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Shinichi Himori

Acting Born Jan 10, 1907 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Shinichi Himori (10 January 1907 – 12 September 1959), born Kazuo Moriyama, was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1925 to 1959. Born in Tokyo, Himori entered the Shochiku studios in 1924 and, after starting out in side roles, became a leading player, particularly specializing in realistic films after the coming of sound.[1] With his starring role in Yasujirō Ozu's The Only Son as the best example, he was often featured in films by famous directors for his earnest acting that smelled of reality.[1] He became a by player after the war, but died of a heart attack in 1959. Shochiku honored him with a company funeral.

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Known for

Film

Ikiru

as Kimura
Film

A Japanese Tragedy

1953
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Quizduell-Olymp

as Fukuichi Misawa

Almost Home

1993

Full filmography

  • Ikiru (1952) as Kimura
  • A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
  • Scandal (1950)
  • Mole Alley (1953)
  • The Only Son (1936) as Ryosuke Nonomiya
  • There Was a Father (1942) as Minoru Uchida
  • Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
  • Farewell to Dream (1956)
  • The Masseurs and a Woman (1938) as Fukuichi Misawa
  • Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)
  • Street Without End (1934) as Shinkichi Yamamura
  • The Ball at the Anjo House (1947) as Takehiko Yuri
  • Dancing Girls of Izu (1954)
  • The Neighbour's Wife and Mine (1931) as Stranger
  • Silver Stream (1931) as Seki, painter
  • The Man Who Has Returned (1944)
  • Warm Current (1939) as Itoda
  • Waiting Woman (1946) as Ichirôji Sugihara
  • Homecoming (1950)
  • Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)
  • Days of Youth (1929) as Hatamoto
  • The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant (1947)
  • The Genealogy of Women (1934) as Eikichi Takano
  • Okoto and Sasuke (1935)