Takashi Shimura
Acting·March 12, 1905·† February 11, 1982 — 76 years old·Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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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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—Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'Self1981Fifth Movement1981The Last Days of Planet EarthHospital Director1980KagemushaTaguchi Gyobu1980A-UnTV1980An Ocean to CrossRyuuson1980The Revolt1978Talk of the Town Tora-sanHiroshi's Father1978Strait of RosesTV1978Love and FaithSen Rikyu1977Fuyu no UndokaiTV1977KashinTVChikuin1977GodzillaDr. Yamane1976Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi1976Human Revolution II1976Akai UnmeiTV1976The Roads Men TravelTVMotoki1975The Bullet TrainJNR President1975Hadashi no seishun1974Prophecies of NostradamusPediatrician1974The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers1974The Tattooed HitmanBukichi Oura1973Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari1973Zatoichi's ConspiracySakubei1972A Yakuza Has His Way1972愛と愛TV1971Tora-san's Love CallHiroshi's father1971Patience Has An End1971The Earth is Born AgainGondo1971Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments1970The MilitaristsTakeda1970House of Gamblers1970Women of Osaka CastleTV1969Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers1969The Magoichi SagaMagoichi's father1969Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampHyôichirô Suwa1969New Prison Walls of Abashiri 21969Kanto Woman Infamy1969Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo1969Samurai BannersObu Toramasa1969A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless1969Heaven and EarthTVNagao Fusakage1968New Prison Walls of Abashiri1968The Day the Sun Rose1968Woman Gambler and the Nun1968Zatoichi and the FugitivesDr. Junan1968The Woman Champion1968The Bride from HadesFortune Teller1968The Drifting AvengerKen's Father1968Industrial SpyTaizo Matsui1968The Sands of KurobeAshimura1968Slave Factory1968Human Torpedoes1967King of the Gang1967Japan's Longest DayInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura1967When the Cookie Crumbles1967The Chivalrous LifeSakamoto1967Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways1967Three SistersTVMisawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]1966No Greater Love1966The Harbor of No ReturnDetective Egusa1966Greatest Boss of the Showa Era1966The Protector1966Night in Bangkok1966A Circus Girl1965Code of Ruffians1965Expelled from the Kanto Mob1965Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro1965Frankenstein Conquers the WorldHiroshima Army Hospital doctor1965The Retreat from KiskaMilitary Command president1965Sanshiro SugataMishima1965Three Yakuza1965Red BeardTokubei Izumiya1965Hoodlum Match1965The Soundless Cry1965KwaidanHead Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")1965Samurai AssassinNarihisa Ichijō1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterDr. Tsukamoto1964Blood and Diamonds1964Brand of EvilTsukamoto1964Life of Hishakaku 31964Fright Time1964Vanquished Foes1964Akō RōshiTVOnodera Juunai1963The Image of MotherKahei1963Samurai PirateKing Raksha1963The Sun is Calling You1963The Revenge and the Death1963Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeTobei1963Dokuritsu bijin-taiDirector of Iinuma Clinic1963High and LowChief of Investigation Section1963Attack SquadronAdmiral1962Fūryū onsen bantō nikki1962ChûshinguraHyobu Chishaka1962Lion Festival of Echigo1962The Whale GodVillage elder1962Yoru no keisha1962あの空の果てに星はまたたく1962The Crimson Sky1962GorathKensuke Sonoda1962Long Way to Okinawa1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II1962SanjuroKurofuji1961Oniisan to oneesan1961Different SonsHisamitsu Ando1961Structure of Hate1961Restoration FireYahei1961Snow in the South Seas1961MothraNews Editor1961Challenge to Live1961The Gambler's CodeHacchônawate Tokubei1961YojimboTokuemon, sake brewer1961The Masterless 47 – Part II1961晴小袖1961Daredevil in the CastleKatagiri1960The Masterless 47Honzo Kadokawa1960Master Fencer Sees the World1960The Bad Sleep WellAdministrative Officer Moriyama1960Man Against ManChotaro Masue1960Life of a Country Doctor1960The Lovelorn Geisha1960The Storm of the PacificTosaku1960Afraid to DieGohei Hirayama1960Princess Sen in EdoSadonokami Honda1959The Prickly Mouthed GeishaMasagoro1959The Three TreasuresElder Kumaso1959Stop the Old FoxRyoan1959The Silent Murder1959Saga of the VagabondsSaemon Toki1959Vagabond Employee: RevengePresident Kakihara1959Gigantis, the Fire MonsterDr. Yamane1959Vagabond Employee: OutcryPresident Kakihara1959A Whistle in My Heart1959The Story of Iron Arm InaoKyusaku Inao1959The Happy Family1959Sazae-san's Marriage1958The Hidden FortressGeneral Izumi Nagakura1958Theater of Life1958Points and LinesKasai1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionYasaburô1958The Sword Knows1958The Black Hooded Man 51958The Traveling Ruffian1958The Bride In Uguisu Castle1958Eight Views of Samurai1958Fearless Opposition1958Seven from EdoSagamiya1958The Loyal 47 RoninJûbei Ôtake1958MotherIjûin1958Shogun's Holiday1958Man of Thirteen Eyes1957The MysteriansDr. Tanjiro Adachi1957The Eleventh HourBanno1957The Blue Mountains Part 2Jinzō Iguchi1957The Blue MountainsJinzō Iguchi1957A Dangerous Hero1957Hadaka no Machi1957Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion1957Untamed WomanOwner of the rice mill1957The 36 Passengers1957The Lord Takes a Bride1957Evening Calm1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanDr. Yamane1957Good Luck to These Two1957A Town with a Mountain and RiverSataro Hayakawa1957Throne of BloodNoriyasu Odagura1956Eacape of FearDaisuke Sakuma1956Scoundrel1956Virtue in Spades1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Dr. Yamane1956Tokyo Crime Map1956The UnderworldFuruya1956I Saw the KillerNagasawa1956Young TreeHanako's Father1956Three Women Around Yoshinaka1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandCourt official1955I Live in FearDomestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada1955To Love and Forgive1955Ticket to HellInsepctor Kasai1955A Daughter's Life Guide1955Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion1955New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainEnsaburō Hiraoka1955No Response from Car 331955No Time for Tears"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura1955Godzilla Raids AgainKyohei Yamane-hakase1955Love Never FailsNobuo's father1955Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf1954A Geisha on HorsebackKotaro Yamabe1954GodzillaKyohei Yamane1954Forever Be Mine1954New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears1954Mother's First Love1954Love Express1954Asakusa at NightKomazo1954Last of the Wild Ones1954Sorcerer’s OrbTV1954Seven SamuraiKambei Shimada1953The Eagle of the PacificColonel A, staff officer of the army1953The End of the Night1953Escape Zone1953The Last EmbraceWatanabe (Nabesan)1952One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds1952The Man Who Came to PortOkabe1952Oka wa hanazakari1952IkiruKanji Watanabe1952Beauty and the ThiefYoshimichi1952Toki no teizo: Sōshūban1952Sword for Hire1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailKataoka1952Foghorn1952The Skin of the SouthPresident1952Vendetta of a Samurai1951The Life of a Horse TraderRokutaro Kosaka1951The BitchWataru Horie1951The Blue PearlFujiki1951Stolen LoveSotaro Munekata1951The Den of Beasts1951The IdiotOno, Ayako's father1951Elegy1951Beyond Love and Hate1951Cordon at Midnight1950Red Peony of Night1950RashomonWoodcutter1950Jiruba no Tetsu1950Crazy Uproar1950The Angry Street1950ScandalAttorney Hiruta1950Sanshiro of GinzaDaizo Matsubara1950Spring SnowKozo Yoshikawa1950Town of ViolenceSagawa1950Devil's Gold1950Escape from Prison1949The Elephant Who Waited1949Stray DogDet. Sato1949Ishimatsu of the Forest1949A Bullet Hole UndergroundYuuzou Fujimoto1949The Quiet DuelDr. Konosuke Fujisaki1949Lady From Hell1949A Woman's Life1949Goblin Courier1948My Love on the Other Side of the MountainSeibei Kido1948Drunken AngelSanada1948A Second Life1947ActressGenshirō Kuramoto1947Spring AwakensKenzô Ogura1947These Foolish Times1947Snow TrailNojiri1947Chikagai nijuyojikan1946No Regrets for Our YouthPolice Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo1946Eleven High School Girls1946Lord for a Night1946Those Who Make TomorrowTheatre manager (uncredited)1946An Enemy of the People1946Hinoki Butai1945Even Parting is Enjoyable1945Three Women of the North1945To Love and SwearMurai's father, principle1945Otome no iru kichi1945Tokkan ekichô1944Nichijô no tatakai1944Sagohei the Three-footerYasukichi Ito1944The Way of Drama1944The Most BeautifulChief Goro Ishida1944Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron1943NavyTakao Mutaguchi1943The Sculpture of Master ChojiGamatoku1943Sanshiro SugataHansuke Murai, Sayo's father1942Mother and Child Grass1942Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō1941Last Days of EdoEnomoto1941Festival Across the SeaOil Seller1940Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū1940Phantom Castle1940Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio1940Zoku Shimizu Minato1940Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon1940Oda Nobunaga1939Singing LovebirdsKyosai Shimura1939Devoted Servant NaosukeTsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro1939Shunjû ittôryû1938Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary1938Akagaki GenzoJozaemon Sakaya1938Taiko's Rising in the World1938Chushingura1938Kurama Tengu1938The Skull Coin1937JiraiyaGundayû Yao1937Blood Spilled at TakadanobabaTakusan1937Echo of Love1936The LetterTaranoshin Tsunomata1936Osaka ElegyInspector1935Chuji for Sale