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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). 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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Filmography
all 246
Movies 240
TV Shows 6
Director 2
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (2002)
Fifth Movement (1981)
Kagemusha (1980)
A-Un (1980)
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
The Revolt (1980)
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
Love and Faith (1978)
Kashin (1977)
Godzilla (1977)
Human Revolution II (1976)
Against The Grain (1976)
The Bullet Train (1975)
Hadashi no seishun (1975)
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari (1973)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
A Yakuza Has His Way (1972)
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
Patience Has An End (1971)
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments (1971)
The Militarists (1970)
House of Gamblers (1970)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (1969)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969)
The Magoichi Saga (1969)
It's Tough Being a Man (1969)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (1969)
Kanto Woman Infamy (1969)
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo (1969)
Samurai Banners (1969)
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless (1969)
Heaven and Earth (1969)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968)
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
The Woman Champion (1968)
The Bride from Hades (1968)
The Drifting Avenger (1968)
Industrial Spy (1968)
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
Dorei kōjō (1968)
Human Torpedoes (1968)
King of the Gang (1967)
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
The Chivalrous Life (1967)
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways (1967)
Three Sisters (1967)
No Greater Love (1966)
Kaerazeru hatoba (1966)
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era (1966)
The Protector (1966)
A Circus Girl (1966)
Code of Ruffians (1965)
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro (1965)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
The Retreat from Kiska (1965)
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
Three Yakuza (1965)
Red Beard (1965)
Hoodlum Match (1965)
The Soundless Cry (1965)
Kwaidan (1965)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Blood and Diamonds (1964)
Brand of Evil (1964)
Vanquished Foes (1964)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
The Image of Mother (1963)
Samurai Pirate (1963)
The Sun is Calling You (1963)
The Revenge and the Death (1963)
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Attack Squadron (1963)
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (1962)
47 Ronin (1962)
Lion Festival of Echigo (1962)
The Whale God (1962)
Yoru no keisha (1962)
Ano sura no hate ni hoshi hama tataku (1962)
The Crimson Sky (1962)
Gorath (1962)
Long Way to Okinawa (1962)
続サラリーマン清水港 (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
Different Sons (1961)
Structure of Hate (1961)
Restoration Fire (1961)
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Mothra (1961)
Challenge to Live (1961)
The Gambler's Code (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
The Masterless 47 (1960)
Master Fencer Sees the World (1960)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Man Against Man (1960)
Life of a Country Doctor (1960)
The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
Afraid to Die (1960)
Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
The Three Treasures (1959)
Stop the Old Fox (1959)
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
A Whistle in My Heart (1959)
The Story of Iron Arm Inao (1959)
The Happy Family (1959)
Sazae-san's Marriage (1959)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Jinsei Gekijo (1958)
Points and Lines (1958)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
The Sword Knows (1958)
The Black Hooded Man 5 (1958)
The Traveling Ruffian (1958)
The Bride In Uguisu Castle (1958)
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Seven from Edo (1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Shogun's Holiday (1958)
Man of Thirteen Eyes (1958)
The Mysterians (1957)
The Eleventh Hour (1957)
A Dangerous Hero (1957)
Hadaka no Machi (1957)
Untamed Woman (1957)
The Lord Takes a Bride (1957)
Evening Calm (1957)
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)
Good Luck to These Two (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Scoundrel (1956)
Virtue in Spades (1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Tokyo Crime Map (1956)
The Underworld (1956)
I Saw the Killer (1956)
Young Tree (1956)
Three Women Around Yoshinaka (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
I Live in Fear (1955)
To Love and Forgive (1955)
Ticket to Hell (1955)
No Response from Car 33 (1955)
No Time for Tears (1955)
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Love Never Fails (1955)
Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf (1955)
A Geisha on Horseback (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
君死に給うことなかれ (1954)
Asakusa no yoru (1954)
Last of the Wild Ones (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Escape Zone (1953)
The Last Embrace (1953)
The Man Who Came to Port (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
Sword for Hire (1952)
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
Foghorn (1952)
The Skin of the South (1952)
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)
The Bitch (1951)
The Blue Pearl (1951)
Kemono no yado (1951)
Stolen Love (1951)
The Idiot (1951)
Elegy (1951)
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
Red Peony of Night (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Jiruba no Tetsu (1950)
Crazy Uproar (1950)
The Angry Street (1950)
Scandal (1950)
Sanshiro of Ginza (1950)
Street of Violence (1950)
Spring Snow (1950)
Devil's Gold (1950)
Escape from Prison (1950)
Stray Dog (1949)
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
The Quiet Duel (1949)
Lady From Hell (1949)
A Woman's Life (1949)
Goblin Courier (1949)
Drunken Angel (1948)
A Second Life (1948)
Actress (1947)
Spring Awakens (1947)
These Foolish Times (1947)
Snow Trail (1947)
Chikagai nijuyojikan (1947)
No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
Eleven High School Girls (1946)
Lord for a Night (1946)
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
An Enemy of the People (1946)
Three Women of the North (1945)
Ai to chikai (1945)
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Tokkan ekichô (1945)
Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
Sagohei the Three-footer (1944)
The Way of Drama (1944)
The Most Beautiful (1944)
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
Navy (1943)
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Mother and Child Grass (1942)
Last Days of Edo (1941)
Festival Across the Sea (1941)
Phantom Castle (1940)
Zoku Shimizu Minato (1940)
Oda Nobunaga (1940)
Singing Lovebirds (1939)
Devoted Servant Naosuke (1939)
Shunjû ittôryû (1939)
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary (1938)
Akagaki Genzo (1938)
Taiko's Rising in the World (1938)
Chushingura (1938)
Kurama Tengu (1938)
The Skull Coin (1938)
Jiraiya (1937)
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)
Echo of Love (1937)
Akanishi Kakita (1936)
Osaka Elegy (1936)
Chuji for Sale (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1905-03-12
Deathday1982-02-11 (76 years old)
Birth Name島崎 捷爾
Birth PlaceAsago, Japan
Height163-centimeter
CitizenshipsJapan
ResidencesJapan, Japan
Also Known As 志村喬 , Shoji Shimazaki, 島崎捷爾, Такаси Симура, 志村乔
AwardsMainichi Film Award for Best Actor, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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