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Eijirō Yanagi

Actor · 112 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Frequent collaborators: Raizō Ichikawa, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō, Yoshi Katō, Kunio Kaga

Best Eijirō Yanagi movies by genre

Movies (112 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi

    1962 · ★ 7.3 (158 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    1

  2. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    1952 · ★ 7.5 (103 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Idiot

    1951 · ★ 7.0 (134 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    1959 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, History, Adventure

    4

  5. The Song Lantern

    1943 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    1962 · ★ 7.0 (100 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    6

  7. Goju no to

    1944

    7

  8. Devil’s Statue

    1952

    Drama, History

    8

  9. An Actor's Revenge

    1963 · ★ 6.6 (76 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Stop the Old Fox

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Mystery, History

    10

  11. Sound in the Mist

    1956

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Samurai Desperadoes

    1960 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Miss Oyu

    1951 · ★ 7.2 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    13

  14. The Scent of Incense

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (9 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Big Shots Die at Dawn

    1961 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Crime, Action

    15

  16. Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (30 votes)

    History, Drama, Action

    16

  17. King of the Gang

    1967 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Crime

    17

  18. The Woman Gambler's Supplication

    1968

    Crime, Drama, History

    18

  19. The Mad Fox

    1962 · ★ 7.4 (16 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Romance

    19

  20. Sisters of Nishijin

    1952

    Drama

    20

  21. Always in My Heart Part 2

    1953 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Whirlwind Magistrate

    1959 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Action

    22

  23. Night Drum

    1958 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)

    Drama, History

    23

  24. Destiny's Son

    1962 · ★ 6.6 (23 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    24

  25. A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    1963 · ★ 9.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    25

  26. A Japanese Tragedy

    1953 · ★ 5.3 (15 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. Edo Purebreed

    1961

    Action, Drama

    27

  28. Blooms of Hell

    1957 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. The Escape

    1962 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Thriller

    29

  30. Ginza Cosmetics

    1951 · ★ 6.5 (15 votes)

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.