Takashi Shimura
Acting
Born: Mar 12, 1905 — Died: Feb 11, 1982
From: Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Movement | 1981 | 7.0 | |
| Kagemusha | Taguchi Gyobu | 1980 | 7.822 |
| Kanto Woman Infamy | 1969 | 4.0 | |
| Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways | 1967 | — | |
| Frankenstein Conquers the World | Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor | 1965 | 6.803 |
| Red Beard | Tokubei Izumiya | 1965 | 8.143 |
| Kwaidan | Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the … | 1965 | 7.722 |
| High and Low | Chief of Investigation Section | 1963 | 8.359 |
| Sanjuro | Kurofuji | 1962 | 7.948 |
| Yojimbo | Tokuemon, sake brewer | 1961 | 8.078 |
| The Bad Sleep Well | Administrative Officer Moriyama | 1960 | 7.701 |
| Sazae-san's Marriage | 1959 | — | |
| The Hidden Fortress | General Izumi Nagakura | 1958 | 7.982 |
| Throne of Blood | Noriyasu Odagura | 1957 | 7.921 |
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Court official | 1956 | 7.149 |
| Godzilla Raids Again | Kyohei Yamane-hakase | 1955 | 5.979 |
| I Live in Fear | Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada | 1955 | 7.313 |
| Godzilla | Kyohei Yamane | 1954 | 7.633 |
| A Geisha on Horseback | Kotaro Yamabe | 1954 | 7.0 |
| Escape Zone | 1953 | — | |
| Ikiru | Kanji Watanabe | 1952 | 8.3 |
| The Idiot | Ono, Ayako's father | 1951 | 6.98 |
| Rashomon | Woodcutter | 1950 | 8.042 |
| Spring Snow | Kozo Yoshikawa | 1950 | — |
| Jiruba no Tetsu | 1950 | 10.0 | |
| Scandal | Attorney Hiruta | 1950 | 6.896 |
| Stray Dog | Det. Sato | 1949 | 7.558 |
| Drunken Angel | Sanada | 1948 | 7.606 |
| To Love and Swear | Murai's father, principle | 1945 | — |
| Sanshiro Sugata | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father | 1943 | 6.5 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1905 |
| From | Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan |