Where to watch Takashi Shimura in the UK
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 …
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- Seven Samurai (1954) as Kambei Shimada
- Ikiru (1952) as Kanji Watanabe
- High and Low (1963) as Chief of Investigation Section
- Kashin (1977) as Chikuin
- Akō Rōshi (1964) as Onodera Juunai
- Three Sisters (1967) as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
- Rashomon (1950) as Woodcutter
- Heaven and Earth (1969) as Nagao Fusakage
- Godzilla (1954) as Kyohei Yamane
- Yojimbo (1961) as Tokuemon, sake brewer
- Throne of Blood (1957) as Noriyasu Odagura
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
- Red Beard (1965) as Tokubei Izumiya
- Kwaidan (1965) as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Kagemusha (1980) as Taguchi Gyobu
- The Roads Men Travel (1976) as Motoki
- Sanjuro (1962) as Kurofuji
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Administrative Officer Moriyama
- The Hidden Fortress (1958) as General Izumi Nagakura
- Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) as Dr. Tsukamoto
- Stray Dog (1949) as Det. Sato
- Akai Unmei (1976) Cast
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) as Dr. Yamane
- The Storm of the Pacific (1960) as Tosaku
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
- Mothra (1961) as News Editor
- The Bullet Train (1975) as JNR President
- Chûshingura (1962) as Hyobu Chishaka
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) as Court official
- The Mysterians (1957) as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
- The Three Treasures (1959) as Elder Kumaso
- I Live in Fear (1955) as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
- Untamed Woman (1957) as Owner of the rice mill
- Samurai Assassin (1965) as Narihisa Ichijō
- A-Un (1980) Cast
- Drunken Angel (1948) as Sanada
- Women of Osaka Castle (1970) Cast
- Woman Gambler and the Nun (1968) Cast
- Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959) as Dr. Yamane
- The Idiot (1951) as Ono, Ayako's father
- Gorath (1962) as Kensuke Sonoda
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) as Pediatrician
- Daredevil in the Castle (1961) as Katagiri
- The Militarists (1970) as Takeda
- The Retreat from Kiska (1965) as Military Command president
- The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961) Cast
- The Masterless 47 (1960) as Honzo Kadokawa
- Scandal (1950) as Attorney Hiruta
- The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
- Good Luck to These Two (1957) Cast
- The Gambler's Code (1961) as Hacchônawate Tokubei
- No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
- Sanshiro Sugata (1943) as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
- The Revolt (1980) Cast
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Obu Toramasa
- The Quiet Duel (1949) as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
- Beyond Love and Hate (1951) Cast
- Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (1962) Cast
- Vendetta of a Samurai (1952) Cast
- Elegy (1951) Cast
- Samurai Pirate (1963) as King Raksha
- No Time for Tears (1955) as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura
- A Whistle in My Heart (1959) Cast
- Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969) Cast
- Attack Squadron (1963) as Admiral
- Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946) as Theatre manager (uncredited)
- Human Torpedoes (1968) Cast
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) as Jûbei Ôtake
- The Eleventh Hour (1957) as Banno
- A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (1969) Cast
- Snow Trail (1947) as Nojiri
- Strait of Roses (1978) Cast
- Love and Faith (1978) as Sen Rikyu
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968) as Ashimura
- Three Yakuza (1965) Cast
- The Soundless Cry (1965) Cast
- Sanshiro Sugata (1965) as Mishima
- The Lovelorn Geisha (1960) Cast
- Life of Hishakaku 3 (1964) Cast
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Most-watched Takashi Shimura films currently: Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), High and Low (1963), Rashomon (1950), Godzilla (1954).
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Selected TV credits: Kashin (1977), Akō Rōshi (1964), Three Sisters (1967), Heaven and Earth (1969), The Roads Men Travel (1976).
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