Cast & creator
Takashi Shimura
Best known for Seven Samurai, High and Low, Ikiru
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Shoji Shimazaki, 島崎捷爾, تاکاشی شیمورا
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film credits
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television credits
308
1935–2002 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (308)
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Seven Samurai
Kambei Shimada
1954
High and Low
Chief of Investigation Section
1963
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe
1952
Kagemusha
Taguchi Gyobu
1980
Rashomon
Woodcutter
1950
Kashin
Chikuin
1977
Three Sisters
Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
1967
Red Beard
Tokubei Izumiya
1965
Godzilla
Kyohei Yamane
1954
Yojimbo
Tokuemon, sake brewer
1961
Akō Rōshi
Onodera Juunai
1964
Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
1957
Drunken Angel
Sanada
1948
Heaven and Earth
Nagao Fusakage
1969
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
1965
The Roads Men Travel
Motoki
1976
Kwaidan
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
1965
The Hidden Fortress
General Izumi Nagakura
1958
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Dr. Yamane
1956
Godzilla Raids Again
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
1955
Akai Unmei
1976Women of Osaka Castle
1970
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Sanjuro
Kurofuji
1962
The Bullet Train
JNR President
1975
Stray Dog
Det. Sato
1949
The Bad Sleep Well
Administrative Officer Moriyama
1960
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dr. Tsukamoto
1964
The Idiot
Ono, Ayako's father
1951
The Mysterians
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
1957
Chûshingura
Hyobu Chishaka
1962
Mothra
News Editor
1961
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Dr. Yamane
1959
Fuyu no Undokai
1977
Godzilla
Dr. Yamane
1977
I Live in Fear
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Court official
1956
The Blue Pearl
Fujiki
1951
Japan's Longest Day
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
1967
Strait of Roses
1978
Haru no uzumaki
1954
Three Yakuza
1965
A-Un
1980
Sanshiro Sugata
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
1943
The Quiet Duel
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
1949
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
1955
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Dr. Junan
1968
Gorath
Kensuke Sonoda
1962
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple
1954
The Three Treasures
Elder Kumaso
1959
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Kataoka
1952
Untamed Woman
Owner of the rice mill
1957
No Regrets for Our Youth
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
1946
Samurai Assassin
Narihisa Ichijō
1965
Scandal
Attorney Hiruta
1950
The Most Beautiful
Chief Goro Ishida
1944
The Aristocrat's Stairs
1959
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
1969
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Yamane
1957
The Storm of the Pacific
Tosaku
1960
Thief on the Run
1964
Attack Squadron
Admiral
1963
The Man Who Came to Port
Okabe
1952
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saemon Toki
1959
Osaka Elegy
Inspector
1936
Various Flowers
1959
Human Revolution II
1976
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Pediatrician
1974
Samurai Banners
Obu Toramasa
1969
The Retreat from Kiska
Military Command president
1965
Talk of the Town Tora-san
诹访兵一郎
1978
The Revolt
1980
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
The Sands of Kurobe
Ashimura
1968
The Militarists
Takeda
1970
Sanshiro Sugata
Mishima
1965
愛と愛
1972
A Dangerous Hero
Chief Investigator Onozuka
1957The Day the Sun Rose
1968
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Hospital Director
1981
The Eagle of the Pacific
Colonel A, staff officer of the army
1953
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
The Tattooed Hitman
Bukichi Oura
1974
Young Tree
Hanako's Father
1956
The Magoichi Saga
Magoichi's father
1969
Beauty and the Thief
Yoshimichi
1952
Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
Cordon at Midnight
1951
Fifth Movement
1981Onna goroshi abura jigoku
1949
Daredevil in the Castle
Katagiri
1961
Foghorn
1952
Tora-san's Love Call
诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
1971
Hida no abarenbō
1949
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
1957
Scoundrel
1956
The Bride from Hades
Fortune Teller
1968
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Sakubei
1973
The Angry Street
1950I Am a Medical Examiner
1964
Samurai Pirate
King Raksha
1963
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
Princess Sen in Edo
Sadonokami Honda
1960
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
The Last Embrace
Watanabe (Nabesan)
1953
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
Points and Lines
Kasai
1958
King of the Gang
1967
Chushingura
1938
The Masterless 47
Honzo Kadokawa
1960
Snow Trail
Nojiri
1947
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Theatre manager (uncredited)
1946
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban
1952
Platform at Night
1948
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
1971
Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
Afraid to Die
Gohei Hirayama
1960
No Greater Love
1966
Fright Time
1964
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
Devil's Gold
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Elegy
1951
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
No Time for Tears
"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
1955
Man Against Man
Chotaro Masue
1960
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Jûbei Ôtake
1958
Sword for Hire
1952
Navy
Takao Mutaguchi
1943
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
The Soundless Cry
1965
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
Seibei Kido
1948
Blood and Diamonds
1964
The Whale God
Village elder
1962
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Love and Faith
Sen Rikyu
1978
Actress
Genshirō Kuramoto
1947
The Protector
1966Festival Across the Sea
Oil Seller
1941
Three Mothers
1949
The Gambler's Code
Hacchônawate Tokubei
1961
Brand of Evil
Tsukamoto
1964
An Ocean to Cross
Ryuuson
1980
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Masagoro
1959
Maiko-han
1963
These Foolish Times
1947
Night in Bangkok
1966
The Life of a Horse Trader
Rokutaro Kosaka
1951
The Eleventh Hour
Banno
1957
The Crimson Sky
1962
Human Torpedoes
1968
Escape from Prison
1950
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Nichijô no tatakai
1944Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
House of Gamblers
1970
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
The Underworld
Furuya
1956
The 36 Passengers
1957
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Wakai yatsu
1963
A Yakuza Has His Way
1972
Crazy Uproar
1950
Stop the Old Fox
Ryoan
1959
The Drifting Avenger
Ken's Father
1968
The Sculpture of Master Choji
Gamatoku
1943
A Town with a Mountain and River
Sataro Hayakawa
1957
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Eleven High School Girls
1946
Challenge to Live
1961
No Response from Car 33
1955
The Silent Murder
1959
Red Peony of Night
1950
The Woman Champion
1968
Snow in the South Seas
1961
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968
A Circus Girl
1966
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
1965
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
Hoodlum Match
1965
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
President Kakihara
1959
To Love and Forgive
1955Evening Calm
1957
Tokyo Crime Map
1956
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
1962
I Saw the Killer
Nagasawa
1956Oda Nobunaga
1940
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears
1954
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Self
2002
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Yasaburô
1958
Restoration Fire
Yahei
1961
Code of Ruffians
1965Phantom Castle
1940The Sword Knows
1958
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
Asakusa at Night
Komazo
1954
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
The Skin of the South
President
1952
The Harbor of No Return
Detective Egusa
1966
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
The Blue Mountains
Jinzō Iguchi
1957
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
The Lord Takes a Bride
1957
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Tobei
1963
Mother's First Love
1954
The Chivalrous Life
Sakamoto
1967
Goblin Courier
1949
Patience Has An End
1971
The Den of Beasts
1951
The End of the Night
1953
Spring Snow
Kozo Yoshikawa
1950
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
President Kakihara
1959
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Theater of Life
1958
Good Luck to These Two
1957
Town of Violence
Sagawa
1950
Different Sons
Hisamitsu Ando
1961
Lady From Hell
1949
Lord for a Night
1946
Kurama Tengu
1938
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
1976
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
The Revenge and the Death
1963
The Black Hooded Man 5
1958
Mother
Ijûin
1958
Singing Lovebirds
Kyosai Shimura
1939
Industrial Spy
Taizo Matsui
1968
The Happy Family
1959
Seven from Edo
Sagamiya
1958
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Love Never Fails
Nobuo's father
1955
The Image of Mother
Kahei
1963
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Hinoki Butai
1946
Spring Awakens
Kenzô Ogura
1947
晴小袖
1961
Otome no iru kichi
1945
The Way of Drama
1944
Vanquished Foes
1964
A Geisha on Horseback
Kotaro Yamabe
1954
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
The Traveling Ruffian
1958Jiraiya
Gundayû Yao
1937
Yoru no keisha
1962
Slave Factory
1968Chuji for Sale
1935
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
The Letter
Taranoshin Tsunomata
1936Love Express
1954
Shogun's Holiday
1958
Hadashi no seishun
1975
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Kyusaku Inao
1959
Three Women of the North
1945
Fearless Opposition
1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Ticket to Hell
Insepctor Kasai
1955
The Earth is Born Again
Gondo
1971
A Bullet Hole Underground
Yuuzou Fujimoto
1949
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Takusan
1937
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
An Enemy of the People
1946
Virtue in Spades
1956Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967The Skull Coin
1938
The Elephant Who Waited
1949
Structure of Hate
1961
Echo of Love
1937
Sazae-san's Marriage
President Tomioka
1959
Escape Zone
1953
The Bitch
Wataru Horie
1951
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
1940Zoku Shimizu Minato
1940
Akagaki Genzo
Jozaemon Sakaya
1938
A Woman's Life
1949
Devoted Servant Naosuke
Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
1939
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
1940
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
Sagohei the Three-footer
Yasukichi Ito
1944
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
1955
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Jinzō Iguchi
1957
Last Days of Edo
Enomoto
1941
Sanshiro of Ginza
Daizo Matsubara
1950
A Second Life
1948
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
Director of Iinuma Clinic
1963
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
Ensaburō Hiraoka
1955
Forever Be Mine
1954
Eacape of Fear
Daisuke Sakuma
1956
Stolen Love
Sotaro Munekata
1951
The Sun is Calling You
1963Even Parting is Enjoyable
1945
To Love and Swear
Murai's father, principle
1945Mother and Child Grass
1942
Tokkan ekichô
1945
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
1940
Duel at Noon
1957