Actor
Takashi Shimura
Born 12 March 1905 · Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan · Died 11 February 1982
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.
Films and shows
- 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'42mSelf - 1981
Fifth Movement1h 55m - 1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth1h 27mHospital Director - 1980
The Revolt2h 30m - 1978
Love and Faith2h 34mSen Rikyu - 1978
Strait of Roses1 season - 1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san1h 44m诹访兵一郎 - 1977
Godzilla1h 36mDr. Yamane - 1977
Fuyu no Undokai1 season - 1977
Kashin1 seasonChikuin - 1976
Akai Unmei1 season - 1976
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi1h 24m - 1975
Hadashi no seishun1h 28m - 1975
The Bullet Train2h 32mJNR President - 1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers1h 30m - 1974
The Tattooed Hitman1h 46mBukichi Oura - 1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus1h 54mPediatrician - 1974
The Family3h 31mYasuda - Makiko's Father - 1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy1h 28mSakubei - 1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari1h 29m - 1972
A Yakuza Has His Way1h 34m - 1972
愛と愛1 season - 1971
Patience Has An End1h 50m - 1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments1h 29m - 1971
The Earth is Born Again1h 59mGondo - 1971
Tora-san's Love Call1h 54m诹访飚一郎(阿博的父亲) - 1970
House of Gamblers1h 56m - 1970Women of Osaka Castle1 season
- 1969
Heaven and Earth1 seasonNagao Fusakage - 1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp1h 31mHyôichirô Suwa - 1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 21h 49m - 1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers1h 32m - 1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless1h 32m - 1969
Kanto Woman Infamy1h 22m - 1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo1h 30m - 1969
The Magoichi Saga1h 44mMagoichi's father - 1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives1h 22mDr. Junan - 1968
The Sands of Kurobe3h 16mAshimura - 1968
The Woman Champion1h 29m - 1968
The Bride from Hades1h 29mFortune Teller - 1968
Woman Gambler and the Nun1h 23m - 1968The Day the Sun Rose2h 48m
- 1968
Slave Factory2h 23m - 1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri1h 34m - 1968
The Drifting Avenger1h 47mKen's Father - 1967
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways1h 31m - 1967
King of the Gang1h 30m - 1967
When the Cookie Crumbles1h 36m - 1967
Japan's Longest Day2h 37mInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura - 1967
Three Sisters1 seasonMisawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father] - 1967
The Chivalrous Life1h 34mSakamoto - 1966
The Harbor of No Return1h 29mDetective Egusa - 1966
No Greater Love1h 37m - 1966
The Protector1h 44m - 1966
A Circus Girl1h 28m - 1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era1h 30m - 1966
Night in Bangkok1h 45m - 1965
Sanshiro Sugata2h 39mMishima - 1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro1h 28m - 1965
Hoodlum Match1h 32m - 1965
Code of Ruffians1h 30m - 1965
Expelled from the Kanto Mob1h 30m - 1965
Three Yakuza2h - 1965
The Retreat from Kiska1h 45mMilitary Command president - 1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World1h 30mHiroshima Army Hospital doctor - 1965
Red Beard3h 5mTokubei Izumiya - 1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1h 33mDr. Tsukamoto - 1964
Brand of Evil2h 13mTsukamoto - 1964
Thief on the Run1h 36m - 1964
Blood and Diamonds1h 37m - 1964
Life of Hishakaku 31h 44m - 1964
Fright Time1h 28m - 1964
Vanquished Foes1h 25m - 1964I Am a Medical Examiner1h 33m
- 1964
Akō Rōshi1 seasonOnodera Juunai - 1963
Attack Squadron1h 41mAdmiral - 1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge1h 23mTobei - 1963
The Image of Mother1h 33mKahei - 1963
Wakai yatsu1h 31m - 1963
Maiko-han1h 38m - 1963
The Revenge and the Death1h 26m - 1963
The Sun is Calling You1h 25m - 1963
High and Low2h 22mChief of Investigation Section - 1963
Dokuritsu bijin-tai1h 30mDirector of Iinuma Clinic - 1963
Samurai Pirate1h 36mKing Raksha - 1962
Chûshingura3h 27mHyobu Chishaka - 1962
The Whale God1h 40mVillage elder - 1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II1h 30m - 1962
The Crimson Sky1h 31m - 1962
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku1h 34m - 1962
Yoru no keisha1h 36m - 1962
Long Way to Okinawa1h 33m - 1962
Sanjuro1h 36mKurofuji - 1962
Lion Festival of Echigo1h 29m - 1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki1h 30m - 1962
Gorath1h 28mKensuke Sonoda - 1961
Restoration Fire1h 26mYahei - 1961
The Gambler's Code1h 27mHacchônawate Tokubei - 1961
Snow in the South Seas1h 42m - 1961
Structure of Hate1h 36m - 1961
Challenge to Live1h 38m - 1961
Harekosode1h 24m - 1961
Oniisan to oneesan1h 24m - 1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II1h 50m - 1961
Yojimbo1h 50mTokuemon, sake brewer - 1961
Mothra1h 41mNews Editor - 1961
Different Sons1h 35mHisamitsu Ando - 1961
Daredevil in the Castle1h 35mKatagiri - 1960
Afraid to Die1h 36mGohei Hirayama - 1960
Princess Sen in Edo1h 37mSadonokami Honda - 1960
Master Fencer Sees the World1h 35m - 1960
San kyōdai no kettō1h 23m - 1960
Life of a Country Doctor1h 56m - 1960
The Lovelorn Geisha1h 51m - 1960
The Bad Sleep Well2h 30mAdministrative Officer Moriyama - 1960
The Storm of the Pacific1h 58mTosaku - 1960
Man Against Man1h 30mChotaro Masue - 1960
The Masterless 471h 40mHonzo Kadokawa - 1959
The Three Treasures3h 2mElder Kumaso - 1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster1h 18mDr. Yamane - 1959
Saga of the Vagabonds1h 55mSaemon Toki - 1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha1h 26mMasagoro - 1959
The Happy Family1h 27m - 1959
Shōbushi to sono musume1h 50m - 1959
The Silent Murder1h 23m - 1959
The Aristocrat's Stairs1h 55m - 1959
Various Flowers1h 29m - 1959
A Whistle in My Heart2h 6m - 1959
Vagabond Employee: Outcry1h 23mPresident Kakihara - 1959
Vagabond Employee: Revenge1h 26mPresident Kakihara - 1959
Stop the Old Fox1h 58mRyoan - 1959
Sazae-san's Marriage1h 30mPresident Tomioka - 1958
Points and Lines1h 25mKasai - 1958
The Traveling Ruffian1h 32m - 1958
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu1h 17m - 1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes1h 33m - 1958
Eight Views of Samurai1h 35m - 1958
Theater of Life1h 51m - 1958
The Black Hooded Man 51h 27m - 1958
Fearless Opposition1h 21m - 1958
The Hidden Fortress2h 19mGeneral Izumi Nagakura - 1958The Sword Knows1h 44m
- 1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle1h 27m - 1958
Shogun's Holiday1h 32m - 1958
Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono1h 17m - 1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin2h 44mJûbei Ôtake - 1958
Seven from Edo1h 32mSagamiya - 1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion2h 25mYasaburô - 1957
The Eleventh Hour1h 49mBanno - 1957
Throne of Blood1h 48mNoriyasu Odagura - 1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean1h 32mDr. Yamane - 1957
A Dangerous Hero1h 34mChief Investigator Onozuka - 1957
The Lord Takes a Bride1h 25m - 1957
Good Luck to These Two1h 37m - 1957
Hadaka no Machi - 1957
Untamed Woman2h 1mOwner of the rice mill - 1957
The Mysterians1h 29mDr. Tanjiro Adachi - 1957
The 36 Passengers1h 36m - 1957
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion1h 40m - 1957Evening Calm1h 54m
- 1957
Duel at Noon1h 41m - 1957
Yuki no wataridori1h 25m - 1957
The Blue Mountains Part 21h 23mJinzō Iguchi - 1957
The Blue Mountains1h 23mJinzō Iguchi - 1957
A Town with a Mountain and River1h 47mSataro Hayakawa - 1956
I Saw the Killer1h 34mNagasawa - 1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1h 21mDr. Yamane - 1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka2h 1m - 1956
Virtue in Spades1h 36m - 1956
Tokyo Crime Map1h 26m - 1956
Young Tree1h 30mHanako's Father - 1956
Scoundrel1h 35m - 1956
The Underworld1h 39mFuruya - 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1h 45mCourt official - 1956
Eacape of Fear1h 37mDaisuke Sakuma - 1955
No Time for Tears1h 49m"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura - 1955
I Live in Fear1h 43mDomestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada - 1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain1h 36mEnsaburō Hiraoka - 1955
Godzilla Raids Again1h 22mKyohei Yamane-hakase - 1955
Love Never Fails1h 43mNobuo's father - 1955
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu1h 45m - 1955
No Response from Car 331h 32m - 1955
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf1h 41m - 1955
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion1h 25m - 1955
A Daughter's Life Guide1h 34m - 1955
To Love and Forgive1h 34m - 1955
Ticket to Hell1h 29mInsepctor Kasai - 1954
Seven Samurai3h 27mKambei Shimada - 1954
Godzilla1h 36mKyohei Yamane - 1954
A Geisha on Horseback1h 44mKotaro Yamabe - 1954
Haru no uzumaki1h 31m - 1954
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple1h 17m - 1954
Forever Be Mine1h 39m - 1954
Mother's First Love1h 43m - 1954
Sorcerer’s Orb1 season - 1954Love Express1h 12m
- 1954
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears1h 19m - 1954
Last of the Wild Ones1h 43m - 1954
Asakusa at Night1h 28mKomazo - 1953
The Last Embrace1h 27mWatanabe (Nabesan) - 1953
Escape Zone1h 31m - 1953
The End of the Night1h 34m - 1953
The Eagle of the Pacific1h 59mColonel A, staff officer of the army - 1952
Ikiru2h 23mKanji Watanabe - 1952
The Man Who Came to Port1h 28mOkabe - 1952
The Skin of the South1h 34mPresident - 1952
Beauty and the Thief1h 20mYoshimichi - 1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail59mKataoka - 1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds1h 33m - 1952
Vendetta of a Samurai1h 22m - 1952
Sword for Hire2h 15m - 1952
Foghorn1h 39m - 1952
Oka wa hanazakari - 1951
The Bitch1h 40mWataru Horie - 1951
The Life of a Horse Trader1h 53mRokutaro Kosaka - 1951
Stolen Love1h 42mSotaro Munekata - 1951
The Blue Pearl1h 37mFujiki - 1951
The Idiot2h 46mOno, Ayako's father - 1951
Beyond Love and Hate1h 47m - 1951
The Den of Beasts1h 26m - 1951
Elegy1h 50m - 1951
Cordon at Midnight1h 10m - 1950
Sanshiro of Ginza1h 22mDaizo Matsubara - 1950
Spring Snow1h 27mKozo Yoshikawa - 1950
Rashomon1h 28mWoodcutter - 1950
Red Peony of Night1h 45m - 1950
Devil's Gold1h 51m - 1950
The Angry Street1h 45m - 1950
Escape from Prison1h 43m - 1950
Scandal1h 44mAttorney Hiruta - 1950
Jiruba no Tetsu1h 29m - 1950
Crazy Uproar1h 36m - 1950
Town of Violence1h 51mSagawa - 1949
Stray Dog2h 2mDet. Sato - 1949
The Quiet Duel1h 35mDr. Konosuke Fujisaki - 1949
A Bullet Hole Underground1h 25mYuuzou Fujimoto - 1949
A Woman's Life1h 41m - 1949
Lady From Hell1h 12m - 1949
Goblin Courier1h 20m - 1949
The Elephant Who Waited1h 21m - 1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest1h 37m - 1949
Three Mothers1h 24m - 1949
Hida no abarenbō1h 19m - 1949Onna goroshi abura jigoku1h 25m
- 1948
Drunken Angel1h 38mSanada - 1948
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain1h 41mSeibei Kido - 1948
A Second Life1h 30m - 1948
Platform at Night1h 24m - 1947
Snow Trail1h 29mNojiri - 1947
Spring Awakens1h 29mKenzô Ogura - 1947Chikagai nijuyojikan1h 26m
- 1947
These Foolish Times2h 46m - 1947
Actress1h 56mGenshirō Kuramoto - 1946
Lord for a Night1h 52m - 1946
Eleven High School Girls1h 20m - 1946
An Enemy of the People1h 23m - 1946
Hinoki Butai1h 22m - 1946
No Regrets for Our Youth1h 51mPolice Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo - 1946
Those Who Make Tomorrow1h 22mTheatre manager (uncredited) - 1945
To Love and Swear1h 17mMurai's father, principle - 1945
Three Women of the North1h 12m - 1945
Tokkan ekichô1h 10m - 1945
Otome no iru kichi52m - 1945Even Parting is Enjoyable1h 5m
- 1944
The Most Beautiful1h 25mChief Goro Ishida - 1944
Sagohei the Three-footer1h 14mYasukichi Ito - 1944
Nichijô no tatakai1h 12m - 1944
The Way of Drama1h 22m - 1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron1h 50m - 1943
Sanshiro Sugata1h 37mHansuke Murai, Sayo's father - 1943
The Sculpture of Master Choji1h 24mGamatoku - 1942Mother and Child Grass2h 10m
- 1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō1h 26m - 1941
Last Days of Edo1h 12mEnomoto - 1941Festival Across the Sea1h 32mOil Seller
- 1940Zoku Shimizu Minato1h 29m
- 1940Phantom Castle
- 1940Oda Nobunaga1h 34m
- 1940
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon1h 48m - 1940
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio39m - 1940
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū37m - 1939
Singing Lovebirds1h 9mKyosai Shimura - 1939
Devoted Servant Naosuke1h 15mTsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro - 1939
Shunjû ittôryû1h 24m - 1938
Akagaki Genzo1h 15mJozaemon Sakaya - 1938
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary1h 35m - 1938
Taiko's Rising in the World1h 37m - 1938The Skull Coin1h 34m
- 1938
Kurama Tengu52m - 1938
Chushingura2h 51m - 1937
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba57mTakusan - 1937Jiraiya56mGundayû Yao
- 1937
Echo of Love1h 43m - 1936
Osaka Elegy1h 11mInspector - 1936
The Letter1h 17mTaranoshin Tsunomata - 1935Chuji for Sale1h 46m
- Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro1h 8m
