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Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Shoji Shimazaki

Born March 12, 1905· Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan

† Died February 11, 1982

44Roles★ 7.3Average rating

Born Shōji Shimazaki in Ikuno, Hyōgo Prefecture, he descended from a samurai family and pursued English literature at Kansai University, where mentorship from a playwright and a Shakespeare scholar sparked his passion for drama; after forming an amateur troupe that later turned professional, he left university to earn a living on stage. Transitioning to film in the mid-1930s, Shimura quickly becam…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Seven Samurai★ 8.5
Seven Samurai1954
Kambei Shimada
High and Low★ 8.4
High and Low1963
Chief of Investigation Section
Ikiru★ 8.3
Ikiru1952
Kanji Watanabe
Red Beard★ 8.2
Red Beard1965
Tokubei Izumiya
Yojimbo★ 8.1
Yojimbo1961
Tokuemon, sake brewer
The Hidden Fortress★ 8
The Hidden Fortress1958
General Izumi Nagakura
Rashomon★ 8
Rashomon1950
Woodcutter
Sanjuro★ 7.9
Sanjuro1962
Kurofuji
Throne of Blood★ 7.9
Throne of Blood1957
Noriyasu Odagura
Kagemusha★ 7.8
Kagemusha1980
Taguchi Gyobu
Kwaidan★ 7.7
Kwaidan1965
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Bad Sleep Well★ 7.7
The Bad Sleep Well1960
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Godzilla★ 7.6
Godzilla1954
Kyohei Yamane
Stray Dog★ 7.6
Stray Dog1949
Det. Sato
Drunken Angel★ 7.6
Drunken Angel1948
Sanada
Zatoichi's Conspiracy★ 7
Zatoichi's Conspiracy1973
Sakubei
Zatoichi and the Fugitives★ 7
Zatoichi and the Fugitives1968
Dr. Junan
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster★ 7
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964
Dr. Tsukamoto
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!★ 6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!1956
Dr. Yamane
Godzilla Raids Again★ 6
Godzilla Raids Again1955
Kyohei Yamane-hakase