Where to watch Takashi Shimura in the UK
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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 …
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- Seven Samurai (1954) as Kambei Shimada
- Ikiru (1952) as Kanji Watanabe
- High and Low (1963) as Chief of Investigation Section
- Akō Rōshi (1964) as Onodera Juunai
- Kashin (1977) as Chikuin
- Heaven and Earth (1969) as Nagao Fusakage
- Three Sisters (1967) as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
- Rashomon (1950) as Woodcutter
- Yojimbo (1961) as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
- Godzilla (1954) as Kyohei Yamane
- Kwaidan (1965) as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Kagemusha (1980) as Taguchi Gyobu
- Throne of Blood (1957) as Noriyasu Odagura
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) as General Izumi Nagakura
- Red Beard (1965) as Tokubei Izumiya
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Dr. Tsukamoto
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Administrative Officer Moriyama
- The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Motoki
- Stray Dog (1949) as Det. Sato
- Sanjuro (1962) as Kurofuji
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Yamane
- Akai Unmei (1976) Cast
- Chûshingura (1962) as Hyobu Chishaka
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Narihisa Ichijō
- Mothra (1961) as News Editor
- Drunken Angel (1948) as Sanada
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
- Women of Osaka Castle (1970) Cast
- The Bullet Train (1975) as JNR President
- The Mysterians (1957) as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
- The Idiot (1951) as Ono, Ayako's father
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Elder Kumaso
- The Storm of the Pacific (1960) as Tosaku
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Pediatrician
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Court official
- Gorath (1962) as Kensuke Sonoda
- I Live in Fear (1955) as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
- A-Un (1980) Cast
- The Retreat from Kiska (1965) as Military Command president
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961) as Katagiri
- The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961) Cast
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
- The Militarists (1970) as Takeda
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
- The Revolt (1980) Cast
- The Gambler's Code (1961) as Hacchônawate Tokubei
- Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969) Cast
- Godzilla (1977) as Dr. Yamane
- The Eleventh Hour (1957) as Banno
- Scandal (1950) as Attorney Hiruta
- Attack Squadron (1963) as Admiral
- The Blue Pearl (1951) as Fujiki
- Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968) Cast
- Good Luck to These Two (1957) Cast
- Sanshiro Sugata (1965) as Mishima
- Elegy (1951) Cast
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) as Dr. Yamane
- Strait of Roses (1978) Cast
- No Time for Tears (1955) as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968) as Ashimura
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Owner of the rice mill
- Love and Faith (1978) as Sen Rikyu
- The Masterless 47 (1960) as Honzo Kadokawa
- The Quiet Duel (1949) as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Jûbei Ôtake
- Snow Trail (1947) as Nojiri
- A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969) Cast
- Beyond Love and Hate (1951) Cast
- The Man Who Came to Port (1952) as Okabe
- Human Torpedoes (1968) Cast
- A Dangerous Hero (1957) Cast
- Vendetta of a Samurai (1952) Cast
- Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964) Cast
- Master Fencer Sees the World (1960) Cast
- Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962) Cast
- The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) as Kataoka
- The Soundless Cry (1965) Cast
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Most-watched Takashi Shimura films currently: Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), High and Low (1963), Rashomon (1950), Yojimbo (1961).
What TV shows has Takashi Shimura appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Akō Rōshi (1964), Kashin (1977), Heaven and Earth (1969), Three Sisters (1967), The Roads Men Travel (1976).
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