Takashi Shimura Movies

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the...

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

A sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).

Judo movie.

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting...

Lord Oda Nobunaga gains control of nearly all of Japan and tries to enlist the aid of Magoichi and his 3.000 gunners.

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

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

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of...

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

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

Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a...

The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's...

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

A silk mill worker living through a dark and twisted youth… What is chastity? A powerful work that speaks to society through the anguished...

A realistic film that sharply portrays a cross-section of postwar society.

An Ishiro Honda film.

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.