Takashi Shimura Movies

1962 Japanese movie

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...

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.

Slice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

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

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes...

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a...

1962 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...

1952 Japanese movie

The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Three of the air traffic controllers are female with...

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

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