Takashi Shimura
Actor
76 years (Mar 12, 1905 – Feb 11, 1982)Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
One of the greatest actors in Japanese film history and a legendary collaborator of director Akira Kurosawa, with whom he worked on more than twenty films. Unforgettable as the samurai leader Kambei in 'Seven Samurai' (1954), an absolute masterpiece of cinema, and as the dying official of 'Ikiru' (1952), one of the great performances in history. He appeared in 'Rashomon' (1950) and 'Godzilla' (1954). Japanese actor of extremely wide range, an absolute benchmark of his country's cinema, recognized for his interpretive humanity and his central role in the golden age of Japanese cinema, until his death in 1982.
Takashi Shimura
Actor
One of the greatest actors in Japanese film history and a legendary collaborator of director Akira Kurosawa, with whom he worked on more than twenty films. Unforgettable as the samurai leader Kambei in 'Seven Samurai' (1954), an absolute masterpiece of cinema, and as the dying official of 'Ikiru' (1952), one of the great performances in history. He appeared in 'Rashomon' (1950) and 'Godzilla' (1954). Japanese actor of extremely wide range, an absolute benchmark of his country's cinema, recognized for his interpretive humanity and his central role in the golden age of Japanese cinema, until his death in 1982.
135 Movies
Plays Chief of Investigation Section
High and Low
1963
Plays Kanji Watanabe
Ikiru
1952
Plays Kambei Shimada
Seven Samurai
1954
Plays Kyohei Yamane
Godzilla
1954
Plays Taguchi Gyobu
Kagemusha
1980
Plays Tokubei Izumiya
Red Beard
1965
Plays Woodcutter
Rashomon
1950
Plays Tokuemon, sake brewer
Yojimbo
1961
Plays General Izumi Nagakura
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Plays Noriyasu Odagura
Throne of Blood
1957
Plays Sanada
Drunken Angel
1948
Plays Kurofuji
Sanjuro
1962
Plays Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Kwaidan
1965
Plays Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
Plays Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
Plays Dr. Yamane
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Plays Det. Sato
Stray Dog
1949
Plays Dr. Yamane
Godzilla
1977
Plays Dr. Tsukamoto
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Plays Hyobu Chishaka
Chûshingura
1962
Plays Administrative Officer Moriyama
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Plays Court official
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Plays News Editor
Mothra
1961
Plays Ono, Ayako's father
The Idiot
1951
Plays Kataoka
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
Plays JNR President
The Bullet Train
1975
Plays Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
The Quiet Duel
1949
Plays Attorney Hiruta
Scandal
1950
Plays Pediatrician
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
Plays Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Plays Fortune Teller
The Bride from Hades
1968
Plays Kensuke Sonoda
Gorath
1962
Plays Narihisa Ichijō
Samurai Assassin
1965
Plays 诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
Plays Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
I Live in Fear
1955
Plays Mishima
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
Plays Dr. Yamane
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
Plays Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
The Mysterians
1957
Plays Bukichi Oura
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
Plays Tosaku
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
Plays Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
Plays Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
Plays Ashimura
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Plays Owner of the rice mill
Untamed Woman
1957
Plays Banno
The Eleventh Hour
1957
Plays Admiral
Attack Squadron
1963
Plays Chief Goro Ishida
The Most Beautiful
1944
Plays Dr. Junan
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
Plays Takusan
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937
Plays Obu Toramasa
Samurai Banners
1969
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The Last Days of Planet Earth
Hospital Director
1981
Kagemusha
Taguchi Gyobu
1980
An Ocean to Cross
Ryuuson
1980
Talk of the Town Tora-san
诹访兵一郎
1978
Love and Faith
Sen Rikyu
1978
The Roads Men Travel
Motoki
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Godzilla
Dr. Yamane
1977
The Bullet Train
JNR President
1975
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Takashi Shimura still alive?
Takashi Shimura passed away on February 11, 1982 at age 76.
What are the most famous roles of Takashi Shimura?
Takashi Shimura is best known for roles in Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo.
How many movies has Takashi Shimura been in?
Over a 47-year career (since 1935), Takashi Shimura has appeared in 135 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Takashi Shimura's first movie?
The career of Takashi Shimura began with Chuji for Sale (1935).
What is Takashi Shimura's most recent movie or series?
Takashi Shimura's most recent release is Fifth Movement, which premiered on September 19, 1981.
What TV shows has Takashi Shimura appeared in?
On television, Takashi Shimura has appeared in The Roads Men Travel, Heaven and Earth, Akō Rōshi, Three Sisters.
Takashi Shimura
1905-03-12 · Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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. Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.