ACTOR
Takashi Shimura
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…
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- Born
- Mar 12, 1905
- Died
- Feb 11, 1982
- Birthplace
- Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Movies
CF
Chuji for Sale
1935
Osaka ElegyInspector
1936
The LetterTaranoshin Tsunomata
1936
Blood Spilled at TakadanobabaTakusan
1937
Echo of Love
1937J
JiraiyaGundayû Yao
1937
Akagaki GenzoJozaemon Sakaya
1938
Chushingura
1938
Kurama Tengu
1938
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938TS
The Skull Coin
1938
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938
Devoted Servant NaosukeTsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
1939
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
Singing LovebirdsKyosai Shimura
1939
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
1940
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
1940
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
1940ON
Oda Nobunaga
1940PC
Phantom Castle
1940ZS
Zoku Shimizu Minato
1940FA
Festival Across the SeaOil Seller
1941
Last Days of EdoEnomoto
1941
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942MA
Mother and Child Grass
1942
NavyTakao Mutaguchi
1943
Sanshiro SugataHansuke Murai, Sayo's father
1943
The Sculpture of Master ChojiGamatoku
1943
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Nichijô no tatakai
1944
Sagohei the Three-footerYasukichi Ito
1944
The Most BeautifulChief Goro Ishida
1944
The Way of Drama
1944EP
Even Parting is Enjoyable
1945
Otome no iru kichi
1945
Three Women of the North
1945
To Love and SwearMurai's father, principle
1945
Tokkan ekichô
1945
An Enemy of the People
1946
Eleven High School Girls
1946
Hinoki Butai
1946
Lord for a Night
1946
No Regrets for Our YouthPolice Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
1946
Those Who Make TomorrowTheatre manager (uncredited)
1946
ActressGenshirō Kuramoto
1947CN
Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
Snow TrailNojiri
1947
Spring AwakensKenzô Ogura
1947
These Foolish Times
1947
A Second Life
1948
Drunken AngelSanada
1948
My Love on the Other Side of the MountainSeibei Kido
1948
Platform at Night
1948
A Bullet Hole UndergroundYuuzou Fujimoto
1949
A Woman's Life
1949
Goblin Courier
1949
Hida no abarenbō
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Lady From Hell
1949OG
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
1949
Stray DogDet. Sato
1949
The Elephant Who Waited
1949
The Quiet DuelDr. Konosuke Fujisaki
1949
Three Mothers
1949
Crazy Uproar
1950
Devil's Gold
1950
Escape from Prison
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
RashomonWoodcutter
1950
Red Peony of Night
1950
Sanshiro of GinzaDaizo Matsubara
1950
ScandalAttorney Hiruta
1950
Spring SnowKozo Yoshikawa
1950
The Angry Street
1950
Town of ViolenceSagawa
1950
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
Cordon at Midnight
1951
Elegy
1951
Stolen LoveSotaro Munekata
1951
The BitchWataru Horie
1951
The Blue PearlFujiki
1951
The Den of Beasts
1951
The IdiotOno, Ayako's father
1951
The Life of a Horse TraderRokutaro Kosaka
1951
Beauty and the ThiefYoshimichi
1952
Foghorn
1952
IkiruKanji Watanabe
1952
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Sword for Hire
1952
The Man Who Came to PortOkabe
1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailKataoka
1952
The Skin of the SouthPresident
1952
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Escape Zone
1953
The Eagle of the PacificColonel A, staff officer of the army
1953
The End of the Night
1953
The Last EmbraceWatanabe (Nabesan)
1953
A Geisha on HorsebackKotaro Yamabe
1954
Asakusa at NightKomazo
1954
Forever Be Mine
1954
GodzillaKyohei Yamane
1954
Haru no uzumaki
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954LE
Love Express
1954
Mother's First Love
1954
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple
1954
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears
1954
Seven SamuraiKambei Shimada
1954
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
Godzilla Raids AgainKyohei Yamane-hakase
1955
I Live in FearDomestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
1955
Love Never FailsNobuo's father
1955
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainEnsaburō Hiraoka
1955
No Response from Car 33
1955
No Time for Tears"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
1955
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
Ticket to HellInsepctor Kasai
1955
To Love and Forgive
1955
Eacape of FearDaisuke Sakuma
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Dr. Yamane
1956
I Saw the KillerNagasawa
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandCourt official
1956
Scoundrel
1956
The UnderworldFuruya
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
Tokyo Crime Map
1956
Virtue in Spades
1956
Young TreeHanako's Father
1956
A Dangerous HeroChief Investigator Onozuka
1957
A Town with a Mountain and RiverSataro Hayakawa
1957
Duel at Noon
1957EC
Evening Calm
1957
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanDr. Yamane
1957
Good Luck to These Two
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The 36 Passengers
1957
The Blue MountainsJinzō Iguchi
1957
The Blue Mountains Part 2Jinzō Iguchi
1957
The Eleventh HourBanno
1957
The Lord Takes a Bride
1957
The MysteriansDr. Tanjiro Adachi
1957
Throne of BloodNoriyasu Odagura
1957
Untamed WomanOwner of the rice mill
1957
Yuki no wataridori
1957
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Fearless Opposition
1958
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
MotherIjûin
1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionYasaburô
1958
Points and LinesKasai
1958
Seven from EdoSagamiya
1958
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Black Hooded Man 5
1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
The Hidden FortressGeneral Izumi Nagakura
1958
The Loyal 47 RoninJûbei Ôtake
1958TS
The Sword Knows
1958
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
Theater of Life
1958
Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono
1958
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Gigantis, the Fire MonsterDr. Yamane
1959
Saga of the VagabondsSaemon Toki
1959
Sazae-san's MarriagePresident Tomioka
1959
Shōbushi to sono musume
1959
Stop the Old FoxRyoan
1959
The Aristocrat's Stairs
1959
The Happy Family
1959
The Prickly Mouthed GeishaMasagoro
1959
The Silent Murder
1959
The Story of Iron Arm InaoKyusaku Inao
1959
The Three TreasuresElder Kumaso
1959
Vagabond Employee: OutcryPresident Kakihara
1959
Vagabond Employee: RevengePresident Kakihara
1959
Various Flowers
1959
Afraid to DieGohei Hirayama
1960
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Man Against ManChotaro Masue
1960
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
Princess Sen in EdoSadonokami Honda
1960
The Bad Sleep WellAdministrative Officer Moriyama
1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
The Masterless 47Honzo Kadokawa
1960
The Storm of the PacificTosaku
1960
Challenge to Live
1961
Daredevil in the CastleKatagiri
1961
Different SonsHisamitsu Ando
1961
MothraNews Editor
1961
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
Restoration FireYahei
1961
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Structure of Hate
1961
The Gambler's CodeHacchônawate Tokubei
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
YojimboTokuemon, sake brewer
1961
晴小袖
1961
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962
ChûshinguraHyobu Chishaka
1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
GorathKensuke Sonoda
1962
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
SanjuroKurofuji
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
The Whale GodVillage elder
1962
Yoru no keisha
1962
Attack SquadronAdmiral
1963
Dokuritsu bijin-taiDirector of Iinuma Clinic
1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeTobei
1963
High and LowChief of Investigation Section
1963
Maiko-han
1963
Samurai PirateKing Raksha
1963
The Image of MotherKahei
1963
The Revenge and the Death
1963
The Sun is Calling You
1963
Wakai yatsu
1963
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Brand of EvilTsukamoto
1964
Fright Time
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterDr. Tsukamoto
1964IA
I Am a Medical Examiner
1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Thief on the Run
1964
Vanquished Foes
1964
Code of Ruffians
1965
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1965
Frankenstein Conquers the WorldHiroshima Army Hospital doctor
1965
Hoodlum Match
1965
KwaidanHead Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
1965
Red BeardTokubei Izumiya
1965
Samurai AssassinNarihisa Ichijō
1965
Sanshiro SugataMishima
1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
The Retreat from KiskaMilitary Command president
1965
The Soundless Cry
1965
Three Yakuza
1965
A Circus Girl
1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
Night in Bangkok
1966
No Greater Love
1966
The Harbor of No ReturnDetective Egusa
1966
The Protector
1966
Japan's Longest DayInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
1967
King of the Gang
1967
The Chivalrous LifeSakamoto
1967
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Human Torpedoes
1968
Industrial SpyTaizo Matsui
1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968
Slave Factory
1968
The Bride from HadesFortune Teller
1968TD
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
The Drifting AvengerKen's Father
1968
The Sands of KurobeAshimura
1968
The Woman Champion
1968
Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968
Zatoichi and the FugitivesDr. Junan
1968
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Samurai BannersObu Toramasa
1969
The Magoichi SagaMagoichi's father
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
1969
House of Gamblers
1970
The MilitaristsTakeda
1970
Patience Has An End
1971
The Earth is Born AgainGondo
1971
Tora-san's Love Call诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
1971
A Yakuza Has His Way
1972
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Zatoichi's ConspiracySakubei
1973
Prophecies of NostradamusPediatrician
1974
The FamilyYasuda - Makiko's Father
1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
The Tattooed HitmanBukichi Oura
1974
Hadashi no seishun
1975
The Bullet TrainJNR President
1975
Human Revolution II
1976
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
1976
GodzillaDr. Yamane
1977
Love and FaithSen Rikyu
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san诹访兵一郎
1978
An Ocean to CrossRyuuson
1980
KagemushaTaguchi Gyobu
1980
The Revolt
1980
Fifth Movement
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthHospital Director
1981
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'Self
2002MM
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Television
Sorcerer’s Orb1 eps
1954
Akō RōshiOnodera Juunai · 52 eps
1964
Three SistersMisawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father] · 52 eps
1967
Heaven and EarthNagao Fusakage · 52 eps
1969WO
Women of Osaka Castle39 eps
1970
愛と愛1 eps
1972
Akai Unmei28 eps
1976
The Roads Men TravelMotoki · 1 eps
1976
Fuyu no Undokai10 eps
1977
KashinChikuin · 52 eps
1977
Strait of Roses26 eps
1978
A-Un4 eps
1980Photos
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