Movies: Takashi Shimura

1955 Japanese movie...

A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents....

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 teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before...

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

The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit....

1950 film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi...

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals....

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A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless....

Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo....

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths....

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Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father....

A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this entertaining tale of love and action....

1945 Japanese movie...

A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds....

“Dokuro sen” (The Skull Coin) is the first film adaptation of the popular novel by Kikuo Sumita. The story evolves around the seven cursed coins (the Skull Coin) that are supposed to reveal the secrets of the hidden Tokugawa treasure....