Takashi Shimura Movies

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

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

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

Toru Sagara, a lone wolf assassin, is imprisoned for betraying his employer, Hanawa. After completing his sentence, he immediately takes revenge on...

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

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...

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

The fall of an accountant enthralled by the sexual charms of a cabaret dancer.

“Dokuro sen” (The Skull Coin) is the first film adaptation of the popular novel by Kikuo Sumita. The story evolves around the seven...

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

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

1955 Japanese movie

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...

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