Takashi Shimura
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-03-12
- Died:
- 1982-02-11
- Place of birth:
- Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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 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
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Fifth Movement
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Kagemusha
A-Un
An Ocean to Cross
The Revolt
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Strait of Roses
Love and Faith
Fuyu no Undokai
Kashin
Godzilla
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
Human Revolution II
Akai Unmei
The Roads Men Travel
The Bullet Train
Hadashi no seishun
Prophecies of Nostradamus
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
The Tattooed Hitman
The Family
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
A Yakuza Has His Way
愛と愛
Tora-san's Love Call
Patience Has An End
The Earth is Born Again
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
The Militarists
House of Gamblers
Women of Osaka Castle
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
The Magoichi Saga
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Kanto Woman Infamy
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Samurai Banners
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
Heaven and Earth
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
The Day the Sun Rose
Woman Gambler and the Nun
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
The Woman Champion
The Bride from Hades
The Drifting Avenger
Industrial Spy
The Sands of Kurobe
Slave Factory
Human Torpedoes
King of the Gang
Japan's Longest Day
When the Cookie Crumbles
The Chivalrous Life
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
Three Sisters
No Greater Love
The Harbor of No Return
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
The Protector
Night in Bangkok
A Circus Girl
Code of Ruffians
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Frankenstein Conquers the World
The Retreat from Kiska
Sanshiro Sugata
Three Yakuza
Red Beard
Hoodlum Match
The Soundless Cry
Kwaidan
Samurai Assassin
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Thief on the Run
Blood and Diamonds
I Am a Medical Examiner
Brand of Evil
Life of Hishakaku 3
Fright Time
Vanquished Foes
Akō Rōshi
The Image of Mother
Samurai Pirate
The Sun is Calling You
The Revenge and the Death
Maiko-han
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
Wakai yatsu
High and Low
Attack Squadron
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Chûshingura
Lion Festival of Echigo
The Whale God
Yoru no keisha
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
The Crimson Sky
Gorath
Long Way to Okinawa
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Sanjuro
Oniisan to oneesan
Different Sons
Structure of Hate
Restoration Fire
Snow in the South Seas
Mothra
Challenge to Live
The Gambler's Code
Yojimbo
The Masterless 47 – Part II
晴小袖
Daredevil in the Castle
The Masterless 47
Master Fencer Sees the World
The Bad Sleep Well
Man Against Man
Life of a Country Doctor
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Storm of the Pacific
Afraid to Die
Princess Sen in Edo
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Shōbushi to sono musume
The Three Treasures
The Aristocrat's Stairs
Stop the Old Fox
The Silent Murder
Saga of the Vagabonds
Various Flowers
Vagabond Employee: Revenge
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Vagabond Employee: Outcry
A Whistle in My Heart
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Happy Family
Sazae-san's Marriage
The Hidden Fortress
Theater of Life
Points and Lines
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
The Sword Knows
The Black Hooded Man 5
The Traveling Ruffian
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Eight Views of Samurai
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
Fearless Opposition
Seven from Edo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono
Mother
Shogun's Holiday
Man of Thirteen Eyes
The Mysterians
The Eleventh Hour
The Blue Mountains Part 2
Yuki no wataridori
The Blue Mountains
Duel at Noon
A Dangerous Hero
Hadaka no Machi
Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion
Untamed Woman
The 36 Passengers
The Lord Takes a Bride
Evening Calm
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Good Luck to These Two
A Town with a Mountain and River
Throne of Blood
Eacape of Fear
Scoundrel
Virtue in Spades
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Tokyo Crime Map
The Underworld
I Saw the Killer
Young Tree
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
I Live in Fear
To Love and Forgive
Ticket to Hell
A Daughter's Life Guide
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
No Response from Car 33
No Time for Tears
Godzilla Raids Again
Love Never Fails
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Haru no uzumaki
A Geisha on Horseback
New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple
Godzilla
Forever Be Mine
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears
Mother's First Love
Love Express
Asakusa at Night
Last of the Wild Ones
Sorcerer’s Orb
Seven Samurai
The Eagle of the Pacific
The End of the Night
Escape Zone
The Last Embrace
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
The Man Who Came to Port
Oka wa hanazakari
Ikiru
Beauty and the Thief
Toki no teizo: Sōshūban
Sword for Hire
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Foghorn
The Skin of the South
Vendetta of a Samurai
The Life of a Horse Trader
The Bitch
The Blue Pearl
Stolen Love
The Den of Beasts
The Idiot
Elegy
Beyond Love and Hate
Cordon at Midnight
Red Peony of Night
Rashomon
Jiruba no Tetsu
Crazy Uproar
The Angry Street
Scandal
Sanshiro of Ginza
Spring Snow
Town of Violence
Devil's Gold
Escape from Prison
The Elephant Who Waited
Onna goroshi abura jigoku
Stray Dog
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Hida no abarenbō
A Bullet Hole Underground
Three Mothers
The Quiet Duel
Lady From Hell
A Woman's Life
Goblin Courier
Platform at Night
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
Drunken Angel
A Second Life
Actress
Spring Awakens
These Foolish Times
Snow Trail
Chikagai nijuyojikan
No Regrets for Our Youth
Eleven High School Girls
Lord for a Night
Those Who Make Tomorrow
An Enemy of the People
Hinoki Butai
Even Parting is Enjoyable
Three Women of the North
To Love and Swear
Otome no iru kichi
Tokkan ekichô
Nichijô no tatakai
Sagohei the Three-footer
The Way of Drama
The Most Beautiful
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Navy
The Sculpture of Master Choji
Sanshiro Sugata
Mother and Child Grass
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Last Days of Edo
Festival Across the Sea
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
Phantom Castle
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
Zoku Shimizu Minato
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Oda Nobunaga
Singing Lovebirds
Devoted Servant Naosuke
Shunjû ittôryû
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Akagaki Genzo
Taiko's Rising in the World
Chushingura
Kurama Tengu
The Skull Coin
Jiraiya
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Echo of Love
The Letter
Osaka Elegy
Chuji for Sale
Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro