Takashi Shimura
Biography
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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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
264
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-03-12 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Acting
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' as Self1981
Fifth Movement as Not available1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth as Hospital Director1980
Kagemusha as Taguchi Gyobu1980
A-Un as Not available1980
The Revolt as Not available1980
An Ocean to Cross as Ryuuson1978
Love and Faith as Sen Rikyu1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san as Hiroshi's Father1977
Kashin as Chikuin1977
Godzilla as Dr. Yamane1976
The Roads Men Travel as Motoki1976
Human Revolution II as Not available1976
忍術・猿飛佐助 as Not available1975
The Bullet Train as JNR President1975
Hadashi no seishun as Not available1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers as Not available1974
The Tattooed Hitman as Bukichi Oura1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus as Pediatrician1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy as Sakubei1973
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari as Not available1972
愛と愛 as Not available1972
A Yakuza Has His Way as Not available1971
Tora-san's Love Call as Hiroshi's father1971
The Earth is Born Again as Gondo1971
Patience Has An End as Not available1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments as Not available1970
Women of Osaka Castle as Not available1970
The Militarists as Takeda1970
House of Gamblers as Not available1969
Heaven and Earth as Nagao Fusakage1969
Samurai Banners as Obu Toramasa1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo as Not available1969
It's Tough Being a Man as Hyôichirô Suwa1969
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 as Not available1969
The Magoichi Saga as Magoichi's father1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers as Not available1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless as Not available1969
Kanto Woman Infamy as Not available1968
The Sands of Kurobe as Ashimura1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives as Dr. Junan1968
The Drifting Avenger as Ken's Father1968
Human Torpedoes as Not available1968
The Bride from Hades as Fortune Teller1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri as Not available1968
Industrial Spy as Taizo Matsui1968
The Day the Sun Rose as Not available1968
Woman Gambler and the Nun as Not available1968
Dorei kōjō as Not available1968
The Woman Champion as Not available1967
Three Sisters as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]1967
Japan's Longest Day as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura1967
When the Cookie Crumbles as Not available1967
King of the Gang as Not available1967
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways as Not available1967
The Chivalrous Life as Sakamoto1966
The Harbor of No Return as Detective Egusa1966
The Protector as Not available1966
A Circus Girl as Not available1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era as Not available1966
No Greater Love as Not available1965
Red Beard as Tokubei Izumiya1965
Kwaidan as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")1965
Frankenstein Conquers the World as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor1965
Samurai Assassin as Narihisa Ichijō1965
The Retreat from Kiska as Military Command president1965
Sanshiro Sugata as Mishima1965
Code of Ruffians as Not available1965
Three Yakuza as Not available1965
Hoodlum Match as Not available1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro as Not available1965
The Soundless Cry as Not available1964
Akō Rōshi as Onodera Juunai1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster as Dr. Tsukamoto1964
Blood and Diamonds as Not available1964
Vanquished Foes as Not available1964
Brand of Evil as Not available1964
Life of Hishakaku 3 as Not available1963
High and Low as Chief of Investigation Section1963
Attack Squadron as Admiral1963
The Image of Mother as Kahei1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge as Not available1963
Samurai Pirate as King Raksha1963
The Sun is Calling You as Not available1963
The Revenge and the Death as Not available1963
Dokuritsu bijin-tai as Director of Iinuma Clinic1962
Sanjuro as Kurofuji1962
Chûshingura as Hyobu Chishaka1962
Gorath as Kensuke Sonoda1962
続サラリーマン清水港 as Not available1962
Lion Festival of Echigo as Not available1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく as Not available1962
The Whale God as Village elder1962
The Crimson Sky as Not available1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki as Not available1962
Yoru no keisha as Not available1962
Long Way to Okinawa as Not available1961
Yojimbo as Tokuemon, sake brewer1961
Mothra as News Editor1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II as Not available1961
Snow in the South Seas as Not available1961
Structure of Hate as Not available1961
晴小袖 as Not available1961
Different Sons as Hisamitsu Ando1961
Daredevil in the Castle as Katagiri1961
Challenge to Live as Not available1961
Restoration Fire as Yahei1961
The Gambler's Code as Hacchônawate Tokubei1961
Oniisan to oneesan as Not available1960
The Bad Sleep Well as Administrative Officer Moriyama1960
The Storm of the Pacific as Tosaku1960
Afraid to Die as Gohei Hirayama1960
The Lovelorn Geisha as Not available1960
The Masterless 47 as Honzo Kadokawa1960
Man Against Man as Chotaro Masue1960
Master Fencer Sees the World as Not available1960
Life of a Country Doctor as Not available1960
Princess Sen in Edo as Sadonokami Honda1959
The Three Treasures as Elder Kumaso1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster as Dr. Yamane1959
A Whistle in My Heart as Not available1959
The Story of Iron Arm Inao as Kyusaku Inao1959
Saga of the Vagabonds as Saemon Toki1959
Stop the Old Fox as Ryoan1959
The Happy Family as Not available1959
Sazae-san's Marriage as Not available1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha as Masagoro1958
The Hidden Fortress as General Izumi Nagakura1958
Eight Views of Samurai as Not available1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin as Jûbei Ôtake1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Yasaburô1958
Seven from Edo as Sagamiya1958
Points and Lines as Kasai1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle as Not available1958
The Traveling Ruffian as Not available1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes as Not available1958
Shogun's Holiday as Not available1958
Fearless Opposition as Not available1958
The Sword Knows as Not available1958
Mother as Ijûin1958
Theater of Life as Not available1958
The Black Hooded Man 5 as Not available1957
Throne of Blood as Noriyasu Odagura1957
Untamed Woman as Owner of the rice mill1957
The Mysterians as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean as Dr. Yamane1957
The Lord Takes a Bride as Not available1957
A Dangerous Hero as Not available1957
Good Luck to These Two as Not available1957
The Eleventh Hour as Banno1957
Evening Calm as Not available1957
Hadaka no Machi as Not available1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! as Dr. Yamane1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Court official1956
Virtue in Spades as Not available1956
Scoundrel as Not available1956
Tokyo Crime Map as Not available1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka as Not available1956
I Saw the Killer as Nagasawa1956
Young Tree as Hanako's Father1956
The Underworld as Furuya1955
Godzilla Raids Again as Kyohei Yamane-hakase1955
I Live in Fear as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada1955
Ticket to Hell as Insepctor Kasai1955
Love Never Fails as Nobuo's father1955
Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf as Not available1955
To Love and Forgive as Not available1955
No Time for Tears as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura1955
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷 as Not available1955
No Response from Car 33 as Not available1954
Seven Samurai as Kambei Shimada1954
Godzilla as Kyohei Yamane1954
Last of the Wild Ones as Not available1954
A Geisha on Horseback as Kotaro Yamabe1954
Asakusa at Night as Komazo1954
Mother's First Love as Not available1954
君死に給うことなかれ as Not available1953
The Eagle of the Pacific as Colonel A, staff officer of the army1953
The Last Embrace as Watanabe (Nabesan)1953
The End of the Night as Not available1953
Escape Zone as Not available1952
Ikiru as Kanji Watanabe1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail as Kataoka1952
Vendetta of a Samurai as Not available1952
Sword for Hire as Not available1952
The Man Who Came to Port as Okabe1952
The Skin of the South as Not available1952
Beauty and the Thief as Yoshimichi1952
Foghorn as Not available1952
Fuun Senryobune as Not available1951
The Idiot as Ono, Ayako's father1951
Beyond Love and Hate as Not available1951
The Blue Pearl as Fujiki1951
Elegy as Not available1951
Stolen Love as Sotaro Munekata1951
The Life of a Horse Trader as Rokutaro Kosaka1951
The Den of Beasts as Not available1951
The Bitch as Wataru Horie1950
Rashomon as Woodcutter1950
Scandal as Attorney Hiruta1950
Jiruba no Tetsu as Not available1950
Red Peony of Night as Not available1950
Street of Violence as Sagawa1950
Crazy Uproar as Not available1950
The Angry Street as Not available1950
Escape from Prison as Not available1950
Sanshiro of Ginza as Daizo Matsubara1950
Devil's Gold as Not available1950
Spring Snow as Not available1949
Stray Dog as Det. Sato1949
The Quiet Duel as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest as Not available1949
Lady From Hell as Not available1949
Goblin Courier as Not available1949
A Bullet Hole Underground as Yuuzou Fujimoto1949
A Woman's Life as Not available1949
The Elephant Who Waited as Not available1948
Drunken Angel as Sanada1948
A Second Life as Not available1947
Snow Trail as Nojiri1947
Spring Awakens as Kenzô Ogura1947
These Foolish Times as Not available1947
Chikagai nijuyojikan as Not available1947
Actress as Genshirō Kuramoto1946
No Regrets for Our Youth as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo1946
Those Who Make Tomorrow as Theatre manager (uncredited)1946
An Enemy of the People as Not available1946
Eleven High School Girls as Not available1946
Lord for a Night as Not available1945
Wakare mo tanoshi as Not available1945
Three Women of the North as Not available1945
Tokkan ekichô as Not available1945
To Love and Swear as Murai's father, principle1945
Otome no iru kichi as Not available1944
The Most Beautiful as Chief Goro Ishida1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron as Not available1944
Sagohei the Three-footer as Yasukichi Ito1944
The Way of Drama as Not available1944
Nichijô no tatakai as Not available1943
Sanshiro Sugata as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father1943
Navy as Takao Mutaguchi1942
Mother and Child Grass as Not available1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō as Not available1941
Last Days of Edo as Enomoto1941
Festival Across the Sea as Oil Seller1940
Oda Nobunaga as Not available1940
Zoku Shimizu Minato as Not available1940
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū as Not available1940
Phantom Castle as Not available1939
Shunjû ittôryû as Not available1939
Singing Lovebirds as Kyosai Shimura1939
Devoted Servant Naosuke as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro1938
The Skull Coin as Not available1938
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary as Not available1938
Chushingura as Not available1938
Taiko's Rising in the World as Not available1938
Kurama Tengu as Not available1938
Akagaki Genzo as Jozaemon Sakaya1937
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba as Takusan1937
Jiraiya as Gundayû Yao1937
Echo of Love as Not available1936
Osaka Elegy as Inspector1936
Akanishi Kakita as Taranoshin Tsunomata1935
Chuji for Sale as Not available