Movies123 - - Masahiro Shinoda Movie List

Silence (1971) Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.

Gonza the Spearman (1986) The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred

Double Suicide (1969) In 18th Century in Japan, the paper merchant Jihei (Kichiemon Nakamura) falls in love for the courtesan Koharu (Shima Iwashita), but he can not afford to redeem her from her master and owner of the brothel, since he spent all his money in the place with Koharu. Jihei's wife Osa

Demon Pond 1979 Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love A classical tale which translates wonderfully to film

Pale Flower (1964) Muraki, a hardboiled Yakuza gangster, has just been released from prison after serving a sentence for murder. Revisiting his old gambling haunts, he meets Saeko, a striking young upper-class woman who is out seeking thrills, and whose presence adds spice to the staid masculine und

Moonlight Serenade (1997) Opens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake, as he remembers a trip made as a young boy. Then, he and family took a boat trip from Awaji to Beppu in order to bury the ashes of his elder brother, killed in the just-ended WWII. The lad spends much of the tri

A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan

Punishment Island 1966 Seeking revenge against the guard who tormented him, a young man returns to the island where he was imprisoned in reform school But his plans for vengeance are disturbed when he encounters a strange and beautiful young woman

The Petrified Forest 1973 Medical student Himoto Haruo makes no compromises in resolving issues with his mother, his authoritarian department boss, and his girlfriends abusive employer

Samurai Spy (1965) The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi tracks the spy Nojiri, while a mysterious figure named Sakon leads a band of men on their own quest for the wily Nojiri. Soon no one knows just who is who and what side anyone is on.

Dry Lake (1960) An alienated young man flirts with extremism during a major student protest.

My Face Red in the Sunset (1961) A young journalist turns to an assassin for help when a team of hired killers comes gunning for her.

Our Marriage (1962) Two sisters living in poverty reach the age where they start to attract marriage proposals. They must decided between marrying for love or money.

Tears on the Lions Mane (1962) A union-busting Yokohama dockworker learns that the loyalties that rule his life are based on shaky foundations. Believing that his manager was responsible for saving his life as a baby, he falls victim to a manipulative cycle of deceit and revenge.

Utsukushisa to kanashimi to 1965 Long before the events of the movie Oki, who was approaching middle age, had a relation to 16 year old Otoko She got pregnant, but the child was stillborn Their relation stopped at the same time Much later Oki had become a famous writer, not least because of a novel

Sharaku 1995 A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicip

Himiko 1974 A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk

Ballad of Orin 1977 A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed while she tours the country, even though the modern world imposes changes on peoples behavior

Shamisen to ootobai 1961 A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child