Takashi Shimura Movies

Tadashi Imai 1946 movie

Japanese family drama.

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

A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.

Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The...

1955 Japanese movie

In 1853, Gentetsu Nishiyama tells his students that the French prophet Nostaradamus foretells great change for Japan, some of his students revolt,...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.

Walking home late one night, a down-on-his-luck sewage worker runs into a drunk businessman with a briefcase full of cash. His impulsive decision...

A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.

1961 Japanese movie

1952 Japanese movie

1945 Japanese movie

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...