Born in Nagano Prefecture, Yamaguchi graduated from Waseda University and began working at the Tōei studios in Kyoto. He directed a number of action movie series in the 1970s and has also helmed many TV movies.

KNOWN FOR

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1985
Ponytail Won't Look Back
1985
Onna Furin Kazan
1987
Tenshi no Uppercut
1986
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
1975
Sister Street Fighter
1974
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
1975
Totsugawa Keibu Series (The Suspence)
1982
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Karate Bear Fighter
1975
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
1974
Wolf Guy
1975

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
39
Writing
9
Camera
1
1996
Moon Angel
Director
1995
Will You Die in the Chinpira Dream Chara!
Director
1988
Der Lindenbaum
Director
1987
Onna Furin Kazan
Director
1986
Tenshi no Uppercut
Director
1985
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Director
1985
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Director
1985
Ponytail Won't Look Back
Director
1983
Kanei Command Performance
Director
1982
Totsugawa Keibu Series (The Suspence)
Director
1978
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Director
1977
Karate for Life
Director
1977
The Circuit Wolf
Director
1977
The Extravagant Cops
Director
1976
The Karate Professionals
Director
1976
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Director
1976
Karate Warriors
Director
1975
Karate Bear Fighter
Director
1975
Karate Bullfighter
Director
1975
The Return of Sister Street Fighter
Director
1975
Wolf Guy
Director
1975
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
Director
1974
Sister Street Fighter
Director
1974
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Director
1974
Oh Wonderful Utamaro!
Director
1973
Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar
Director
1973
A Woman’s Road
Director
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Director
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Director
1971
Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods
Director
1971
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Director
1971
Troops of Darkness
Director
1970
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
Director
1970
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
Director
1970
The Final Gamble
Assistant Director
1969
The Bad Guy Blues
Assistant Director
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
Assistant Director
1968
I Sell My Husband
Assistant Director
1967
Express Train
Assistant Director