Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Born: November 20, 1916
Died: August 17, 2012

Movies for Akira Shimizu...

The Youth Killer
Title: The Youth Killer
Released: October 23, 1976
Type: Movie
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Title: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Released: August 12, 1970
Type: Movie
Zatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the Yakuza and a jealous husband.
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Blood End
Title: Blood End
Released: November 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a leader in the Mito Tengu group, which plans to overthrow the shogunate.
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Kanto Woman Fortitude
Title: Kanto Woman Fortitude
Released: October 4, 1969
Type: Movie
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Tenchu!
Title: Tenchu!
Character: Saichiro Inoue
Released: August 9, 1969
Type: Movie
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
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Samaritan Zatoichi
Title: Samaritan Zatoichi
Character: Kumakichi
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
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Sōran wataridori
Title: Sōran wataridori
Released: May 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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A Lustful Man
Title: A Lustful Man
Released: March 21, 1961
Type: Movie
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.
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Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
Title: Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
Released: December 27, 1960
Type: Movie
The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
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Satan's Sword
Title: Satan's Sword
Character: Kumosuke no Sanzo
Released: October 18, 1960
Type: Movie
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue , a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
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女と海賊
Title: 女と海賊
Character: 印伝の彦
Released: April 1, 1959
Type: Movie
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child and dressed as a boy. Unbeknownst to others, she had grown to secretly adore Shogoro.
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Gambler and the Princess
Title: Gambler and the Princess
Released: January 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Title: Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Released: August 25, 1957
Type: Movie
Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.
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Jigoku bana
Title: Jigoku bana
Released: June 25, 1957
Type: Movie
Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
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Flowery Hood 2
Title: Flowery Hood 2
Released: November 7, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Fiery Magistrate
Title: The Fiery Magistrate
Released: September 19, 1956
Type: Movie
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
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Flowery Hood
Title: Flowery Hood
Released: July 25, 1956
Type: Movie
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Flowery Brothers
Title: Flowery Brothers
Released: June 8, 1956
Type: Movie
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
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Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Title: Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
Released: February 26, 1956
Type: Movie
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
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Thief and Magistrate
Title: Thief and Magistrate
Released: December 7, 1955
Type: Movie
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The Magical Warrior
Title: The Magical Warrior
Released: September 6, 1955
Type: Movie
Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they come to be surrounded by doubtful Ronin after that. Moreover, Rikitaro is called to stop by Kajima of Edo-Karo of Nihonmatsu-Han. He calls him a young lord and treats Rikitaro as one, because his young lord, Tetsunojo is missing. Kuni-Garo makes a plan to carry out. Kikumaru, the younger brother of the mother difference in him instead of Tetsunojo, Since Rikitaro is just like Tetsunojo, then, they are convinced that it is Tetsunojo of Rikitaro. Rikitaro and Osayo decide to help Kajima and Tetsunojo. Finally they success to crush Kikumarsu's group.
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Vanished Enlisted Man
Title: Vanished Enlisted Man
Released: January 14, 1955
Type: Movie
In June 1941, Captain Kagawa (Ryutaro Tatsumi), who had just graduated from the military academy, was assigned as the captain of a sentry patrol in Beiman, which was located on the opposite side of the Heilongjiang River from the Semidomka region of the Soviet Union. His predecessor, Lieutenant Kishi (Kawamura Kenichiro), a mild-mannered middle-aged man, had earned the trust of his men and the villagers by relaxing his military duties. However, newly appointed Lieutenant Kagawa thinks that Kishi's way of doing things is sloppy and begins to train the soldiers furiously in order to teach them a lesson.
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Kunisada Chūji
Title: Kunisada Chūji
Released: June 29, 1954
Type: Movie
Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. However, Chuji cleverly took advantage of the peasant uprising, shut himself up on Mt. Akagi, opened a gambling hall, and was touted as the greatest boss in the Kanto region. The magistrate, who learned of the close relationship between the peasants and Chuji, finally arranged for Chuji to go on a trip. Chuji, who doesn't know that he was weighed, gleefully descends the mountain, but...
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Sansho the Bailiff
Title: Sansho the Bailiff
Character: Slave Trader
Released: March 31, 1954
Type: Movie
In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
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Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Title: Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Released: December 29, 1953
Type: Movie
Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo
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Gate of Hell
Title: Gate of Hell
Character: Yoshiharu
Released: October 30, 1953
Type: Movie
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
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Ugetsu
Title: Ugetsu
Character: Armored Knight
Released: March 26, 1953
Type: Movie
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
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The Invisible Man Appears
Title: The Invisible Man Appears
Released: September 26, 1949
Type: Movie
Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour."
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Goblin Courier
Title: Goblin Courier
Released: January 4, 1949
Type: Movie
Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.
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Taki no shiraito
Title: Taki no shiraito
Released: October 1, 1946
Type: Movie
A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.