Takashi Shimura

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves […]

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble […]

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When […]

A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is […]

Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging […]

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led […]

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has […]

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are […]

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the […]

A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, […]