Eitarō Shindō
Known for ActingBorn 1899-11-10 — died 1977-02-18Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
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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.
Known for
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