Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura Born March 12, 1905 Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan Died February 11, 1982 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan Occupation Actor First work Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Notable work Ikiru (1952), Seven Samurai (1954)

Takashi Shimura (志村 喬,   Shimura Takashi), born Shoji Shimazaki (島崎 捷爾,   Shimazaki Shōji), was a Japanese actor, best known for his appearances in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, most significantly Ikiru and Seven Samurai. He also appeared in several Godzilla and other kaiju movies produced by Toho. He died of emphysema on February 11, 1982, at age 76.

Selected filmography

• Godzilla (1954) as Dr. Kyohei Yamane
• Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Dr. Kyohei Yamane
• The Mysterians (1957) as Dr. Kenjiro Adachi
• The Three Treasures (1959) as older Kumaso no Ken
• Mothra (1961) as news editor
• Gorath (1962) as Kensuke Sonoda
• The Whale God (1962) as village elder
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Dr. Tsukamoto
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as hospital director
• Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) as Dr. Tsukamoto [stock footage]
• Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) as Dr. Kyohei Yamane [stock footage]

Gallery

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  Shimura as Dr. Yamane in Godzilla
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  Shimura as Dr. Yamane in Godzilla Raids Again
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  Shimura as Dr. Adachi in The Mysterians
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  Shimura as Kumaso in The Three Treasures
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  Shimura as the editor in Mothra
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  Shimura as Sonoda in Gorath
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  Shimura (right) as the village elder in Killer Whale
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  Shimura (left) as Dr. Tsukamoto in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
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  Shimura (right) as the military doctor in Frankenstein vs. Baragon
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  Shimura as the hospital director in Prophecies of Nostradamus

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