Masao Shimizu Movie Trailers
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The 47 Ronin Trailer (1941)
08 December 1941
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace.
Miniature Trailer (1953)
01 April 1953
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process.
Gate of Hell Trailer (1953)
30 October 1953
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising.
The Eagle of the Pacific Trailer (1953)
21 October 1953
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States.
Frankie's Aliens Trailer (1957)
27 March 1957
Dr. Kinoshita, whose rocket experiments had been a series of failures, discovers a strange flying saucer zooming through the night sky at super speed.
This Happy Life Trailer (1944)
27 January 1944
A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.
A Samurai's Love Trailer (1954)
03 March 1954
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
The Snow Woman Trailer (1968)
20 April 1968
Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men.
The Elder Sister Trailer (1969)
09 June 1969
Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.
Gigantis, the Fire Monster Trailer (1959)
21 May 1959
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
The Wild Reporter Trailer (1959)
27 September 1959
Seven years ago, Ishimatsu Toshio, a talented radio producer at Zen Nihon Hōsō, witnessed a crazed drug addict murder his wife and then commit suicide, though Toshio was able to save the lives of their two children.
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart Trailer (1963)
10 February 1963
Jiro, a young yakuza, and Mami, a diplomat’s daughter, are two young lovers from different worlds. Having met by accident, they soon discover a new life together.
Lucky Dragon No. 5 Trailer (1959)
18 February 1959
An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
White Beast Trailer (1950)
03 June 1950
Keiko Yukawa is a former prostitute and the newest inmate at White Lily, a female rehabilitation facility.
Youth of the Beast Trailer (1963)
21 April 1963
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
Rusty Knife Trailer (1958)
11 March 1958
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug.
The Wolves Trailer (1955)
03 July 1955
A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.
Love in Ginza Trailer (1962)
04 March 1962
Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his jazz pianist friend who works at a bar.
The Sands of Kurobe Trailer (1968)
01 March 1968
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam.
Those Who Make Tomorrow Trailer (1946)
02 May 1946
In postwar Japan, two sisters—a film studio script girl and a revue dancer—become swept up in the growing labor movement when workers around them strike for better conditions.
Scandal Trailer (1950)
26 April 1950
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Once More Trailer (1947)
01 April 1947
A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a doctor who devotes himself to caring for the poor.
The Fourth Lady Trailer (1948)
23 December 1948
It was the first time in six years that I was able to step on the land of my homeland, the land of my nostalgia.
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club Trailer (1969)
22 November 1969
A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka.
The Militarists Trailer (1970)
11 September 1970
The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.
Kojiro Trailer (1967)
01 April 1967
Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Tatsuya Nakadai).
Outlaw Trailer (1953)
23 November 1953
A young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.
The Life of Oharu Trailer (1952)
17 April 1952
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
The Straits of Love and Hate Trailer (1937)
17 June 1937
A servant girl is seduced and abandoned by her lover, a man from a higher social class, forcing her to navigate a harsh world as an itinerant performer to survive and raise their child.
The Rainbow-Colored Flower Trailer (1950)
14 October 1950
Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish teenage war orphan who tries to offer herself for money but is instead taken in by Ebihara, Koyabu, a middle-aged woman who has spent much of her life as the kept woman of a wealthy man, and Teruko, the modest daughter of Ebihara's former teacher who comes to rely on him after the death of her father.
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo Trailer (1961)
19 June 1961
A youth drama about a sincere and pretty young maiko who comes to Tokyo for the first time in her life and fills her little heart with the joys and sorrows she experiences there.
On This Earth Trailer (1957)
22 November 1957
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school.
Striving to Live Trailer (1955)
25 February 1955
Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in trouble because he had a bonus of 10,000 yen more.
Flame of My Love Trailer (1949)
13 February 1949
In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi, just as the party is being disbanded by the government.
No Regrets for Our Youth Trailer (1946)
29 October 1946
After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.
The Great White Tower Trailer (1966)
15 October 1966
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka.
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower Trailer (1943)
15 April 1943
Stalwart soldiers of the Japanese Empire – Japanese and Korean alike – stand in defense of a military outpost threatened by "bandits.
One Wonderful Sunday Trailer (1947)
01 July 1947
Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.
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.
A Hole of My Own Making Trailer (1955)
28 September 1955
Nobuko is a widow who lives with her stepchild Tamiko and her brother Junjiro. The family's gatekeeper, Komatsu, is attracted to Tamiko, but she is encouraged to marry a doctor and he is afraid to tell her his feelings.
Gambling is My Destiny Trailer (1965)
04 April 1965
Shadowed and alone. Today, a melancholy guitar sobs in a wandering seaside town.... To make amends, he hides his identity and saves his girlfriend's sister from certain death.
The Champion Trailer (1957)
01 May 1957
Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father.
A Woman's Life Trailer (1962)
18 November 1962
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman.