Yasufumi Hayashi

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Man Walking on Snow
6.8

Man Walking on Snow

Jan. 01, 2001

Man Walking on Snow

Scene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife ...
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
6.8

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small ...
Beijing Watermelon
5.8

Beijing Watermelon

Nov. 18, 1989

Beijing Watermelon

The film is based on true events. It centers around Shunzo, a popular greengrocer who lives in a city near Tokyo. His life, and that of his wife, ...
The Rocking Horsemen
6.5

The Rocking Horsemen

Oct. 31, 1992

The Rocking Horsemen

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears “Pipeline” by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With ...
Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story
5.7

Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story

Because of the desolate landscape, Kobayashi chose snow-covered Hokkaido (the most northern island of Japan) as the setting for Amazing Story, a ...
The Drifting Classroom
5.4

The Drifting Classroom

Jul. 11, 1987

The Drifting Classroom

An entire Japanese international grade school-and all within-are mysteriously transported to a foreboding desert wasteland. As the story unfolds, ...