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Eitarō Shindō

Acting Born Nov 10, 1899 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo.

After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko.

In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.

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Known for

Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Sanshô dayû
Film

A House in the Quarter

1963
Film

Drunken Angel

as Takahama

Jewelpet

as Kao Li-hsi

KissXSis

as Shinzaburo Miyaji

Full filmography

  • Oyaji Daiko (1968)
  • Women of Osaka Castle (1970)
  • Sansho the Bailiff (1954) as Sanshô dayû
  • A House in the Quarter (1963)
  • Ashita Kara no Koi (1970)
  • A Geisha (1953) as Sawamoto
  • The Drumstick Detective (1972)
  • Street of Shame (1956) as Kurazô Taya
  • Drunken Angel (1948) as Takahama
  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) as Kao Li-hsi
  • Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) as Ishun
  • The Life of Oharu (1952) as Kahe Sasaya
  • Repast (1951) as (uncredited)
  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 (1963)
  • The Woman in the Rumor (1954) as Yasuichi Harada
  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda (1959)
  • Road of Chivalry (1960)
  • Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955) as Pilgrim
  • The Lady of Musashino (1951) as Shinzaburo Miyaji
  • Taira Clan Saga (1955) as Banboku
  • The Lord Takes a Bride (1957) as Nagano
  • A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)
  • Miss Oyu (1951) as Kusaemon
  • The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942) as Kurimoto