Takashi Shimura
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).[3] He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980. Shimura died on February 11, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan, from emphysema at the age of 76. His effects were presented to the Film Centre of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Kambei Shimada
Ikiru (1952)
as Kanji Watanabe
High and Low (1963)
as Chief of Investigation Section
Rashomon (1950)
as Woodcutter
Godzilla (1954)
as Kyohei Yamane
Yojimbo (1961)
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Kagemusha (1980)
as Taguchi Gyobu
Kwaidan (1965)
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Noriyasu Odagura
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
Actor
Red Beard (1965)
as Tokubei Izumiya
The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
as Okabe
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
Actor
The Last Embrace (1953)
as Watanabe (Nabesan)
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Yoshimichi
King of the Gang (1967)
Actor
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
as Magoichi's father
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as General Izumi Nagakura
Foghorn (1952)
Actor
Festival Across the Sea (1941)
as Oil Seller
Drunken Angel (1948)
as Sanada
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era (1966)
Actor
Lion Festival of Echigo (1962)
Actor
Scoundrel (1956)
Actor
Sanjuro (1962)
as Kurofuji
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Actor
Kurama Tengu (1938)
Actor
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Nagasawa
Jiruba no Tetsu (1950)
Actor
Young Tree (1956)
as Hanako's Father
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
as Dr. Tsukamoto
The Sword Knows (1958)
Actor
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban (1952)
Actor
Phantom Castle (1940)
Actor
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Chushingura (1938)
Actor
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Dr. Yamane
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Mothra (1961)
as News Editor
Stray Dog (1949)
as Det. Sato
Gorath (1962)
as Kensuke Sonoda
The Bullet Train (1975)
as JNR President
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Actor
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Fright Time (1964)
Actor
Platform at Night (1948)
Actor
The Sculpture of Master Choji (1943)
as Gamatoku
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Saemon Toki
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
as Masagoro
The Idiot (1951)
as Ono, Ayako's father
The Mysterians (1957)
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
Actor
Human Revolution II (1976)
Actor
Godzilla (1977)
as Dr. Yamane
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (1948)
as Seibei Kido
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments (1971)
Actor
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
as Kataoka
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
as Dr. Junan
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Court official
Love Express (1954)
Actor
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears (1954)
Actor
The Quiet Duel (1949)
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
Actor
To Love and Forgive (1955)
Actor
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Owner of the rice mill
Cordon at Midnight (1951)
Actor
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Pediatrician
Chûshingura (1962)
as Hyobu Chishaka
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
as Hyôichirô Suwa
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Narihisa Ichijō
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
as Sakubei
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Elder Kumaso
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
Samurai Banners (1969)
as Obu Toramasa
Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1965)
Actor
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Admiral
A Daughter's Life Guide (1955)
Actor
Actress (1947)
as Genshirō Kuramoto
The Bride from Hades (1968)
as Fortune Teller
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
as Military Command president
Scandal (1950)
as Attorney Hiruta
Points and Lines (1958)
as Kasai
The Most Beautiful (1944)
as Chief Goro Ishida
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
as Ashimura
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
as Bukichi Oura
Evening Calm (1957)
Actor
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
as Dr. Yamane
The Bride In Uguisu Castle (1958)
Actor
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
Osaka Elegy (1936)
as Inspector
Blood and Diamonds (1964)
Actor
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
as Jûbei Ôtake
Jiraiya (1937)
as Gundayû Yao
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Revolt (1980)
Actor
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Katagiri
Oda Nobunaga (1940)
Actor
Night in Bangkok (1966)
Actor
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
Actor
The Silent Murder (1959)
Actor
Samurai Pirate (1963)
as King Raksha
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969)
Actor
The Aristocrat's Stairs (1959)
Actor
Good Luck to These Two (1957)
Actor
Snow Trail (1947)
as Nojiri
Brand of Evil (1964)
as Tsukamoto
Three Yakuza (1965)
Actor
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)
Actor
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
as Banno
The Militarists (1970)
as Takeda
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
as Mishima
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
as Hiroshi's father
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
Actor
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
as Tosaku
Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor
Fifth Movement (1981)
Actor
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Honzo Kadokawa
A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor
The Skin of the South (1952)
as President
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)
as Kyusaku Inao
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
as Ryuuson
Vagabond Employee: Outcry (1959)
as President Kakihara
Afraid to Die (1960)
as Gohei Hirayama
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi (1976)
Actor
Mother (1958)
as Ijûin
Taiko's Rising in the World (1938)
Actor
The Soundless Cry (1965)
Actor
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969)
Actor
Elegy (1951)
Actor
Spring Awakens (1947)
as Kenzô Ogura
Eleven High School Girls (1946)
Actor
A Second Life (1948)
Actor
Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)
Actor
A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Actor
The Underworld (1956)
as Furuya
The 36 Passengers (1957)
Actor
Human Torpedoes (1968)
Actor
The Drifting Avenger (1968)
as Ken's Father
The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
Actor
These Foolish Times (1947)
Actor
Restoration Fire (1961)
as Yahei
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (1969)
Actor
The Revenge and the Death (1963)
Actor
Asakusa at Night (1954)
as Komazo
The Letter (1936)
as Taranoshin Tsunomata
Tokkan ekichô (1945)
Actor
Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964)
Actor
Singing Lovebirds (1939)
as Kyosai Shimura
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Actor
The Whale God (1962)
as Village elder
Last of the Wild Ones (1954)
Actor
Patience Has An End (1971)
Actor
A Circus Girl (1966)
Actor
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Dr. Yamane
Lady From Hell (1949)
Actor
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
Actor
Town of Violence (1950)
as Sagawa
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Actor
The Last Days of Planet Earth (1981)
as Hospital Director
The Lord Takes a Bride (1957)
Actor
The End of the Night (1953)
Actor
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)
Actor
Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)
Actor
No Time for Tears (1955)
as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
as Sadonokami Honda
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio (1940)
Actor
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)
as Rokutaro Kosaka
Slave Factory (1968)
Actor
Vagabond Employee: Revenge (1959)
as President Kakihara
Forever Be Mine (1954)
Actor
The Gambler's Code (1961)
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor
Virtue in Spades (1956)
Actor
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (1955)
as Ensaburō Hiraoka
Sazae-san's Marriage (1959)
Actor
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
as Hiroshi's Father
Chikagai nijuyojikan (1947)
Actor
The Chivalrous Life (1967)
as Sakamoto
Sanshiro of Ginza (1950)
as Daizo Matsubara
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
as Yasaburô
Love and Faith (1978)
as Sen Rikyu
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū (1940)
Actor
A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
as Sataro Hayakawa
The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Fujiki
Hoodlum Match (1965)
Actor
Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
Actor
The Woman Champion (1968)
Actor
Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968)
Actor
The Harbor of No Return (1966)
as Detective Egusa
House of Gamblers (1970)
Actor
Lord for a Night (1946)
Actor
Spring Snow (1950)
as Kozo Yoshikawa
Seven from Edo (1958)
as Sagamiya
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō (1942)
Actor
Man Against Man (1960)
as Chotaro Masue
Fearless Opposition (1958)
Actor
The Bitch (1951)
as Wataru Horie
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Actor
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (1962)
Actor
Escape Zone (1953)
Actor
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
as Yuuzou Fujimoto
Zoku Shimizu Minato (1940)
Actor
To Love and Swear (1945)
as Murai's father, principle
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Actor
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
Actor
Kanto Woman Infamy (1969)
Actor
The Blue Mountains (1957)
as Jinzō Iguchi
Dokuritsu bijin-tai (1963)
as Director of Iinuma Clinic
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
Devil's Gold (1950)
Actor
An Enemy of the People (1946)
Actor
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (2002)
as Self
The Happy Family (1959)
Actor
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
as Jinzō Iguchi
Echo of Love (1937)
Actor
Three Mothers (1949)
Actor
Structure of Hate (1961)
Actor
No Greater Love (1966)
Actor
The Elephant Who Waited (1949)
Actor
Red Peony of Night (1950)
Actor
The Angry Street (1950)
Actor
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)
as Takusan
あの空の果てに星はまたたく (1962)
Actor
The Traveling Ruffian (1958)
Actor
The Crimson Sky (1962)
Actor
Sagohei the Three-footer (1944)
as Yasukichi Ito
Escape from Prison (1950)
Actor
A Yakuza Has His Way (1972)
Actor
Code of Ruffians (1965)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro (—)
Actor
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion (1955)
Actor
Industrial Spy (1968)
as Taizo Matsui
No Response from Car 33 (1955)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon (1940)
Actor
Hinoki Butai (1946)
Actor
The Way of Drama (1944)
Actor
Stolen Love (1951)
as Sotaro Munekata
The Protector (1966)
Actor
Goblin Courier (1949)
Actor
The Earth is Born Again (1971)
as Gondo
Shogun's Holiday (1958)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
The Image of Mother (1963)
as Kahei
Eacape of Fear (1956)
as Daisuke Sakuma
A Geisha on Horseback (1954)
as Kotaro Yamabe
When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
Actor
Ticket to Hell (1955)
as Insepctor Kasai
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways (1967)
Actor
Vanquished Foes (1964)
Actor
Chuji for Sale (1935)
Actor
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary (1938)
Actor
晴小袖 (1961)
Actor
Love Never Fails (1955)
as Nobuo's father
The Black Hooded Man 5 (1958)
Actor
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro (1965)
Actor
Hida no abarenbō (1949)
Actor
Navy (1943)
as Takao Mutaguchi
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Actor
Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
Actor
Akagaki Genzo (1938)
as Jozaemon Sakaya
Hadashi no seishun (1975)
Actor
A Woman's Life (1949)
Actor
Stop the Old Fox (1959)
as Ryoan
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf (1955)
Actor
Shunjû ittôryû (1939)
Actor
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Actor
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Actor
The Sun is Calling You (1963)
Actor
Devoted Servant Naosuke (1939)
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Various Flowers (1959)
Actor
Different Sons (1961)
as Hisamitsu Ando
Mother and Child Grass (1942)
Actor
Last Days of Edo (1941)
as Enomoto
Tokyo Crime Map (1956)
Actor
Even Parting is Enjoyable (1945)
Actor
The Skull Coin (1938)
Actor
Yoru no keisha (1962)
Actor
Three Women of the North (1945)
Actor
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963)
as Tobei
Onna goroshi abura jigoku (1949)
Actor