Takashi Shimura Movie Trailers

The Bride from Hades Trailer (1968)

15 June 1968

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu.

A Woman's Life Trailer (1949)

25 January 1949

Various Flowers Trailer (1959)

19 July 1959

A heartwarming tale of romance and thrills featuring an aging groom who discovers the potential of an exceptional racehorse hidden within an ordinary bloodline and dedicates his life to that horse, and an up-and-coming jockey, set against the backdrop of a thrilling steeplechase race.

Attack Squadron Trailer (1963)

03 January 1963

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans.

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' Trailer (2002)

25 October 2002

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).

The Skin of the South Trailer (1952)

28 February 1952

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts.

Untamed Woman Trailer (1957)

28 May 1957

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.

Sanshiro Sugata Trailer (1943)

25 March 1943

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility.

Sazae-san's Marriage Trailer (1959)

09 January 1959

Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and eventually heads for Nikko, a travel destination.

Snow Trail Trailer (1947)

05 August 1947

Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer.

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.

Singing Lovebirds Trailer (1939)

14 December 1939

An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.

Saga of the Vagabonds Trailer (1959)

09 August 1959

Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro.

Chûshingura Trailer (1962)

03 November 1962

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp Trailer (1969)

27 August 1969

Tora-san, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura.

The Last Days of Planet Earth Trailer (1981)

18 April 1981

Dr. Nishiyama has to combat increasingly bizarre events on which seem all too familiar to the French prophet Nostradamus's predictions.

Oniisan to oneesan Trailer (1961)

08 December 1961

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

New Prison Walls of Abashiri Trailer (1968)

28 December 1968

Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.

Lion Festival of Echigo Trailer (1962)

30 September 1962

A Dangerous Hero Trailer (1957)

30 July 1957

After the son of a wealthy man is kidnapped, a tenacious young reporter decides to find the culprit.

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.

Samurai Pirate Trailer (1963)

26 October 1963

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter.

Long Way to Okinawa Trailer (1962)

07 March 1962

1962 Japanese movie

Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku Trailer (1962)

20 May 1962

After her father gets incapacitated due to a stroke, a young girl named Sanae takes over his postal job to support her family.

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.

Vendetta of a Samurai Trailer (1952)

03 January 1952

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

Jiruba no Tetsu Trailer (1950)

12 August 1950

Samurai Assassin Trailer (1965)

03 January 1965

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Brand of Evil Trailer (1964)

29 May 1964

A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where he is asked to investigate Mitsue Takazawa, the wife of a local trading firm president.

Prophecies of Nostradamus Trailer (1974)

03 August 1974

Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand.

Hadaka no Machi Trailer (1957)

23 July 1957

Devil's Gold Trailer (1950)

19 February 1950

The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.

The Man Who Came to Port Trailer (1952)

27 November 1952

An Ishiro Honda film.

The Most Beautiful Trailer (1944)

13 April 1944

Young women at a precision optics factory in wartime Japan push to exceed production quotas, enduring illness, injury, and personal hardship to “serve the country.

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways Trailer (1967)

14 January 1967

Toru Sagara, a lone wolf assassin, is imprisoned for betraying his employer, Hanawa. After completing his sentence, he immediately takes revenge on Hanawa, but as he leaves, he is unaware that a boy is watching him.

The Loyal 47 Ronin Trailer (1958)

01 April 1958

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.

The 36 Passengers Trailer (1957)

08 April 1957

A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu and the detective who rides with him to arrest him.

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers Trailer (1969)

20 November 1969

An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

Points and Lines Trailer (1958)

11 November 1958

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.

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.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy Trailer (1973)

21 April 1973

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi.

The Gambler's Code Trailer (1961)

14 June 1961

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of a yakuza he had been forced by the code of the gamblers to fight man to man.

Last Days of Edo Trailer (1941)

28 November 1941

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.

Life of a Country Doctor Trailer (1960)

14 August 1960

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan.

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments Trailer (1971)

25 February 1971

As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above.

Zatoichi and the Fugitives Trailer (1968)

10 August 1968

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

To Love and Swear Trailer (1945)

26 July 1945

After facing hard times, an orphan Korean boy gets adopted to Japanese society. He meets several Japanese people who are kind to him, and grows up wanting to repay his debt to Japan, by becoming a kamikaze pilot.

Vagabond Employee: Outcry Trailer (1959)

12 May 1959

When a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the truth by any means necessary.