Takashi Shimura Movies

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

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

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...

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

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

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

Also known as Crazy Uproar.

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on her own.

The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not...

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

Caught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and settle personal scores—only to find true...

Japanese war movie.

The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for...

1955 Japanese movie

1942 Japanese movie

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

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