
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo.
After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko.
In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.

Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · as Sanshô dayû

Drunken Angel
1948 · as Takahama

Street of Shame
1956 · as Kurazô Taya

Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · as Ishun

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955 · as Kao Li-hsi

The Life of Oharu
1952 · as Kahe Sasaya

A Geisha
1953 · as Sawamoto

A House in the Quarter
1963

Warrior of the Wind
1964

The Black Current
1954

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975 · as Self

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 · as Pilgrim

The Woman in the Rumor
1954 · as Yasuichi Harada

Osaka Elegy
1936 · as Yoshizo Fujino

Repast
1951 · as (uncredited)

Taira Clan Saga
1955 · as Banboku

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950

Official with a Tattoo
1960 · as Sarako Jubei