Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

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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.

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Takashi Shimura Movies

Discover the best Takashi Shimura movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Takashi Shimura ranked by year and score.

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Red Beard

Red Beard (1965)

Drama
Fresh out of medical school and angling for a cushy posting with a wealthy patron, Noboru Yasumoto finds himself stuck instead at a shabby rural clinic under a cantankerous doctor...
Score 8.1
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High and Low

High and Low (1963)

Crime Drama Thriller
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Score 8.4
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Yojimbo

Yojimbo (1961)

Drama Thriller
A wandering ronin drifts into a village where two criminal merchants have turned the streets into a permanent battleground. Rather than pledge loyalty to either side, he gives both factions...
Score 8.1
4
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai (1954)

Action Drama
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach...
Score 8.5
5
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

Drama
For thirty years, Kanji Watanabe has stamped papers and passed files between desks, a civil servant so forgettable that his own office nickname is 'the mummy.' Then a cancer diagnosis...
Score 8.3
6
Rashomon

Rashomon (1950)

Crime Drama Mystery
In feudal Japan, a samurai lies dead in a forest grove. A bandit, a widow, and a woodcutter each step forward to explain what happened, and each tells a completely...
Score 8.0

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