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