Takashi Shimura
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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
Shimura died on February 11, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan, from emphysema at the age of 76. His effects were presented to the Film Centre of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
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Born
Mar 12, 1905
Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Died
Feb 11, 1982
Known For
Acting
Movies
291 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.8
Known For
Seven Samurai
1954
as Kambei Shimada
Ikiru
1952
as Kanji Watanabe
Rashomon
1950
as Woodcutter
High and Low
1963
as Chief of Investigation Section
Godzilla
1954
as Kyohei Yamane
Yojimbo
1961
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
Throne of Blood
1957
as Noriyasu Odagura
Kagemusha
1980
as Taguchi Gyobu
Red Beard
1965
as Tokubei Izumiya
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as General Izumi Nagakura
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