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Known credits:
255
Birthday:
1905-03-12
Place of birth:
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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Takashi Shimura

Overview

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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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Known for

Acting
2002 Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' Actor Self N/A
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1981 Fifth Movement Actor N/A
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1980 Kagemusha Actor Taguchi Gyobu 69
Fair
1980 An Ocean to Cross Actor Ryuuson N/A
N/A
1980 The Revolt Actor 59
Average
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san Actor Hiroshi's Father 59
Average
1978 Love and Faith Actor Sen Rikyu 59
Average
1977 Kashin Actor Chikuin N/A
N/A
1977 Godzilla Actor Dr. Yamane 59
Average
1976 Human Revolution II Actor N/A
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1975 The Bullet Train Actor JNR President 59
Average
1975 Hadashi no seishun Actor N/A
N/A
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Actor Pediatrician 58
Average
1974 The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers Actor N/A
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1974 The Tattooed Hitman Actor Bukichi Oura 59
Average
1973 Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari Actor N/A
N/A
1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy Actor Sakubei 59
Average
1972 A Yakuza Has His Way Actor N/A
N/A
1971 Tora-san's Love Call Actor Hiroshi's father 59
Average
1971 Patience Has An End Actor 58
Average
1971 The Earth is Born Again Actor Gondo N/A
N/A
1971 Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments Actor 59
Average
1970 The Militarists Actor Takeda 59
Average
1970 House of Gamblers Actor 59
Average
1970 Women of Osaka Castle Actor N/A
N/A
1969 Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers Actor N/A
N/A
1969 The Magoichi Saga Actor Magoichi's father 59
Average
1969 It's Tough Being a Man Actor Hyôichirô Suwa 59
Average
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 Actor 59
Average
1969 Kanto Woman Infamy Actor 59
Average
1969 Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo Actor 59
Average
1969 Samurai Banners Actor Obu Toramasa 59
Average
1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless Actor N/A
N/A
1969 Heaven and Earth Actor Nagao Fusakage 69
Fair
1968 New Prison Walls of Abashiri Actor 59
Average
1968 The Day the Sun Rose Actor 59
Average
1968 Woman Gambler and the Nun Actor N/A
N/A
1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives Actor Dr. Junan 59
Average
1968 The Woman Champion Actor N/A
N/A
1968 The Bride from Hades Actor Fortune Teller 59
Average
1968 The Drifting Avenger Actor Ken's Father 58
Average
1968 Industrial Spy Actor Taizo Matsui 59
Average
1968 The Sands of Kurobe Actor Ashimura 58
Average
1968 Dorei kōjō Actor N/A
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1968 Human Torpedoes Actor N/A
N/A
1967 King of the Gang Actor N/A
N/A
1967 Japan's Longest Day Actor Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura 59
Average
1967 When the Cookie Crumbles Actor 59
Average
1967 The Chivalrous Life Actor Sakamoto 59
Average
1967 Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways Actor N/A
N/A
1967 Three Sisters Actor Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father] N/A
N/A
1966 No Greater Love Actor N/A
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1966 The Harbor of No Return Actor Detective Egusa N/A
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1966 Greatest Boss of the Showa Era Actor N/A
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1966 The Protector Actor 58
Average
1966 A Circus Girl Actor N/A
N/A
1965 Code of Ruffians Actor 58
Average
1965 Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro Actor N/A
N/A
1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World Actor Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor 59
Average
1965 The Retreat from Kiska Actor Military Command president 59
Average
1965 Sanshiro Sugata Actor Mishima 59
Average
1965 Three Yakuza Actor 59
Average
1965 Red Beard Actor Tokubei Izumiya 68
Fair
1965 Hoodlum Match Actor N/A
N/A
1965 The Soundless Cry Actor 59
Average
1965 Kwaidan Actor Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") 66
Fair
1965 Samurai Assassin Actor Narihisa Ichijō 60
Fair
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Actor Dr. Tsukamoto 62
Fair
1964 Blood and Diamonds Actor N/A
N/A
1964 Brand of Evil Actor N/A
N/A
1964 Vanquished Foes Actor 58
Average
1964 Akō Rōshi Actor Onodera Juunai 69
Fair
1963 The Image of Mother Actor Kahei N/A
N/A
1963 Samurai Pirate Actor King Raksha 58
Average
1963 The Sun is Calling You Actor N/A
N/A
1963 The Revenge and the Death Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Actor N/A
N/A
1963 High and Low Actor Chief of Investigation Section 74
Good
1963 Attack Squadron Actor Admiral 59
Average
1962 Fūryū onsen bantō nikki Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Chûshingura Actor Hyobu Chishaka 59
Average
1962 Lion Festival of Echigo Actor N/A
N/A
1962 The Whale God Actor Village elder 58
Average
1962 Yoru no keisha Actor N/A
N/A
1962 あの空の果てに星はまたたく Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Gorath Actor Kensuke Sonoda 59
Average
1962 The Crimson Sky Actor N/A
N/A
1962 続サラリーマン清水港 Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Long Way to Okinawa Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Sanjuro Actor Kurofuji 69
Fair
1961 Oniisan to oneesan Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Different Sons Actor Hisamitsu Ando N/A
N/A
1961 Structure of Hate Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Restoration Fire Actor Yahei 59
Average
1961 Snow in the South Seas Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Mothra Actor News Editor 61
Fair
1961 Challenge to Live Actor N/A
N/A
1961 The Gambler's Code Actor Hacchônawate Tokubei 59
Average
1961 Yojimbo Actor Tokuemon, sake brewer 75
Good
1961 The Masterless 47 – Part II Actor N/A
N/A
1961 晴小袖 Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Daredevil in the Castle Actor Katagiri 59
Average
1960 The Masterless 47 Actor Honzo Kadokawa N/A
N/A
1960 Master Fencer Sees the World Actor N/A
N/A
1960 The Bad Sleep Well Actor Administrative Officer Moriyama 64
Fair
1960 Life of a Country Doctor Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Man Against Man Actor Chotaro Masue N/A
N/A
1960 The Lovelorn Geisha Actor 59
Average
1960 The Storm of the Pacific Actor Tosaku 58
Average
1960 Afraid to Die Actor Gohei Hirayama 59
Average
1960 Princess Sen in Edo Actor Sadonokami Honda N/A
N/A
1959 The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Actor Masagoro N/A
N/A
1959 The Three Treasures Actor Elder Kumaso 58
Average
1959 Stop the Old Fox Actor Ryoan N/A
N/A
1959 Saga of the Vagabonds Actor Saemon Toki 59
Average
1959 Gigantis, the Fire Monster Actor Doctor Yamane 59
Average
1959 A Whistle in My Heart Actor 58
Average
1959 The Story of Iron Arm Inao Actor Kyusaku Inao N/A
N/A
1959 The Happy Family Actor N/A
N/A
1959 Sazae-san's Marriage Actor N/A
N/A
1958 The Hidden Fortress Actor General Izumi Nagakura 70
Good
1958 Theater of Life Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Points and Lines Actor Kasai 59
Average
1958 Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion Actor Yasaburô N/A
N/A
1958 The Sword Knows Actor 59
Average
1958 The Black Hooded Man 5 Actor N/A
N/A
1958 The Traveling Ruffian Actor 59
Average
1958 The Bride In Uguisu Castle Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Eight Views of Samurai Actor 59
Average
1958 Fearless Opposition Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Seven from Edo Actor Sagamiya 58
Average
1958 The Loyal 47 Ronin Actor Jûbei Ôtake 59
Average
1958 Mother Actor Ijûin N/A
N/A
1958 Shogun's Holiday Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Man of Thirteen Eyes Actor N/A
N/A
1957 The Mysterians Actor Dr. Tanjiro Adachi 59
Average
1957 The Eleventh Hour Actor Banno 59
Average
1957 A Dangerous Hero Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Hadaka no Machi Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Untamed Woman Actor Owner of the rice mill 59
Average
1957 The Lord Takes a Bride Actor 59
Average
1957 Evening Calm Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean Actor Dr. Yamane 59
Average
1957 Good Luck to These Two Actor 58
Average
1957 Throne of Blood Actor Noriyasu Odagura 71
Good
1956 Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Actor Dr. Yamane 61
Fair
1956 Scoundrel Actor N/A
N/A
1956 Virtue in Spades Actor N/A
N/A
1956 Tokyo Crime Map Actor N/A
N/A
1956 The Underworld Actor Furuya N/A
N/A
1956 I Saw the Killer Actor Nagasawa N/A
N/A
1956 Young Tree Actor Hanako's Father N/A
N/A
1956 Three Women Around Yoshinaka Actor 59
Average
1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Actor Court official 61
Fair
1955 I Live in Fear Actor Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada 61
Fair
1955 To Love and Forgive Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Ticket to Hell Actor Insepctor Kasai N/A
N/A
1955 No Response from Car 33 Actor 59
Average
1955 No Time for Tears Actor "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura N/A
N/A
1955 Godzilla Raids Again Actor Kyohei Yamane-hakase 59
Average
1955 Love Never Fails Actor Nobuo's father N/A
N/A
1955 Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf Actor N/A
N/A
1954 A Geisha on Horseback Actor Kotaro Yamabe N/A
N/A
1954 Godzilla Actor Kyohei Yamane 70
Good
1954 君死に給うことなかれ Actor N/A
N/A
1954 Mother's First Love Actor N/A
N/A
1954 浅草の夜 Actor Komazo N/A
N/A
1954 Last of the Wild Ones Actor N/A
N/A
1954 Seven Samurai Actor Kambei Shimada 81
Very good
1953 The Eagle of the Pacific Actor Colonel A, staff officer of the army 59
Average
1953 The End of the Night Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Escape Zone Actor N/A
N/A
1953 The Last Embrace Actor Watanabe (Nabesan) N/A
N/A
1952 Fuun Senryobune Actor N/A
N/A
1952 The Man Who Came to Port Actor Okabe 59
Average
1952 Ikiru Actor Kanji Watanabe 75
Good
1952 Beauty and the Thief Actor Yoshimichi N/A
N/A
1952 Sword for Hire Actor 59
Average
1952 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail Actor Kataoka 60
Fair
1952 Foghorn Actor N/A
N/A
1952 The Skin of the South Actor N/A
N/A
1952 Vendetta of a Samurai Actor 59
Average
1951 The Life of a Horse Trader Actor Rokutaro Kosaka 59
Average
1951 The Bitch Actor Wataru Horie N/A
N/A
1951 The Blue Pearl Actor Fujiki N/A
N/A
1951 The Den of Beasts Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Stolen Love Actor Sotaro Munekata N/A
N/A
1951 The Idiot Actor Ono, Ayako's father 60
Fair
1951 Elegy Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Beyond Love and Hate Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Red Peony of Night Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Rashomon Actor Woodcutter 76
Good
1950 Jiruba no Tetsu Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Crazy Uproar Actor N/A
N/A
1950 The Angry Street Actor 59
Average
1950 Scandal Actor Attorney Hiruta 60
Fair
1950 Sanshiro of Ginza Actor Daizo Matsubara N/A
N/A
1950 Street of Violence Actor Sagawa 58
Average
1950 Spring Snow Actor N/A
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1950 Devil's Gold Actor N/A
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1950 Escape from Prison Actor N/A
N/A
1949 The Elephant Who Waited Actor N/A
N/A
1949 Stray Dog Actor Det. Sato 64
Fair
1949 Ishimatsu of the Forest Actor N/A
N/A
1949 A Bullet Hole Underground Actor Yuuzou Fujimoto N/A
N/A
1949 The Quiet Duel Actor Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki 60
Fair
1949 Lady From Hell Actor N/A
N/A
1949 A Woman's Life Actor N/A
N/A
1949 Goblin Courier Actor 58
Average
1948 Drunken Angel Actor Sanada 64
Fair
1948 A Second Life Actor N/A
N/A
1947 Actress Actor Genshirō Kuramoto N/A
N/A
1947 Spring Awakens Actor Kenzô Ogura 58
Average
1947 These Foolish Times Actor N/A
N/A
1947 Snow Trail Actor Nojiri 59
Average
1947 Chikagai nijuyojikan Actor N/A
N/A
1946 No Regrets for Our Youth Actor Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo 60
Fair
1946 Eleven High School Girls Actor N/A
N/A
1946 Lord for a Night Actor 59
Average
1946 Those Who Make Tomorrow Actor Theatre manager (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 An Enemy of the People Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Wakare mo tanoshi Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Three Women of the North Actor N/A
N/A
1945 To Love and Swear Actor Murai's father, principle N/A
N/A
1945 Otome no iru kichi Actor N/A
N/A
1945 Tokkan ekichô Actor N/A
N/A
1944 Nichijô no tatakai Actor N/A
N/A
1944 Sagohei the Three-footer Actor Yasukichi Ito N/A
N/A
1944 The Way of Drama Actor 59
Average
1944 The Most Beautiful Actor Chief Goro Ishida 58
Average
1944 Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron Actor 58
Average
1943 Navy Actor Takao Mutaguchi N/A
N/A
1943 Sanshiro Sugata Actor Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father 60
Fair
1942 Mother and Child Grass Actor N/A
N/A
1942 Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō Actor N/A
N/A
1941 Last Days of Edo Actor Enomoto N/A
N/A
1941 Festival Across the Sea Actor Oil Seller N/A
N/A
1940 Phantom Castle Actor N/A
N/A
1940 Zoku Shimizu Minato Actor N/A
N/A
1940 Oda Nobunaga Actor N/A
N/A
1939 Singing Lovebirds Actor Kyosai Shimura 58
Average
1939 Devoted Servant Naosuke Actor Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro N/A
N/A
1939 Shunjû ittôryû Actor N/A
N/A
1938 Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary Actor N/A
N/A
1938 Akagaki Genzo Actor Jozaemon Sakaya N/A
N/A
1938 Taiko's Rising in the World Actor N/A
N/A
1938 Chushingura Actor 59
Average
1938 Kurama Tengu Actor N/A
N/A
1938 The Skull Coin Actor N/A
N/A
1937 Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba Actor Takusan 59
Average
1937 Jiraiya Actor Gundayû Yao N/A
N/A
1937 Echo of Love Actor N/A
N/A
1936 Akanishi Kakita Actor Taranoshin Tsunomata 58
Average
1936 Osaka Elegy Actor Inspector 59
Average
1935 Chuji for Sale Actor N/A
N/A