Movies: Shizue Kawarazaki
- 1941
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord ...
- 1971
The Ceremony (1971)
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Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades....
- 1953
Hiroshima (1953)
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The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history....
- 1936
Priest of Darkness (1936)
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A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events....
- 1937
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
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In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married....
- 1969
Double Suicide (1969)
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Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, e...
- 1951
Still I Live On (1951)
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About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe....
- 1953
The Cannery Boat (1953)
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Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy....
- 1937
A Tale of Thieves in War Time: Part 1 - Tiger and Wolf (1937)
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Story of a bandit king....
- 1937
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)
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Story of a bandit king part 2....
- 1952
The Stand in Hakone (1952)
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A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights....
- 1955
The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
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Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest....
- 1935
The Village Tattooed Man (1935)
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A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society....
- 1940
Banzuiin Chōbei (1940)
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A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba....
- 1938
Ōma no tsuji (1938)
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Set in the late Edo period of the assassination of Dairo Ii, the sword and emotional romance that depicts the murderous world. The turmoil of the end of the Edo period is depicted through the nameless Ichii people, centering on the main character of ...