Takashi Shimura Movies

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

Japanese family drama.

Japanese mystery film.

1961 Japanese movie

Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works...

Part one of The Masterless 47.

Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making...

1950 film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

1962 Japanese movie

This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

A gritty, noirish gangster saga.

The life of three beautiful princesses in feudal Japan.

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).

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...

First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto.

Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a...

Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the...