Takashi Shimura
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-03-12 in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Died
1982-02-11
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 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.
Most Known For
Seven Samurai
as Kambei Shimada
Godzilla
as Dr. Yamane
High and Low
as Chief of Investigation Section
Throne of Blood
as Noriyasu Odagura
Godzilla
as Kyohei Yamane
Ikiru
as Kanji Watanabe
Rashomon
as Woodcutter
Yojimbo
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Kashin
as Chikuin
Heaven and Earth
as Nagao Fusakage
Akō Rōshi
as Onodera Juunai
Three Sisters
as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Yamane
Women of Osaka Castle
Kagemusha
as Taguchi Gyobu
The Roads Men Travel
as Motoki
Kwaidan
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Bad Sleep Well
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Godzilla Raids Again
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
