Takashi Shimura

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The Tattooed Hitman
6.4

The Tattooed Hitman

Apr. 27, 1974

The Tattooed Hitman

The most dangerous hired gun in Tokyo’s underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there’s a contract on his ...
Japan’s Longest Day
7.7

Japan’s Longest Day

Aug. 12, 1967

Japan’s Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the ...
Colonel Kato’s Falcon Squadron
6.9

Colonel Kato’s Falcon Squadron

A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the ...
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
6.2

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the ...
Storm Over the Pacific
6.2

Storm Over the Pacific

Apr. 26, 1960

Storm Over the Pacific

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan’s Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl ...
The Most Beautiful
5.7

The Most Beautiful

Apr. 13, 1944

The Most Beautiful

The stories of several young women who work in a ‘precision optical instruments’ factory during the second World War. Despite ...
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
6.2

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up ...
The Life of a Horse Trader
7.8

The Life of a Horse Trader

This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka “The Shark,” a rough-and-tumble horse trader ...
The Angry Street
6.9

The Angry Street

May. 14, 1950

The Angry Street

The Angry Street includes a great deal of location shooting in the rebuilt city, including downtown streets, residential neighborhoods, the ...
Sword for Hire
6.9

Sword for Hire

May. 22, 1952

Sword for Hire

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and ...
The Retreat from Kiska
7.3

The Retreat from Kiska

Jul. 04, 1965

The Retreat from Kiska

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an ...
Points and Lines
7.2

Points and Lines

Nov. 11, 1958

Points and Lines

Based on Matsumoto Seicho’s classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to ...
Godzilla
5.8

Godzilla

Jan. 01, 1977

Godzilla

The film is a re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla featuring 80 minutes of footage from the original Gojira (1954) and the US ...
It’s Tough Being a Man
7.0

It’s Tough Being a Man

Aug. 27, 1969

It’s Tough Being a Man

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father’s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister ...
A Whistle in My Heart
7.3

A Whistle in My Heart

Mar. 29, 1959

A Whistle in My Heart

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan’s indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their ...
Frankenstein Conquers the World
5.5

Frankenstein Conquers the World

During WWII, a human heart taken from Dr. Frankenstein’s lab and is kept in Japan where it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of ...
Sanshiro Sugata
7.4

Sanshiro Sugata

May. 29, 1965

Sanshiro Sugata

Remake of Kurosawa’s films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes ...
Sanshiro Sugata
6.8

Sanshiro Sugata

Mar. 25, 1943

Sanshiro Sugata

The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new ...
No Regrets for Our Youth
7.1

No Regrets for Our Youth

Oct. 29, 1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

Yukie, the well-bred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings, and even ...
Vendetta of a Samurai
6.6

Vendetta of a Samurai

Jan. 03, 1952

Vendetta of a Samurai

The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by ...