Takashi Shimura Movies

  • 1959
    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

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    Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an...

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
  • 1981
    Fifth Movement

    Fifth Movement

    Fifth Movement

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    When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first...

    Fifth Movement
  • 1980
    An Ocean to Cross

    An Ocean to Cross

    An Ocean to Cross

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    Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The...

    An Ocean to Cross
  • 1968
    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives

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    Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives
  • 1968
    Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

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    Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

    Human Torpedoes
  • 1962
    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく

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    1962 Japanese movie

    あの空の果てに星はまたたく
  • 1956
    The Underworld

    The Underworld

    The Underworld

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    Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue....

    The Underworld
  • 1954
    Last of the Wild Ones

    Last of the Wild Ones

    Last of the Wild Ones

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

    Last of the Wild Ones
  • 1971
    Tora-san's Love Call

    Tora-san's Love Call

    Tora-san's Love Call

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    Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.

    Tora-san's Love Call
  • 1962
    Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

    Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

    Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

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    1962 Japanese movie

    Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
  • 1965
    Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

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    Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

    Code of Ruffians
  • 1945
    Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

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    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...

    Three Women of the North
  • 1947
    Spring Awakens

    Spring Awakens

    Spring Awakens

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

    Spring Awakens
  • 1957
    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

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    Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama...

    The Eleventh Hour
  • 1969
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

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    Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is...

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
  • 1953
    The Last Embrace

    The Last Embrace

    The Last Embrace

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    Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in...

    The Last Embrace
  • 1966
    Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

    Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

    Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

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

    Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
  • 1965
    Three Yakuza

    Three Yakuza

    Three Yakuza

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    A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each...

    Three Yakuza
  • 1946
    An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

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    Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

    An Enemy of the People
  • 1963
    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

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    This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other...

    Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge