Yamakawa (born in 1957) is a Japanese director and screenwriter. He worked as assistant director on two films by Itsumichi Isomura and the internationally acclaimed comedy Shall we dansu? (1996) by Masayuk Suo. He wrote screenplays and directed two films: satiric comedy Takkyű Onsen (Ping-Pong Bath Station, 1998) and action film Tôkyô genpatsu (Tokyo: Level One, 2004).