
Takashi Shimura
Known for ActingBorn 1905-03-12Died 1982-02-11Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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.Read more
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974 · Movie
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A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969 · Movie
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969 · Movie
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The Woman Champion
1968 · Movie
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The Revenge and the Death
1963 · Movie
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The Masterless 47
1960 · Movie
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Theater of Life
1958 · Movie
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New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955 · Movie
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Forever Be Mine
1954 · Movie
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The End of the Night
1953 · Movie
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The Last Embrace
1953 · Movie
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Foghorn
1952 · Movie
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The Man Who Came to Port
1952 · Movie
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Stolen Love
1951 · Movie
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Jiruba no Tetsu
1950 · Movie
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Escape from Prison
1950 · Movie
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Devil's Gold
1950 · Movie
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These Foolish Times
1947 · Movie
Chikagai nijuyojikan
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Chikagai nijuyojikan
1947 · Movie
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Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946 · Movie
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Eleven High School Girls
1946 · Movie
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Three Women of the North
1945 · Movie
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Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942 · Movie
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An Ocean to Cross
1980 · Movie
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A Yakuza Has His Way
1972 · Movie
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Slave Factory
1968 · Movie
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King of the Gang
1967 · Movie
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Night in Bangkok
1966 · Movie
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The Soundless Cry
1965 · Movie
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The Sun is Calling You
1963 · Movie
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Long Way to Okinawa
1962 · Movie
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Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962 · Movie
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The Crimson Sky
1962 · Movie
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Snow in the South Seas
1961 · Movie
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Challenge to Live
1961 · Movie
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The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961 · Movie
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Master Fencer Sees the World
1960 · Movie
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Princess Sen in Edo
1960 · Movie
Evening Calm
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Evening Calm
1957 · Movie
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A Dangerous Hero
1957 · Movie
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No Time for Tears
1955 · Movie
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One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952 · Movie
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Beauty and the Thief
1952 · Movie
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Oka wa hanazakari
1952 · Movie
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Elegy
1951 · Movie
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Crazy Uproar
1950 · Movie
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Lady From Hell
1949 · Movie
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A Woman's Life
1949 · Movie