Kaneto Shindō Movie Trailers
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Avalanche Trailer (1952)
05 March 1952
A tale of melancholy centered on a couple of engineers at a power plant in the north and a pure romance with a female engineer.
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage Trailer (1966)
12 August 1966
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Sakura-tai Chiru Trailer (1988)
01 April 1988
A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in the island of Hiroshima to begin preparations for the staging of a play just before the atomic bombing.
The Whale God Trailer (1962)
15 July 1962
A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
The Most Beautiful Day of My Life Trailer (1948)
26 September 1948
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.
Clothes of Deception Trailer (1951)
13 January 1951
The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board.
Black Board Trailer (1986)
17 September 1986
Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying.
Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth Trailer (1956)
15 January 1956
Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
The Geisha House Trailer (1999)
15 January 1999
Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko.
The Gambling Samurai Trailer (1960)
28 March 1960
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family.
Crossroads in Tokyo Trailer (1991)
27 April 1991
A three parts movie following people forgotten by a society that modernizes at the price of expelling part of its individuals.
The Tale of Genji Trailer (1951)
11 June 1951
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course.
Don't Mind Trailer (1990)
03 March 1990
Set in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori Boys, and the ordinary people who live there.
Magnitude 7.9 Trailer (1980)
30 August 1980
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
Maiko and the Assassin Trailer (1963)
28 August 1963
19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.
The Wayside Pebble Trailer (1960)
31 December 1960
In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher.
Sorrow Is Only for Women Trailer (1958)
26 February 1958
The beauty of the Japanese family system is portrayed through the women who greet a woman who went to America thirty years ago to visit her grave.
By Player Trailer (2000)
02 December 2000
The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life.
Seisaku's Wife Trailer (1965)
25 June 1965
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.
Libido Trailer (1967)
28 June 1967
After an elderly man is discharged from a hospital following a misunderstood, life-affirming impulse toward a fellow patient, he finds himself caught between his wife’s empathy and his children’s judgmental scorn.
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Trailer (1975)
24 May 1975
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Will to Live Trailer (1999)
15 January 1999
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original.
Document 8.6 Trailer (1977)
06 August 1977
Documentary on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Shindo personally interviews survivors and attempts to interview the commander of the B-29 that dropped the bomb.
Children of Hiroshima Trailer (1952)
06 August 1952
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
The Matsukawa Incident Trailer (1961)
03 February 1961
Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.
Destiny's Son Trailer (1962)
01 July 1962
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine.
A Design for Dying Trailer (1961)
28 June 1961
Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie.
The Ball at the Anjo House Trailer (1947)
27 September 1947
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Tsumiki kuzushi Trailer (1983)
03 November 1983
A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.
The Woman Who Holds the Key Trailer (1946)
15 August 1946
Shochiku melodrama about the lives of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.
Actress Trailer (1987)
17 January 1987
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
How Sorrowful Trailer (1956)
07 September 1956
The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when her parents accuse him of cashing in on her misfortune.
Tree Without Leaves Trailer (1986)
15 November 1986
Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel.
Spring Snow Trailer (1950)
26 February 1950
The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not easy.
The Life of Chikuzan Trailer (1977)
17 March 1977
After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation.
Stolen Pleasure Trailer (1962)
14 March 1962
High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him into divorcing his wife, only for their new marriage to be destabilized by the arrival of her young niece.
But the Flesh is Weak Trailer (1957)
29 October 1957
A woman who grew up in a prestigious household, begins to have an affair outside the marriage.
Tokyo Elegy Trailer (1951)
28 September 1951
In 1945, in a Shanghai filled with a palpable sense of unease as the war was still raging, Atsuko Kijima and Ryuji Kudo fell in love and exchanged promises of marriage.
The Bride from Japan Trailer (1959)
22 November 1959
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
The White Orchid Trailer (1951)
24 March 1951
A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo
Turbid Youth Trailer (1954)
21 September 1954
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman Hayashi and seeked their own careers in the film industry.
To the Ends of the Earth Trailer (1953)
20 October 1953
In this downbeat, emotionally gripping drama, a lone guardian of some small huts on one of the northernmost, small islands off Japan remembers his once happier past and the events that destroyed everyone he held dear.
Shojohou Trailer (1950)
02 December 1950
A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and who stand tall like the peaks of a place that has endured the winds and snow of love! Eisuke Taniguchi (Shimizu), president of Towa Electric Works, has three beautiful daughters.
Cape Ashizuri Trailer (1954)
18 May 1954
Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.
Story of a Beloved Wife Trailer (1951)
07 September 1951
Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko Otowa stars as the wife who supports him through his early struggles.
Devil's Temple Trailer (1969)
31 May 1969
An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer.
Heat Wave Island Trailer (1969)
29 October 1969
Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find work, but instead ends up dead.
Talented Woman Trailer (1959)
15 April 1959
Set in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story of a parent and child.
Two Wives Trailer (1967)
15 April 1967
After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them.
Pursuit At Dawn Trailer (1950)
01 June 1950
This little seen early work by Ichikawa was produced during the director's Shintoho period (1947-51).
Jōen no hatoba Trailer (1951)
08 June 1951
A seafaring man who hates women and a barmaid who hates men… drawn together and torn apart by a strange twist of fate… a melodrama of passion and intensity.