Takashi Shimura Movies
- 1951
The Blue Pearl
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The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a...
- 1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Three Women Around Yoshinaka71956HD
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous...
- 1957
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour7.21957HD
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...
- 1957
A Dangerous Hero
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A film by Hideo Suzuki.
- 1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin61958HD
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the...
- 1965
Three Yakuza
Three Yakuza7.81965HD
A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each...
- 1939
Shunjû ittôryû
Shunjû ittôryû01939HD
After being expelled from the Chiba Dojo , Hirate Zoshu , along with his acquaintances Tadaki Ganryu and Tamon Jubei, were hired as bodyguards by...
- 1950
The Angry Street
The Angry Street6.51950HD
The Angry Street includes a great deal of location shooting in the rebuilt city, including downtown streets, residential neighborhoods, the campus of...
- 1971
Patience Has An End
Patience Has An End5.71971HD
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
- 1937
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba6.21937HD
The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in...
- 1944
The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama6.51944HD
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical...
- 1959
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saga of the Vagabonds6.31959HD
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...
- 1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san91978HD
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed...
- 1946
Lord for a Night
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Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
- 1952
Foghorn
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A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
- 1957
The Lord Takes a Bride
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Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro...
- 1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy6.81973HD
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same...
- 1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro01965HD
Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.
- 1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Lovelorn Geisha6.61960HD
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...
- 1961
Different Sons
Different Sons01961HD
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden...