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
The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Motoki
Three Sisters
1967
as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
Kashin
1977
as Chikuin
A-Un
1980
Heaven and Earth
1969
as Nagao Fusakage
Women of Osaka Castle
1970
Strait of Roses
1978
Akai Unmei
1976
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
Throne of Blood
1957
as Noriyasu Odagura
Godzilla
1954
as Kyohei Yamane
Red Beard
1965
as Tokubei Izumiya
Yojimbo
1961
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Kwaidan
1965
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Kagemusha
1980
as Taguchi Gyobu
Sanjuro
1962
as Kurofuji
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as General Izumi Nagakura
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Yamane
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Dr. Tsukamoto
The Idiot
1951
as Ono, Ayako's father
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
The Bullet Train
1975
as JNR President
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Narihisa Ichijō
Stray Dog
1949
as Det. Sato
Godzilla
1977
as Dr. Yamane
Mothra
1961
as News Editor
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Pediatrician
The Most Beautiful
1944
as Chief Goro Ishida
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Dr. Yamane
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Katagiri
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Dr. Yamane
Untamed Woman
1957
as Owner of the rice mill
The Quiet Duel
1949
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Court official
Scandal
1950
as Attorney Hiruta
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
The Three Treasures
1959
as Elder Kumaso
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Kataoka
The Gambler's Code
1961
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Tosaku
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
Drunken Angel
1948
as Sanada
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Ashimura
Chûshingura
1962
as Hyobu Chishaka
Lady From Hell
1949
Samurai Banners
1969
as Obu Toramasa
Osaka Elegy
1936
as Inspector
The Mysterians
1957
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
I Live in Fear
1955
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Gorath
1962
as Kensuke Sonoda
Samurai Pirate
1963
as King Raksha
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
The Eleventh Hour
1957
as Banno
Snow Trail
1947
as Nojiri
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yasaburô
The Militarists
1970
as Takeda
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Hyôichirô Suwa
Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Bukichi Oura
Afraid to Die
1960
as Gohei Hirayama
Attack Squadron
1963
as Admiral
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Rokutaro Kosaka
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Military Command president
I Saw the Killer
1956
as Nagasawa
Fifth Movement
1981
The Revolt
1980
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Jûbei Ôtake
Human Torpedoes
1968
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Hiroshi's Father
The Drifting Avenger
1968
as Ken's Father
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Saemon Toki
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Mishima
Three Yakuza
1965
The Whale God
1962
as Village elder
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Seven from Edo
1958
as Sagamiya
Human Revolution II
1976
Patience Has An End
1971
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Fujiki
The End of the Night
1953
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Sword for Hire
1952
The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Magoichi's father
House of Gamblers
1970
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Hospital Director
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
as Sakubei
Elegy
1951
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
as Dr. Junan
Oda Nobunaga
1940
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
Stolen Love
1951
as Sotaro Munekata
Theater of Life
1958
No Greater Love
1966
Points and Lines
1958
as Kasai
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Town of Violence
1950
as Sagawa
Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968
Spring Awakens
1947
as Kenzô Ogura
The Masterless 47
1960
as Honzo Kadokawa
Mother
1958
as Ijûin
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938
An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Ryuuson
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Brand of Evil
1964
as Tsukamoto
Escape from Prison
1950
The Crimson Sky
1962
Young Tree
1956
as Hanako's Father
Spring Snow
1950
as Kozo Yoshikawa
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Actress
1947
as Genshirō Kuramoto
A Second Life
1948
Love and Faith
1978
as Sen Rikyu
Industrial Spy
1968
as Taizo Matsui
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yahei
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Slave Factory
1968
The Bride from Hades
1968
as Fortune Teller
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
- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Noriyasu Odagura
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