Takashi Shimura
ActingFrom 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Seven Samurai
Kambei Shimada
High and Low
Chief of Investigation Section
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe
Rashomon
Woodcutter
Japan's Longest Day
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Godzilla
Kyohei Yamane
Kagemusha
Taguchi Gyobu
Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
Red Beard
Tokubei Izumiya
Yojimbo
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Filmography — Acting
Seven Samurai
Kambei Shimada
High and Low
Chief of Investigation Section
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe
Rashomon
Woodcutter
Japan's Longest Day
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Godzilla
Kyohei Yamane
Kagemusha
Taguchi Gyobu
Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
Red Beard
Tokubei Izumiya
Yojimbo
Tokuemon, sake brewer
The Hidden Fortress
General Izumi Nagakura
Kwaidan
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro
Kurofuji
The Bad Sleep Well
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dr. Tsukamoto
The Bullet Train
JNR President
Chûshingura
Hyobu Chishaka
Stray Dog
Det. Sato
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Yamane
Godzilla Raids Again
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
The Quiet Duel
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Court official
The Idiot
Ono, Ayako's father
Mothra
News Editor
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Kataoka
The Three Treasures
Elder Kumaso
No Regrets for Our Youth
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
I Live in Fear
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Drunken Angel
Sanada
Scandal
Attorney Hiruta
The Mysterians
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Gorath
Kensuke Sonoda
The Revolt
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Pediatrician
The Storm of the Pacific
Tosaku
Samurai Banners
Obu Toramasa
Attack Squadron
Admiral
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Theatre manager (uncredited)
Daredevil in the Castle
Katagiri
The Eleventh Hour
Banno
Samurai Assassin
Narihisa Ichijō
Sanshiro Sugata
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
The Militarists
Takeda
Samurai Pirate
King Raksha
Sanshiro Sugata
Mishima
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
The Retreat from Kiska
Military Command president
The Tattooed Hitman
Bukichi Oura
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Hyôichirô Suwa
The Whale God
Village elder
The Eagle of the Pacific
Colonel A, staff officer of the army
Love and Faith
Sen Rikyu
Snow Trail
Nojiri
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Jûbei Ôtake
An Ocean to Cross
Ryuuson
Fifth Movement
Mother's First Love
The Last Embrace
Watanabe (Nabesan)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
The Sands of Kurobe
Ashimura
The Angry Street
The Most Beautiful
Chief Goro Ishida
Three Yakuza
The Life of a Horse Trader
Rokutaro Kosaka
Restoration Fire
Yahei
Vendetta of a Samurai
Tora-san's Love Call
Hiroshi's father
Untamed Woman
Owner of the rice mill
Beyond Love and Hate
Sword for Hire
The Masterless 47
Honzo Kadokawa
Afraid to Die
Gohei Hirayama
The Blue Pearl
Fujiki
Three Women of the North
The Chivalrous Life
Sakamoto
Snow in the South Seas
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Hiroshi's Father
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
The Gambler's Code
Hacchônawate Tokubei
Town of Violence
Sagawa
Last of the Wild Ones
The Den of Beasts
Points and Lines
Kasai
Red Peony of Night
Life of Hishakaku 3
House of Gamblers
Osaka Elegy
Inspector
The Lovelorn Geisha
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Dr. Junan
Challenge to Live
Godzilla
Dr. Yamane
Man Against Man
Chotaro Masue
Human Torpedoes
No Time for Tears
"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
Master Fencer Sees the World
A Whistle in My Heart
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
The Crimson Sky
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Sakubei
Man of Thirteen Eyes
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Yasaburô
No Response from Car 33
Elegy
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Self
Spring Awakens
Kenzô Ogura
Different Sons
Hisamitsu Ando
The Bitch
Wataru Horie
Brand of Evil
Tsukamoto
The Bride from Hades
Fortune Teller
Long Way to Okinawa
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Code of Ruffians
Ticket to Hell
Insepctor Kasai
These Foolish Times
Stop the Old Fox
Ryoan
Seven from Edo
Sagamiya
A Dangerous Hero
The Soundless Cry
A Woman's Life
Patience Has An End
Mother
Ijûin
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
The Lord Takes a Bride
Goblin Courier
An Enemy of the People
Good Luck to These Two
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Yamane
Singing Lovebirds
Kyosai Shimura
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Structure of Hate
Otome no iru kichi
The Way of Drama
The Protector
Blood and Diamonds
The Harbor of No Return
Detective Egusa
Hoodlum Match
No Greater Love
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Lady From Hell
Yoru no keisha
A Circus Girl
The Woman Champion
Fearless Opposition
Escape from Prison
A Yakuza Has His Way
Industrial Spy
Taizo Matsui
Hadashi no seishun
Stolen Love
Sotaro Munekata
Oniisan to oneesan
Eight Views of Samurai
Eleven High School Girls
When the Cookie Crumbles
The End of the Night
Spring Snow
Kozo Yoshikawa
The Happy Family
Navy
Takao Mutaguchi
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
The Revenge and the Death
Life of a Country Doctor
Asakusa at Night
Komazo
Nichijô no tatakai
Escape Zone
晴小袖
The Earth is Born Again
Gondo
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
President Kakihara
Shogun's Holiday
Devil's Gold
The Drifting Avenger
Ken's Father
The Elephant Who Waited
Tokyo Crime Map
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Woman Gambler and the Nun
Sanshiro of Ginza
Daizo Matsubara
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Takusan
Lord for a Night
To Love and Swear
Murai's father, principle
The Skin of the South
The Day the Sun Rose
Mother and Child Grass
Slave Factory
Theater of Life
Princess Sen in Edo
Sadonokami Honda
Taiko's Rising in the World
A Geisha on Horseback
Kotaro Yamabe
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Dr. Yamane
Vanquished Foes
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Last Days of Edo
Enomoto
Virtue in Spades
The Image of Mother
Kahei
The Sun is Calling You
A Bullet Hole Underground
Yuuzou Fujimoto
Echo of Love
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Tobei
Sazae-san's Marriage
The Skull Coin
Chikagai nijuyojikan
The Underworld
Furuya
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
Wakare mo tanoshi
Chuji for Sale
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Kyusaku Inao
The Magoichi Saga
Magoichi's father
Tokkan ekichô
The Traveling Ruffian
The Black Hooded Man 5
Shunjû ittôryû
The Letter
Taranoshin Tsunomata
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
Director of Iinuma Clinic
Human Revolution II
Love Never Fails
Nobuo's father
Sagohei the Three-footer
Yasukichi Ito
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Hospital Director
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Akagaki Genzo
Jozaemon Sakaya
Beauty and the Thief
Yoshimichi
Actress
Genshirō Kuramoto
The Man Who Came to Port
Okabe
King of the Gang
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Festival Across the Sea
Oil Seller
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saemon Toki
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
Lion Festival of Echigo
The 36 Passengers
A Town with a Mountain and River
Sataro Hayakawa
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
Kurama Tengu
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Masagoro
A Second Life
Kanto Woman Infamy
Zoku Shimizu Minato
Evening Calm
Fright Time
Jiruba no Tetsu
The Sword Knows
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
President Kakihara
Night in Bangkok
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷
Oda Nobunaga
Foghorn
To Love and Forgive
君死に給うことなかれ
Scoundrel
Crazy Uproar
Chushingura
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Ensaburō Hiraoka
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
I Saw the Killer
Nagasawa
Devoted Servant Naosuke
Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Hadaka no Machi
Hinoki Butai
Young Tree
Hanako's Father
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Phantom Castle
Jiraiya
Gundayû Yao
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Jinzō Iguchi
Oka wa hanazakari
The Blue Mountains
Jinzō Iguchi
A Daughter's Life Guide
Eacape of Fear
Daisuke Sakuma