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
High and Low (1963)
as Chief of Investigation Section
Ikiru (1952)
as Kanji Watanabe
Kagemusha (1980)
as Taguchi Gyobu
Rashomon (1950)
as Woodcutter
Godzilla (1954)
as Kyohei Yamane
Red Beard (1965)
as Tokubei Izumiya
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Noriyasu Odagura
Yojimbo (1961)
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Drunken Angel (1948)
as Sanada
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
as Dr. Yamane
Kwaidan (1965)
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro (1962)
as Kurofuji
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
as General Izumi Nagakura
The Mysterians (1957)
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
as Dr. Tsukamoto
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
as Dr. Yamane
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Mothra (1961)
as News Editor
The Bullet Train (1975)
as JNR President
Chûshingura (1962)
as Hyobu Chishaka
The Idiot (1951)
as Ono, Ayako's father
Godzilla (1977)
as Dr. Yamane
Three Yakuza (1965)
Actor
Stray Dog (1949)
as Det. Sato
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
The Three Treasures (1959)
as Elder Kumaso
Gorath (1962)
as Kensuke Sonoda
I Live in Fear (1955)
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
The Blue Pearl (1951)
as Fujiki
Haru no uzumaki (1954)
Actor
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Court official
Thief on the Run (1964)
Actor
The Quiet Duel (1949)
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu (1955)
Actor
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
as Dr. Yamane
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Samurai Assassin (1965)
as Narihisa Ichijō
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple (1954)
Actor
Scandal (1950)
as Attorney Hiruta
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Pediatrician
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
as Tosaku
Samurai Banners (1969)
as Obu Toramasa
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
as Kataoka
Various Flowers (1959)
Actor
The Last Days of Planet Earth (1981)
as Hospital Director
The Most Beautiful (1944)
as Chief Goro Ishida
Samurai Pirate (1963)
as King Raksha
The Aristocrat's Stairs (1959)
Actor
Fifth Movement (1981)
Actor
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Saemon Toki
Chushingura (1938)
Actor
The Militarists (1970)
as Takeda
Attack Squadron (1963)
as Admiral
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
as 诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
as Sakubei
Sword for Hire (1952)
Actor
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
as Bukichi Oura
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
as Ashimura
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
as Dr. Junan
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
as Magoichi's father
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969)
Actor
The Revolt (1980)
Actor
Human Torpedoes (1968)
Actor
Navy (1943)
as Takao Mutaguchi
Lion Festival of Echigo (1962)
Actor
Untamed Woman (1957)
as Owner of the rice mill
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
Actor
Osaka Elegy (1936)
as Inspector
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
as Katagiri
The Last Embrace (1953)
as Watanabe (Nabesan)
The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
as Okabe
Human Revolution II (1976)
Actor
Scoundrel (1956)
Actor
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
as Military Command president
Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
Actor
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
as 诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
as 诹访兵一郎
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Actor
Young Tree (1956)
as Hanako's Father
Festival Across the Sea (1941)
as Oil Seller
The Gambler's Code (1961)
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
Jiruba no Tetsu (1950)
Actor
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
as Mishima
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969)
Actor
The Whale God (1962)
as Village elder
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era (1966)
Actor
Snow Trail (1947)
as Nojiri
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
Actor
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962)
Actor
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (1957)
Actor
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
Actor
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments (1971)
Actor
Hida no abarenbō (1949)
Actor
The Bride from Hades (1968)
as Fortune Teller
Foghorn (1952)
Actor
Afraid to Die (1960)
as Gohei Hirayama
King of the Gang (1967)
Actor
Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964)
Actor
Man Against Man (1960)
as Chotaro Masue
Three Mothers (1949)
Actor
Maiko-han (1963)
Actor
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
as Yoshimichi
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
Actor
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Actor
Points and Lines (1958)
as Kasai
The Masterless 47 (1960)
as Honzo Kadokawa
A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
Actor
Onna goroshi abura jigoku (1949)
Actor
Actress (1947)
as Genshirō Kuramoto
Elegy (1951)
Actor
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Actor
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
as Jûbei Ôtake
The Crimson Sky (1962)
Actor
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
as Masagoro
Cordon at Midnight (1951)
Actor
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban (1952)
Actor
Evening Calm (1957)
Actor
Wakai yatsu (1963)
Actor
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
Actor
Kurama Tengu (1938)
Actor
The Underworld (1956)
as Furuya
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
as Banno
No Time for Tears (1955)
as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
The Sword Knows (1958)
Actor
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Nagasawa
Platform at Night (1948)
Actor
Night in Bangkok (1966)
Actor
Hoodlum Match (1965)
Actor
I Am a Medical Examiner (1964)
Actor
The 36 Passengers (1957)
Actor
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Actor
Phantom Castle (1940)
Actor
The Lord Takes a Bride (1957)
Actor
A Daughter's Life Guide (1955)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro (—)
Actor
Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1965)
Actor
The Sculpture of Master Choji (1943)
as Gamatoku
Brand of Evil (1964)
as Tsukamoto
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
as Ryuuson
Mother's First Love (1954)
Actor
Challenge to Live (1961)
Actor
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)
Actor
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Actor
No Greater Love (1966)
Actor
Love and Faith (1978)
as Sen Rikyu
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (1969)
Actor
Patience Has An End (1971)
Actor
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō (1942)
Actor
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
Actor
The Way of Drama (1944)
Actor
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Actor
Fright Time (1964)
Actor
A Dangerous Hero (1957)
as Chief Investigator Onozuka
Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968)
Actor
Good Luck to These Two (1957)
Actor
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears (1954)
Actor
Asakusa at Night (1954)
as Komazo
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro (1965)
Actor
Last of the Wild Ones (1954)
Actor
Restoration Fire (1961)
as Yahei
Shogun's Holiday (1958)
Actor
A Yakuza Has His Way (1972)
Actor
Spring Snow (1950)
as Kozo Yoshikawa
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary (1938)
Actor
Devil's Gold (1950)
Actor
Mother (1958)
as Ijûin
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf (1955)
Actor
Seven from Edo (1958)
as Sagamiya
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (2002)
as Self
The Chivalrous Life (1967)
as Sakamoto
Spring Awakens (1947)
as Kenzô Ogura
Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)
Actor
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
as Yasaburô
Theater of Life (1958)
Actor
The End of the Night (1953)
Actor
The Angry Street (1950)
Actor
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)
as Rokutaro Kosaka
Different Sons (1961)
as Hisamitsu Ando
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963)
as Tobei
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (1948)
as Seibei Kido
These Foolish Times (1947)
Actor
The Blue Mountains (1957)
as Jinzō Iguchi
晴小袖 (1961)
Actor
The Image of Mother (1963)
as Kahei
The Bride In Uguisu Castle (1958)
Actor
Singing Lovebirds (1939)
as Kyosai Shimura
Blood and Diamonds (1964)
Actor
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion (1955)
Actor
The Happy Family (1959)
Actor
Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
Actor
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku (1962)
Actor
The Letter (1936)
as Taranoshin Tsunomata
Code of Ruffians (1965)
Actor
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Actor
Vagabond Employee: Outcry (1959)
as President Kakihara
Oda Nobunaga (1940)
Actor
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)
as Kyusaku Inao
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Actor
The Harbor of No Return (1966)
as Detective Egusa
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
Actor
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
as Sadonokami Honda
Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)
Actor
The Den of Beasts (1951)
Actor
Escape from Prison (1950)
Actor
Jiraiya (1937)
as Gundayû Yao
Love Express (1954)
Actor
Love Never Fails (1955)
as Nobuo's father
The Skin of the South (1952)
as President
Lady From Hell (1949)
Actor
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Actor
The Bitch (1951)
as Wataru Horie
To Love and Forgive (1955)
Actor
Escape Zone (1953)
Actor
The Black Hooded Man 5 (1958)
Actor
The Drifting Avenger (1968)
as Ken's Father
Town of Violence (1950)
as Sagawa
Red Peony of Night (1950)
Actor
The Woman Champion (1968)
Actor
Oniisan to oneesan (1961)
Actor
House of Gamblers (1970)
Actor
Taiko's Rising in the World (1938)
Actor
The Skull Coin (1938)
Actor
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)
Actor
Eleven High School Girls (1946)
Actor
Vagabond Employee: Revenge (1959)
as President Kakihara
The Soundless Cry (1965)
Actor
The Traveling Ruffian (1958)
Actor
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
Actor
Slave Factory (1968)
Actor
Three Women of the North (1945)
Actor
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū (1940)
Actor
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
as Yuuzou Fujimoto
The Protector (1966)
Actor
Vanquished Foes (1964)
Actor
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
Actor
Sazae-san's Marriage (1959)
as President Tomioka
Lord for a Night (1946)
Actor
Virtue in Spades (1956)
Actor
A Circus Girl (1966)
Actor
Structure of Hate (1961)
Actor
Kanto Woman Infamy (1969)
Actor
Stop the Old Fox (1959)
as Ryoan
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways (1967)
Actor
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi (1976)
Actor
Even Parting is Enjoyable (1945)
Actor
Last Days of Edo (1941)
as Enomoto
Chuji for Sale (1935)
Actor
An Enemy of the People (1946)
Actor
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio (1940)
Actor
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (1962)
Actor
Akagaki Genzo (1938)
as Jozaemon Sakaya
Yoru no keisha (1962)
Actor
The Earth is Born Again (1971)
as Gondo
When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
Actor
A Woman's Life (1949)
Actor
Dokuritsu bijin-tai (1963)
as Director of Iinuma Clinic
Goblin Courier (1949)
Actor
Industrial Spy (1968)
as Taizo Matsui
Echo of Love (1937)
Actor
Fearless Opposition (1958)
Actor
A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
as Sataro Hayakawa
Hinoki Butai (1946)
Actor
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain (1955)
as Ensaburō Hiraoka
The Revenge and the Death (1963)
Actor
The Silent Murder (1959)
Actor
Tokyo Crime Map (1956)
Actor
A Geisha on Horseback (1954)
as Kotaro Yamabe
The Elephant Who Waited (1949)
Actor
Ticket to Hell (1955)
as Insepctor Kasai
Forever Be Mine (1954)
Actor
Shunjû ittôryû (1939)
Actor
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon (1940)
Actor
Sagohei the Three-footer (1944)
as Yasukichi Ito
Mother and Child Grass (1942)
Actor
Hadashi no seishun (1975)
Actor
Sanshiro of Ginza (1950)
as Daizo Matsubara
The Blue Mountains Part 2 (1957)
as Jinzō Iguchi
No Response from Car 33 (1955)
Actor
Zoku Shimizu Minato (1940)
Actor
Stolen Love (1951)
as Sotaro Munekata
Chikagai nijuyojikan (1947)
Actor
Eacape of Fear (1956)
as Daisuke Sakuma
A Second Life (1948)
Actor
Devoted Servant Naosuke (1939)
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)
as Takusan
To Love and Swear (1945)
as Murai's father, principle
The Sun is Calling You (1963)
Actor
Tokkan ekichô (1945)
Actor
Duel at Noon (1957)
Actor
Yuki no wataridori (1957)
Actor