Takashi Shimura

Movies with Takashi Shimura

43 credits in our catalog

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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As actor

43 performances

Godzilla
Godzilla
1977 · ★ 6.8
as Dr. Yamane
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · ★ 6.2
as Pediatrician
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973 · ★ 7.0
as Sakubei
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969 · ★ 7.8
as Hyôichirô Suwa
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968 · ★ 7.0
as Dr. Junan
The Bride from Hades
The Bride from Hades
1968 · ★ 7.2
as Fortune Teller
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
1967 · ★ 7.2
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965 · ★ 6.8
as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1965 · ★ 7.1
as Mishima
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · ★ 7.0
as Dr. Tsukamoto
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · ★ 8.4
as Chief of Investigation Section
Chûshingura
Chûshingura
1962 · ★ 7.2
as Hyobu Chishaka
Gorath
Gorath
1962 · ★ 6.5
as Kensuke Sonoda
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · ★ 8.1
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Mothra
Mothra
1961 · ★ 7.1
as News Editor
Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle
1961 · ★ 7.3
as Katagiri
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · ★ 7.7
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die
1960 · ★ 6.3
as Gohei Hirayama
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures
1959 · ★ 5.5
as Elder Kumaso
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958 · ★ 6.2
as Jûbei Ôtake
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · ★ 7.9
as Noriyasu Odagura
The Mysterians
The Mysterians
1957 · ★ 6.4
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman
1957 · ★ 7.5
as Owner of the rice mill
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · ★ 7.2
as Court official
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956 · ★ 6.5
as Dr. Yamane
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again
1955 · ★ 6.0
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear
1955 · ★ 7.3
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · ★ 8.4
as Kambei Shimada
The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific
1953 · ★ 7.8
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · ★ 6.7
as Kataoka
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 · ★ 6.6
Sword for Hire
Sword for Hire
1952 · ★ 6.7
The Idiot
The Idiot
1951 · ★ 7.0
as Ono, Ayako's father
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · ★ 8.0
as Woodcutter
Scandal
Scandal
1950 · ★ 6.9
as Attorney Hiruta
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
1949 · ★ 7.6
as Det. Sato
The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel
1949 · ★ 7.3
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948 · ★ 7.6
as Sanada
Snow Trail
Snow Trail
1947 · ★ 7.0
as Nojiri
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · ★ 6.9
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
The Most Beautiful
The Most Beautiful
1944 · ★ 5.5
as Chief Goro Ishida
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · ★ 6.5
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · ★ 6.7
as Inspector
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