Masahiko Nishimura Movies

  • 1997
    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    8.31997HD

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way,...

    Princess Mononoke
  • 2013
    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    The Wind Rises

    7.7942013HD

    A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II...

    The Wind Rises
  • 1999
    Godzilla 2000: Millennium

    Godzilla 2000: Millennium

    Godzilla 2000: Millennium

    6.9251999HD

    An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are...

    Godzilla 2000: Millennium
  • 1997
    Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

    Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

    Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

    7.61997HD

    A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing...

    Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
  • 2013
    Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family

    7.2612013HD

    An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

    Tokyo Family
  • 2017
    The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

    52017HD

    Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.

    The Blue Hearts
  • 1997
    Moonlight Serenade

    Moonlight Serenade

    Moonlight Serenade

    5.41997HD

    After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.

    Moonlight Serenade
  • 2016
    The Magnificent Nine

    The Magnificent Nine

    The Magnificent Nine

    5.52016HD

    Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future...

    The Magnificent Nine
  • 2010
    Love Scenario

    Love Scenario

    Love Scenario

    62010HD

    Popular TV screenwriter Mayumi Taniyama suffers from the dreaded writer's block. When producer Masaya Mukai asks for a screenplay written for him,...

    Love Scenario
  • 2008
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    8.32008HD

    1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with...

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 2021
    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

    6.72021HD

    In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who...

    The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
  • 2016
    Samurai Hustle Returns

    Samurai Hustle Returns

    Samurai Hustle Returns

    6.62016HD

    Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants...

    Samurai Hustle Returns
  • 2019
    The 47 Rōnin in Debt

    The 47 Rōnin in Debt

    The 47 Rōnin in Debt

    5.32019HD

    Feudal lord Takuminokami Asano has been led to kill himself due to a scheme by Kozukenosuke Kira. Having no time to mourn his death, samurai...

    The 47 Rōnin in Debt
  • 2009
    Zen

    Zen

    Zen

    7.12009HD

    In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was...

    Zen
  • 2005
    Negotiator

    Negotiator

    Negotiator

    6.6672005HD

    In this movie, Japan's top negotiator confronts a formidable foe threatening Tokyo's subways. As high-stakes tension brews, Mashita must outsmart an...

    Negotiator
  • 2016
    What a Wonderful Family!

    What a Wonderful Family!

    What a Wonderful Family!

    7.2162016HD

    A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies...

    What a Wonderful Family!
  • 2013
    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo

    02013HD

    The first in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective...

    Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo
  • 2006
    Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

    Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

    Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge

    5.9332006HD

    In order to uphold his title of High School Detective, a teen sleuth must protect his classmates from kidnapping after receiving a threatening letter.

    Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge
  • 2012
    The Floating Castle

    The Floating Castle

    The Floating Castle

    7.42012HD

    In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes...

    The Floating Castle
  • 2017
    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    What a Wonderful Family! 2

    72017HD

    Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new...

    What a Wonderful Family! 2