Takashi Shimura Movie Trailers
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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.
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.
The Chivalrous Life Trailer (1967)
30 May 1967
Ryoma is a former military man who gets to know the leader of a yakuza group and begins to work with them, helping them defend themselves against other yakuza gangs.
Drunken Angel Trailer (1948)
27 April 1948
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
Town of Violence Trailer (1950)
26 February 1950
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Human Revolution II Trailer (1976)
19 June 1976
Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.
Slave Factory Trailer (1968)
25 January 1968
After the death of a colleague, the workers at a factory form a labor union.
Afraid to Die Trailer (1960)
22 March 1960
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of his recently deceased father, boss of the Asahina clan.
Challenge to Live Trailer (1961)
17 June 1961
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War.
Gigantis, the Fire Monster Trailer (1959)
21 May 1959
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Patience Has An End Trailer (1971)
25 June 1971
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron Trailer (1944)
09 March 1944
A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific War.
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.
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.
The Blue Pearl Trailer (1951)
03 August 1951
The Blue Pearl depicts the interplay between a young man from Tokyo and two ama (pearl divers; literally “women of the sea”) in a superstitious coastal town.
Zatoichi and the Fugitives Trailer (1968)
10 August 1968
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
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.
A Whistle in My Heart Trailer (1959)
29 March 1959
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Trailer (1952)
24 April 1952
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
Sanshiro Sugata Trailer (1965)
29 May 1965
Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo.
The Soundless Cry Trailer (1965)
30 January 1965
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby.
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.
Osaka Elegy Trailer (1936)
28 May 1936
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
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.
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).
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Last Days of Planet Earth Trailer (1981)
18 April 1981
In 1853, Gentetsu Nishiyama tells his students that the French prophet Nostaradamus foretells great change for Japan, some of his students revolt, calling his words heresy and his wife flees with a book of Nostradamus’s predictions… In the present day, Dr.
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.
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.
Godzilla Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of the original Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version, "Godzilla, King of the Monsters!" (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other science fiction films.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Lord Takes a Bride Trailer (1957)
02 April 1957
Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro must use his phenomenal sword skills to overcome the evil and find the love of his life.
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary Trailer (1938)
01 December 1938
A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi.
The Angry Street Trailer (1950)
14 May 1950
University students Sudo and Mori make money by picking up rich girls in dance clubs and conning them into giving them cash.
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Trailer (1957)
14 March 1957
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market.
The Lovelorn Geisha Trailer (1960)
12 July 1960
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages.