Rentaro Mikuni Movie Trailers
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A Human Promise Trailer (1986)
13 September 1986
An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
Kwaidan Trailer (1965)
06 January 1965
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales.
Nomugi Pass Trailer (1979)
30 June 1979
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan.
The Inugami Family Trailer (1976)
16 October 1976
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
The Burmese Harp Trailer (1956)
21 January 1956
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro Trailer (1965)
04 September 1965
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi.
Beauty and the Thief Trailer (1952)
22 September 1952
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic, with two central themes which intermingle to compound an admirable panel of a critical period in Japanese history: the great famine in the mid 19th Century.
Farewell Rabaul Trailer (1954)
10 February 1954
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life.
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Trailer (1952)
14 May 1952
Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent.
Stepbrothers Trailer (1957)
25 June 1957
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946.
Beyond the Shining Sea Trailer (1986)
12 July 1986
Heartbroken Ukiko takes refuge with a relative after a devastating breakup. While away, she makes a dangerous match with the husband of her frigid cousin.
A Taxing Woman's Return Trailer (1988)
15 January 1988
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
Miyamoto Musashi Trailer (1961)
27 May 1961
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend.
Rennyo and His Mother Trailer (1981)
07 October 1981
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages.
Vengeance Is Mine Trailer (1979)
21 April 1979
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Free and Easy Special Trailer (1994)
16 July 1994
Approached by a friend about a matchmaking arrangement, Su-san goes to Hama-chan's home seeking help.
The Great Road Trailer (1960)
08 March 1960
The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments.
Night Drum Trailer (1958)
15 April 1958
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane.
Rikyu Trailer (1989)
15 September 1989
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
Free and Easy 17 Trailer (2006)
05 August 2006
Yumiko returns to work in Hama-chan's department. She had once left the company after getting married, but a dark shadow now seems to loom over her.
Himiko Trailer (1974)
09 March 1974
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
Captive's Island Trailer (1966)
02 July 1966
Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island where he was imprisoned in reform school.
The Street of Desire Trailer (1984)
14 April 1984
A valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death.
Free and Easy 6 Trailer (1993)
25 December 1993
Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on Su-san's behalf in a case of mistaken identity.
Free and Easy 2 Trailer (1989)
27 December 1989
Hama-chan gets Su-san hooked on fishing, but Su-san has some problems to deal with; a beautiful woman saves Su-san when he collapses while fishing.
Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan Trailer (1959)
29 March 1959
Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River Trailer (2001)
01 September 2001
The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo.
Tale of Army Brutality Trailer (1963)
14 June 1963
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers.
The Last Dance Trailer (1993)
29 May 1993
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film.
Deeper Than Blue Trailer (1973)
10 February 1973
About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son.
Free and Easy 14 Trailer (2003)
20 September 2003
Hama-chan's supervisor is promoted after many frustrating years with his wayward, fishing-obsessed underling, and Hama-chan's new boss naively tries to retrain him.
The Good Fairy Trailer (1951)
17 February 1951
The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investigate the case.
Good Son-in-Law Trailer (1954)
14 April 1954
Asahi Shoji's office girl, Aiko Tatebayashi, is a modern girl of Akira herself. The dentist's father has already cleared up his eldest daughter Keiko to Mizukami, but this time Aiko's turn and her sister's wedding greeting card are handy to add a request for the color of her sister's son.
Sweet Revenge Trailer (1977)
17 December 1977
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case.
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.
The Friends Trailer (1994)
12 March 1994
A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a house surrounded by an overgrown garden.
Free and Easy 20: Final Trailer (2009)
26 December 2009
The final instalment in the popular series featuring the duo of Hama-chan, a lifelong low-ranking employee and fishing enthusiast, and Suu-san, the chairman of the company where he works.
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights Trailer (1962)
17 November 1962
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
Basara: The Princess Goh Trailer (1992)
11 April 1992
Furuta Oribe is ordered to become tea master under Toyotomi Hideyoshi after his teacher Sen no Rikyū, the former tea master, was ordered to commit suicide.
Sword for Hire Trailer (1952)
22 May 1952
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano.
Free and Easy 18 Trailer (2007)
08 September 2007
Hama-chan goes to Okayama to look for Su-san when he goes missing a few days after freezing up during his inaugural speech as the company chairman.
Women's House Trailer (1954)
23 November 1954
After Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno, Shuichiro's daughter-in-law Manzuko, painter Takashiro Egi, Shizu Kazemaki, Mitsue Nanbu, an intellectual who works in a university laboratory, and an old woman.
Thus Another Day Trailer (1959)
27 September 1959
A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out their house during the summer to pay off their mortgage, and there she meets a lonely old man.
Evil Reward Trailer (1956)
08 January 1956
After finishing his sentence, Ryosuke Ogiwara, who left the prison gate, got into a car that was sent by his wife's cell and Kenmochi detective of the Metropolitan Police Department, but the real Kenmochi detective arrived a few minutes later.
Free and Easy 16 Trailer (2005)
27 August 2005
Hama-chan meets a friendly US soldier on a trip to Nagasaki with Su-san. Su-san returns to Tokyo and is informed that Hama-chan has gone missing.
The Journalist: Rokko/Kikutake Sunao Trailer (1977)
10 November 1977
An exploration of the nature of journalism that focuses on Fukuoka Nichi Nichi newspaper reporter Kikutake Sunao, with reenactments of scenes from his life, in which he is portrayed by the actor Mikuni Rentaro.
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death Trailer (1971)
20 February 1971
In the sixth and final episode Rentaro Mikuni steals the show as Baiken Shishido, Musashi's nemesis. Mikuni is the nominal villain of the film, but he is a devoted husband and father as well.
Journey Into Solitude Trailer (1972)
28 October 1972
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean.
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.
Zatoichi at Large Trailer (1972)
15 January 1972
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies.
Zatoichi the Outlaw Trailer (1967)
12 August 1967
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
Scalpel Trailer (1974)
12 October 1974
Surgeon Shūzō Shikine discovers his father Kikukawa’s rise in medicine was built on corruption and human experiments.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor Trailer (1969)
05 December 1969
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age.
Confessions Among Actresses Trailer (1971)
17 November 1971
In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored.
A Story from Echigo Trailer (1964)
09 May 1964
A sake factory worker on holiday returns to his home town, where he rapes the wife of one of his co-workers in the forest.