Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/12/1905
Place of Birth
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Also Known As
Takashi Shimura
Biography
Known For
Seven Samurai
as Kambei Shimada
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Ensaburō Hiraoka
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Dr. Yamane
Ikiru
as Kanji Watanabe
High and Low
as Chief of Investigation Section
Rashomon
as Woodcutter
Yojimbo
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Court official
Godzilla
as Dr. Yamane
The Bullet Train
as JNR President
Red Beard
as Tokubei Izumiya
Godzilla Raids Again
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Throne of Blood
as Noriyasu Odagura
Godzilla
as Kyohei Yamane
The Hidden Fortress
as General Izumi Nagakura
The Mysterians
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Kwaidan
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Dr. Tsukamoto
Japan's Longest Day
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Sanjuro
as Kurofuji
Career Timeline
1980
1978
1976
1974
1971
1970
1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Role unknown
The Magoichi Saga
as Magoichi's father
It's Tough Being a Man
as Hyôichirô Suwa
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Role unknown
Kanto Woman Infamy
Role unknown
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Role unknown
Samurai Banners
as Obu Toramasa
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
Role unknown
Heaven and Earth
as Nagao Fusakage
1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Role unknown
The Day the Sun Rose
Role unknown
Woman Gambler and the Nun
Role unknown
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
as Dr. Junan
The Woman Champion
Role unknown
The Bride from Hades
as Fortune Teller
The Drifting Avenger
as Ken's Father
Industrial Spy
as Taizo Matsui
The Sands of Kurobe
as Ashimura
Dorei kōjō
Role unknown
Human Torpedoes
Role unknown
1967
1966
1965
Code of Ruffians
Role unknown
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Role unknown
Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
The Retreat from Kiska
as Military Command president
Sanshiro Sugata
as Mishima
Three Yakuza
Role unknown
Red Beard
as Tokubei Izumiya
Hoodlum Match
Role unknown
The Soundless Cry
Role unknown
Kwaidan
as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Samurai Assassin
as Narihisa Ichijō
1964
1963
The Image of Mother
as Kahei
Samurai Pirate
as King Raksha
The Sun is Calling You
Role unknown
The Revenge and the Death
Role unknown
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
as Tobei
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
as Director of Iinuma Clinic
High and Low
as Chief of Investigation Section
Attack Squadron
as Admiral
1962
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Role unknown
Chûshingura
as Hyobu Chishaka
Lion Festival of Echigo
Role unknown
The Whale God
as Village elder
Yoru no keisha
Role unknown
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Role unknown
The Crimson Sky
Role unknown
Gorath
as Kensuke Sonoda
Long Way to Okinawa
Role unknown
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
Role unknown
Sanjuro
as Kurofuji
1961
Oniisan to oneesan
Role unknown
Different Sons
as Hisamitsu Ando
Structure of Hate
Role unknown
Restoration Fire
as Yahei
Snow in the South Seas
Role unknown
Mothra
as News Editor
Challenge to Live
Role unknown
The Gambler's Code
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
Yojimbo
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Role unknown
晴小袖
Role unknown
Daredevil in the Castle
as Katagiri
1960
The Masterless 47
as Honzo Kadokawa
Master Fencer Sees the World
Role unknown
The Bad Sleep Well
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Man Against Man
as Chotaro Masue
Life of a Country Doctor
Role unknown
The Lovelorn Geisha
Role unknown
The Storm of the Pacific
as Tosaku
Afraid to Die
as Gohei Hirayama
Princess Sen in Edo
as Sadonokami Honda
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
as Masagoro
The Three Treasures
as Elder Kumaso
Stop the Old Fox
as Ryoan
Saga of the Vagabonds
as Saemon Toki
Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version
as President Kakihara
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Dr. Yamane
Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version
as President Kakihara
A Whistle in My Heart
Role unknown
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
as Kyusaku Inao
The Happy Family
Role unknown
Sazae-san's Marriage
Role unknown
1958
The Hidden Fortress
as General Izumi Nagakura
Theater of Life
Role unknown
Points and Lines
as Kasai
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Yasaburô
The Sword Knows
Role unknown
The Black Hooded Man 5
Role unknown
The Traveling Ruffian
Role unknown
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
Role unknown
Eight Views of Samurai
Role unknown
Fearless Opposition
Role unknown
Seven from Edo
as Sagamiya
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Jûbei Ôtake
Mother
as Ijûin
Shogun's Holiday
Role unknown
Man of Thirteen Eyes
Role unknown
1957
The Mysterians
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
The Eleventh Hour
as Banno
The Blue Mountains Part 2
as Jinzō Iguchi
The Blue Mountains
as Jinzō Iguchi
A Dangerous Hero
Role unknown
Hadaka no Machi
Role unknown
Untamed Woman
as Owner of the rice mill
Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku
Role unknown
The Lord Takes a Bride
Role unknown
Evening Calm
Role unknown
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as Dr. Yamane
Good Luck to These Two
Role unknown
A Town with a Mountain and River
as Sataro Hayakawa
Throne of Blood
as Noriyasu Odagura
1956
Eacape of Fear
as Daisuke Sakuma
Scoundrel
Role unknown
Virtue in Spades
Role unknown
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as Dr. Yamane
Tokyo Crime Map
Role unknown
The Underworld
as Furuya
I Saw the Killer
as Nagasawa
Young Tree
as Hanako's Father
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Role unknown
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Court official
1955
I Live in Fear
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
To Love and Forgive
Role unknown
Ticket to Hell
as Insepctor Kasai
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷
Role unknown
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Ensaburō Hiraoka
No Response from Car 33
Role unknown
No Time for Tears
as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
Godzilla Raids Again
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
Love Never Fails
as Nobuo's father
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
Role unknown
1954
1953
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Role unknown
The Man Who Came to Port
as Okabe
Ikiru
as Kanji Watanabe
Beauty and the Thief
as Yoshimichi
Sword for Hire
Role unknown
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
as Kataoka
Foghorn
Role unknown
The Skin of the South
Role unknown
Vendetta of a Samurai
Role unknown
1951
1950
Red Peony of Night
Role unknown
Rashomon
as Woodcutter
Jiruba no Tetsu
Role unknown
Crazy Uproar
Role unknown
The Angry Street
Role unknown
Scandal
as Attorney Hiruta
Sanshiro of Ginza
as Daizo Matsubara
Spring Snow
Role unknown
Street of Violence
as Sagawa
Devil's Gold
Role unknown
Escape from Prison
Role unknown