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Takashi Shimura

12th March 1905 Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan Acting

​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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

276 Movies 11 TV Shows 305 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Kwaidan poster
Kwaidan 6th January 1965 as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Gorath poster
Gorath 21st March 1962 as Kensuke Sonoda
Mothra poster
Mothra 30th July 1961 as News Editor
Yojimbo poster
Yojimbo 25th April 1961 as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Godzilla poster
Godzilla 3rd November 1954 as Kyohei Yamane
Ikiru poster
Ikiru 9th October 1952 as Kanji Watanabe
Scandal poster
Scandal 26th April 1950 as Attorney Hiruta
Actress poster
Actress 29th December 1947 as Genshirō Kuramoto
Navy poster
Navy 8th December 1943 as Takao Mutaguchi
Kashin poster
Kashin 2nd January 1977 as Chikuin
Three Sisters poster
Three Sisters 1st January 1967 as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]