Takashi Shimura Movies

  • 1954
    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    8.4641954HD

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...

    Seven Samurai
  • 1963
    High and Low

    High and Low

    High and Low

    8.31963HD

    In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by...

    High and Low
  • 1954
    Godzilla

    Godzilla

    Godzilla

    7.61954HD

    Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover...

    Godzilla
  • 1950
    Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Rashomon

    8.11950HD

    Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of...

    Rashomon
  • 1961
    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    8.0961961HD

    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...

    Yojimbo
  • 1980
    Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

    7.81980HD

    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...

    Kagemusha
  • 1952
    Ikiru

    Ikiru

    Ikiru

    8.2991952HD

    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...

    Ikiru
  • 1956
    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    6.61956HD

    During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric...

    Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
  • 1960
    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    7.6731960HD

    In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...

    The Bad Sleep Well
  • 1965
    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    7.71965HD

    Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money...

    Kwaidan
  • 1965
    Red Beard

    Red Beard

    Red Beard

    8.0921965HD

    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...

    Red Beard
  • 1955
    Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

    61955HD

    Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon...

    Godzilla Raids Again
  • 1958
    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    7.91958HD

    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...

    The Hidden Fortress
  • 1957
    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    7.91957HD

    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...

    Throne of Blood
  • 1949
    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    7.51949HD

    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...

    Stray Dog
  • 1946
    No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    6.81946HD

    Over more than a decade, the daughter of a Kyoto Imperial University professor comes of age as she witnesses her father fired for opposing the rise...

    No Regrets for Our Youth
  • 1952
    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    6.71952HD

    Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to...

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
  • 1948
    Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

    Drunken Angel

    7.61948HD

    Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to...

    Drunken Angel
  • 1964
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    71964HD

    After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
  • 1956
    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    7.21956HD

    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....

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island