Takashi Shimura
Acting
282
Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
as Self
Fifth Movement
1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Hospital Director
Kagemusha
1980
as Taguchi Gyobu
The Revolt
1980
An Ocean to Cross
1980
as Ryuuson
A-Un
1980
Love and Faith
1978
as Sen Rikyu
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Hiroshi's Father
Strait of Roses
1978
Godzilla
1977
as Dr. Yamane
Kashin
1977
as Chikuin
Fuyu no Undokai
1977
Human Revolution II
1976
Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
1976
The Roads Men Travel
1976
as Motoki
Akai Unmei
1976
The Bullet Train
1975
as JNR President
Hadashi no seishun
1975
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Pediatrician
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Bukichi Oura
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
as Sakubei
Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
1973
A Yakuza Has His Way
1972
愛と愛
1972
Tora-san's Love Call
1971
as Hiroshi's father
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
1971
Patience Has An End
1971
The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Gondo
The Militarists
1970
as Takeda
House of Gamblers
1970
Women of Osaka Castle
1970
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Hyôichirô Suwa
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Magoichi's father
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
Samurai Banners
1969
as Obu Toramasa
Heaven and Earth
1969
as Nagao Fusakage
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
as Dr. Junan
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Ashimura
Dorei kōjō
1968
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
Human Torpedoes
1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968
The Bride from Hades
1968
as Fortune Teller
The Woman Champion
1968
Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968
Industrial Spy
1968
as Taizo Matsui
The Drifting Avenger
1968
as Ken's Father
Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967
Japan's Longest Day
1967
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967
The Chivalrous Life
1967
as Sakamoto
King of the Gang
1967
Three Sisters
1967
as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
The Harbor of No Return
1966
as Detective Egusa
No Greater Love
1966
The Protector
1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
A Circus Girl
1966
Night in Bangkok
1966
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Red Beard
1965
as Tokubei Izumiya
Kwaidan
1965
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Soundless Cry
1965
Samurai Assassin
1965
as Narihisa Ichijō
Sanshiro Sugata
1965
as Mishima
Three Yakuza
1965
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
as Military Command president
Hoodlum Match
1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
Code of Ruffians
1965
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
as Dr. Tsukamoto
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Brand of Evil
1964
as Tsukamoto
Blood and Diamonds
1964
Vanquished Foes
1964
Fright Time
1964
Akō Rōshi
1964
as Onodera Juunai
High and Low
1963
as Chief of Investigation Section
Attack Squadron
1963
as Admiral
The Sun is Calling You
1963
Samurai Pirate
1963
as King Raksha
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
as Tobei
The Revenge and the Death
1963
The Image of Mother
1963
as Kahei
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
1963
as Director of Iinuma Clinic
Sanjuro
1962
as Kurofuji
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
Chûshingura
1962
as Hyobu Chishaka
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
The Crimson Sky
1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
Yoru no keisha
1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
Gorath
1962
as Kensuke Sonoda
The Whale God
1962
as Village elder
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
Yojimbo
1961
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Mothra
1961
as News Editor
Different Sons
1961
as Hisamitsu Ando
The Gambler's Code
1961
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Katagiri
Snow in the South Seas
1961
Structure of Hate
1961
Challenge to Live
1961
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
Restoration Fire
1961
as Yahei
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
晴小袖
1961
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Afraid to Die
1960
as Gohei Hirayama
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
The Masterless 47
1960
as Honzo Kadokawa
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Tosaku
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Man Against Man
1960
as Chotaro Masue
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
as Sadonokami Honda
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
The Three Treasures
1959
as Elder Kumaso
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
1959
as Masagoro
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Saemon Toki
Stop the Old Fox
1959
as Ryoan
The Happy Family
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
as Dr. Yamane
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Kyusaku Inao
Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version
1959
as President Kakihara
Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version
1959
as President Kakihara
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as General Izumi Nagakura
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
Seven from Edo
1958
as Sagamiya
Points and Lines
1958
as Kasai
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Yasaburô
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Jûbei Ôtake
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
The Sword Knows
1958
Theater of Life
1958
The Black Hooded Man 5
1958
Fearless Opposition
1958
Mother
1958
as Ijûin
Throne of Blood
1957
as Noriyasu Odagura
The Mysterians
1957
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
The Lord Takes a Bride
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
as Dr. Yamane
Evening Calm
1957
A Dangerous Hero
1957
Hadaka no Machi
1957
The Eleventh Hour
1957
as Banno
Untamed Woman
1957
as Owner of the rice mill
Good Luck to These Two
1957
Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
1957
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957
as Sataro Hayakawa
The Blue Mountains
1957
as Jinzō Iguchi
The Blue Mountains Part 2
1957
as Jinzō Iguchi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Court official
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
as Dr. Yamane
Tokyo Crime Map
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
The Underworld
1956
as Furuya
Young Tree
1956
as Hanako's Father
I Saw the Killer
1956
as Nagasawa
Virtue in Spades
1956
Scoundrel
1956
Eacape of Fear
1956
as Daisuke Sakuma
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
I Live in Fear
1955
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
No Time for Tears
1955
as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
Love Never Fails
1955
as Nobuo's father
To Love and Forgive
1955
No Response from Car 33
1955
Ticket to Hell
1955
as Insepctor Kasai
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷
1955
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955
as Ensaburō Hiraoka
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
Godzilla
1954
as Kyohei Yamane
A Geisha on Horseback
1954
as Kotaro Yamabe
Asakusa at Night
1954
as Komazo
Mother's First Love
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kambei Shimada
君死に給うことなかれ
1954
Escape Zone
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The End of the Night
1953
The Last Embrace
1953
as Watanabe (Nabesan)
Ikiru
1952
as Kanji Watanabe
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
as Kataoka
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
Foghorn
1952
Beauty and the Thief
1952
as Yoshimichi
Sword for Hire
1952
The Skin of the South
1952
The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Okabe
Oka wa hanazakari
1952
The Idiot
1951
as Ono, Ayako's father
Stolen Love
1951
as Sotaro Munekata
The Life of a Horse Trader
1951
as Rokutaro Kosaka
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
The Blue Pearl
1951
as Fujiki
The Den of Beasts
1951
The Bitch
1951
as Wataru Horie
Elegy
1951
Rashomon
1950
as Woodcutter
Spring Snow
1950
as Kozo Yoshikawa
Jiruba no Tetsu
1950
Scandal
1950
as Attorney Hiruta
Sanshiro of Ginza
1950
as Daizo Matsubara
Escape from Prison
1950
The Angry Street
1950
Street of Violence
1950
as Sagawa
Red Peony of Night
1950
Devil's Gold
1950
Crazy Uproar
1950
Stray Dog
1949
as Det. Sato
The Quiet Duel
1949
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
as Yuuzou Fujimoto
The Elephant Who Waited
1949
Ishimatsu of the Forest
1949
Lady From Hell
1949
Goblin Courier
1949
A Woman's Life
1949
Drunken Angel
1948
as Sanada
A Second Life
1948
These Foolish Times
1947
Snow Trail
1947
as Nojiri
Spring Awakens
1947
as Kenzô Ogura
Actress
1947
as Genshirō Kuramoto
Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
Eleven High School Girls
1946
Lord for a Night
1946
An Enemy of the People
1946
Hinoki Butai
1946
To Love and Swear
1945
as Murai's father, principle
Tokkan ekichô
1945
Wakare mo tanoshi
1945
Three Women of the North
1945
Otome no iru kichi
1945
The Most Beautiful
1944
as Chief Goro Ishida
The Way of Drama
1944
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
1944
Nichijô no tatakai
1944
Sagohei the Three-footer
1944
as Yasukichi Ito
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Navy
1943
as Takao Mutaguchi
Mother and Child Grass
1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
Festival Across the Sea
1941
as Oil Seller
Last Days of Edo
1941
as Enomoto
Oda Nobunaga
1940
Phantom Castle
1940
Zoku Shimizu Minato
1940
Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū
1940
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
1940
Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio
1940
Shunjû ittôryû
1939
Singing Lovebirds
1939
as Kyosai Shimura
Devoted Servant Naosuke
1939
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
1938
Kurama Tengu
1938
Taiko's Rising in the World
1938
The Skull Coin
1938
Akagaki Genzo
1938
as Jozaemon Sakaya
Chushingura
1938
Jiraiya
1937
as Gundayû Yao
Echo of Love
1937
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937
as Takusan
Osaka Elegy
1936
as Inspector
The Letter
1936
as Taranoshin Tsunomata
Chuji for Sale
1935