
Takashi Shimura
Known for Acting · 291 credits
- Born
- 1905-03-12
- Died
- 1982-02-11
- Place of birth
- Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
- Also known as
- Shoji Shimazaki · 島崎捷爾 · تاکاشی شیمورا
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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Known For
TV Shows (12)

Akō Rōshi
1964
as Onodera Juunai

Three Sisters
1967
as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]

The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Motoki

A-Un
1980

Heaven and Earth
1969
as Nagao Fusakage

Kashin
1977
as Chikuin
Women of Osaka Castle
1970

Akai Unmei
1976

Strait of Roses
1978

愛と愛
1972

Fuyu no Undokai
1977

Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
Movies (279)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Kambei Shimada

High and Low
1963
as Chief of Investigation Section

Ikiru
1952
as Kanji Watanabe

Rashomon
1950
as Woodcutter

Godzilla
1954
as Kyohei Yamane

Throne of Blood
1957
as Noriyasu Odagura

Yojimbo
1961
as Tokuemon, sake brewer

Kagemusha
1980
as Taguchi Gyobu

The Idiot
1951
as Ono, Ayako's father

Red Beard
1965
as Tokubei Izumiya

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Dr. Tsukamoto

Kwaidan
1965
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Sanjuro
1962
as Kurofuji

The Hidden Fortress
1958
as General Izumi Nagakura

Stray Dog
1949
as Det. Sato

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Yamane

The Bullet Train
1975
as JNR President

The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Administrative Officer Moriyama

Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase

Scandal
1950
as Attorney Hiruta

Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura

Mothra
1961
as News Editor

Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Pediatrician

Godzilla
1977
as Dr. Yamane

The Most Beautiful
1944
as Chief Goro Ishida

Samurai Assassin
1965
as Narihisa Ichijō

Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Katagiri

Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor

The Quiet Duel
1949
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

Drunken Angel
1948
as Sanada

Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Court official

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Dr. Yamane

Chûshingura
1962
as Hyobu Chishaka

Osaka Elegy
1936
as Inspector

Gorath
1962
as Kensuke Sonoda

Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Dr. Yamane

Untamed Woman
1957
as Owner of the rice mill

The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Ashimura

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Kataoka

The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Bukichi Oura

The Mysterians
1957
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi

I Live in Fear
1955
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo

The Three Treasures
1959
as Elder Kumaso

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966

The Gambler's Code
1961
as Hacchônawate Tokubei

Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968

The Militarists
1970
as Takeda

Life of a Country Doctor
1960

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Jûbei Ôtake

The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Tosaku

Samurai Pirate
1963
as King Raksha

The Eleventh Hour
1957
as Banno

Fifth Movement
1981

Oniisan to oneesan
1961

Lady From Hell
1949

Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
The Day the Sun Rose
1968

The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Okabe

Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Mishima

Snow Trail
1947
as Nojiri

The Revolt
1980

The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army

Human Torpedoes
1968

Attack Squadron
1963
as Admiral

Afraid to Die
1960
as Gohei Hirayama

The Lovelorn Geisha
1960

Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Hyôichirô Suwa

I Saw the Killer
1956
as Nagasawa

Samurai Banners
1969
as Obu Toramasa

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yasaburô

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962

Chushingura
1938

Crazy Uproar
1950

Kurama Tengu
1938

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
as Dr. Junan
The Sword Knows
1958

The Last Embrace
1953
as Watanabe (Nabesan)

Points and Lines
1958
as Kasai

The Bride from Hades
1968
as Fortune Teller

The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Military Command president

Hadaka no Machi
1957

Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as Hiroshi's father

The Skin of the South
1952
as President

Vendetta of a Samurai
1952

Human Revolution II
1976

Seven from Edo
1958
as Sagamiya

The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Magoichi's father

Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Saemon Toki

Three Yakuza
1965

No Greater Love
1966

Jiruba no Tetsu
1950

Young Tree
1956
as Hanako's Father

The Soundless Cry
1965

These Foolish Times
1947

Mother
1958
as Ijûin

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969

Elegy
1951

The Chivalrous Life
1967
as Sakamoto

An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Ryuuson

Patience Has An End
1971

Fearless Opposition
1958

The Letter
1936
as Taranoshin Tsunomata

Actress
1947
as Genshirō Kuramoto

Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Yoshimichi

Life of Hishakaku 3
1964

New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968

Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Hiroshi's Father

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974

Sword for Hire
1952

House of Gamblers
1970

Shunjû ittôryû
1939

Industrial Spy
1968
as Taizo Matsui

The Angry Street
1950

Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Evening Calm
1957

The Way of Drama
1944
About 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 Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japan… With 291 credits spanning from 1935 to 2002, Takashi Shimura has appeared in 279 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Kambei Shimada
- High and Low (1963) — as Chief of Investigation Section
- Ikiru (1952) — as Kanji Watanabe
- Rashomon (1950) — as Woodcutter
- Godzilla (1954) — as Kyohei Yamane
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