Takashi Shimura
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 12, 1905 (121 years old)
Place of Birth
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'Self | |
| 1981 | Fifth Movement | |
| 1981 | The Last Days of Planet EarthHospital Director | |
| 1980 | KagemushaTaguchi Gyobu | |
| 1980 | The Revolt | |
| 1980 | An Ocean to CrossRyuuson | |
| 1980 | A-Un | |
| 1978 | Love and FaithSen Rikyu | |
| 1978 | Talk of the Town Tora-sanHiroshi's Father | |
| 1978 | Strait of Roses | |
| 1977 | GodzillaDr. Yamane | |
| 1977 | KashinChikuin | |
| 1977 | Fuyu no Undokai | |
| 1976 | Human Revolution II | |
| 1976 | Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi | |
| 1976 | The Roads Men TravelMotoki | |
| 1976 | Akai Unmei | |
| 1975 | The Bullet TrainJNR President | |
| 1975 | Hadashi no seishun | |
| 1974 | The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers | |
| 1974 | Prophecies of NostradamusPediatrician | |
| 1974 | The Tattooed HitmanBukichi Oura | |
| 1973 | Zatoichi's ConspiracySakubei | |
| 1973 | Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari | |
| 1972 | A Yakuza Has His Way | |
| 1972 | 愛と愛 | |
| 1971 | Tora-san's Love CallHiroshi's father | |
| 1971 | Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments | |
| 1971 | Patience Has An End | |
| 1971 | The Earth is Born AgainGondo | |
| 1970 | The MilitaristsTakeda | |
| 1970 | House of Gamblers | |
| 1970 | Women of Osaka Castle | |
| 1969 | Kanto Woman Infamy | |
| 1969 | Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo | |
| 1969 | A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless | |
| 1969 | Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampHyôichirô Suwa | |
| 1969 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 | |
| 1969 | The Magoichi SagaMagoichi's father | |
| 1969 | Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers | |
| 1969 | Samurai BannersObu Toramasa | |
| 1969 | Heaven and EarthNagao Fusakage | |
| 1968 | Zatoichi and the FugitivesDr. Junan | |
| 1968 | The Sands of KurobeAshimura | |
| 1968 | Slave Factory | |
| 1968 | The Day the Sun Rose | |
| 1968 | Human Torpedoes | |
| 1968 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri | |
| 1968 | The Bride from HadesFortune Teller | |
| 1968 | The Woman Champion | |
| 1968 | Woman Gambler and the Nun | |
| 1968 | Industrial SpyTaizo Matsui | |
| 1968 | The Drifting AvengerKen's Father | |
| 1967 | Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways | |
| 1967 | Japan's Longest DayInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura | |
| 1967 | When the Cookie Crumbles | |
| 1967 | The Chivalrous LifeSakamoto | |
| 1967 | King of the Gang | |
| 1967 | Three SistersMisawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father] | |
| 1966 | The Harbor of No ReturnDetective Egusa | |
| 1966 | The Protector | |
| 1966 | No Greater Love | |
| 1966 | Greatest Boss of the Showa Era | |
| 1966 | A Circus Girl | |
| 1966 | Night in Bangkok | |
| 1965 | Frankenstein Conquers the WorldHiroshima Army Hospital doctor | |
| 1965 | Red BeardTokubei Izumiya | |
| 1965 | KwaidanHead Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | |
| 1965 | The Soundless Cry | |
| 1965 | Samurai AssassinNarihisa Ichijō | |
| 1965 | Sanshiro SugataMishima | |
| 1965 | Three Yakuza | |
| 1965 | The Retreat from KiskaMilitary Command president | |
| 1965 | Hoodlum Match | |
| 1965 | Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro | |
| 1965 | Code of Ruffians | |
| 1964 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterDr. Tsukamoto | |
| 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | |
| 1964 | Brand of EvilTsukamoto | |
| 1964 | Blood and Diamonds | |
| 1964 | Vanquished Foes | |
| 1964 | Fright Time | |
| 1964 | Akō RōshiOnodera Juunai | |
| 1963 | High and LowChief of Investigation Section | |
| 1963 | Attack SquadronAdmiral | |
| 1963 | The Sun is Calling You | |
| 1963 | Samurai PirateKing Raksha | |
| 1963 | Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeTobei | |
| 1963 | The Revenge and the Death | |
| 1963 | The Image of MotherKahei | |
| 1963 | Dokuritsu bijin-taiDirector of Iinuma Clinic | |
| 1962 | SanjuroKurofuji | |
| 1962 | Long Way to Okinawa | |
| 1962 | ChûshinguraHyobu Chishaka | |
| 1962 | Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II | |
| 1962 | The Crimson Sky | |
| 1962 | あの空の果てに星はまたたく | |
| 1962 | Yoru no keisha | |
| 1962 | Fūryū onsen bantō nikki | |
| 1962 | GorathKensuke Sonoda | |
| 1962 | The Whale GodVillage elder | |
| 1962 | Lion Festival of Echigo | |
| 1961 | YojimboTokuemon, sake brewer | |
| 1961 | MothraNews Editor | |
| 1961 | Different SonsHisamitsu Ando | |
| 1961 | The Gambler's CodeHacchônawate Tokubei | |
| 1961 | Daredevil in the CastleKatagiri | |
| 1961 | Snow in the South Seas | |
| 1961 | Structure of Hate | |
| 1961 | Challenge to Live | |
| 1961 | The Masterless 47 – Part II | |
| 1961 | Restoration FireYahei | |
| 1961 | Oniisan to oneesan | |
| 1961 | 晴小袖 | |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep WellAdministrative Officer Moriyama | |
| 1960 | Afraid to DieGohei Hirayama | |
| 1960 | Master Fencer Sees the World | |
| 1960 | The Masterless 47Honzo Kadokawa | |
| 1960 | The Storm of the PacificTosaku | |
| 1960 | The Lovelorn Geisha | |
| 1960 | Man Against ManChotaro Masue | |
| 1960 | Life of a Country Doctor | |
| 1960 | Princess Sen in EdoSadonokami Honda | |
| 1959 | Sazae-san's Marriage | |
| 1959 | The Three TreasuresElder Kumaso | |
| 1959 | A Whistle in My Heart | |
| 1959 | The Prickly Mouthed GeishaMasagoro | |
| 1959 | Saga of the VagabondsSaemon Toki | |
| 1959 | Stop the Old FoxRyoan | |
| 1959 | The Happy Family | |
| 1959 | Gigantis, the Fire MonsterDr. Yamane | |
| 1959 | The Story of Iron Arm InaoKyusaku Inao | |
| 1959 | Vagabond Employee: RevengePresident Kakihara | |
| 1959 | Vagabond Employee: OutcryPresident Kakihara | |
| 1958 | The Hidden FortressGeneral Izumi Nagakura | |
| 1958 | Eight Views of Samurai | |
| 1958 | Shogun's Holiday | |
| 1958 | The Traveling Ruffian | |
| 1958 | Seven from EdoSagamiya | |
| 1958 | Points and LinesKasai | |
| 1958 | Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionYasaburô | |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 RoninJûbei Ôtake | |
| 1958 | The Bride In Uguisu Castle | |
| 1958 | Man of Thirteen Eyes | |
| 1958 | The Sword Knows | |
| 1958 | Theater of Life | |
| 1958 | The Black Hooded Man 5 | |
| 1958 | Fearless Opposition | |
| 1958 | MotherIjûin | |
| 1957 | Throne of BloodNoriyasu Odagura | |
| 1957 | The MysteriansDr. Tanjiro Adachi | |
| 1957 | The Lord Takes a Bride | |
| 1957 | Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanDr. Yamane | |
| 1957 | Evening Calm | |
| 1957 | A Dangerous Hero | |
| 1957 | Hadaka no Machi | |
| 1957 | The Eleventh HourBanno | |
| 1957 | Untamed WomanOwner of the rice mill | |
| 1957 | Good Luck to These Two | |
| 1957 | The 36 Passengers | |
| 1957 | A Town with a Mountain and RiverSataro Hayakawa | |
| 1957 | The Blue MountainsJinzō Iguchi | |
| 1957 | The Blue Mountains Part 2Jinzō Iguchi | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandCourt official | |
| 1956 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Dr. Yamane | |
| 1956 | Tokyo Crime Map | |
| 1956 | Three Women Around Yoshinaka | |
| 1956 | The UnderworldFuruya | |
| 1956 | Young TreeHanako's Father | |
| 1956 | I Saw the KillerNagasawa | |
| 1956 | Virtue in Spades | |
| 1956 | Scoundrel | |
| 1956 | Eacape of FearDaisuke Sakuma | |
| 1955 | Godzilla Raids AgainKyohei Yamane-hakase | |
| 1955 | I Live in FearDomestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada | |
| 1955 | Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf | |
| 1955 | No Time for Tears"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura | |
| 1955 | Love Never FailsNobuo's father | |
| 1955 | To Love and Forgive | |
| 1955 | No Response from Car 33 | |
| 1955 | Ticket to HellInsepctor Kasai | |
| 1955 | むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷 | |
| 1955 | New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainEnsaburō Hiraoka | |
| 1955 | A Daughter's Life Guide | |
| 1954 | GodzillaKyohei Yamane | |
| 1954 | A Geisha on HorsebackKotaro Yamabe | |
| 1954 | Asakusa at NightKomazo | |
| 1954 | Mother's First Love | |
| 1954 | Last of the Wild Ones | |
| 1954 | Seven SamuraiKambei Shimada | |
| 1954 | 君死に給うことなかれ | |
| 1953 | 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) | |
| 1952 | IkiruKanji Watanabe | |
| 1952 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailKataoka | |
| 1952 | Vendetta of a Samurai | |
| 1952 | One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds | |
| 1952 | Beauty and the ThiefYoshimichi | |
| 1952 | Foghorn | |
| 1952 | Sword for Hire | |
| 1952 | The Skin of the South | |
| 1952 | The Man Who Came to PortOkabe | |
| 1952 | Oka wa hanazakari | |
| 1951 | The IdiotOno, Ayako's father | |
| 1951 | Stolen LoveSotaro Munekata | |
| 1951 | The Life of a Horse TraderRokutaro Kosaka | |
| 1951 | Beyond Love and Hate | |
| 1951 | The Blue PearlFujiki | |
| 1951 | The Den of Beasts | |
| 1951 | The BitchWataru Horie | |
| 1951 | Elegy | |
| 1950 | RashomonWoodcutter | |
| 1950 | Spring SnowKozo Yoshikawa | |
| 1950 | Jiruba no Tetsu | |
| 1950 | ScandalAttorney Hiruta | |
| 1950 | Sanshiro of GinzaDaizo Matsubara | |
| 1950 | Escape from Prison | |
| 1950 | The Angry Street | |
| 1950 | Street of ViolenceSagawa | |
| 1950 | Red Peony of Night | |
| 1950 | Devil's Gold | |
| 1950 | Crazy Uproar | |
| 1949 | Stray DogDet. Sato | |
| 1949 | The Quiet DuelDr. Konosuke Fujisaki | |
| 1949 | A Bullet Hole UndergroundYuuzou Fujimoto | |
| 1949 | The Elephant Who Waited | |
| 1949 | Ishimatsu of the Forest | |
| 1949 | Lady From Hell | |
| 1949 | Goblin Courier | |
| 1949 | A Woman's Life | |
| 1948 | Drunken AngelSanada | |
| 1948 | A Second Life | |
| 1947 | These Foolish Times | |
| 1947 | Snow TrailNojiri | |
| 1947 | Spring AwakensKenzô Ogura | |
| 1947 | ActressGenshirō Kuramoto | |
| 1947 | Chikagai nijuyojikan | |
| 1946 | No Regrets for Our YouthPolice Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo | |
| 1946 | Those Who Make TomorrowTheatre manager (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Eleven High School Girls | |
| 1946 | Lord for a Night | |
| 1946 | An Enemy of the People | |
| 1946 | Hinoki Butai | |
| 1945 | To Love and SwearMurai's father, principle | |
| 1945 | Tokkan ekichô | |
| 1945 | Wakare mo tanoshi | |
| 1945 | Three Women of the North | |
| 1945 | Otome no iru kichi | |
| 1944 | The Most BeautifulChief Goro Ishida | |
| 1944 | The Way of Drama | |
| 1944 | Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron | |
| 1944 | Nichijô no tatakai | |
| 1944 | Sagohei the Three-footerYasukichi Ito | |
| 1943 | Sanshiro SugataHansuke Murai, Sayo's father | |
| 1943 | NavyTakao Mutaguchi | |
| 1942 | Mother and Child Grass | |
| 1942 | Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō | |
| 1941 | Festival Across the SeaOil Seller | |
| 1941 | Last Days of EdoEnomoto | |
| 1940 | Oda Nobunaga | |
| 1940 | Phantom Castle | |
| 1940 | Zoku Shimizu Minato | |
| 1940 | Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū | |
| 1940 | Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon | |
| 1940 | Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio | |
| 1939 | Shunjû ittôryû | |
| 1939 | Singing LovebirdsKyosai Shimura | |
| 1939 | Devoted Servant NaosukeTsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro | |
| 1938 | Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary | |
| 1938 | Kurama Tengu | |
| 1938 | Taiko's Rising in the World | |
| 1938 | The Skull Coin | |
| 1938 | Akagaki GenzoJozaemon Sakaya | |
| 1938 | Chushingura | |
| 1937 | JiraiyaGundayû Yao | |
| 1937 | Echo of Love | |
| 1937 | Blood Spilled at TakadanobabaTakusan | |
| 1936 | Osaka ElegyInspector | |
| 1936 | The LetterTaranoshin Tsunomata | |
| 1935 | Chuji for Sale | |
| - | Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro |