Yoji Yamada Movies

The film is based on the 1959 hit song of the same name by the Three Cats.

Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up...

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged...

Tora-san Makes Excuses is a 1992 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Kumiko...

This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and,...

Hama-chan and Su-san meet a charming woman on a fishing trip, but forget to ask her name. Days later, Hama-chan sees her again at a dentist's office.

Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his...

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi’s sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront...

A story set in a small harmonica factory in Kita-Senju that celebrates the love lives of young workers.

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.

Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt...