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Takashi Shimura

Acting Born Mar 12, 1905 Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan 24 credits

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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.

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Known for

Film

Seven Samurai

as Kambei Shimada
Film

High and Low

as Chief of Investigation Section
Film

Rashomon

as Woodcutter
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Ikiru

as Kanji Watanabe
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Yojimbo

as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Film

Godzilla

as Kyohei Yamane
Film

Kwaidan

as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Film

Kagemusha

as Taguchi Gyobu
Film

Red Beard

as Tokubei Izumiya
Film

The Hidden Fortress

as General Izumi Nagakura
Film

Throne of Blood

as Noriyasu Odagura
Film

Sanjuro

as Kurofuji

Full filmography

  • Seven Samurai (1954) as Kambei Shimada
  • Three Sisters (1967) as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
  • High and Low (1963) as Chief of Investigation Section
  • Rashomon (1950) as Woodcutter
  • The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Motoki
  • Ikiru (1952) as Kanji Watanabe
  • Akō Rōshi (1964) as Onodera Juunai
  • Yojimbo (1961) as Tokuemon, sake brewer
  • Godzilla (1954) as Kyohei Yamane
  • Kashin (1977) as Chikuin
  • Kwaidan (1965) as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
  • Kagemusha (1980) as Taguchi Gyobu
  • Heaven and Earth (1969) as Nagao Fusakage
  • Red Beard (1965) as Tokubei Izumiya
  • Women of Osaka Castle (1970)
  • The Hidden Fortress (1958) as General Izumi Nagakura
  • Throne of Blood (1957) as Noriyasu Odagura
  • A-Un (1980)
  • Sanjuro (1962) as Kurofuji
  • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
  • Strait of Roses (1978)
  • The Bullet Train (1975) as JNR President
  • The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Administrative Officer Moriyama
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Dr. Tsukamoto