Minosuke Yamada’s Typical Vibe
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CriticCrunch has 3 Minosuke Yamada titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Ikiru.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Science Fiction · Horror

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
Drama · Horror

Godzilla
1954
Thriller · Horror

The Nun's Story
1959
Drama

Europa '51
1952
Drama

The World of Apu
1959
Drama

Seven Samurai
1954
Action · Drama

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
Drama · Horror

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Takashi Shimura, Haruo Tanaka, Nobuo Kaneko
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
Dir. Ishirō Honda · With Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
Dir. Motoyoshi Oda · With Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki