Gen Shimizu Movies

Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki

An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.

Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees...

An early film by Kon Ichikawa

Thriller directed by Seiji Maruyama

Directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House"...

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.

A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the...

1962 Japanese movie

A comedic tale that follows several quirky individuals who navigate the twists and turns of their daily lives.

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo...

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first...

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is...