High and Low (1962) - NR
AMG Rating: **** Genre: Drama Movie Type: Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Urban Drama Themes: Crisis of Conscience, Class Differences, Kidnapping Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Nakadai Release Year: 1962 Country: JP Run Time: 143 minutes
Chushingura (1962) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Epic Movie Type: Samurai Film, Historical Epic Themes: Heroic Mission, Righting the Wronged Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Main Cast: Koshiro Matsumoto, Yuzo Kayama, Chusha Ichikawa, Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa Release Year: 1962 Country: JP Run Time: 115 minutes
I Bombed Pearl Harbor (1961) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: War Movie Type: War Drama Director: Shue Matsubayashi Main Cast: Yosuke Natsuki, Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Misa Uehara, Aiko Mimasu Release Year: 1961 Country: JP Run Time: 98 minutes
Osaka Jo Monogatari (1961) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Adventure Movie Type: Samurai Film Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Isuzu Yamada, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga Release Year: 1961 Country: JP Run Time: 97 minutes
Man Against Man (1961) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Crime Director: Senkichi Taniguchi Release Year: 1961 Country: JP Run Time: 116 minutes
Yojimbo (1961) - NR
AMG Rating: ***** Genre: Adventure Movie Type: Samurai Film, Costume Adventure Themes: Lone Wolves, Bodyguards, Righting the Wronged Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono, Tatsuya Nakadai, Seizaburo Kawazu, Isuzu Yamada, Daisuke Kato, Hiroshi Tachikawa Release Year: 1961 Country: JP Run Time: 110 minutes
Mothra (1961) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Science Fiction Movie Type: Creature Film, Sci-Fi Action Themes: Kaiju Director: Ishiro Honda Main Cast: Jerry Ito, Ken Uehara, Yumi Ito Release Year: 1961 Country: JP Run Time: 101 minutes
Afraid to Die (1960) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Crime Movie Type: Gangster Film, Crime Drama Themes: Yakuza, Going Straight Director: Yasuzo Masumura Main Cast: Eiji Funakoshi, Yukio Mishima, Takashi Shimura Release Year: 1960 Country: JP Run Time: 94 minutes
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Drama Movie Type: Psychological Drama Themes: Office Politics, Haunted By the Past, Death of a Parent Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune Release Year: 1960 Country: JP Run Time: 160 minutes
Nippon Tanjo (1959) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Fantasy Movie Type: Fantasy Adventure, Mythological Fantasy Themes: Heroic Mission Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa, Kyoko Kagawa, Koji Tsuruta, Takashi Shimura Release Year: 1959 Country: JP Run Time: 182 minutes
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Crime Movie Type: Samurai Film Director: Toshio Sugie Release Year: 1959 Country: JP Run Time: 115 minutes
The Lord Takes a Bride (1958) - NR
Main Cast: Eitaro Shindo, Takashi Shimura Release Year: 1958 Country: JP Run Time: 86 minutes
Chushingura (1958) - NR
Genre: Action Movie Type: Samurai Film Themes: Heroic Mission, Righting the Wronged Director: Kunio Watanabe Main Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintaro Katsu, Raizo Ichikawa, Koji Tsuruta, Osamu Takizawa Release Year: 1958 Run Time: 166 minutes
The Hidden Fortress (1958) - NR
AMG Rating: **** Genre: Adventure Movie Type: Costume Adventure, Samurai Film Themes: Heroic Mission, Daring Rescues Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Kamatari Fujiwara, Minoru Chiaki, Susumu Fujita Release Year: 1958 Country: JP Run Time: 139 minutes
The Mysterians (1957) - NR
AMG Rating: ** Genre: Science Fiction Movie Type: Alien Film Themes: Robots and Androids, Evil Aliens Director: Ishiro Honda Main Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata Release Year: 1957 Country: JP Run Time: 85 minutes
Throne of Blood (1957) - NR
AMG Rating: **** Genre: Drama Movie Type: Tragedy, Period Film Themes: Rise and Fall Stories, Crime Gone Awry Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Akira Kubo, Takamaru Sasaki Release Year: 1957 Country: JP Run Time: 105 minutes
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Horror Movie Type: Creature Film, Natural Horror Themes: Kaiju, Mutants Director: Terrell O. Morse Main Cast: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata Release Year: 1956 Country: US/JP Run Time: 78 minutes
Samurai 3: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Adventure Movie Type: Costume Adventure, Samurai Film Themes: Heroic Mission Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Michiko Saga, Mariko Okada Release Year: 1956 Country: JP Run Time: 102 minutes
Record of a Living Being (1955) - NR
AMG Rating: *** Genre: Drama Movie Type: Family Drama, Psychological Drama Director: Akira Kurosawa Main Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Eiko Miyoshi, Masao Shimizu, Yutaka Sada Release Year: 1955 Country: JP Run Time: 105 minutes
Gojira (1954) - NR
AMG Rating: **** Genre: Science Fiction Movie Type: Natural Horror, Sci-Fi Horror Themes: Mutants Director: Ishiro Honda Release Year: 1954 Country: JP Run Time: 98 minutes