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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