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