Takashi Shimura Movies
- 1950
Rashomon
Rashomon8.0951950HD
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justi...
- 1958
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress81958HD
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who g...
- 1954
Godzilla
Godzilla7.61954HD
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far m...
- 1955
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again61955HD
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon...
- 1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World6.7061965HD
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a...
- 1965
Red Beard
Red Beard8.091965HD
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him...
- 1952
Ikiru
Ikiru8.3031952HD
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look...
- 1957
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood7.91957HD
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spi...
- 1949
Stray Dog
Stray Dog7.51949HD
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes underc...
- 1955
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear7.2691955HD
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to saf...
- 1965
Kwaidan
Kwaidan7.7041965HD
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money wit...
- 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island7.1591956HD
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He'...
- 1962
Sanjuro
Sanjuro7.9521962HD
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...
- 1960
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well7.6931960HD
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled d...
- 1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo8.1061961HD
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the loca...
- 1951
The Idiot
The Idiot71951HD
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kame...
- 1980
Kagemusha
Kagemusha7.8191980HD
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid at...
- 1948
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel7.61948HD
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convi...
- 1950
Scandal
Scandal6.91950HD
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
- 1963
High and Low
High and Low8.3141963HD
A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted ove...