Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 5 films on Boxlist

Known for The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro and Red Beard.

See which ones match your taste

Starring Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi

  1. The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    1958 · Film

    8.0/10 · TMDB

    Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general...

    Where to watch:+ rent/buy
  2. Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    1962 · Film

    8.0/10 · TMDB

    Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors...

    Where to watch:+ rent/buy
  3. Red Beard

    Red Beard

    1965 · Film

    8.1/10 · TMDB

    Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous...

    Where to watch:
  4. Onibaba

    Onibaba

    1964 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife...

    Where to watch:+ rent/buy
  5. The Sword of Doom

    The Sword of Doom

    1966 · Film

    7.6/10 · TMDB

    Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

    Where to watch:+ rent/buy

Credits from TMDB, for the films and shows in the Boxlist catalogue. Star ratings are quality scores, not fit.