Takashi Shimura Movies
- 1962
Lion Festival of Echigo
Lion Festival of Echigo01962HD
- 1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
Jiruba no Tetsu01950HD
- 1937
Jiraiya
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Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.
- 1951
The Bitch
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The fall of an accountant enthralled by the sexual charms of a cabaret dancer.
- 1955
Love Never Fails
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Two youths - the serious son of a Buddhist abbot and his rakish pal - quarrel over a restaurant keeper's daughter. When one of the youths die the...
- 1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes
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Japanese mystery film.
- 1938
Chushingura
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The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge...
- 1961
Structure of Hate
Structure of Hate01961HD
Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.
- 1951
The Den of Beasts
The Den of Beasts01951HD
- 1956
Young Tree
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A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.
- 1958
Fearless Opposition
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This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.
- 1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari01973HD
- 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
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Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).
- 1956
Scoundrel
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- 1938
Taiko's Rising in the World
Taiko's Rising in the World01938HD
Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power...
- 1958
The Sword Knows
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In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.
- 1949
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life01949HD
- 1941
Festival Across the Sea
Festival Across the Sea01941HD
There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...
- 1944
Sagohei the Three-footer
Sagohei the Three-footer01944HD
- 1951
The Life of a Horse Trader
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The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and...