Takashi Shimura
Acting
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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 with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980.
Known For
Seven Samurai
High and Low
Ikiru
Kwaidan
Godzilla
Rashomon
Yojimbo
Godzilla
Red Beard
Kagemusha
Throne of Blood
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Drunken Angel
The Hidden Fortress
Frankenstein Conquers the World
The Bullet Train
The Bad Sleep Well
Godzilla Raids Again
Sanjuro
Stray Dog
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
The Mysterians
Mothra
The Idiot
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
No Regrets for Our Youth
Sanshiro Sugata
I Live in Fear
Samurai Assassin
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