Akira Shimizu Movies

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

A historical drama about a foul-mouthed but good-natured traveller.

Set against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire...

Set against the backdrop of Hiroshima, a city plagued by gun violence, a passionate newspaper reporter and the citizens band together to courageously...

A seafaring man who hates women and a barmaid who hates men… drawn together and torn apart by a strange twist of fate… a melodrama of...

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.