Takashi Shimura — Actor (102)
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Counterattack of the Monsters (1955)
ゴジラの逆襲
★ 5.5 (13 ratings) director: 小田基義 actor: 小泉博 / 千秋实 …
other title: 哥斯拉的反击 / ゴジラの逆襲 …
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
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I Live in Fear (1955) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
生きものの記録
★ 8.0 (24 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …
other title: 活人的记录 / 生きものの記録 …
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
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The Rose in the Mud (1960) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
悪い奴ほどよく眠る
★ 8.4 (95 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 森雅之 …
other title: 恶汉甜梦 / 悪い奴ほどよく眠る …
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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Sanshiro Sugata (1943) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
姿三四郎
★ 6.9 (108 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 大河内传次郎 / 藤田进 …
other title: 姿三四郎 / 铁臂柔肠(港) …
The story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn Jujutsu. However, upon his arrival he discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on Shiro Saigo, a legendary judoka.
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Throne of Blood (1957)
蜘蛛巣城
★ 8.2 (257 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 山田五十铃 …
other title: 거미집의 성 / 蜘蛛巣城 …
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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Red Beard (1965) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
赤ひげ
★ 8.6 (130 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 加山雄三 …
other title: 붉은 수염 / 赤ひげ …
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
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The Bullet Train (1975)
新幹線大爆破
★ 7.7 (30 ratings) director: 佐藤纯弥 actor: 宇津井健 / 千叶真一 …
other title: 新干线爆炸案 / 新幹線大爆破 …
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
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Godzilla (1954)
ゴジラ
★ 7.6 (75 ratings) director: Ishirō Honda actor: Akira Takarada / Momoko Kôchi …
other title: 哥斯拉 / ゴジラ …
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
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Yojimbo (1961) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
用心棒
★ 8.7 (412 ratings) director: Akira Kurosawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / Tatsuya Nakadai …
other title: 요짐보 / 用心棒 …
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
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Sanjuro (1962) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
椿三十郎
★ 8.7 (254 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 仲代达矢 …
other title: 츠바키 산주로 / 椿三十郎 …
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
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Stray Dog (1949) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
野良犬
★ 8.2 (139 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …
other title: 들개 / 野良犬 …
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.