Masao Shimizu
Biography
Masao Shimizu was a Japanese actor born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan on October 5, 1908. Known primarily for his work in film, he appeared in over 110 films during his career spanning from 1931 to 1971, with 209 known credits recorded on The Movie Database. He passed away on his birthday, October 5, 1975, at the age of 66.
Career overview
Masao Shimizu was a Japanese actor born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan on October 5, 1908. Known primarily for his work in the field of acting, he maintained a prolific career in the film industry over several decades. According to available biographical records, his active career in cinema spanned the years between 1931 and 1971. During this extensive period, he appeared in a significant number of cinematic productions, contributing to well over one hundred films throughout his working years.
Shimizu's life spanned exactly sixty-seven years, as he passed away on his birthday on October 5, 1975. His professional legacy is documented through his extensive filmography, reflecting a lifetime dedicated to acting in Japanese cinema.
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- Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972) as Prof. Yunaka
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) as Ichirai Zenba
- The Militarists (1970) as Saburo Kurusu
- The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)
- Fossil of Love (1970)
- City of Beasts (1970) as Ichihara
- Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Tozuka
- Samurai Banners (1969)
- Savage Wolf Pack (1969)
- The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) as Toyokura
- The Elder Sister (1969)
- The Wild Sea (1969) as Sakaki
- Lone Rebel (1969)
- Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Kurita
- The Snow Woman (1968) as Jiun
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Song of my Life (1968)
- Judge and Jeopardy (1968)
- The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
- Little Snack (1968)
- Confession of a girl: Purity (1968)
- Falling Blossoms (1967)
- Pomegranate Time (1967) as Shintaro Sakamoto
- Kojiro (1967)
- Burning Nature (1967)
- Seishun Tarō (1967)
- Let's Dance Tonight (1967) as Shotaro Sakurada
- Rusty Pendant (1967)
- Kill the Night Rose (1966)
- The Great White Tower (1966) as Attorney Kono
- The Swan Elegy (1966) as Koichiro Kobayashi
- The Witness' Chair (1965) as Presiding Judge of the District Court
- Gambling is My Destiny (1965)
- Tiger of the Sea (1964)
- 愛と死をみつめて (1964)
- The Sound of Waves (1964) as Lighthouse Chief
- Kon'nichiwa 20 sai (1964) as Professor Nomura
- Four Young Sisters (1964) as Shojiro Nozawa
- The Gambling Samurai (1964)
- Kojiki taishō (1964)
- Welcome, My Baby (1964) as Udagawa
- High and Low (1963) as Prison Warden
- Youth of the Beast (1963) as Yôsuke Ishiyama
- Beyond the Green Hills (1963)
- 午前零時の出獄 (1963)
- Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary (1963)
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)
- Young Swordsman (1963) as Shimamura Juzaemon
- The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963) as Oyama
- Kiriko's Tango (1963)
- Sanjuro (1962) as Kikui
- A Woman's Life (1962) as Dr. Daisaku Yoshie
- Mother Country (1962)
- Jūdai no kawa (1962)
- Keep Your Chin Up (1962) as Shôichirô
- Love in Ginza (1962)
- Children of Izu (1962)
- Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha (1962)
- Hageshī kawa (1962)
- Traces of Lead (1962)
- Glory on the Summit (1962) as Misa's father
- The Young and Bad (1962)
- Yoru no keisha (1962)
- Jealousy (1962) as Kanzo Nagata
- 君恋し (1962)
- A Maiko's Holiday (1961)
- For This We Fight (1961)
- Les Mesdemoiselles (1961)
- Maiko's Visit to Tokyo (1961)
- That Guy and I (1961)
- Dawn of a Canvas (1961)
- Nocturne of a Woman (1961)
- That Young May Be Eternal (1961)
- Tugboat Gunman (1961)
- The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
- The Guitarist and the Rancher (1960)
- Patterns of Love (1960)
- The Day of Youth (1960)
- Wakai toppū (1960)
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) as Dr. Tadokoro
- Crime Reporter: Terror in the Middle of the Day (1959)
- Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
- Break Down that Wall (1959)
- We Live Today (1959)
- The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959) as Kōki Hirota
- Crime Reporter (1959) as Saigo
- JA750 Gōki Yukuefumei (1959)
- The Echo of Love (1959)
- Nude Woman and Murder Maze (1959) as Anzai
- The Wild Reporter (1959)
- Shadow of Intimidation (1959) as Frank Liu
- Rusty Knife (1958) as Shingo Mano
- Stakeout (1958) as Mr. Yokokawa
- Crimson Wings (1958) as Ryozo Kada
- Shiroi akuma (1958)
- Forbidden Lips (1958)
- Face in the Dark (1958) as Kuki
- The Champion (1957) as Keisuke Miyagawa
- On This Earth (1957) as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
- Who's the Real Killer (1957)
- Aishū no sono (1957)
- Muhō Ichidai (1957)
- Secret of Naruto (1957)
- Traitors of the Blue Castle (1957) as Uta-no-kami Sakai
- Mountain Pass (1957)
- Frankie's Aliens (1957)
- Summer Storm (1956)
- Season of the Sun (1956)
- How Sorrowful (1956)
- Shiawase wa doko ni (1956) as Shibata
- Kanshō fujin (1956)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
- Mother and Son (1955) as Seitaro Tani
- I Live in Fear (1955) as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
- The Immortal Pitcher (1955)
- No Time for Tears (1955)
- Yukiko (1955)
- The Wolves (1955)
- A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
- Foul Play (1955) as Tosuke Kawase
- Striving to Live (1955)
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) as Masauji Taira
- A Samurai's Love (1954)
- Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako (1954)
- The Second Kiss (1954)
- Hana to hatō (1954)
- 日本敗れず (1954)
- The Street Without Sun (1954) as President Okawa
- Hanran (1954) as Captain Yamaguchi
- Turbid Youth (1954)
- My Pistol Is Quick (1954)
- Wife (1953)
- Before Dawn (1953) as Juheiji
- Gate of Hell (1953) as Nobuyori
- Reminiscence (1953)
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) as Commander Kashima
- Miniature (1953) as Nagase
- Sunflower Girl (1953) as Setsuko's father
- The End of the Night (1953)
- Half Virgin (1953)
- Ikiru (1952) as Doctor
- The Life of Oharu (1952) as Kikuoji
- Children of Hiroshima (1952) as Toshiaki
- Town of Seven Colors (1952)
- Oka wa hanazakari (1952)
- Swift Current (1952)
- The Stand in Hakone (1952)
- Adolescence (1952) as Nobuyuki, Kyoko's father
- Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to (1952) as Principal
- A Ripple in a Morning (1952) as President Mukai
- Farewell to Spring (1952) as Takurô Shinzeki
- Wakai musumetachi (1951)
- Who Knows a Woman's Heart (1951)
- Saijoke no kyoen (1951)
- Stolen Love (1951) as Yoshizaki Art Dealer
- The Den of Beasts (1951)
- The White Orchid (1951)
- Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
- Sekidô matsuri (1951)
- Karate Sanshiro (1951)
- 愛情の旋風 (1951)
- 限りなき情熱 (1951)
- Asakusa no hada (1950)
- Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki (1950)
- Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki (1950)
- The Sea of Beauty (1950)
- Scandal (1950) as Judge
- White Beast (1950)
- Duel in the Sun (1950) as Mr. Nakano
- Town of Violence (1950) as Okano
- The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950) as Takenaka
- Shojohou (1950) as Taniguchi Eisuke
- 風雲金毘羅山 (1950)
- Rain on Jogashima (1950)
- Stray Dog (1949) as Nakamura
- Flame of My Love (1949)
- Arashi no naka no shimai (1949)
- Masquerade Ball (1949)
- A Fool's Love (1949) as Yoshioka
- Utako's Story (1949)
- The Bridal Night Again (1949)
- Chobei the Rogue (1949)
- Drunken Angel (1948) as Oyabun
- The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
- Apostasy (1948)
- The Fourth Lady (1948)
- Once More (1947) as Policeman
- One Wonderful Sunday (1947) as Dance Hall Manager
- The Ball at the Anjo House (1947) as Ryûzaburô Shinkawa
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) as Professor Hakozaki
- Beauty (1946)
- Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946) as Section chief (uncredited)
- Lord for a Night (1946)
- An Enemy of the People (1946)
- Life Is like a Somersault (1946)
- This Happy Life (1944)
- Chorus of Prayer (1943)
- Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943) as Police Officer Sugiyama
- Military Song of the Morning Mist (1943) as Yoshinobu Tokugawa
- Wings of Victory (1942)
- Mother Never Dies (1942)
- Bouquet of the South Seas (1942) as Saijô, pilot
- The 47 Ronin (1941) as Ecchûmori Katô
- Ah, My Hometown (1938) as Kazuo Sakamoto
- The Straits of Love and Hate (1937) as Kenkichi, Owner of Inn