Portrait of Eitarō Shindō

Acting

Eitarō Shindō

Career

Active from 1936 to 1972, busiest in 1951 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score81/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eitarō Shindō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.1, average 2.2
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.0
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Social Critique 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Classic Japanese Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Tragedy 2
  • Melancholic Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles
The Drumstick Detective
The Drumstick Detective (1972)

TV show

Women of Osaka Castle
Women of Osaka Castle (1970)

TV show

Ashita Kara no Koi
Ashita Kara no Koi (1970)

TV show

1960s

18 titles · average score 79
Oyaji Daiko
Oyaji Daiko (1968)

TV show

Monsieur Zivaco
Monsieur Zivaco (1967)

as President Oike

Four and A Half Mats
Four and A Half Mats (1966)

as Yasuzō Fukazawa

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (1965)

as Kōga (President, Kōga Trading)

Revenge
Revenge (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Koetsu

Raised in a Palace
Raised in a Palace (1964)

as Chiyomatsu

Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella (1963)

as Keishiro Murakami

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5 (1963)

as Jirocho

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963)

as Horibe

Unwieldy Brothers
Unwieldy Brothers (1960)

as Yamaji Saemon

Official with a Tattoo
Official with a Tattoo (1960)

as Sarako Jubei

The Man of Seven Faces
The Man of Seven Faces (1960)

as Shuhei Hoshimura

1950s

35 titles · average score 80
Shadow Over Fuji
Shadow Over Fuji (1957)

as Hakuten

Street of Shame
Street of Shame (1956)
GoodWatch score 77

as Kurazô Taya

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kao Li-hsi

Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Ishun

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Sanshô dayû

The Woman in the Rumor
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
GoodWatch score 74

as Yasuichi Harada

A Geisha
A Geisha (1953)
GoodWatch score 90

as Sawamoto

The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Kahe Sasaya

Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

as Kusaemon

The Lady of Musashino
The Lady of Musashino (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

as Shinzaburo Miyaji

Clothes of Deception
Clothes of Deception (1951)

as Isehama

Repast
Repast (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

as (uncredited)

1940s

15 titles · average score 86
Island of Horrors
Island of Horrors (1949)

as Kihei

Rinchi
Rinchi (1949)

as Hizakura

Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)

as Kyubei

Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

as Takahama

Actress
Actress (1947)

as Dr. Okubo

Duel at Yagyu Valley
Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

as Kijin Juzaemon

My Nightingale
My Nightingale (1944)

as Tatsumi

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942)

as Kurimoto

Currents of Youth
Currents of Youth (1942)

as Yuijima

Onna keizu
Onna keizu (1942)

as Sakata

Sky of Hope
Sky of Hope (1942)

as Man With the Knapsack

The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

as Samanosuke Karasaki

1930s

5 titles · average score 83
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki (1939)

as Ittetsu Inaba

Nangoku taiheiki
Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

as Maki Chutaro

Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kudo

Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

as Yoshizo Fujino

Kuriyama Daizen
Kuriyama Daizen (1936)

as Hayase Sake