

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 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.1average 3.3
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Tension6.7average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy0.8, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Social Commentary 2
- Melancholy 2
- Class Struggle 2
- Post-War Trauma 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ichirō SugaiActorThe Sound of Waves, A Fool's Love, The Eagle of the Pacific, Suicide Troops of the Watchtower, Duel in the Sun, +1 more
Takashi ShimuraActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear, The Eagle of the Pacific, Stolen Love
Kaneto ShindōWriterThe Ball at the Anjo House, Children of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, The Rainbow-Colored Flower, Shojohou
Akira IfukubeComposerChildren of Hiroshima, Stolen Love, Before the Dawn, The Rainbow-Colored Flower
Masaru SatōComposerGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear, Rusty Knife
Mayuri MokushôActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, Sunflower Girl
Tanie KitabayashiActorWelcome, My Baby, Farewell to Spring, Haha no nai ko to ko no nai haha to
Toshirō MifuneActorI Live in Fear, The Eagle of the Pacific, Sunflower Girl
Seizaburō KawazuActorDuel in the Sun, The Straits of Love and Hate, Ah, My Hometown
Ichirō RyūzakiActorThe Rainbow-Colored Flower, The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal, Once More
Minoru ChiakiActorGodzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear
Nobuko OtowaActorChildren of Hiroshima, Before the Dawn, Shojohou
Movies and TV shows
831970s
4 titles
as Ichirai Zenba
as Saburo Kurusu
as Ichihara
1960s
26 titles · average score 77
as Tozuka
as Jiun
as Kurita
as Attorney Kono
as Lighthouse Chief
as Prison Warden
as Shimamura Juzaemon
as Yôsuke Ishiyama
as Kikui
as Shôichirô
as Dr. Daisaku Yoshie
as Misa's father
1950s
39 titles · average score 74
as Dr. Tadokoro
as Mr. Yokokawa
as Shingo Mano
as Zoologist Dr. Tadokoro
as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband
as Masauji Taira
as Commander Kashima
as Setsuko's father
as Toshiaki
as Doctor
as Yoshizaki Art Dealer
1940s
12 titles · average score 82
as Nakamura
as Yoshioka
as Oyabun
as Ryûzaburô Shinkawa
as Policeman
as Dance Hall Manager
as Professor Hakozaki
as Section chief (uncredited)
as Police Officer Sugiyama
as Yoshinobu Tokugawa
as Saijô, pilot
as Ecchûmori Katô
1930s
2 titles · average score 72
as Kazuo Sakamoto
as Kenkichi, Owner of Inn









































