Ikio Sawamura films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 8 films on Boxlist

Known for High and Low, Yojimbo and The Hidden Fortress.

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Starring Ikio Sawamura

High and Low
1963 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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Yojimbo
1961 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
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. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk...
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Red Beard
1965 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous...
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Throne of Blood
1957 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the...
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The Hidden Fortress
1958 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don't know that Rokurota is a general...
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A meteor lands in Kurobe Valley as detective Shindo is assigned to protect Princess Salno from assassination. She emerges under the guise of a Venusian prophetess and catches the attention of journalist Naoko and Mothra's fairies by...
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Destroy All Monsters
1968 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
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All Monsters Attack
1969 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDB
Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed "Gabara", his only friends are toy...
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