Yoko Fujiyama Movies
- 1966
In this Japanese WW II drama, several inductable youths decide to avoid combat by playing in an army band. Unfortunately, following basic training, the musicians end up sent to China to help the flagging morale of troops stationed there. There they are brutally attacked by the Chinese and sent to a POW camp. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hisaya Morishige, Keiju Kobayashi, (more)
In this Japanese sci-fi adventure, Japan and the rest of the planet is being destroyed by a deadly series of earthquakes. Explorers soon discover why: beneath the sea is an enormous city, Mu, and to keep it going, they have been stealing energy from the Earth's core. They refuse to stop and so the Japanese government pleads with the commander of the air, land, and sea supership, the Atragon, to help them destroy Mu. Unfortunately, the skipper cares nothing for saving the world. But when the Mu-folk steal his own daughter, the commander changes his mind. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tadao Takashima, Yoko Fujiyama, (more)
- 1965
When a group of new Japanese recruits are sent immediately to the front in North China, they are expected to survive and act like professionals despite the fact that they've never received any training in military tactics. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
- 1965
In this Japanese feature, when diamond robbers find that a kind of goo from outer space is beating them to the diamonds and consuming the jewels for food, they have to do something about it. Meanwhile, an elderly scientist has been working on the problem and discovers that wasp venom freezes the extraterrestrial goo. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yoko Fujiyama
- 1962
Different Sons was originally released in Japan as Futari no Musuko. When Kensuki (Akira Takarada) marries a bar hostess, he is disowned by his family--who, truth to tell, aren't much higher on the social scale than Kensuki's bride. Over the years, Kensuki's financial condition improves by leaps and bounds; still, his poor but proud family refuse to accept help from him, choosing instead to rely on his "faithful" brother Shoji (Yuzo Kayama). The bitterness rages on until the rift is finally repaired in a most unexpected fashion. Perhaps better suited temperamentally for a Japanese audience, Different Sons still has much to offer for non-Japanese filmgoers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
