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.
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