1953 · Director

Enoken’s Ten Millions Sequel

1936 · Director

Frequent Collaborators (10)

Actor · 7 films together

Elegy (1951)Girls in the Orchard (1953)A Man Among Men (1955)The Underworld (1956)Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)+1 more

Keiju Kobayashi

Actor · 6 films together

Third Class Executives (1952)Girls in the Orchard (1953)Zoku botchan shain (1954)土曜日の天使 (1954)Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)

Takashi Shimura

Actor · 6 films together

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)These Foolish Times (1947)Elegy (1951)むっつり右門捕物帖鬼面屋敷 (1955)The Underworld (1956)

Toshirō Mifune

Actor · 6 films together

These Foolish Times (1947)Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)Elegy (1951)A Man Among Men (1955)The Underworld (1956)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)

Yoshio Kosugi

Actor · 6 films together

Elegy (1951)むっつり右門捕物帖鬼面屋敷 (1955)Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)Ginza Tomboy (1960)

Actor · 6 films together

土曜日の天使 (1954)A Man Among Men (1955)The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959)Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan (1964)Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire! (1967)

Hiroshi Koizumi

Actor · 5 films together

Girls in the Orchard (1953)The Underworld (1956)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (1958)Ginza Tomboy (1960)

Urato Watanabe

Composer · 5 films together

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)Elegy (1951)Zoku botchan shain (1954)むっつり右門捕物帖鬼面屋敷 (1955)Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)

Eiko Miyoshi

Actor · 4 films together

Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)Elegy (1951)Third Class Executives (1952)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)

Ikio Sawamura

Actor · 4 films together

Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip (1955)Holiday in Tokyo (1958)Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda! (1967)Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire! (1967)