Takashi Shimura
Biography
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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).[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.
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Acting (251 movies)
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Rashomon
1950
Godzilla
1954
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
Throne of Blood
1957
Red Beard
1965
Ikiru
1952
Escape Zone
1953
Spring Snow
1950
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Fifth Movement
1981
Stray Dog
1949
Kwaidan
1965
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
I Live in Fear
1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Sanjuro
1962
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
The Idiot
1951
Kagemusha
1980
Yojimbo
1961
Drunken Angel
1948
Scandal
1950
High and Low
1963
A Geisha on Horseback
1954
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
To Love and Swear
1945
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
The Mysterians
1957
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
The Quiet Duel
1949
Osaka Elegy
1936
Stolen Love
1951
Chûshingura
1962
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
Afraid to Die
1960
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
Sanshiro of Ginza
1950
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
These Foolish Times
1947
Tokkan ekichô
1945
The Lord Takes a Bride
1957
Japan's Longest Day
1967
The Most Beautiful
1944
Mothra
1961
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
The Soundless Cry
1965
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
Attack Squadron
1963
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
Tokyo Crime Map
1956
Samurai Assassin
1965
The Sun is Calling You
1963
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
Snow Trail
1947
Akanishi Kakita
1936
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Different Sons
1961
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938
The Three Treasures
1959
The Militarists
1970
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
Kurama Tengu
1938
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
Yoru no keisha
1962
Spring Awakens
1947
Love and Faith
1978
Samurai Pirate
1963
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969
Shogun's Holiday
1958
A Dangerous Hero
1957
The Masterless 47
1960
Navy
1943
The Harbor of No Return
1966
Escape from Prison
1950
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
Dorei kōjō
1968
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
1971
Asakusa at Night
1954
The Gambler's Code
1961
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
Akagaki Genzo
1938
Echo of Love
1937
Godzilla
1977
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