Gen Shimizu Movies

  • 1954
    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    8.51954HD

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...

    Seven Samurai
  • 1961
    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    8.0991961HD

    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...

    Yojimbo
  • 1962
    Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    7.91962HD

    Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...

    Sanjuro
  • 1963
    High and Low

    High and Low

    High and Low

    8.31963HD

    In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by...

    High and Low
  • 1949
    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    Stray Dog

    7.51949HD

    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...

    Stray Dog
  • 1972
    Godzilla vs. Gigan

    Godzilla vs. Gigan

    Godzilla vs. Gigan

    6.41972HD

    Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled...

    Godzilla vs. Gigan
  • 1957
    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    7.91957HD

    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...

    Throne of Blood
  • 1953
    Gate of Hell

    Gate of Hell

    Gate of Hell

    7.1191953HD

    Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love...

    Gate of Hell
  • 1960
    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    The Bad Sleep Well

    7.6761960HD

    In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...

    The Bad Sleep Well
  • 1955
    I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    I Live in Fear

    7.31955HD

    Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to...

    I Live in Fear
  • 1965
    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    6.81965HD

    Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world...

    Invasion of Astro-Monster
  • 1964
    Yearning

    Yearning

    Yearning

    8.1351964HD

    War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly...

    Yearning
  • 1962
    47 Ronin

    47 Ronin

    47 Ronin

    7.31962HD

    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...

    47 Ronin
  • 1960
    The Sun's Burial

    The Sun's Burial

    The Sun's Burial

    6.5421960HD

    In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of...

    The Sun's Burial
  • 1967
    Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

    Two in the Shadow

    7.691967HD

    A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he...

    Two in the Shadow
  • 1963
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    7.11963HD

    A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.

    A Woman's Life
  • 1969
    Battle of the Japan Sea

    Battle of the Japan Sea

    Battle of the Japan Sea

    61969HD

    Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and...

    Battle of the Japan Sea
  • 1960
    Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

    Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

    Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

    6.61960HD

    The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.

    Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
  • 1950
    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    Street of Violence

    6.51950HD

    An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.

    Street of Violence
  • 1972
    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly

    6.61972HD

    Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later,...

    Wandering Ginza Butterfly