Takashi Shimura

Japanese actor (1905–1982)

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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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1948–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1948	Drunken Angel	Akira Kurosawa	1:08		B&W
1952	Ikiru	FILINC	140 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1952	Ikiru.	Toho Kabushiki Kaisha	143 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1952	Rashomon.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	88 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	Vendetta for a Samurai	Kazuo Mori
1954	Godzilla	Honda, IshirōIshirō Honda
1954	Seven samurai	National Cinema Service: Publisher	2:20:00	16mm	Color	sound
1955	I Live in Fear	Akira Kurosawa
1956	Godzilla, King Of The Monsters.	Jewell Enterprises Inc.	81 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	Throne Of Blood	unknown	105 mi 110	16mm	B&W	sound
1959	The Mysterians.	RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc.	89 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1961	Mothra	Ideal Pictures Inc	101 min	16mm	Color	sound
1962	Yojimbo	See Guidance Associates	110 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1962	Yojimbo	Festival Films: Publisher \| Toho Kabushiki Kaisha	1:10	16mm	B&W	sound
1966	Frankenstein Conquers The World.	American International Pictures	94 min	35mm	Color	sound
1968	Zatoichi and the Fugitives	Yasuda, KimiyoshiKimiyoshi Yasuda