Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura (born the March 12th 1905 under the true name of Shoji Shimazaki, dead the February 11th 1982) was one of the largest Japanese actors of the 20th century.

Born with Hyogo, it was downward of a long line of samurais. It founded at the university a theater company amateur, then joined in 1930 an occupational class. Trying its chance with the cinema, it obtained its first roles in 1935 and 1936 with Mansaku Itami then Kenji Mizoguchi.

It takes part in first film of Akira Kurosawa in 1943, thus establishing a collaboration which will reveal it in almost all films of the realizer until in 1965.

Its last appearance with the cinema was precisely done in Kagemusha of Kurosawa, but in scenes which were cut for the Western edition.

Shimura is also known for its role in Godzilla (1954).

Catalog of films

1935 : Chuji uridasu , of Mansaku Itami
1936: Capricious Young Man ( Akanishi Kakita ), of Mansaku Itami
1936: the Elegy of Naniwa ( Naniwa erejî ), of Kenji Mizoguchi
1936: Chûretsu nikudan sanyûshi , of Masahiro Makino
1937: Jiraiya (Ninjutsu sanyôden) , of Masahiro Makino
1937: Takadanobaba Duel ( Chikemuri Takadanobaba ), of Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino
1938: Kurama tengu: Kakubei jishi No maki , of Masahiro Makino and Sadaji Matsuda
1938: Jigoku No mushi
1938: Yajikita dôchûki , of Masahiro Makino
1939: Shunjû ittôryû , of Santaro Marune
1939: Singing Lovebirds ( Oshidori utagassen ), of Masahiro Makino
1939: Tsubanari ronin , of Ryohei Arai
1940: Shimizu minato daisan yume dochu , of Masahiro Makino
1940: Fûunji Nobunaga (Oda Nobunaga) , of Masahiro Makino
1940: Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-drunk - Kenshin ichiro , of Hiroshi Inagaki
1941: The Last Days off Edo ( Edo saigo No hi ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1942: Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji ketto , of Hiroshi Inagaki
1943: the Legend of the great judo ( Sugata Sanshiro ), of Akira Kurosawa
1943: Kaigun , of Tomotaka Tasaka
1944: The Daily Battle ( Nichijô No tatakai ), of Yasujiro Shimazu
1944: Colonel Kato' S Flying Squadron ( Kato hayabusa sento-tai ), of Kajiro Yamamoto
1944: softest ( Ichiban utsukushiku ), of Akira Kurosawa
1944: Sagohei the Three-footer ( San-jaku sagohei ), of Tamizo Ishida
1945: the men who walked on the tail of the tiger ( Tora No O wo fumu otokotachi ), of Akira Kurosawa
1945: Tokkan ekichô , of Torajiro Saito
1945: Three Women off the North ( Kita No san-nin ), of Kiyoshi Saeki
1946: Lord for has Night ( Aru yo No tonosama ), of Teinosuke Kinugasa
1946: Year Enemy off the People ( Minshu No teki ), of Tadashi Imai
1946: Those which make the future ( Asu O tsukuru hitobito ), of Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto
1946: Eleven Girl Students ( Juichinin No jogakusei ), of Motoyoshi Oda
1946: I do not regret anything of my youth ( Waga seishun nor kuinashi ), of Akira Kurosawa
1947: Four Coils Stories ( Yottsu No koi No monogatari ), of Kajiro Yamamoto and Kenta Yamazaki
1947: 24 Hours off has Secret Life ( Chikagai nijuyojikan ), of Tadashi Imai, Kiyoshi Kusuda and Hideo Sekigawa
1947: Snow Trail ( Ginrei No hastens ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1947: Spring Awakens ( Haru No mezame ), of Mikio Naruse
1948: Daini No jinsei , of Hideo Sekigawa
1948: the drunk Angel ( Yoidore tenshi ), of Akira Kurosawa
1949: Onna No issho , of Fumio Kamei
1949: the quiet Duel ( Shizukanaru ketto ), of Akira Kurosawa
1949: Lady from Hell ( Jigoku No kifujin ), of Motoyoshi Oda
1949: Mori No Ishimatsu , of Kozaburo Yoshimura
1949: mad Dog ( Nora inu ), of Akira Kurosawa
1950: Crazy Uproar ( Tenya wanya ), of Minoru Shibuya
1950: Sanshirô de Ginza ( Ginza Sanshiro ), of Kon Ichikawa
1950: Escape from Prison ( Datsugoku ), of Kajiro Yamamoto
1950: I' m the Bodyguard ( Ore wa yojinbo ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1950: My No ogon , of Senkichi Taniguchi
1950: Scandal ( Shubun ), of Akira Kurosawa
1950: Angry Street ( Ikari No machi ), of Mikio Naruse
1950: Rashōmon , of Akira Kurosawa
1951: Stolen Coils ( Nusumareta koi ), of Kon Ichikawa
1951: Beyond Coils and Hate ( Have to nikushimi No kanata E ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1951: Elegy ( Aika ), of Kajiro Yamamoto
1951: the Idiot ( Hakuchi ), of Akira Kurosawa
1951: The Den off Beasts ( Kedamono No yado ), of Tatsuyasu Osone
1951: The Blue Pearl ( Aoi shinju ), of Ishirô Honda
1951: Bitch ( Mesu inu ), of Keigo Kimura
1951: Hopu-san: sararîman No maki , of Kajiro Yamamoto
1951: The Life off has Horsetrader ( Bakurô ichidai ), of Keigo Kimura
1952: Duel At Keymakers' Corner ( Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya No tsuji ), of Kazuo Mori
1952: The Skin off the South ( Nangoku No hada ), of Ishirô Honda
1952: Foghorn ( Muteki ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1952: Life of O' Haru gallant woman ( Saikaku ichidai onna ), of Kenji Mizoguchi
1952: Sword for Hire ( Sengoku will burai ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1952: Bijo to touzoku , of Keigo Kimura
1952: To live ( Ikiru ), of Akira Kurosawa
1952: Oka wa hanazakari , of Yasuki Chiba
1952: The Man Who Cam to Port ( Minato E kita otoko ), of Ishirô Honda
1952: Fuun senryobune , of Hiroshi Inagaki
1953: The Last Embrace ( Hoyo ), of Masahiro Makino
1953: Yoru No owari , of Senkichi Taniguchi
1953: Eagle off the Pacific ( Taiheiyo No washi ), of Ishirô Honda
1954: Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi No abarenbô , of Masahiro Makino
1954: the Seven Samurais ( Shichinin No will samurai ), of Akira Kurosawa
1954: Asakusa No yoru , of Koji Shima
1954: Kimi shinitamo koto nakare , of Seiji Maruyama
1954: Mother' S First Coils ( Haha No hatsukoi ), of Seiji Hisamatsu
1954: Shin kurama tengu daiichi wa: Tengu shutsugen , of Nobuo Aoyagi
1954: Godzilla ( Gojira ), of Ishirô Honda
1954: Shin kurama tengu daini wa: Azuma-dera No ketto , of Nobuo Aoyagi
1954: Bazoku geisha
1955 : Mekura neko , of Masahiro Makino
1955: the Return of Godzilla ( Gojira No gyakushû ), of Motoyoshi Oda
1955: Coils Never Fails ( Mugibue ), of Shirô Toyoda
1955: No Time for Tears ( Otoko arite ), of Seiji Maruyama
1955: No Response from Because 33 ( Sanjusan go sha otonashi ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1955: Shin kurama tengu daisanbu , of Toshio Sugie
1955: Muttsuri Umon torimonocho , of Kajiro Yamamoto
1955: The Tears off Geisha Konatsu ( Geisha Konatsu: Hitori neru yo No Konatsu ), of Nobuo Aoyagi
1955: Chronic of an living being ( Ikimono No kiroku ), of Akira Kurosawa
1956: the Way of the light ( Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1956: Three Women Around Yoshinaka ( Shin heike monogatari: Yoshinaka O meguru sannin No onna ), of Teinosuke Kinugasa
1956: Young Tree ( Wakai ki ), of Ishirô Honda
1956: I Saw the Killer ( Kyatsu O nigasuna ), of Hideo Suzuki
1956: The Underworld ( Ankokugai ), of Kajiro Yamamoto
1956: Godzilla, King off the Monsters! ( Kaijû No Gojira ), of Ishirô Honda and Terry O. Morse
1956: Scoundrel ( Narazu-mono ), of Nobuo Aoyagi
1957: The Lord Takes has Bride ( Ohtori-OJ hanayome ), of Sadaji Matsuda
1957: Captive of the Martians ( Chikyu Boeigun ), of Ishirô Honda
1957: Hôkyaku No will hanabira , of Toshio Sugie
1957: the Castle of the spider ( Kumonosu OJ ), of Akira Kurosawa
1957: has Path Through Mountains and Rivers ( Yama to coffee No aru machi ), of Seiji Maruyama
1957: Be Happy, Thesis Two Lovers ( Kono futari nor sachi are ), of Ishirô Honda
1957: Untamed ( Arakure ), of Mikio Naruse
1957: Hôkyaku No will hanabira: kanketsuhen , of Toshio Sugie
1957: has Dangerous Hero ( Kiken Na eiyu ), of Hideo Suzuki
1957: Yuunagi , of Shirô Toyoda
1957: Dotanba , of Tomu Uchida
1958: The Dead End ( Ten to SEN )
1958: Nichiren to moko will daishurai , of Kunio Watanabe
1958: Honest The 47 Ronin ( Chushingura ), of Kunio Watanabe
1958: Theater off Life ( Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen ), of Toshio Sugie
1958: the hidden Fortress ( Kakushi-toride No san-akunin ), of Akira Kurosawa
1959: The High-Flying Attaches ( Sora kakeru hanayome ), of Yoshiaki Bansho
1959: Shobushi to sound system musume , of Koji Shima
1959: Beran me-E geisha , of Eiichi Koishi
1959: Inao: Story off year Iron ARM ( Tetsuwan toshu inao monogatari ), of Ishirô Honda
1959: Whistle in My Heart ( Kotan No kuchibue ), of Mikio Naruse
1959: Samurai Saga ( Aru kengo No shogai ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1959: Saga off the Wandering ( Sengoku gunto-den ), of Toshio Sugie
1959: Stop the Old Fox ( Kagero ezu ), of Teinosuke Kinugasa
1959: Old off the Gods ( Japanese tanjo ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1960: SEN-hime goten , of Kenji Misumi
1960: the Guy of the cold winds ( Karakkaze yarô ), of Yasuzo Masumura
1960: The Storm off the Pacific ( Hawaii Middouei daikaikusen: Taiheiyo No arashi ), of Shuei Matsubayashi and Hugo Grimaldi
1960: Evening Stream ( Yoru No nagare ), of Yuzo Kawashima and Mikio Naruse
1960: Man Against Man ( Otoko tai otoko ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1960: the bastards sleep in peace ( Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru ), of Akira Kurosawa
1960: Dangers off Bangaku ( Gambare! Bangaku ), of Shuei Matsubayashi
1960: Salary Man Chushingura ( Sararîman Chushingura ), of Toshio Sugie
1961: Osaka Castle Story ( Osaka OJ monogatari ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1961: Clear Weather ( Harekosode ), of Kimiyoshi Yasuda
1961: Salary Man Chushingura, Share 2 ( Zoku sararîman Chushingura ), of Toshio Sugie
1961: the Bodyguard ( Yojimbo ), of Akira Kurosawa
1961: Challenge to Live ( Have to honoho to ), of Eizo Sugawa
1961: Mothra ( Mosura ), of Ishirô Honda
1961: Kuroi gashû dainibu: Kanryû , of Hideo Suzuki
1961: Two Sounds ( Futari No musuko ), of Yasuki Chiba
1962: Sanjuro ( Tsubaki Sanjûrô ), of Akira Kurosawa
1962: Zoku sararîman shimizu minato , of Shuei Matsubayashi
1962: Long Way to Okinawa , of Hideo Suzuki
1962: Astronaut 1980 ( Yosei Gorasu ), of Ishirô Honda
1962: The Crimson Sky ( Kurenai No will sora ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1962: Killer Whale ( Kujira gami ), of Tokuzo Tanaka
1962: Honest The 47 Ronin ( Chushingura - Hana No maki yuki No maki ), of Hiroshi Inagaki
1963: Attack Squadron! ( Taiheiyo No tsubasa ), of Shuei Matsubayashi
1963: Between the sky and the hell ( Tengoku to jigoku ), of Akira Kurosawa
1963: Tasaka wa yondeiru , of Eizo Sugawa
1963: The Lost World off Sinbad ( Daitozoku ), of Senkichi Taniguchi
1964: Blood and Diamonds ( Chi to daiyamondo ), of Jun Fukuda
1964: Brand off Evil ( Aku No monsho ), of Hiromichi Horikawa
1964: Tensai sagishi monogatari: Tameki No hanamichi , of Kajiro Yamamoto
1964: Ghidrah, the monster with three heads ( San daikaijû: Chikyu saidai No kessen ), of Ishirô Honda
1964: Kwaïdan ( Kaidan ), of Masaki Kobayashi
1965: Matatabi san ning yakuza , of Tadashi Sawashima
1965: The Soundless Cry ( Kono koe naki sakebi )
1965: Samurai , of Kihachi Okamoto
1965: Barberousse ( Akahige ), of Akira Kurosawa
1965: Sanshiro Sugata ( Sugata Sanshiro ), of Seiichiro Uchikawa
1965: Retreat from Kiska ( Taiheiyo kiseki No sakusen: Kisuka ), of Seiji Maruyama
1965: Frankenstein vs. Baragon ( Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon ), of Ishirô Honda
1965: Buraikan jingi , of Yusuke Watanabe
1966: Noren ichidai: jôkyô , of Tadashi Sawashima
1966: Night in Bangkok ( Bangkok No yoru ), of Yasuki Chiba
1966: The Harbor off No Return ( Kaerazeru hatoba ), of Mitsuo Ezaki
1967: When the Cookie Crumbles ( Satogashi ga kowareru toki ), of Tadashi Imai
1967: The Emperor and the General ( Nihon No ichiban nagai hi ), of Kihachi Okamoto
1967: Gyangu No teiô , of Yasuo Furuhata
1968: Industrial Spy ( Sangyo supai ), of Eiichi Kudo
1968: Gendai yakuza: yotamono No okite , of Yasuo Furuhata
1968: Tunnel to the Sun ( Chikadô No taiyô made ), of Kei Kumai
1968: has Bruises off Peonies and Lanterns ( Botan-dôrô ), of Satsuo Yamamoto
1968: The Blind Swordsman and the Fugitive ( Zatôichi hatashi-OJ ), of Kimiyoshi Yasuda
1968: Festival off Gion ( Gion matsuri ), of Daisuke Itô and Tetsuya Yamauchi
1969: The Man with the Dragon Tattoo ( Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi jingi ), of Masahiro Makino
1969: Nihon boryoku-daN: kumicho to shikaku , of Junya Sato
1969: Furin kazan , of Hiroshi Inagaki
1969: It' S Tough Being has Man ( Otoko wa will tsurai yo ), of Yôji Yamada
1969: So Sad Is Man ( Zoku otoko wa will tsurai yo ), of Yôji Yamada
1970: The Militarists ( Gekido No showashi Gunbatsu ), of Hiromichi Horikawa
1971: Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro renka
1971 : Tora-san' S Love Cal ( Otoko wa will tsurai yo: Torajiro koiuta ), of Yôji Yamada
1972: Gokudo makari touru , of Shigehiro Ozawa
1973: Zatoichi' S Conspiracy ( Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama No chimatsuri ), of Kimiyoshi Yasuda
1974: Karajishi keisatsu , of Sadao Nakajima
1974: The Tattered Banner ( Ranru No hastened ), of Kozaburo Yoshimura
1974: End of the world according to Nostradamus ( Nosutoradamusu No daiyogen ), of Toshio Masuda
1975: Super Express train 109 ( Shinkansen daibakuha ), of Junya Sato
1976: Zoku ningen kakumei , of Toshio Masuda
1978: Lady Ogin ( Ogin-sama ), of Kei Kumai
1978: Talk off the Town Tora-san ( Otoko wa will tsurai yo: Uwasa No torajiro ), of Yôji Yamada
1980: Dôran , of Shirô Moritani
1980: Ocean to Cross ( Tempyo No iraka ), of Kei Kumai
1980: Kagemusha, shade of the warrior ( Kagemusha ), of Akira Kurosawa
1981: Nihon Philharmonic Orchestrated: Honoo No dai gogakusho , of Seijirô Kôyama

External bond

Takashi Shimura on Internet Movie Database

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