Tsutomu Yamazaki

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Tsutomu Yamazaki - what members say

Departures review by A customer from London

Interesting Story 27 July 2009
...al templates. Strong ensemble to provide fluid support to the movie, especially Tsutomu Yamazaki's subtle portrayal of the funeral home director, despite the lack of dialogue, ... Read customer review

Departures - Blu-ray (2008)
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue
Director: Yojiro Takita
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When cellist Daigo Kobayashi finds himself unemployed, he returns with his wife to his hometown and answers an ad he believes has been placed by a travel agency. The available position, however, turns out to be with a company that prepares corpses for cremation--an elaborate ritual for which the ..read more »

78% from 1,038 member

Departures on DVD (2008)
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue
Director: Yojiro Takita
Certificate:
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When cellist Daigo Kobayashi finds himself unemployed, he returns with his wife to his hometown and answers an ad he believes has been placed by a travel agency. The available position, however, turns out to be with a company that prepares corpses for cremation--an elaborate ritual for which the ..read more »

79% from 5,068 members

Rikyu (1989)
Starring: Rentaro Mikuni, Yoshiko Mita, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
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Acclaimed director and headmaster of the Sogestsu school of flower arranging Hiroshi Teshigahara helms this elegant historical drama about tea master Sen no Rikyu. A Buddhist priest who talks of the beauty of a single flower or the shape of a hand holding a teacup, Rikyu (played by Rentaro Mikuni) ..read more »

25% from 2 members
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A Taxing Woman (1987)
Starring: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa
Director: Juzo Itami
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A Taxing Woman is the subtly hilarious tale of Ryoko, Tokyo's hardest working female tax inspector. The ruthless diligence of this innocent looking heroine is matched only by the intricate deceptions of Gondo, tax cheat extraordinaire. When Ryoko chances on one of Tokyo's busiest "love hotels," ..read more »

58% from 11 members
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Tampopo (1985)
Starring: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watanabe
Director: Juzo Itami
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Described as the 'first Japanese noodle western', this amusing tale offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favourite topics.

82% from 248 members
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Kagemusha on DVD (1980)
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kenichi Hagiwara, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Just as many American studio-era directors found acclaim abroad that was denied them in their home country, by 1980 Akira Kurosawa's reputation outside Japan exceeded his esteem at home. As uncompromising as ever, he found considerable difficulty securing backing for his ambitious projects. Unsure ..read more »

70% from 4,097 members

Departures - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Departures - 4.0 stars
Rikyu - 1.5 stars
A Taxing Woman - 3.0 stars
Tampopo - 4.0 stars

Tampopo - 4.0 stars
Departures - 4.0 stars
Departures - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Kagemusha - 3.5 stars
A Taxing Woman - 3.0 stars

Rikyu - 1.5 stars
A Taxing Woman - 3.0 stars
Kagemusha - 3.5 stars
Departures - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Departures - 4.0 stars

Masahiro Motoki - 3 times - show films
Takashi Sasano - 3 times - show films
Kazuko Yoshiyuki - 3 times - show films
Kimiko Yo - 3 times - show films
Ryoko Hirosue - 3 times - show films

Yojiro Takita - 3 times - show films
Juzo Itami - 2 times - show films
Akira Kurosawa - 1 times - show films
Hiroshi Teshigahara - 1 times - show films