Deceased

How Did Takashi Shimura Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asShoji Shimazaki, 島崎捷爾, تاکاشی شیموراGenderMaleNationalityJapanBorn12/03/1905Born inIkuno, Hyogo, JapanDied11/02/1982Died inShinjukuCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ40070 ↗Buried atZuisen-ji TempleTMDb#7453 ↗

Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954). He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955).

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Filmography268 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1981	Fifth MovementMovie	—	76
1981	The Last Days of Planet EarthMovie	Hospital Director	76
1980	The RevoltMovie	—	75
1980	An Ocean to CrossMovie	Ryuuson	75
1980	KagemushaMovie	Taguchi Gyobu	75
1978	Love and FaithMovie	Sen Rikyu	73
1978	Talk of the Town Tora-sanMovie	Hiroshi's Father	73
1978	Strait of RosesSeries	—	73
1977	GodzillaMovie	Dr. Yamane	72
1977	KashinSeries	Chikuin	72
1976	Human Revolution IIMovie	—	71
1976	The Roads Men TravelSeries	Motoki	71
1976	Ninjutsu: Sasuke SaruhiMovie	—	71
1975	The Bullet TrainMovie	JNR President	70
1975	Hadashi no seishunMovie	—	70
1974	Prophecies of NostradamusMovie	Pediatrician	69
1974	The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza BrothersMovie	—	69
1974	The Tattooed HitmanMovie	Bukichi Oura	69
1973	Zatoichi's ConspiracyMovie	Sakubei	68
1973	Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariMovie	—	68
1972	A Yakuza Has His WayMovie	—	67
1971	The Earth is Born AgainMovie	Gondo	66
1971	Patience Has An EndMovie	—	66
1971	Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The CommandmentsMovie	—	66
1971	Tora-san's Love CallMovie	Hiroshi's father	66
1970	The MilitaristsMovie	Takeda	65
1969	The Magoichi SagaMovie	Magoichi's father	64
1969	Samurai BannersMovie	Obu Toramasa	64
1969	Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the KillersMovie	—	64
1969	Tora-san, Our Lovable TrampMovie	Hyôichirô Suwa	64
1969	Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi TattooMovie	—	64
1969	New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2Movie	—	64
1969	A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the LawlessMovie	—	64
1969	Kanto Woman InfamyMovie	—	64
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	Ashimura	63
1968	New Prison Walls of AbashiriMovie	—	63
1968	Human TorpedoesMovie	—	63
1968	The Woman ChampionMovie	—	63
1968	Industrial SpyMovie	Taizo Matsui	63
1968	The Day the Sun RoseMovie	—	63
1968	The Bride from HadesMovie	Fortune Teller	63
1968	Slave FactoryMovie	—	63
1968	Woman Gambler and the NunMovie	—	63
1968	The Drifting AvengerMovie	Ken's Father	63
1968	Zatoichi and the FugitivesMovie	Dr. Junan	63
1967	Three SistersSeries	Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]	62
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura	62
1967	When the Cookie CrumblesMovie	—	62
1967	King of the GangMovie	—	62
1967	The Chivalrous LifeMovie	Sakamoto	62
1966	No Greater LoveMovie	—	61
1966	The Harbor of No ReturnMovie	Detective Egusa	61
1966	Night in BangkokMovie	—	61
1966	The ProtectorMovie	—	61
1966	A Circus GirlMovie	—	61
1965	KwaidanMovie	Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	60
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the WorldMovie	Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor	60
1965	Red BeardMovie	Tokubei Izumiya	60
1965	The Retreat from KiskaMovie	Military Command president	60
1965	Samurai AssassinMovie	Narihisa Ichijō	60
1965	Expelled from the Kanto MobMovie	—	60
1965	Sanshiro SugataMovie	Mishima	60
1965	Three YakuzaMovie	—	60
1965	Snake Princess: Oshima and SentaroMovie	—	60
1965	The Soundless CryMovie	—	60
1965	Hoodlum MatchMovie	—	60
1964	Fright TimeMovie	—	59
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterMovie	Dr. Tsukamoto	59
1964	I Am a Medical ExaminerMovie	—	59
1964	Life of Hishakaku 3Movie	—	59
1964	Brand of EvilMovie	Tsukamoto	59
1964	Blood and DiamondsMovie	—	59
1964	Vanquished FoesMovie	—	59
1963	High and LowMovie	Chief of Investigation Section	58
1963	Attack SquadronMovie	Admiral	58
1963	Maiko-hanMovie	—	58
1963	Samurai PirateMovie	King Raksha	58
1963	Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's PledgeMovie	Tobei	58
1963	The Sun is Calling YouMovie	—	58
1963	Dokuritsu bijin-taiMovie	Director of Iinuma Clinic	58
1963	The Image of MotherMovie	Kahei	58
1963	The Revenge and the DeathMovie	—	58
1963	Wakai yatsuMovie	—	58
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	Hyobu Chishaka	57
1962	SanjuroMovie	Kurofuji	57
1962	The Crimson SkyMovie	—	57
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman Part IIMovie	—	57
1962	Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matatakuMovie	—	57
1962	GorathMovie	Kensuke Sonoda	57
1962	Yoru no keishaMovie	—	57
1962	Fūryū onsen bantō nikkiMovie	—	57
1962	Long Way to OkinawaMovie	—	57
1962	Lion Festival of EchigoMovie	—	57
1962	The Whale GodMovie	Village elder	57
1961	YojimboMovie	Tokuemon, sake brewer	56
1961	Daredevil in the CastleMovie	Katagiri	56
1961	Challenge to LiveMovie	—	56
1961	Different SonsMovie	Hisamitsu Ando	56
1961	MothraMovie	News Editor	56
1961	Restoration FireMovie	Yahei	56
1961	Snow in the South SeasMovie	—	56
1961	Structure of HateMovie	—	56
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part IIMovie	—	56
1961	The Gambler's CodeMovie	Hacchônawate Tokubei	56
1961	Oniisan to oneesanMovie	—	56
1960	Princess Sen in EdoMovie	Sadonokami Honda	55
1960	The Bad Sleep WellMovie	Administrative Officer Moriyama	55
1960	The Storm of the PacificMovie	Tosaku	55
1960	Master Fencer Sees the WorldMovie	—	55
1960	Life of a Country DoctorMovie	—	55
1960	The Masterless 47Movie	Honzo Kadokawa	55
1960	The Lovelorn GeishaMovie	—	55
1960	Man Against ManMovie	Chotaro Masue	55
1960	Afraid to DieMovie	Gohei Hirayama	55
1959	Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovie	Dr. Yamane	54
1959	A Whistle in My HeartMovie	—	54
1959	The Story of Iron Arm InaoMovie	Kyusaku Inao	54
1959	Vagabond Employee: RevengeMovie	President Kakihara	54
1959	Sazae-san's MarriageMovie	President Tomioka	54
1959	The Prickly Mouthed GeishaMovie	Masagoro	54
1959	The Three TreasuresMovie	Elder Kumaso	54
1959	Saga of the VagabondsMovie	Saemon Toki	54
1959	Various FlowersMovie	—	54
1959	The Aristocrat's StairsMovie	—	54
1959	The Happy FamilyMovie	—	54
1958	Shogun's HolidayMovie	—	53
1958	The Hidden FortressMovie	General Izumi Nagakura	53
1958	Eight Views of SamuraiMovie	—	53
1958	Seven from EdoMovie	Sagamiya	53
1958	Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionMovie	Yasaburô	53
1958	The Sword KnowsMovie	—	53
1958	Points and LinesMovie	Kasai	53
1958	Theater of LifeMovie	—	53
1958	Man of Thirteen EyesMovie	—	53
1958	The Traveling RuffianMovie	—	53
1958	The Black Hooded Man 5Movie	—	53
1958	MotherMovie	Ijûin	53
1957	A Dangerous HeroMovie	Chief Investigator Onozuka	52
1957	Throne of BloodMovie	Noriyasu Odagura	52
1957	The MysteriansMovie	Dr. Tanjiro Adachi	52
1957	Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanMovie	Dr. Yamane	52
1957	A Town with a Mountain and RiverMovie	Sataro Hayakawa	52
1957	The Blue MountainsMovie	Jinzō Iguchi	52
1957	The Blue Mountains Part 2Movie	Jinzō Iguchi	52
1957	The Eleventh HourMovie	Banno	52
1957	The Lord Takes a BrideMovie	—	52
1957	Untamed WomanMovie	Owner of the rice mill	52
1957	Good Luck to These TwoMovie	—	52
1957	Forgotten Flower Petal: ConclusionMovie	—	52
1957	Evening CalmMovie	—	52
1957	The 36 PassengersMovie	—	52
1957	Hadaka no MachiMovie	—	52
1956	I Saw the KillerMovie	Nagasawa	51
1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Movie	Dr. Yamane	51
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	Court official	51
1956	The UnderworldMovie	Furuya	51
1956	Young TreeMovie	Hanako's Father	51
1956	Eacape of FearMovie	Daisuke Sakuma	51
1956	Three Women Around YoshinakaMovie	—	51
1956	Virtue in SpadesMovie	—	51
1955	Godzilla Raids AgainMovie	Kyohei Yamane-hakase	50
1955	I Live in FearMovie	Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada	50
1955	No Time for TearsMovie	"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura	50
1955	No Response from Car 33Movie	—	50
1955	New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainMovie	Ensaburō Hiraoka	50
1955	To Love and ForgiveMovie	—	50
1955	Ticket to HellMovie	Insepctor Kasai	50
1955	The Tears of Geisha KonatsuMovie	—	50
1955	Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask MansionMovie	—	50
1955	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind WolfMovie	—	50
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Kambei Shimada	49
1954	Mother's First LoveMovie	—	49
1954	Forever Be MineMovie	—	49
1954	GodzillaMovie	Kyohei Yamane	49
1954	Last of the Wild OnesMovie	—	49
1954	Asakusa at NightMovie	Komazo	49
1954	Sorcerer’s OrbSeries	—	49
1954	Love ExpressMovie	—	49
1953	The Eagle of the PacificMovie	Colonel A, staff officer of the army	48
1953	The End of the NightMovie	—	48
1953	Escape ZoneMovie	—	48
1952	IkiruMovie	Kanji Watanabe	47
1952	The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailMovie	Kataoka	47
1952	The Skin of the SouthMovie	President	47
1952	The Man Who Came to PortMovie	Okabe	47
1952	Sword for HireMovie	—	47
1952	Vendetta of a SamuraiMovie	—	47
1952	Beauty and the ThiefMovie	Yoshimichi	47
1952	One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and CloudsMovie	—	47
1952	FoghornMovie	—	47
1951	The Den of BeastsMovie	—	46
1951	Stolen LoveMovie	Sotaro Munekata	46
1951	The Blue PearlMovie	Fujiki	46
1951	ElegyMovie	—	46
1951	Cordon at MidnightMovie	—	46
1951	The IdiotMovie	Ono, Ayako's father	46
1951	Beyond Love and HateMovie	—	46
1951	The BitchMovie	Wataru Horie	46
1950	ScandalMovie	Attorney Hiruta	45
1950	Town of ViolenceMovie	Sagawa	45
1950	Sanshiro of GinzaMovie	Daizo Matsubara	45
1950	Red Peony of NightMovie	—	45
1950	The Angry StreetMovie	—	45
1950	Devil's GoldMovie	—	45
1950	Escape from PrisonMovie	—	45
1950	Jiruba no TetsuMovie	—	45
1950	Spring SnowMovie	Kozo Yoshikawa	45
1950	Crazy UproarMovie	—	45
1949	Stray DogMovie	Det. Sato	44
1949	Ishimatsu of the ForestMovie	—	44
1949	A Bullet Hole UndergroundMovie	Yuuzou Fujimoto	44
1949	Goblin CourierMovie	—	44
1949	The Quiet DuelMovie	Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki	44
1949	A Woman's LifeMovie	—	44
1949	Hida no abarenbōMovie	—	44
1949	The Elephant Who WaitedMovie	—	44
1949	Onna goroshi abura jigokuMovie	—	44
1948	Drunken AngelMovie	Sanada	43
1948	Platform at NightMovie	—	43
1948	My Love on the Other Side of the MountainMovie	Seibei Kido	43
1948	A Second LifeMovie	—	43
1947	Spring AwakensMovie	Kenzô Ogura	42
1947	ActressMovie	Genshirō Kuramoto	42
1947	Snow TrailMovie	Nojiri	42
1947	These Foolish TimesMovie	—	42
1947	Chikagai nijuyojikanMovie	—	42
1946	No Regrets for Our YouthMovie	Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo	41
1946	Lord for a NightMovie	—	41
1946	An Enemy of the PeopleMovie	—	41
1946	Those Who Make TomorrowMovie	Theatre manager (uncredited)	41
1946	Hinoki ButaiMovie	—	41
1945	Three Women of the NorthMovie	—	40
1945	To Love and SwearMovie	Murai's father, principle	40
1945	Tokkan ekichôMovie	—	40
1945	Even Parting is EnjoyableMovie	—	40
1944	Colonel Kato's Falcon SquadronMovie	—	39
1944	Nichijô no tatakaiMovie	—	39
1944	The Most BeautifulMovie	Chief Goro Ishida	39
1944	The Way of DramaMovie	—	39
1944	Sagohei the Three-footerMovie	Yasukichi Ito	39
1943	Sanshiro SugataMovie	Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father	38
1943	The Sculpture of Master ChojiMovie	Gamatoku	38
1943	NavyMovie	Takao Mutaguchi	38
1942	Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettōMovie	—	37
1942	Mother and Child GrassMovie	—	37
1941	Festival Across the SeaMovie	Oil Seller	36
1941	Last Days of EdoMovie	Enomoto	36
1940	Zoku Shimizu MinatoMovie	—	35
1940	Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no monMovie	—	35
1940	Phantom CastleMovie	—	35
1940	Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushioMovie	—	35
1940	Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpūMovie	—	35
1940	Oda NobunagaMovie	—	35
1939	Shunjû ittôryûMovie	—	34
1939	Devoted Servant NaosukeMovie	Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro	34
1939	Singing LovebirdsMovie	Kyosai Shimura	34
1938	ChushinguraMovie	—	33
1938	Taiko's Rising in the WorldMovie	—	33
1938	Kurama TenguMovie	—	33
1938	Yaji And Kita's Traveling DiaryMovie	—	33
1938	Akagaki GenzoMovie	Jozaemon Sakaya	33
1937	Blood Spilled at TakadanobabaMovie	Takusan	32
1937	Echo of LoveMovie	—	32
1937	JiraiyaMovie	Gundayû Yao	32
1936	The LetterMovie	Taranoshin Tsunomata	31
1936	Osaka ElegyMovie	Inspector	31
1935	Chuji for SaleMovie	—	30
0	Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiroMovie	—	—