Akira Shimizu
Know for: Acting
Born: 1916-11-20
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Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (1957)
Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.
Vanished Enlisted Man (1955)
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...
Kunisada Chūji (1954)
Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the...
The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
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...
The Youth Killer (1976)
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,...
The Magical Warrior (1955)
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...
女と海賊 (1959)
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...
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God (1960)
The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
Jigoku bana (1957)
Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
Flowery Brothers (1956)
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace (1953)
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....
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
Gate of Hell (1953)
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love...
The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace...
Koga's Messenger (1960)
The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and...
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
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...
Satan's Sword (1960)
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...
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours...
Gambler and the Princess (1959)
Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
A Lustful Man (1961)
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...
Blood End (1969)
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...
Ugetsu (1953)
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...
Tenchu! (1969)
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.
Taki no shiraito (1946)
A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura.
Goblin Courier (1949)
Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.
Let's Dance Tonight (1967)
A drama about the sex industry.
Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi (1954)
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and...