Takashi Shimura
Known for ActingBorn 1905-03-12 — died 1982-02-11Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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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.
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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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Known for
Seven Samurai
1954 · as Kambei Shimada
High and Low
1963 · as Chief of Investigation Section
Ikiru
1952 · as Kanji Watanabe
Rashomon
1950 · as Woodcutter
Godzilla
1954 · as Kyohei Yamane
Yojimbo
1961 · as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Throne of Blood
1957 · as Noriyasu Odagura
Red Beard
1965 · as Tokubei Izumiya
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · as General Izumi Nagakura
Kagemusha
1980 · as Taguchi Gyobu
Kwaidan
1965 · as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro
1962 · as Kurofuji
Godzilla Raids Again
1955 · as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · as Dr. Yamane
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · as Dr. Tsukamoto
Stray Dog
1949 · as Det. Sato
The Bullet Train
1975 · as JNR President
Drunken Angel
1948 · as Sanada