DVD: Takashi Shimura     DVD:     Takashi Shimura      Frankenstein Conquers the World / Frankenstein Vs. Baragon Tadao Takashima, Nick Adams Tokyo Shock, 2007 Frankenstein and Baragon Collide! Frankenstein vs. Baragon is a good sci-fi monster movie that is very entertaining and is worth buying. It has an original story and a great cast (especially Nick Adams)! The movie also introduces the monster Baragon. And he would go on to star in two Godzilla ...             Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada Criterion, 2003 Blood Will Have Blood Another Kurosawa masterpiece. Kurosawa directed four masterpieces in the 1950's: Throne of Blood, Ikiru, Rashomon & Seven Samurai. Throne of Blood is the master director's loose interpretation of MacBeth. Shakespeare's themes of ambition, betrayal, & regicide are ...             High and Low - Criterion Collection Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai Criterion, 2008 2008 Criterion edition High and Low centers on a kidnapping drama. A child is kidnapped by an unknown man who wants 30 million yen to let him live, and factory boss Kingo Gondo is put in a dilemma. Through the film we get glimpses of several different parts of 1960s japanese society: the ...             Yojimbo & Sanjuro - Two Films By Akira Kurosawa - Criterion Collection Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai Criterion, 2007 "Thirty-Year Old, Going On ..." Timeless! These are the films that made Kurosawa loved in the West. Buy this along with "Seven Samurai", and you've got the best of Kurosawa's popular work. Fun, funny, smart, genre-breaking, and genre-making! Fascinating to watch, filled with unfortgettable characters, and all ...             Rashomon - Criterion Collection Minoru Chiaki, Fumiko Homma Criterion, 2002 A Watershed Moment in the History of Cinema Rashomon was the first Japanese movie widely distributed in the West. Fair to say, it was probably the first Asian movie almost all of it's Western audience had ever seen. This masterpiece introduced the filmgoing world to one of the greatest writer/director/editors ...             Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956]) Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata Classic Media, 2006 A historical find This beautiful two-disc collection includes both Gojira (1954) and Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956). The original film, rarely seen outside of Japan for 50 years, is a haunting, almost lyrical post-war tale of heartbreak and loss. The clumsy "Americanized" version ...             The Bad Sleep Well - Criterion Collection Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori Criterion, 2006 Great Akira Kurosawa's 1960 black and white film, The Bad Sleep Well (Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru), is often compared to William Shakespeare's Hamlet, but it's an inapt comparison for, while Shakespeare's play has a higher sense of poetry, Kurosawa's film has far more ...             Kwaidan - Criterion Collection Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama Criterion, 2000 Immerse yourself in this haunting beauty You know, it's sad. Horror films, actually any genre of films, just don't come close to this anymore. They pale in comparison with the surreal tone, the haunting atmosphere, the elaborate and eerie set designs, the hypnotic sound effects. These four ghost stories ...             Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster Akihiko Hirata, Yuriko Hoshi Classic Media, 2007 Ghidorah: how he was meant to be Usually the first movie is the best one, and here it is true. Ghidorah was always my favorie film in the Godzilla series. We have some great monster battles, well detailed sets for destroying, and get to see Ghidorah with the meanness he's meant to have, only ...             The Hidden Fortress - Criterion Collection Toshirô Mifune, Misa Uehara Criterion, 2001 4 ½ + Stars: Akira Kurosawa's Next JIDAI GEKI Masterpiece... The HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958, aka. Kakushi toride no san akunin) is Akira Kurosawa's first widescreen-shot film and the famed director uses it as if he has been a master of it for many years. In a period where warring clans in Japan, the film is all about loyalty, honor, ...             Godzilla Raids Again Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama Sony Wonder (Video), 2007 Exciting Old-School Godzilla Movie This is a good little movie that is a good follow up to the first Godzilla movie. There is a lot of focus on the human actors, but they are very charming in an old-fashioned kind of way. Godzilla vs Anguirus is a bit of a mismatch, and you don't see much of Godzilla ...             Godzilla: King of the Monsters Raymond Burr, Akihiko Hirata Classic Media, 2002 Five star Popcorn movie from the old days. HA! Imagine that, I'm the first one to get to review one of the old classics! HA! Finally, today is my day. First of all, I like all these old monster movies, especially the really big monsters. Godzilla is somewhere between 300 and 400 feet tall (I got that ...             The Mysterians Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa Tokyo Shock, 2005 A true Toho scifi classic. This film established the very first alien invasion toho film, and certainly the best. The Special effects are very good, and most still hold up today. Eiji Tsuburaya is hard to beat when it comes to matte shots and miniature destruction. IMO, he had a bigger effect on ...             Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa (Remastered Edition) - Subtitled - 1951 Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo Triad Productions LLC, 2008 You must own this dvd!!! I don't need to go into the plot line of this movie, there are plenty of reviews out there for that. This review is for the product. This DVD comes direct from Amazon and is manufactured on demand by createspace, an Amazon company. The quality of the transfer is ...             Drunken Angel - Criterion Collection Takashi Shimura; Toshirô Mifune; Reisaburo Yamamoto; Michiyo Kogure; Chieko Nakakita; Noriko Sengoku; Shizuko Kasagi; Eitarô Shindô; Masao Shimizu; Taiji Tonoyama; Yoshiko Kuga; Chouko Iida; Isamu Ikukata; Akira Tani; Sachio Sakai; Katao Kawasaki; Kumiko Kisho; Toshiko Kawakubo; Haruko Toyama; Yukie Nanbu Criterion Collection, 2007 A doctor that makes you cheer for the bad guy. Most reviews of Drunken Angel characterize it as the story about a good-hearted but flawed doctor and his gangster patient. I've watched this film closely many times and I disagree that the doctor is well intentioned. Surprised by this conclusion? Read on. ...          products you might be interested in   search for DVDs collection, frankenstein, mysterians, remastered, subtitled, three-headed      toavi.com    web we recommend A Watershed Moment in the History of Cinema randomly chosen VHS: City of Joy