A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed while she tours the country Read More »
Tag Archives: Shima Iwashita
Meridian in the Mist / Kiri no shigosen (1996) Masanobu Deme, Shima Iwashita, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Chikushi
A story of friendship between two women, Yae and Kiyoko. Read More »
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron / Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978) Hideo Gosha, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shima Iwashita
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class Read More »
The Demon AKA Kichiku (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Shima Iwashita, Ken Ogata, Hiroki Iwase
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children Read More »
Himiko (1974) Masahiro Shinoda, Shima Iwashita, Masao Kusakari, Rie Yokoyama
A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko Read More »
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) Noboru Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Hiroyuki Nagato, Seiji Miyaguchi
Two twin girls are separated at birth. One grows up in a loving family. Read More »
Sword of the Beast AKA Kedamono no ken (1965) Hideo Gosha, Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Shima Iwashita
Gennosuke, a clan retainer, kills one of the clan ministers as part of a plot to achieve reform. Read More »
Double Suicide (1969) Masahiro Shinoda, Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita, Shizue Kawarazaki
Set in Osaka in the 18th century, the film centers on the doomed romance between Jihei (Kichiemon Nakamura) Read More »
Youth in Fury (1960) Masahiro Shinoda, Shin’ichirô Mikami, Shima Iwashita, Kayoko Honoo
A reckless student contemplates terrorism in a prescient film that confirmed Shinoda as a fearless member of Shochiku’s iconoclastic New Wave. Read More »
Assassination (1964) Masahiro Shinoda, Tetsurô Tanba, Shima Iwashita, Eiji Okada
In 1863, when Americans warships approach Japan, a enigmatic ronin becomes a important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire. Read More »