Takashi Shimura Movies

A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless.

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

1962 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...

Mt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to the eerie triple-faced deity of the Sennjogadake...

1962 Japanese movie

After the death of a colleague, the workers at a factory form a labor union.

Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima Yasoemon, lost his face in front of people. It...

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

An Ishiro Honda film.

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of...

The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous...

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

Japanese war movie.

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

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...

1948 Japanese drama film.