Takashi Shimura

​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.

Cast

The Hidden Fortress

(General Izumi Nagakura)

Rashomon

(Woodcutter)

Godzilla Raids Again

(Kyohei Yamane-hakase)

Godzilla

(Kyohei Yamane)

Frankenstein Conquers the World

(Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor)

Ikiru

(Kanji Watanabe)

Throne of Blood

(Noriyasu Odagura)

Red Beard

(Tokubei Izumiya)

Escape Zone

Spring Snow

Jiruba no Tetsu

Fifth Movement

Stray Dog

(Det. Sato)

Kwaidan

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

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways

I Live in Fear

(Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada)

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

(Court official)

Kanto Woman Infamy

Sanjuro

(Kurofuji)

The Bad Sleep Well

(Administrative Officer Moriyama)

Kagemusha

(Taguchi Gyobu)

The Idiot

(Ono, Ayako's father)

Yojimbo

(Tokuemon, sake brewer)

Drunken Angel

(Sanada)

Scandal

(Attorney Hiruta)

High and Low

(Chief of Investigation Section)

A Geisha on Horseback

(Kotaro Yamabe)

Sanshiro Sugata

(Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father)

To Love and Swear

(Murai's father, principle)

Sazae-san's Marriage

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

(Kataoka)

Long Way to Okinawa

The Mysterians

(Dr. Tanjiro Adachi)

No Regrets for Our Youth

(Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo)

The Quiet Duel

(Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki)

Osaka Elegy

(Inspector)

Stolen Love

(Sotaro Munekata)

Chûshingura

(Hyobu Chishaka)

続サラリーマン清水港

The Crimson Sky

Afraid to Die

(Gohei Hirayama)

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

(Dr. Tsukamoto)

Sanshiro of Ginza

(Daizo Matsubara)

Eight Views of Samurai

These Foolish Times

Tokkan ekichô

The Lord Takes a Bride

Japan's Longest Day

(Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura)

The Most Beautiful

(Chief Goro Ishida)

Mothra

(News Editor)

Shunjû ittôryû

The Soundless Cry

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

(Dr. Yamane)

Attack Squadron

(Admiral)

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

(Dr. Junan)

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

(Sakubei)

Tokyo Crime Map

Samurai Assassin

(Narihisa Ichijō)

The Sun is Calling You

Vendetta of a Samurai

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

(Dr. Yamane)

Snow Trail

(Nojiri)

Akanishi Kakita

(Taranoshin Tsunomata)

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

Different Sons

(Hisamitsu Ando)

Master Fencer Sees the World

The Sands of Kurobe

(Ashimura)

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf

Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary

The Three Treasures

(Elder Kumaso)

The Militarists

(Takeda)

A Whistle in My Heart

A Bullet Hole Underground

(Yuuzou Fujimoto)

Kurama Tengu

Taiko's Rising in the World

Oda Nobunaga

Tora-san's Love Call

(Hiroshi's father)

Yoru no keisha

Spring Awakens

(Kenzô Ogura)

Evening Calm

Love and Faith

(Sen Rikyu)

Samurai Pirate

(King Raksha)

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless

Jiraiya

(Gundayû Yao)

Shogun's Holiday

A Dangerous Hero

The Masterless 47

(Honzo Kadokawa)

Navy

(Takao Mutaguchi)

The Harbor of No Return

(Detective Egusa)

Escape from Prison

The Traveling Ruffian

Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge

The Skull Coin

Dorei kōjō

Sanshiro Sugata

(Mishima)

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

Asakusa at Night

(Komazo)

The Gambler's Code

(Hacchônawate Tokubei)

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki

Hadaka no Machi

Akagaki Genzo

(Jozaemon Sakaya)

Echo of Love

Talk of the Town Tora-san

(Hiroshi's Father)

Godzilla

(Dr. Yamane)

Gorath

(Kensuke Sonoda)

It's Tough Being a Man

(Hyôichirô Suwa)

Phantom Castle

Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari

Wakare mo tanoshi

The Whale God

(Village elder)

Seven from Edo

(Sagamiya)

Fuun Senryobune

The Storm of the Pacific

(Tosaku)

The Day the Sun Rose

The Eagle of the Pacific

(Colonel A, staff officer of the army)

Three Yakuza

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

(Masagoro)

Human Torpedoes

When the Cookie Crumbles

Mother's First Love

The Revolt

The Way of Drama

Life of Hishakaku 3

The Angry Street

Daredevil in the Castle

(Katagiri)

The End of the Night

Saga of the Vagabonds

(Saemon Toki)

Singing Lovebirds

(Kyosai Shimura)

Points and Lines

(Kasai)

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

(Yasaburô)

The Lovelorn Geisha

The Eleventh Hour

(Banno)

The Loyal 47 Ronin

(Jûbei Ôtake)

The Elephant Who Waited

The Life of a Horse Trader

(Rokutaro Kosaka)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri

Street of Violence

(Sagawa)

Patience Has An End

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

Nichijô no tatakai

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Beauty and the Thief

(Yoshimichi)

No Time for Tears

("Sparrows" Coach Shimamura)

Beyond Love and Hate

Foghorn

The Bride In Uguisu Castle

Three Women of the North

The Last Embrace

(Watanabe (Nabesan))

Man Against Man

(Chotaro Masue)

Life of a Country Doctor

The Revenge and the Death

Brand of Evil

The Underworld

(Furuya)

The Chivalrous Life

(Sakamoto)

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

Human Revolution II

The Protector

Zoku Shimizu Minato

The Retreat from Kiska

(Military Command president)

Hoodlum Match

No Greater Love

Last of the Wild Ones

Sword for Hire

The Magoichi Saga

(Magoichi's father)

Snow in the South Seas

Blood and Diamonds

The Bullet Train

(JNR President)

Vanquished Foes

The Bride from Hades

(Fortune Teller)

King of the Gang

The Woman Champion

Woman Gambler and the Nun

Those Who Make Tomorrow

(Theatre manager (uncredited))

Stop the Old Fox

(Ryoan)

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

Festival Across the Sea

(Oil Seller)

Industrial Spy

(Taizo Matsui)

Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

(Self)

The Drifting Avenger

(Ken's Father)

Love Never Fails

(Nobuo's father)

The Blue Pearl

(Fujiki)

Man of Thirteen Eyes

Structure of Hate

Untamed Woman

(Owner of the rice mill)

The Sword Knows

A Circus Girl

The Skin of the South

The Happy Family

The Image of Mother

(Kahei)

House of Gamblers

Challenge to Live

A Yakuza Has His Way

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

(Takusan)

Red Peony of Night

To Love and Forgive

The Den of Beasts

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

(Dr. Yamane)

Samurai Banners

(Obu Toramasa)

Chushingura

Young Tree

(Hanako's Father)

The Bitch

(Wataru Horie)

Princess Sen in Edo

(Sadonokami Honda)

Hadashi no seishun

The Masterless 47 – Part II

The Man Who Came to Port

(Okabe)

Good Luck to These Two

The Story of Iron Arm Inao

(Kyusaku Inao)

I Saw the Killer

(Nagasawa)

An Ocean to Cross

(Ryuuson)

Virtue in Spades

Prophecies of Nostradamus

(Pediatrician)

Seven Samurai

(Kambei Shimada)

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Devil's Gold

Actress

(Genshirō Kuramoto)

Scoundrel

Chikagai nijuyojikan

Eleven High School Girls

Lady From Hell

Theater of Life

君死に給うことなかれ

No Response from Car 33

Ticket to Hell

(Insepctor Kasai)

A Second Life

Restoration Fire

(Yahei)

Code of Ruffians

Otome no iru kichi

Sagohei the Three-footer

(Yasukichi Ito)

Lion Festival of Echigo

The Tattooed Hitman

(Bukichi Oura)

Crazy Uproar

The Black Hooded Man 5

Elegy

Lord for a Night

Mother and Child Grass

Last Days of Edo

(Enomoto)

An Enemy of the People

Devoted Servant Naosuke

(Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro)

Chuji for Sale

Goblin Courier

A Woman's Life

Fearless Opposition

Oniisan to oneesan

Mother

(Ijûin)

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

The Earth is Born Again

(Gondo)

晴小袖

The Last Days of Planet Earth

(Hospital Director)

Dokuritsu bijin-tai

(Director of Iinuma Clinic)

むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷

Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū

忍術・猿飛佐助

Kashin

(Chikuin)

Three Sisters

(Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father])

Heaven and Earth

(Nagao Fusakage)

Akō Rōshi

(Onodera Juunai)

The Roads Men Travel

(Motoki)

A-Un

Women of Osaka Castle

愛と愛