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
- High and Low (1963) as Chief of Investigation Section
- Ikiru (1952) as Kanji Watanabe
- Rashomon (1950) as Woodcutter
- Godzilla (1954) as Kyohei Yamane
- Akō Rōshi (1964) as Onodera Juunai
- Kagemusha (1980) as Taguchi Gyobu
- Kwaidan (1965) as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Yojimbo (1961) as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- Red Beard (1965) as Tokubei Izumiya
- Kashin (1977) as Chikuin
- Throne of Blood (1957) as Noriyasu Odagura
- Heaven and Earth (1969) as Nagao Fusakage
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) as General Izumi Nagakura
- Three Sisters (1967) as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
- The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Motoki
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Administrative Officer Moriyama
- Sanjuro (1962) as Kurofuji
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
- Chûshingura (1962) as Hyobu Chishaka
- Women of Osaka Castle (1970) Cast
- Stray Dog (1949) as Det. Sato
- Gorath (1962) as Kensuke Sonoda
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Dr. Tsukamoto
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
- Mothra (1961) as News Editor
- The Idiot (1951) as Ono, Ayako's father
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Obu Toramasa
- Drunken Angel (1948) as Sanada
- The Bullet Train (1975) as JNR President
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Elder Kumaso
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Court official
- The Mysterians (1957) as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Narihisa Ichijō
- Akai Unmei (1976) Cast
- The Tattooed Hitman (1974) as Bukichi Oura
- Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) as Dr. Junan
- A-Un (1980) Cast
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
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Most-watched Takashi Shimura films currently: Seven Samurai (1954), High and Low (1963), Ikiru (1952), Rashomon (1950), Godzilla (1954).
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Selected TV credits: Akō Rōshi (1964), Kashin (1977), Heaven and Earth (1969), Three Sisters (1967), The Roads Men Travel (1976).
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