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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
Godzilla
(1954)
Kyohei Yamane
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Kambei Shimada
Rashomon
(1950)
Woodcutter
Ikiru
(1952)
Kanji Watanabe
Godzilla Raids Again
(1955)
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Dr. Yamane
Kagemusha
(1980)
Taguchi Gyobu
Yojimbo
(1961)
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Stray Dog
(1949)
Det. Sato
Mothra
(1961)
News Editor
High and Low
(1963)
Chief of Investigation Section
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
Dr. Tsukamoto
Sanjuro
(1962)
Kurofuji
Drunken Angel
(1948)
Sanada
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Noriyasu Odagura
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
General Izumi Nagakura
Full Filmography
Acting
Chuji for Sale
(1935)
Osaka Elegy
(1936)
Inspector
Akanishi Kakita
(1936)
Taranoshin Tsunomata
Jiraiya
(1937)
Gundayû Yao
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
(1937)
Takusan
Echo of Love
(1937)
The Skull Coin
(1938)
Chushingura
(1938)
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
(1938)
Kurama Tengu
(1938)
Taiko's Rising in the World
(1938)
Akagaki Genzo
(1938)
Jozaemon Sakaya
Singing Lovebirds
(1939)
Kyosai Shimura
Devoted Servant Naosuke
(1939)
Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Shunjû ittôryû
(1939)
Zoku Shimizu Minato
(1940)
Oda Nobunaga
(1940)
Phantom Castle
(1940)
Festival Across the Sea
(1941)
Oil Seller
Last Days of Edo
(1941)
Enomoto
Mother and Child Grass
(1942)
Sanshiro Sugata
(1943)
Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Navy
(1943)
Takao Mutaguchi
The Most Beautiful
(1944)
Chief Goro Ishida
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
(1944)
The Way of Drama
(1944)
Nichijô no tatakai
(1944)
Sagohei the Three-footer
(1944)
Yasukichi Ito
Three Women of the North
(1945)
Otome no iru kichi
(1945)
Ai to chikai
(1945)
Murai's father, principle
Tokkan ekichô
(1945)
Wakare mo tanoshi
(1945)
No Regrets for Our Youth
(1946)
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
Those Who Make Tomorrow
(1946)
Theatre manager (uncredited)
Eleven High School Girls
(1946)
Lord for a Night
(1946)
An Enemy of the People
(1946)
Snow Trail
(1947)
Nojiro
Spring Awakens
(1947)
Kenzô Ogura
Actress
(1947)
Genshirō Kuramoto
Chikagai nijuyojikan
(1947)
These Foolish Times
(1947)
Drunken Angel
(1948)
Sanada
A Second Life
(1948)
Stray Dog
(1949)
Det. Sato
The Quiet Duel
(1949)
Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Ishimatsu of the Forest
(1949)
Lady From Hell
(1949)
Goblin Courier
(1949)
A Woman's Life
(1949)
A Bullet Hole Underground
(1949)
Yuuzou Fujimoto
Rashomon
(1950)
Woodcutter
Scandal
(1950)
Attorney Hiruta
The Angry Street
(1950)
Street of Violence
(1950)
Sagawa
Red Peony of Night
(1950)
Devil's Gold
(1950)
Crazy Uproar
(1950)
Spring Snow
(1950)
Sanshiro of Ginza
(1950)
Daizo Matsubara
Jiruba no Tetsu
(1950)
Escape from Prison
(1950)
The Idiot
(1951)
Ono, Ayako's father
The Life of a Horse Trader
(1951)
Rokutaro Kosaka
Beyond Love and Hate
(1951)
The Blue Pearl
(1951)
Fujiki
Kemono no yado
(1951)
The Bitch
(1951)
Wataru Horie
Elegy
(1951)
Stolen Love
(1951)
Sotaro Munekata
Ikiru
(1952)
Kanji Watanabe
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
(1952)
Kataoka
Vendetta of a Samurai
(1952)
Foghorn
(1952)
Beauty and the Thief
(1952)
Yoshimichi
Sword for Hire
(1952)
The Skin of the South
(1952)
The Man Who Came to Port
(1952)
Okabe
Fuun Senryobune
(1952)
Eagle of the Pacific
(1953)
Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Last Embrace
(1953)
Escape Zone
(1953)
Godzilla
(1954)
Kyohei Yamane
Last of the Wild Ones
(1954)
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Kambei Shimada
君死に給うことなかれ
(1954)
A Geisha on Horseback
(1954)
Kotaro Yamabe
浅草の夜
(1954)
Komazo
Godzilla Raids Again
(1955)
Kyohei Yamane-hakase
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
No Time for Tears
(1955)
Love Never Fails
(1955)
Nobuo's father
To Love and Forgive
(1955)
No Response from Car 33
(1955)
Ticket to Hell
(1955)
Insepctor Kasai
Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
(1955)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
(1956)
Court official
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Dr. Yamane
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
(1956)
The Underworld
(1956)
Young Tree
(1956)
Hanako's Father
I Saw the Killer
(1956)
Nagasawa
Virtue in Spades
(1956)
Scoundrel
(1956)
Tokyo Crime Map
(1956)
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Noriyasu Odagura
The Mysterians
(1957)
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Evening Calm
(1957)
The Eleventh Hour
(1957)
Banno
Untamed Woman
(1957)
Owner of the rice mill
Good Luck to These Two
(1957)
The Lord Takes a Bride
(1957)
Hadaka no Machi
(1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
(1957)
Dr. Yamane
A Dangerous Hero
(1957)
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
General Izumi Nagakura
Seven from Edo
(1958)
Sagamiya
Points and Lines
(1958)
Kasai
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
(1958)
Yasaburô
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(1958)
Jûbei Ôtake
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
(1958)
Man of Thirteen Eyes
(1958)
The Sword Knows
(1958)
Jinsei Gekijo
(1958)
The Black Hooded Man 5
(1958)
Eight Views of Samurai
(1958)
The Traveling Ruffian
(1958)
Shogun's Holiday
(1958)
A Whistle in My Heart
(1959)
The Three Treasures
(1959)
Elder Kumaso
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
(1959)
Masagoro
Saga of the Vagabonds
(1959)
Saemon Toki
Stop the Old Fox
(1959)
Ryoan
The Happy Family
(1959)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Doctor Yamane
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
(1959)
Kyusaku Inao
Sazae-san's Marriage
(1959)
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Afraid to Die
(1960)
Gohei Hirayama
The Storm of the Pacific
(1960)
Tosaku
The Lovelorn Geisha
(1960)
Life of a Country Doctor
(1960)
Man Against Man
(1960)
Chotaro Masue
Princess Sen in Edo
(1960)
Sadonokami Honda
Master Fencer Sees the World
(1960)
The Masterless 47
(1960)
Honzo Kadokawa
Yojimbo
(1961)
Tokuemon, sake brewer
Mothra
(1961)
News Editor
The Gambler's Code
(1961)
Hacchônawate Tokubei
Daredevil in the Castle
(1961)
Katagiri
Snow in the South Seas
(1961)
Structure of Hate
(1961)
Challenge to Live
(1961)
The Masterless 47 – Part II
(1961)
Restoration Fire
(1961)
Yahei
Different Sons
(1961)
Hisamitsu Ando
Sanjuro
(1962)
Kurofuji
47 Ronin
(1962)
Hyobu Chishaka
Gorath
(1962)
Kensuke Sonoda
The Whale God
(1962)
Village elder
Lion Festival of Echigo
(1962)
Long Way to Okinawa
(1962)
続サラリーマン清水港
(1962)
The Crimson Sky
(1962)
Ano sura no hate ni hoshi hama tataku
(1962)
Yoru no keisha
(1962)
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
(1962)
High and Low
(1963)
Chief of Investigation Section
Attack Squadron
(1963)
Admiral
Samurai Pirate
(1963)
King Raksha
The Revenge and the Death
(1963)
The Image of Mother
(1963)
Kahei
The Sun is Calling You
(1963)
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
(1963)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
(1964)
Dr. Tsukamoto
Vanquished Foes
(1964)
Brand of Evil
(1964)
Blood and Diamonds
(1964)
Frankenstein Conquers the World
(1965)
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Red Beard
(1965)
Tokubei Izumiya
Kwaidan
(1965)
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Samurai Assassin
(1965)
Narihisa Ichijō
Sanshiro Sugata
(1965)
Mishima
Three Yakuza
(1965)
Hoodlum Match
(1965)
The Retreat from Kiska
(1965)
Military Command president
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
(1965)
Code of Ruffians
(1965)
The Soundless Cry
(1965)
No Greater Love
(1966)
The Protector
(1966)
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
(1966)
A Circus Girl
(1966)
Kaerazeru hatoba
(1966)
Detective Egusa
Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
When the Cookie Crumbles
(1967)
The Chivalrous Life
(1967)
Sakamoto
King of the Gang
(1967)
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
(1967)
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
(1968)
Dr. Junan
The Sands of Kurobe
(1968)
Ashimura
The Day the Sun Rose
(1968)
Human Torpedoes
(1968)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
(1968)
The Bride from Hades
(1968)
Fortune Teller
The Woman Champion
(1968)
Woman Gambler and the Nun
(1968)
Industrial Spy
(1968)
Taizo Matsui
The Drifting Avenger
(1968)
Dorei kōjō
(1968)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
(1969)
It's Tough Being a Man
(1969)
Hyôichirô Suwa
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
(1969)
The Magoichi Saga
(1969)
Magoichi's father
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
(1969)
Samurai Banners
(1969)
Obu Toramasa
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
(1969)
Kanto Woman Infamy
(1969)
House of Gamblers
(1970)
The Militarists
(1970)
Takeda
Tora-san's Love Call
(1971)
Hiroshi's father
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
(1971)
Patience Has An End
(1971)
A Yakuza Has His Way
(1972)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
(1973)
Sakubei
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
(1973)
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
(1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
(1974)
Pediatrician
The Tattooed Hitman
(1974)
Bukichi Oura
The Bullet Train
(1975)
JNR President
Hadashi no seishun
(1975)
Human Revolution II
(1976)
Godzilla
(1977)
Dr. Yamane
Talk of the Town Tora-san
(1978)
Hiroshi's Father
Love and Faith
(1978)
Sen Rikyu
Kagemusha
(1980)
Taguchi Gyobu
The Revolt
(1980)
An Ocean to Cross
(1980)
Ryuuson
Fifth Movement
(1981)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
(2002)
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