Yoshio Yamada

Movies

The Kirishima Thing
Set Decoration
A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.
One Missed Call
Set Decoration
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
Adrenaline Drive
Production Design
A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.
The Eel
Set Decoration
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.
Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers
Art Direction
A special agent of the Tokyo Police has been given the assignment of assassinating a group of crime bosses. Soon afterwards, she encounters the hitman the crime bosses have sent to kill her. After talking together, they discover that they are equally reluctant to carry out their assignments. They are pushed onward by their respective bosses, however, until they must both decide where their loyalties truly lie.
Crepe
Production Design
Based on the story of the same name by Shizuka Ijûin. Ran as a double feature with Chibusa (1993).
Chikan sagishi: Masaguru yubisaki
Art Direction
Nikkatsu Roman Porno