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Takashi Shimura

Profession
Acting
Born
March 12, 1905 · Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Died
February 11, 1982

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.

Known for

Seven Samurai poster
Seven Samurai
Film · 1954 · ★ 8.5
Rashomon poster
Rashomon
Film · 1950 · ★ 8.0
Yojimbo poster
Yojimbo
Film · 1961 · ★ 8.1
Ikiru poster
Ikiru
Film · 1952 · ★ 8.3
High and Low poster
High and Low
Film · 1963 · ★ 8.4
Godzilla poster
Godzilla
Film · 1954 · ★ 7.6
Throne of Blood poster
Throne of Blood
Film · 1957 · ★ 7.9
Kagemusha poster
Kagemusha
Film · 1980 · ★ 7.8
Sanjuro poster
Sanjuro
Film · 1962 · ★ 7.9
The Hidden Fortress poster
The Hidden Fortress
Film · 1958 · ★ 8.0
Kwaidan poster
Kwaidan
Film · 1965 · ★ 7.7
Red Beard poster
Red Beard
Film · 1965 · ★ 8.2

Filmography