Takashi Shimura
Acting
Born March 12, 1905 · Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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 (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal…
Known For · 40 titles
Seven Samurai
Ikiru
High and Low
Rashomon
Godzilla
Three Sisters
Heaven and Earth
Akō Rōshi
Kashin
Red Beard
Yojimbo
Women of Osaka Castle
Throne of Blood
The Hidden Fortress
Stray Dog
The Roads Men Travel
Kagemusha
Strait of Roses
Platform at Night
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Akai Unmei
The Bad Sleep Well
Scoundrel
Kwaidan
Sanjuro
Godzilla Raids Again
Drunken Angel
The Magoichi Saga
Festival Across the Sea
Ishimatsu of the Forest
Three Mothers
The Last Embrace
The Man Who Came to Port
Hadaka no Machi
Life of a Country Doctor
The Sword Knows
The Aristocrat's Stairs
The Bullet Train
Foghorn
Phantom Castle