Kentaro Shimizu Movies
- 1984
The style of this undistinguished action film follows a 1940s Sam Spade mode that is intriguing, but the story of Joe (Saburo Tokito) -- a petty criminal running from the big guns because he killed a mob boss -- is too clichéd and poorly acted to go any deeper than surface events. After making it to the Philippines, Joe has several misadventures in a world gone bad as he comes across policemen on the dole, wildly unvirtuous women, and thieves who could beat an Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter sprint -- all cardboard stereotypes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miwako Fujitani, Kentaro Shimizu, (more)
- 1984
Among the few topics that can move the Japanese population to anger or tears, director Toshiharu Ikeda has chosen a nuclear power plant and its supporters as the targets for this violent, softcore film. Guaranteed a sympathetic audience from the beginning, Ikeda has the pro-nuclear bosses and underlings kill off the husband of Migiwa Saeki (Mari Shirato) and throw his body into the sea. Migiwa is a feisty and sexually liberated woman who once she learns the truth, transmogrifies into a killing machine. As in many other films of this genre, the storyline is not much more than a hiatus between violent and sexually explicit scenes. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kentaro Shimizu
- 1977
In mid-career, while he is on a winning streak, and in the middle of a fight he is winning, a young boxer is revolted by the violence of the game. He allows himself to be beaten up and quits the match and the sport. He also leaves his wife and child and lives alone with his moth-eaten old dog, all the while losing his sight. Years later, he is hunted down by a young man who is ambitious to become a prize-winning boxer. Persistence pays off, and he eventually persuades the ex-boxer to be his manager and trainer. The boy begins his rise to success, though he has a stormy relationship with his manager. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bunta Sugawara, Kentaro Shimizu, (more)
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