
Eitarō Shindō
Known for Acting · 276 credits
- Born
- 1899-11-10
- Died
- 1977-02-18
- Place of birth
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Also known as
- Эйтаро Синдо
Biography
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo.
After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko.
In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (272)

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
as Kao Li-hsi

Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Sanshô dayû

Street of Shame
1956
as Kurazô Taya

Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Ishun

The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959

The Life of Oharu
1952
as Kahe Sasaya

Drunken Angel
1948
as Takahama

Revenge
1964
as Koetsu

A House in the Quarter
1963

Osaka Elegy
1936
as Yoshizo Fujino

A Geisha
1953
as Sawamoto

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963
as Keishiro Murakami

Warrior of the Wind
1964

The Acrobats of Death
1959

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
as Pilgrim

A Spectacular Showdown
1959

The Body
1962

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959

Miniature
1953

Sisters of the Gion
1936
as Kudo

The Ako Retainers
1961

Clothes of Deception
1951
as Isehama

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959

Road of Chivalry
1960

Taira Clan Saga
1955
as Banboku

The Tale of Genji
1951
as Minister of the Right

Raised in a Palace
1964
as Chiyomatsu

Tales of President Mito
1962
as Kohei Mito

Boss Takes to the Road
1961
as Chojiro Shimizu

The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Yasuichi Harada

Island of Horrors
1949
as Kihei

Official with a Tattoo
1960
as Sarako Jubei

Queen of the Treasure Island
1960

The Story of Shunkin
1954

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963

Third Class Executives
1952

Repast
1951
as (uncredited)

The Second Bullet is Marked
1960

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
as Horibe

Escape from Prison
1950

音楽大進軍
1943
as Director

The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961

A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946

Actress
1947
as Dr. Okubo

Five Men of Edo
1951
as Gonhei

World of Love
1943

Festival of Swordsmen
1961

Old Songs
1939

House of Spider Webs
1959

Jiruba no Tetsu
1950

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964

The Lord Takes a Bride
1957
as Nagano

Orders from Hell
1964

Sky of Hope
1942
as Man With the Knapsack

Rebellion of Japan
1967

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
The Opium War
1943

Green Earth
1942

Miss Oyu
1951
as Kusaemon

An Actor's Revenge
1959

Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975
as Self

The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Samanosuke Karasaki

A Devil of a Gentleman
1963

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956

新遊侠伝
1951
Song of the White Orchid
1939

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962

The Black Current
1954
Onna keizu
1942
as Sakata

Unwieldy Brothers
1960
as Yamaji Saemon

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
1961

The Lady of Musashino
1951
as Shinzaburo Miyaji

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960

Weeping Doll
1951

Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1966

Mother Never Dies
1942

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959

Wings of Victory
1942

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
1951
as Mondo Tani

Shadow Over Fuji
1957
as Hakuten

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963

Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
1951

振袖釼法
1955
as 堀源太左衛門

Eight Views of Samurai
1958

Manchurian Sunset
1956

The Bandits
1962

Ticket to Hell
1955
as Heijirô Gondô

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958

Hell's Juggler
1961

Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958

Merciless Blade
1953

Whirlwind Magistrate
1959
Tale of a Company Boss 3
1961
as Chojiro Shimizu

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959

Heat and Mud
1950

The Pirates
1960

The Killing of Otsuya
1951
as Tokubei

Yokubo
1953

はだか大名 前篇
1952

Midair Circus
1958

Thirty-three footprints
1948

Currents of Youth
1942
as Yuijima

Sisters of Nishijin
1952

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
1950

Dancers of Awa
1941

The Ambitious Youth
1962
as Hikozo Okubo

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
1966
as Sir Doi

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
1960

Turbulent Highways
1959

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
as Yamazaki

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963

Oath on the Burning Sands
1940

Tōkyō sanosa musume
1962

The Way of Drama
1944

The Roar of The Lion
1955
About Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo. After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko. In 1976 he was hospitalized for hear… With 276 credits spanning from 1936 to 1975, Eitarō Shindō has appeared in 272 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) — as Kao Li-hsi
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Sanshô dayû
- Street of Shame (1956) — as Kurazô Taya
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Ishun
- The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959)
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