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Takashi Shimura

Acting
March 12, 1905
— February 11, 1982(76 years old)
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

Shoji Shimazaki • 島崎捷爾 • تاکاشی شیمورا

Known For

Seven Samurai movie poster (1954)
8.4

Seven Samurai

Kambei Shimada

High and Low movie poster (1963)
8.4

High and Low

Chief of Investigation Section

Rashomon movie poster (1950)
8.0

Rashomon

Woodcutter

Ikiru movie poster (1952)
8.3

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe

Godzilla movie poster (1954)
7.6

Godzilla

Kyohei Yamane

Yojimbo movie poster (1961)
8.1

Yojimbo

Tokuemon, sake brewer

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9

Throne of Blood

Noriyasu Odagura

The Hidden Fortress movie poster (1958)
8.0

The Hidden Fortress

General Izumi Nagakura

Kagemusha movie poster (1980)
7.8

Kagemusha

Taguchi Gyobu

Red Beard movie poster (1965)
8.1

Red Beard

Tokubei Izumiya

Kwaidan movie poster (1965)
7.7

Kwaidan

Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Godzilla Raids Again movie poster (1955)
6.0

Godzilla Raids Again

Kyohei Yamane-hakase

Photos of Takashi Shimura

Filmography

1980s

Fifth Movement movie poster (1981)
7.0

Fifth Movement

Kagemusha movie poster (1980)
7.8

Kagemusha

Taguchi Gyobu

1970s

Love and Faith movie poster (1978)
6.4

Love and Faith

Sen Rikyu

Zatoichi's Conspiracy movie poster (1973)
7.0

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Sakubei

Tora-san's Love Call movie poster (1971)
8.4

Tora-san's Love Call

Hiroshi's father

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments movie poster (1971)
5.0

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

The Militarists movie poster (1970)
7.5

The Militarists

Takeda

1960s

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo movie poster (1969)
7.7

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless movie poster (1969)
10.0

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

Kanto Woman Infamy movie poster (1969)
4.0

Kanto Woman Infamy

Zatoichi and the Fugitives movie poster (1968)
7.0

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Dr. Junan

The Sands of Kurobe movie poster (1968)
7.0

The Sands of Kurobe

Ashimura

Slave Factory movie poster (1968)
9.0

Slave Factory

Japan's Longest Day movie poster (1967)
7.3

Japan's Longest Day

Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways movie poster (1967)

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways

The Harbor of No Return movie poster (1966)
7.0

The Harbor of No Return

Detective Egusa

Red Beard movie poster (1965)
8.1

Red Beard

Tokubei Izumiya

Kwaidan movie poster (1965)
7.7

Kwaidan

Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Frankenstein Conquers the World movie poster (1965)
6.8

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor

Samurai Assassin movie poster (1965)
7.4

Samurai Assassin

Narihisa Ichijō

Sanshiro Sugata movie poster (1965)
7.1

Sanshiro Sugata

Mishima

The Soundless Cry movie poster (1965)
9.0

The Soundless Cry

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster movie poster (1964)
7.0

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

Dr. Tsukamoto

High and Low movie poster (1963)
8.4

High and Low

Chief of Investigation Section

Samurai Pirate movie poster (1963)
5.9

Samurai Pirate

King Raksha

Attack Squadron movie poster (1963)
7.0

Attack Squadron

Admiral

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge movie poster (1963)
7.0

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

Tobei

The Sun is Calling You movie poster (1963)
9.0

The Sun is Calling You

Sanjuro movie poster (1962)
7.9

Sanjuro

Kurofuji

Chûshingura movie poster (1962)
7.1

Chûshingura

Hyobu Chishaka

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II movie poster (1962)
9.0

Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II

Long Way to Okinawa movie poster (1962)
9.0

Long Way to Okinawa

The Crimson Sky movie poster (1962)
9.0

The Crimson Sky

あの空の果てに星はまたたく movie poster (1962)

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki movie poster (1962)

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

Yoru no keisha movie poster (1962)

Yoru no keisha

Yojimbo movie poster (1961)
8.1

Yojimbo

Tokuemon, sake brewer

Mothra movie poster (1961)
7.1

Mothra

News Editor

The Gambler's Code movie poster (1961)
7.2

The Gambler's Code

Hacchônawate Tokubei

Different Sons movie poster (1961)
7.0

Different Sons

Hisamitsu Ando

The Bad Sleep Well movie poster (1960)
7.7

The Bad Sleep Well

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Afraid to Die movie poster (1960)
6.3

Afraid to Die

Gohei Hirayama

Master Fencer Sees the World movie poster (1960)
9.0

Master Fencer Sees the World

The Masterless 47 movie poster (1960)
10.0

The Masterless 47

Honzo Kadokawa

1950s

The Three Treasures movie poster (1959)
5.5

The Three Treasures

Elder Kumaso

Sazae-san's Marriage movie poster (1959)

Sazae-san's Marriage

A Whistle in My Heart movie poster (1959)
6.7

A Whistle in My Heart

The Hidden Fortress movie poster (1958)
8.0

The Hidden Fortress

General Izumi Nagakura

The Traveling Ruffian movie poster (1958)
6.0

The Traveling Ruffian

Shogun's Holiday movie poster (1958)

Shogun's Holiday

Eight Views of Samurai movie poster (1958)
6.0

Eight Views of Samurai

Throne of Blood movie poster (1957)
7.9

Throne of Blood

Noriyasu Odagura

The Mysterians movie poster (1957)
6.4

The Mysterians

Dr. Tanjiro Adachi

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean movie poster (1957)
8.6

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

Dr. Yamane

The Lord Takes a Bride movie poster (1957)
6.5

The Lord Takes a Bride

A Dangerous Hero movie poster (1957)
9.0

A Dangerous Hero

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! movie poster (1956)
6.5

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Dr. Yamane

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island movie poster (1956)
7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Court official

Tokyo Crime Map movie poster (1956)

Tokyo Crime Map

Godzilla Raids Again movie poster (1955)
6.0

Godzilla Raids Again

Kyohei Yamane-hakase

I Live in Fear movie poster (1955)
7.3

I Live in Fear

Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf movie poster (1955)
8.0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

Godzilla movie poster (1954)
7.6

Godzilla

Kyohei Yamane

A Geisha on Horseback movie poster (1954)
7.0

A Geisha on Horseback

Kotaro Yamabe

Asakusa at Night movie poster (1954)
7.0

Asakusa at Night

Komazo

Escape Zone movie poster (1953)

Escape Zone

Ikiru movie poster (1952)
8.3

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail movie poster (1952)
6.7

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

Kataoka

Vendetta of a Samurai movie poster (1952)
6.6

Vendetta of a Samurai

The Idiot movie poster (1951)
7.0

The Idiot

Ono, Ayako's father

Stolen Love movie poster (1951)
10.0

Stolen Love

Sotaro Munekata

Rashomon movie poster (1950)
8.0

Rashomon

Woodcutter

Scandal movie poster (1950)
6.9

Scandal

Attorney Hiruta

Spring Snow movie poster (1950)

Spring Snow

Kozo Yoshikawa

Sanshiro of Ginza movie poster (1950)
7.0

Sanshiro of Ginza

Daizo Matsubara

Jiruba no Tetsu movie poster (1950)
10.0

Jiruba no Tetsu

Escape from Prison movie poster (1950)
10.0

Escape from Prison

1940s

Stray Dog movie poster (1949)
7.6

Stray Dog

Det. Sato

The Quiet Duel movie poster (1949)
7.3

The Quiet Duel

Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki

A Bullet Hole Underground movie poster (1949)

A Bullet Hole Underground

Yuuzou Fujimoto

Drunken Angel movie poster (1948)
7.6

Drunken Angel

Sanada

Snow Trail movie poster (1947)
7.0

Snow Trail

Nojiri

These Foolish Times movie poster (1947)
10.0

These Foolish Times

Spring Awakens movie poster (1947)
6.8

Spring Awakens

Kenzô Ogura

No Regrets for Our Youth movie poster (1946)
6.9

No Regrets for Our Youth

Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo

Tokkan ekichô movie poster (1945)
7.0

Tokkan ekichô

To Love and Swear movie poster (1945)

To Love and Swear

Murai's father, principle

The Most Beautiful movie poster (1944)
5.5

The Most Beautiful

Chief Goro Ishida

Sanshiro Sugata movie poster (1943)
6.5

Sanshiro Sugata

Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father

Navy movie poster (1943)
8.0

Navy

Takao Mutaguchi

1930s

Shunjû ittôryû movie poster (1939)
8.0

Shunjû ittôryû

Kurama Tengu movie poster (1938)
7.0

Kurama Tengu

Taiko's Rising in the World movie poster (1938)
9.0

Taiko's Rising in the World

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary movie poster (1938)
9.0

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

Osaka Elegy movie poster (1936)
6.7

Osaka Elegy

Inspector

The Letter movie poster (1936)
6.4

The Letter

Taranoshin Tsunomata