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Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor with a prolific career of over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. Born Shōji Shimazaki (島崎 捷爾, Shimazaki Shōji) in Ikuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, he was a regular fixture in Akira Kurosawa's films, appearing in 21 of his 30 works and was recognized for his leading roles in films like Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954). Shimura's notable contributions also spanned to the Godzilla franchise, where he played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original film in 1954 and its sequel. For his contribution to the arts, Shimura was decorated by the Japanese government with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980. Shimura started his career in theatre and transitioned to films with the advent of talkies. Apart from acting, he held a reputation as a gifted singer demonstrated in the 1939 "cine-operetta", Singing Lovebirds. Despite facing troubled times under the politically oppressive regime, he channeled his experiences into his performances. His death in 1982 was due to emphysema.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Shōji Shimazaki
Born: Ikuno, Hyōgo, Empire of Japan
Citizenship: Japanese
Birthday: March 12, 1905
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1928-1981
Spouses: Masako
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Movies Featuring Takashi Shimura
High and Low
Yojimbo
Rashomon
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ikiru
Godzilla
Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Ikiru’
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Colonel Kato’s Falcon Squadron
Scandal
The Idiot
Sanjuro
Samurai Banners
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail
Samurai Pirate
Snow Trail
I Live in Fear
The Quiet Duel
The Tattooed Hitman
The Most Beautiful
Spring Awakens
Japan’s Longest Day
The Life of a Horse Trader
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Afraid to Die
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Sword for Hire
Daredevil in the Castle
Stray Dog
Sanshiro Sugata
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Godzilla Raids Again
The Whale God
The Lovelorn Geisha
Throne of Blood
No Regrets for Our Youth
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
The Magoichi Saga
The Eleventh Hour
The Retreat from Kiska
Akanishi Kakita
Attack Squadron
Tora-san’s Love Call
Drunken Angel
It’s Tough Being a Man
Street of Violence
Sanshiro Sugata
Chûshingura
The Drifting Avenger
Singing Lovebirds
The Storm of the Pacific
Vendetta of a Samurai
Kwaidan
The Three Treasures
The Hidden Fortress
Saga of the Vagabonds
The Eagle of the Pacific
Three Women of the North
The Mysterians
Osaka Elegy
Samurai Assassin
Zatoichi’s Conspiracy
The Bride from Hades
The Bad Sleep Well
Gorath
Godzilla
The Blue Pearl
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
The Angry Street
The Bullet Train
Mothra
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Talk of the Town Tora-san
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Sands of Kurobe
The Way of Drama
Godzilla
Career Timeline
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1969
Samurai Banners
Obu Toramasa
The Magoichi Saga
Magoichi's father
It’s Tough Being a Man
Hyôichirô Suwa
1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Dr. Junan
The Drifting Avenger
Ken's Father
The Bride from Hades
Fortune Teller
The Sands of Kurobe
Ashimura
1965
The Retreat from Kiska
Military Command president
Sanshiro Sugata
Mishima
Samurai Assassin
Narihisa Ichijō
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Dr. Tsukamoto
Kwaidan
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
1960
Afraid to Die
Gohei Hirayama
The Lovelorn Geisha
The Storm of the Pacific
Tosaku
The Bad Sleep Well
Administrative Officer Moriyama
1959
The Three Treasures
Elder Kumaso
Saga of the Vagabonds
Saemon Toki
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Dr. Yamane
1957
Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
The Eleventh Hour
Banno
The Mysterians
Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Yamane
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ikiru
Seven Samurai
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Court official
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1951
Rashomon
The Idiot
Ono, Ayako's father
The Life of a Horse Trader
Rokutaro Kosaka
The Blue Pearl
Fujiki
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