Gen Shimizu Movies

  • 1954
    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    8.4641954HD

    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

    8.11961HD

    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

    7.9431962HD

    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

    7.511949HD

    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
  • 1957
    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood

    7.9251957HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1957
    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    6.41957HD

    In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to...

    The Mysterians
  • 1956
    The Storm

    The Storm

    The Storm

    91956HD

    A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.

    The Storm
  • 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
  • 1965
    Beast Alley

    Beast Alley

    Beast Alley

    71965HD

    "When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." ...

    Beast Alley
  • 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