Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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Seven Samurai (1954) — Kambei Shimada
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Rashomon (1950) — Woodcutter
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Yojimbo (1961) — Tokuemon, sake brewer
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Ikiru (1952) — Kanji Watanabe
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High and Low (1963) — Chief of Investigation Section
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Godzilla (1954) — Kyohei Yamane
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Throne of Blood (1957) — Noriyasu Odagura
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Kagemusha (1980) — Taguchi Gyobu
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Sanjuro (1962) — Kurofuji
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The Hidden Fortress (1958) — General Izumi Nagakura
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Kwaidan (1965) — Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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Red Beard (1965) — Tokubei Izumiya
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Stray Dog (1949) — Det. Sato
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Godzilla Raids Again (1955) — Kyohei Yamane-hakase
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Drunken Angel (1948) — Sanada
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) — Dr. Tsukamoto
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — Administrative Officer Moriyama
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) — Dr. Yamane
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Mothra (1961) — News Editor
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Sanshiro Sugata (1943) — Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) — Court official
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The Idiot (1951) — Ono, Ayako's father
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I Live in Fear (1955) — Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) — Kataoka
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Scandal (1950) — Attorney Hiruta
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The Quiet Duel (1949) — Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
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No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) — Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
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Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) — Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
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The Bullet Train (1975) — JNR President
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Osaka Elegy (1936) — Inspector
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Samurai Assassin (1965) — Narihisa Ichijō
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The Mysterians (1957) — Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
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The Most Beautiful (1944) — Chief Goro Ishida
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Godzilla (1977) — Dr. Yamane
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Chûshingura (1962) — Hyobu Chishaka
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) — Dr. Junan
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) — Dr. Yamane
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Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) — Sakubei
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Japan's Longest Day (1967) — Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
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Samurai Banners (1969) — Obu Toramasa