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Takashi Shimura

1905–1982 · 34 titles in the catalogue

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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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Their work

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  1. Seven Samurai1954as Kambei Shimada
  2. Rashomon1950as Woodcutter
  3. Yojimbo1961as Tokuemon, sake brewer
  4. Ikiru1952as Kanji Watanabe
  5. High and Low1963as Chief of Investigation Section
  6. Godzilla1954as Kyohei Yamane
  7. Throne of Blood1957as Noriyasu Odagura
  8. Kagemusha1980as Taguchi Gyobu
  9. Sanjuro1962as Kurofuji
  10. The Hidden Fortress1958as General Izumi Nagakura
  11. Kwaidan1965as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
  12. Red Beard1965as Tokubei Izumiya
  13. Stray Dog1949as Det. Sato
  14. Godzilla Raids Again1955as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
  15. Drunken Angel1948as Sanada
  16. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964as Dr. Tsukamoto
  17. The Bad Sleep Well1960as Administrative Officer Moriyama
  18. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956as Dr. Yamane
  19. Mothra1961as News Editor
  20. Sanshiro Sugata1943as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
  21. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island1956as Court official
  22. The Idiot1951as Ono, Ayako's father
  23. I Live in Fear1955as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
  24. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952as Kataoka
  25. Scandal1950as Attorney Hiruta
  26. The Quiet Duel1949as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
  27. No Regrets for Our Youth1946as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
  28. Snow Trail1947as Nojiri
  29. Vendetta of a Samurai1952lead actor
  30. Sanshiro Sugata1965as Mishima
  31. Sword for Hire1952supporting actor
  32. Saga of the Vagabonds1959as Saemon Toki
  33. Beyond Love and Hate1951lead actor
  34. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'2002as Self