Takashi Shimura
Born in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan — Mar 12 1905• Died Feb 11 1982
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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 gove…
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Seven Samurai
Kambei Shimada
Three Sisters
Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
The Roads Men Travel
Motoki
Akō Rōshi
Onodera Juunai
Rashomon
Woodcutter
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe
High and Low
Chief of Investigation Section
Heaven and Earth
Nagao Fusakage
Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
Godzilla
Kyohei Yamane
Kashin
Chikuin
Women of Osaka Castle
Yojimbo
Tokuemon, sake brewer
The Hidden Fortress
General Izumi Nagakura
Red Beard
Tokubei Izumiya
The Bad Sleep Well
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Kagemusha
Taguchi Gyobu
A-Un
Stray Dog
Det. Sato
Akai Unmei
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dr. Tsukamoto
Sanshiro Sugata
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Japan's Longest Day
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Godzilla Raids Again
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Kwaidan
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Chûshingura
Hyobu Chishaka
Daredevil in the Castle
Katagiri
The Idiot
Ono, Ayako's father
Drunken Angel
Sanada
Mothra
News Editor
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Kataoka
Gorath
Kensuke Sonoda
The Bullet Train
JNR President
The Mysterians
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Sanjuro
Kurofuji
Samurai Pirate
King Raksha
I Live in Fear
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Attack Squadron
Admiral
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Pediatrician
Sanshiro Sugata
Mishima
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Court official
Untamed Woman
Owner of the rice mill
The Storm of the Pacific
Tosaku
Strait of Roses
Samurai Assassin
Narihisa Ichijō
Street of Violence
Sagawa
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Hiroshi's Father
No Regrets for Our Youth
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
The Eagle of the Pacific
Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Retreat from Kiska
Military Command president
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Theatre manager (uncredited)
The Sands of Kurobe
Ashimura
Elegy
Scandal
Attorney Hiruta
Master Fencer Sees the World
An Ocean to Cross
Ryuuson
The Revolt
Snow Trail
Nojiri
Fuyu no Undokai
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Jûbei Ôtake
The Three Treasures
Elder Kumaso
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Brand of Evil
Tsukamoto
Afraid to Die
Gohei Hirayama
The Most Beautiful
Chief Goro Ishida
A Yakuza Has His Way
The Eleventh Hour
Banno
愛と愛
The Blue Pearl
Fujiki
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Dr. Junan
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Sakubei
Patience Has An End
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Yamane
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
An Enemy of the People
The Angry Street
Restoration Fire
Yahei
The Soundless Cry
No Time for Tears
"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
Sword for Hire
Points and Lines
Kasai
Tora-san's Love Call
Hiroshi's father
Samurai Banners
Obu Toramasa
Snow in the South Seas
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
The Bride from Hades
Fortune Teller
A Whistle in My Heart
Mother
Ijûin
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Hyôichirô Suwa
The Magoichi Saga
Magoichi's father
House of Gamblers
Godzilla
Dr. Yamane
Human Torpedoes
Man Against Man
Chotaro Masue
The Masterless 47
Honzo Kadokawa
Three Yakuza
Blood and Diamonds
Life of Hishakaku 3
Industrial Spy
Taizo Matsui
Love and Faith
Sen Rikyu
The Chivalrous Life
Sakamoto
The Life of a Horse Trader
Rokutaro Kosaka
Eight Views of Samurai
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Yasaburô
The Woman Champion
The Tattooed Hitman
Bukichi Oura
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
The Masterless 47 – Part II
The Crimson Sky
The Quiet Duel
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
The Lovelorn Geisha
Osaka Elegy
Inspector
The Skin of the South
Last of the Wild Ones
These Foolish Times
Spring Awakens
Kenzô Ogura
The Protector
The Militarists
Takeda
The Gambler's Code
Hacchônawate Tokubei
Sazae-san's Marriage
Beyond Love and Hate
The Day the Sun Rose
Stop the Old Fox
Ryoan
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Slave Factory
Red Peony of Night
Lord for a Night
Vendetta of a Samurai
Long Way to Okinawa
Challenge to Live
Hadashi no seishun
Theater of Life
A Dangerous Hero
Man of Thirteen Eyes
Different Sons
Hisamitsu Ando
The Earth is Born Again
Gondo
Fifth Movement
Devil's Gold
Mother's First Love
Human Revolution II
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
When the Cookie Crumbles
The Happy Family
The Lord Takes a Bride
The Sun is Calling You
Otome no iru kichi
The Way of Drama
The Harbor of No Return
Detective Egusa
Sanshiro of Ginza
Daizo Matsubara
Shogun's Holiday
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Spring Snow
Kozo Yoshikawa
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Tobei
No Greater Love
The Elephant Who Waited
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Self
Eleven High School Girls
The Den of Beasts
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Nichijô no tatakai
Structure of Hate
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
Director of Iinuma Clinic
Woman Gambler and the Nun
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
The Whale God
Village elder
Princess Sen in Edo
Sadonokami Honda
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
Kanto Woman Infamy
The End of the Night
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Takusan
Hoodlum Match
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
President Kakihara
No Response from Car 33
Yoru no keisha
Oniisan to oneesan
Escape from Prison
Virtue in Spades
Good Luck to These Two
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
President Kakihara
Life of a Country Doctor
Lady From Hell
晴小袖
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
Asakusa at Night
Komazo
A Circus Girl
Code of Ruffians
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Three Women of the North
The Traveling Ruffian
The Underworld
Furuya
Taiko's Rising in the World
Beauty and the Thief
Yoshimichi
Goblin Courier
The Revenge and the Death
Ticket to Hell
Insepctor Kasai
Chikagai nijuyojikan
Actress
Genshirō Kuramoto
Tokyo Crime Map
Shunjû ittôryû
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Navy
Takao Mutaguchi
Escape Zone
Singing Lovebirds
Kyosai Shimura
To Love and Swear
Murai's father, principle
The Man Who Came to Port
Okabe
The Image of Mother
Kahei
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Fearless Opposition
A Woman's Life
A Geisha on Horseback
Kotaro Yamabe
King of the Gang
Last Days of Edo
Enomoto
Mother and Child Grass
Seven from Edo
Sagamiya
The Sword Knows
The Skull Coin
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Masagoro
Vanquished Foes
A Second Life
Sagohei the Three-footer
Yasukichi Ito
Tokkan ekichô
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Akagaki Genzo
Jozaemon Sakaya
Evening Calm
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Hospital Director
Fright Time
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Kyusaku Inao
The Drifting Avenger
Ken's Father
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Hadaka no Machi
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
The Bitch
Wataru Horie
Stolen Love
Sotaro Munekata
Scoundrel
The Black Hooded Man 5
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
君死に給うことなかれ
A Town with a Mountain and River
Sataro Hayakawa
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Jinzō Iguchi
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Love Never Fails
Nobuo's father
Chuji for Sale
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Dr. Yamane
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saemon Toki
The 36 Passengers
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
A Bullet Hole Underground
Yuuzou Fujimoto
Devoted Servant Naosuke
Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Zoku Shimizu Minato
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Lion Festival of Echigo
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
Foghorn
Wakare mo tanoshi
The Letter
Taranoshin Tsunomata
The Blue Mountains
Jinzō Iguchi
I Saw the Killer
Nagasawa
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Kurama Tengu
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Ensaburō Hiraoka
Hinoki Butai
Festival Across the Sea
Oil Seller
Oka wa hanazakari
Oda Nobunaga
The Last Embrace
Watanabe (Nabesan)
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Yamane
Echo of Love
Jiraiya
Gundayû Yao
Chushingura
To Love and Forgive
Night in Bangkok
Eacape of Fear
Daisuke Sakuma
Phantom Castle
A Daughter's Life Guide
Jiruba no Tetsu
Young Tree
Hanako's Father
Crazy Uproar
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro