Most Popular Akira Tani Trailers
Total trailers found: 72
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women Trailer (1956)
09 October 1956
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen Trailer (1957)
17 December 1957
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
Seven Samurai Trailer (1954)
26 April 1954
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Samurai Saga Trailer (1959)
28 April 1959
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady.
Late Chrysanthemums Trailer (1954)
15 June 1954
With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.
Ikiru Trailer (1952)
09 October 1952
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades.
Mr. Pu Trailer (1953)
15 April 1953
A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
Yojimbo Trailer (1961)
25 April 1961
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade.
The Wiser Age Trailer (1962)
14 January 1962
Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.
The Storm Trailer (1956)
24 October 1956
A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.
The Three Treasures Trailer (1959)
01 November 1959
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived.
My Hobo Trailer (1962)
23 November 1962
Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman Trailer (1958)
01 December 1958
An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote tribe as a god, and how it was discovered by modern man after it raided a skiers shelter following an avalanche, killing all inside.
Saga of the Vagabonds Trailer (1959)
09 August 1959
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro.
Mothra vs. Godzilla Trailer (1964)
29 April 1964
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs.
Kwaidan Trailer (1965)
06 January 1965
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Trailer (1959)
15 January 1959
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service.
The Hidden Fortress Trailer (1958)
28 December 1958
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Desperado Outpost Trailer (1959)
06 October 1959
When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and seeks out his brother's killer.
Throne of Blood Trailer (1957)
15 January 1957
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures.
The Scarlet Camellia Trailer (1964)
21 November 1964
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.
Half Human Trailer (1955)
14 August 1955
Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi Trailer (1959)
22 November 1959
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
The Legend of the White Serpent Trailer (1956)
22 June 1956
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
A Gang of Five Trailer (1955)
15 January 1955
A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
Beast Alley Trailer (1965)
05 September 1965
"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return.
Yagyu Secret Scrolls Trailer (1957)
14 April 1957
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan.
Omatsuri hanjiro Trailer (1953)
23 November 1953
Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town.
Farewell Rabaul Trailer (1954)
10 February 1954
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life.
Chûshingura Trailer (1962)
03 November 1962
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen Trailer (1957)
19 July 1957
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Ôban Trailer (1957)
05 March 1957
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
Drunken Angel Trailer (1948)
27 April 1948
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis.
Untamed Woman Trailer (1957)
28 May 1957
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality.
The Lone Journey Trailer (1955)
31 August 1955
Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie posters for local cinemas were often displayed at sento (public baths) too.
Red-Light Bases Trailer (1953)
08 December 1953
Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.
Life of a Country Doctor Trailer (1960)
14 August 1960
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan.
Story of Lightning Trailer (1951)
30 December 1951
Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his father and younger brother.
Wife Trailer (1953)
29 April 1953
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable.
The Last Gunfight Trailer (1960)
03 January 1960
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin.
Floating Clouds Trailer (1955)
15 January 1955
A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife.
Our Failures Trailer (1962)
01 September 1962
Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love adventures.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Trailer (1960)
15 January 1960
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
The King Trailer (1962)
23 November 1962
The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family.
I Live in Fear Trailer (1955)
22 November 1955
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to safety in Brazil.
The Living Koheiji Trailer (1957)
04 August 1957
The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.
Jakoman and Tetsu Trailer (1949)
11 July 1949
In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants.
The Irresponsible Fool Trailer (1964)
29 April 1964
Picked up and raised on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, Yasukichi's only trait is his innate mischievousness.
