Masami Shimojō
Known For
Acting
Born
1915-08-26 in Busan, South Korea
Died
2004-07-25
Biography
Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films. Hoping to become a film director, Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe, debuting on stage in 1936. He made his film debut in 1940, but continued on stage well after World War II, primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei. He was most known, however, for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Known For
Tales of the Bizarre
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
as Ginzō Kubo
Professional Killers
Life of a Flower
as Miura Hokuan
Enban Sensou Bankid
as Isao Uzaki
Kids Return
as Yakuza Chairman
Natsuko no Sake
as 山田信助
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Uncle
Kyukei no Koya
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Tatsuzo
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kudo
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
The Sands of Kurobe
The Rainbow Seeker
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Standing Towards the Great Forest
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as Tatsuzo
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as Uncle
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Tatsuzo