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Takashi Shimura
Catalogued films 164Actor 164
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). 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.
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
The Revolt
Tempyo no iraka
Love and Faith
Godzilla
Prophecies of Nostradamus
The Tattooed Hitman
Lion Enforcer
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
The Earth is Born Again
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
Gorotsuki mushuku
House of Gamblers
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
Shin Abashiri bangaichi: Runin-masaki no kettô
Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
The Woman Champion
The Bride from Hades
Gion matsuri
The Sands of Kurobe
King of the Gang
Japan's Longest Day
The Chivalrous Life
No Greater Love
The Harbor of No Return
Code of Ruffians
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Frankenstein Conquers the World
The Retreat from Kiska
Three Yakuza
Sanshiro Sugata
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Blood and Diamonds
I Am a Medical Examiner
Brand of Evil
Life of Hishakaku 3
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
High and Low
Attack Squadron!
Chûshingura
The Whale God
Yoru no keisha
The Crimson Sky
Gorath
Sanjuro
Structure of Hate
Mothra
Challenge to Live
Yojimbo
Harekosode
Daredevil in the Castle
Restoration Fire
The Gambler's Code
The Bad Sleep Well
Man Against Man
Life of a Country Doctor
The Lovelorn Geisha
Afraid to Die
Palace of Princess Sen
I Bombed Pearl Harbor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
The Three Treasures
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
A Whistle in My Heart
The Saga of the Vagabonds
Kagerô ezu
The Hidden Fortress
Theater of Life
The Traveling Ruffian
Fearless Opposition
Seven from Edo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Shogun's Holiday
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Point and Line
The Mysterians
A Dangerous Hero
Hadaka no Machi
Untamed Woman
The Lord Takes a Bride
Evening Calm
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
A Town with a Mountain and River
Throne of Blood
They Are Buried Alive
Be Happy, These Two Lovers- SASanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
Scoundrel
Virtue in Spades
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
I Saw the Killer
Young Tree
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
The Underworld
Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna
I Live in Fear
A Daughter's Life Guide
No Response from Car 33
No Time for Tears
Godzilla Raids Again
Love Never Fails
Godzilla
New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears
Mother's First Love
Asakusa at Night
Last of the Wild Ones
Seven Samurai
The Last Embrace
The Eagle of the Pacific
Ikiru
Beauty and the Thief
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Foghorn
The Skin of the South
Vendetta of a Samurai
The Man Who Came to Port
Sword for Hire
The Bitch
The Blue Pearl
Stolen Love
The Idiot
Elegy
Kedamono no yado
Beyond Love and Hate
The Life of a Horsetrader
Rashomon
Jiruba no Tetsu
Crazy Uproar
Scandal
Sanshiro of Ginza
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
The Angry Street
Stray Dog
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Three Mothers
The Quiet Duel
Lady From Hell
Goblin Courier
Drunken Angel
Snow Trail
Spring Awakens
No Regrets for Our Youth
Aru yo no tonosama
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Ai to chikai
Kita no san-nin
The Most Beautiful
The Way of Drama
Katô Hayabusa sentôtai
Sanshiro Sugata- MOMother and Child Grass
Last Days of Edo- PHPhantom Castle
- ZOZoku Shimizu Minato
- MIMiyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
Singing Lovebirds
Shunjû ittôryû
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Jiraiya
Capricious Young Man