Takashi Shimura

The Bad Sleep Well
8.1

The Bad Sleep Well

A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father’s staged suicide.
Gojira
7.6

Gojira

1954

Gojira

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist ...
Seven Samurai
8.7

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village’s request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai ...
Throne of Blood
8.1

Throne of Blood

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part ...
Yojimbo
8.3

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

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 ...
Sanjuro
8.2

Sanjuro

1962

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed “Sanjuro.” In ...
Rashômon
8.3

Rashômon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the ...
The Idiot
7.3

The Idiot

1951

The Idiot

Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love ...
Ikiru
8.2

Ikiru

1952

Ikiru

Mr. Watanabe suddenly finds that he has terminal cancer. He vows to make his final days meaningful. His attempts to communicate his anguish to ...