Acting
Masao Shimizu
- Titles
- 82movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1967, busiest in 1959 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Ball at the Anjo House77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Pathos7.5average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.2average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.5average 3.3
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy0.8, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.5
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Melancholy 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Class Struggle 2
- Psychological Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ichirō SugaiActorThe Sound of Waves, The Eagle of the Pacific, Suicide Troops of the Watchtower, Before the Dawn, A Fool's Love, +1 more
Takashi ShimuraActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear, The Eagle of the Pacific, Stolen Love
Kaneto ShindōWriterChildren of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, The Ball at the Anjo House, The Rainbow-Colored Flower, Shojohou
Akira IfukubeComposerChildren of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, The Rainbow-Colored Flower, Stolen Love
Masaru SatōComposerGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear, Rusty Knife
Minoru ChiakiActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear
Nobuko OtowaActorChildren of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, Shojohou
Setsuko WakayamaActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, Shojohou
Toshirō MifuneActorI Live in Fear, The Eagle of the Pacific, Sunflower Girl
Minoru TakadaActorThe Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal, The Eagle of the Pacific, Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Akira YamanouchiActorChildren of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, Shadow of Intimidation
Setsuko HaraActorSuicide Troops of the Watchtower, The Ball at the Anjo House, The Rainbow-Colored Flower
Movies and TV shows
831970s
4 titles
as Saburo Kurusu
as Ichirai Zenba
as Ichihara
1960s
26 titles · average score 77
64
as Tozuka
71
as Jiun
76
as Kurita
72
as Attorney Kono
as Lighthouse Chief
90
as Prison Warden
as Shimamura Juzaemon
81
as Yôsuke Ishiyama
88
as Kikui
as Shôichirô
as Dr. Daisaku Yoshie
1950s
39 titles · average score 74
53
as Dr. Tadokoro
71
as Mr. Yokokawa
65
as Shingo Mano
57
as Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
73
as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
91
as Masauji Taira
as Commander Kashima
as Juheiji
as Setsuko's father
72
as Toshiaki
91
as Doctor
1940s
12 titles · average score 82
90
as Nakamura
as Yoshioka
87
as Oyabun
77
as Ryûzaburô Shinkawa
as Policeman
80
as Dance Hall Manager
85
as Professor Hakozaki
82
as Section chief (uncredited)
as Police Officer Sugiyama
as Yoshinobu Tokugawa
as Saijô, pilot
74
as Ecchûmori Katô
1930s
2 titles · average score 72
as Kazuo Sakamoto
72
as Kenkichi, Owner of Inn