Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

March 14, 1917 · 109 years old

Shinsuke Ashida (芦田伸介, Ashida Shinsuke, 14 March 1914 – 10 January 1999) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1952 and 1996.

Known For

12 titles
1
Crazed Fruit

Crazed Fruit

1956 · 1h 26m · Movie

Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.

7.2
2
The Red Angel

The Red Angel

1966 · 1h 35m · Movie

During the Sino-Japanese War, a young army nurse gives sympathy to her patients and falls in love with an impotent doctor who's addicted to morphine.

7.8
3
Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960 · 1h 19m · Movie

A prison truck is assaulted and the two convicts inside are murdered. The prison guard on duty gets suspended for negligence and takes it upon himself to track down the killers.

6.6
4
Woman of the Lake

Woman of the Lake

1966 · 1h 42m · Movie

A married woman lets her lover take naked pictures of her. The photos end up in possession of a man who starts blackmailing the couple.

7.3
5
The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978 · 2h 39m · Movie

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.

7.2
6
Everything Goes Wrong

Everything Goes Wrong

1960 · 1h 11m · Movie

The young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution, and the impact of its choices on personal relationships: one with his mother, with the lover of the latter and with a girl in love with him.

6.8
7
Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

1989 · 1h 47m · Movie

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.

6.8
8
The Shadow Within

The Shadow Within

1970 · 1h 37m · Movie

Hamajima is a quiet, hard-working man, whose life changes drastically when he reunites with a lovely childhood friend and her strange little boy.

7.0
9
Yasei no shômei

Yasei no shômei

1978 · 2h 23m · Movie

A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.

6.1
10
The Sleeping Beast Within

The Sleeping Beast Within

1960 · 1h 26m · Movie

A businessman returns from an extended trip, but something seems off. Criminal operations and religious cults come into play, while the man's daughter and her journalist boyfriend race to find the truth.

6.7
11
Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni

Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni

1982 · 1h 51m · Movie

The palmist "blue-moth (Seiga)" is rumored to manipulate the Japanese political and business from behind. Journalist Omoda had inquired into the "blue-moth" but is killed. Sudo who is Omoda's juniors of the newspaper he used to be...

5.6
12
Carmen 1945

Carmen 1945

1988 · 1h 59m · Movie

During the post-World War II occupation of Japan, a group of women forced to resort to prostitution band together in the ruins to save up for a dancehall.

6.3