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.
Karate Bear Fighter
Karate for Life
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
Sister Street Fighter
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Karate Warriors
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods
Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
Wolf Guy
The Circuit Wolf
Neon Jellyfish: Shinjuku Flower Streetcar
Oh Wonderful Utamaro!
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Express Train
