Toho Yaro

When given the choice between the sword and the ball, the Toho Guys choose to walk the way of the podcast. It’s babycart mayhem in this chambara classic, LONE WOLF AND CUB: SWORD OF VENGEANCE! Directed by Kenji Misumi, Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Fumio Watanabe, and Yunosuke Ito The post Toho Yaro #33, “Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Three unlikely strangers find each other traveling Japan in a new car, and three likely podcasters find themselves talking about it! The Toho Guys take a break from TORA-SAN to explore another Yoji Yamada film in Episode 32: THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF! Directed by Yoji Yamada, Starring Ken Takakura, Kaori Momoi, Tetsuya Takeda, and Chieko Baisho […] The post Toho Yaro #32, “The Yellow Handkerchief” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Things don’t always go as planned, but we do our best! The Toho Guys take a thorough look at the rituals and characters who appear when someone dies in Episode 31: THE FUNERAL! Directed by Juzo Itami, Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, and Hideji Otaki   The post Toho Yaro #31, “The Funeral” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Making pastries is harder than it looks! The Toho Guys chomp into some dorayaki and listen to the world around them as they explore the ups and downs of life in Episode 30: SWEET BEAN! Directed by Naomi Kawase, Starring Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, and Kyara Uchida The post Toho Yaro #30, “Sweet Bean” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Follow the light! The light is your guide! We are the Toho Guys from Planet X and we give everything a number. For instance, the monsters you call Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah we call Episode 29: GODZILLA VS MONSTER ZERO! Directed by Ishiro Honda, Starring Akira Takarada, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Akira Kubo, and […] The post Toho Yaro #29, “Godzilla vs. Monster Zero” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

The worlds of bonnets and bikers collide! Can the Toho Guys sift through the bootleg merchandise, sketchy pachinko winnings, and frilly dresses to find friendship in KAMIKAZE GIRLS?! Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima, Starring Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sadawo Abe, and Kirin Kiki The post Toho Yaro #28, “Kamikaze Girls” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Somebody’s getting married! Or will they? The Toho Guys slow things down and explore the world of Yasujiro Ozu in his 1962 slice of life film AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, Starring Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Mariko Okada, Eijiro Tono, and Daisuke Kato     The post Toho Yaro #27, “An Autumn Afternoon” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

“Home Is Where The Heart Is.” And with flashy decorated trucks, cartoony antics, enka ballads, and comedy that turns to drama on a dime, the Toho Guys are right at home with Episode 26: TRUCK YARO V: TRUCKSTAR OF GUTS! Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, Starring Bunta Sugawara, Kinya Aikawa, Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, and Aki Yashiro The post Toho Yaro #26, “Truck Yaro 5: Truckstar of Guts appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Road trip!! Dance, fight, and play games with Beat Takeshi in Episode 25: KIKUJIRO! Directed by “Beat” Takeshi Kitano, Starring Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Rakkyo Ide, Nezumi Imamura, and Akaji Maro       The post Toho Yaro #25, “Kikujiro” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

The Toho Guys have angered the gods, and a vengeful statue has come to life to show them who’s boss! Stomp! Crash! It’s Episode 24: DAIMAJIN! Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Starring Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Jun Fujimaki, Yutaro Gomi, and Tatsuo Endo   The post Toho Yaro #24, “Daimajin” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

What are the Toho Guys doing in a women’s prison?! Trying to keep their wits about them as they attempt to navigate the world of creeper cops, devious inmates, and the vengeful Matsu the Scorpion in FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION! Directed by Shunya Ito, Starring Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yayoi Watanabe, Yoko Mihara, Isao Natsuyagi, […] The post Toho Yaro #23, “Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

The frightened kid with a crossbow? The psycho with a paper fan? The innocent couple with a pot lid and pair of binoculars? Who will survive in BATTLE ROYALE, the film that puts an entire high school class on an island and instructs them to fight to the death?! Directed by Kinji Fukusaku, Starring Tatsuya […] The post Toho Yaro #22, “Battle Royale” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Takashi Miike takes on the manga about a guy who is kept alive by worms in his blood in his 100th film! The Toho Guys load up on weapons and talk BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL! Directed by Takashi Miike, Starring Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, and Chiaki Kuriyama. The post Toho Yaro #21, “Blade of the Immortal” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Laugh, cry, and feel awkward with the Toho Guys as they return to the world of OTOKO WA TSURAI YO in Episode 20: TORA-SAN’S LOVE CALL! Directed by Yoji Yamada, Starring Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Gin Maeda, Junko Ikeuchi, and Takashi Shimura. The post Toho Yaro #20, “Tora-san’s Love Call” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

The Toho Guys have disguised a new podcast as a pile of sticks and smuggled it across the border for your listening pleasure! It’s the classic samurai romp of Episode 19: THE HIDDEN FORTRESS! Directed by Akira Kurosawa, Starring Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, and Takashi Shimura. The post Toho Yaro #19, “The Hidden Fortress” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Disaster strikes podcastland as a giant beast emerges from the sea… Look out! Call a meeting! It’s the bureaucratic body-horror of Episode 18: SHIN GODZILLA! Directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, Starring Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara, Mikako Ichikawa, Ren Osugi, and Akira Emoto. The post Toho Yaro #18, “Shin Godzilla” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Dangerous hair, frozen yokai, music-loving warriors, and drinkable specters. Dim the lights and gather ’round to hear the Toho Guys talk ghost stories in Episode 17: KWAIDAN! Directed by Masaki Kobayashi, Starring Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi, Katsuo Nakamura, Takashi Shimura, Kunie Tanaka, Noboru Nakaya, and Kei Sato. The post Toho Yaro #17, “Kwaidan” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Meet a colorful cast of gangsters, killers, and hotel employees. It’s crime and makeovers in SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL! Directed by Katsuohito Ishii, Starring Tadanobu Asano, Shie Kohinata, Ittoku Kishibe, and Susumu Terajima. The post Toho Yaro #16, “Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

Get your chainsaws ready! The Toho Guys leave the big city behind and learn a trade in Episode 15: WOOD JOB! Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, Starring Shota Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, Hideaki Ito, and Akira Emoto. The post Toho Yaro #15, “Wood Job!” appeared first on Toho Yaro.

It’s yakuza action, avant-garde set design, frenetic editing, and musical numbers that may or may not be breaking the 4th wall! The Toho Guys do their best to make sense of TOKYO DRIFTER! Directed by Seijun Suzuki, Starring Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara and Hideaki Nitani. The post Toho Yaro #14, “Tokyo Drifter” appeared first on Toho Yaro.