Portrait of Masami Shimojō

Acting

Masami Shimojō

Career

Active from 1958 to 2001, with a break from 1959 to 1973, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
Not enough ratings

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masami Shimojō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Gentle Humor 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Sentimental 3
  • Tora-san Series 3
  • Wholesome 3
  • Japanese Comedy 3
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Episodic 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
6 Weeks: Private Moment
6 Weeks: Private Moment (2001)

as Kokichi Tawara

1990s

12 titles · average score 89
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Kids Return
Kids Return (1996)
GoodWatch score 89

as Yakuza Chairman

Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Easy Advice
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Natsuko no Sake
Natsuko no Sake (1994)

TV show · as 山田信助

Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns (1993)

as Original 'Kyoso'

Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Confesses
Tora-san Confesses (1991)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)

TV show

Tsugumi
Tsugumi (1990)

as Doctor

1980s

21 titles
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North (1987)

as Uncle

Tora-san Plays Daddy
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Island Encounter
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san, the Go-Between
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Song of Love
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Goes Religious?
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san, the Expert
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

1970s

17 titles · average score 67
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Stage-Struck Tora-san
Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Plays Cupid
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san, the Intellectual
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Tora-san's Lullaby
Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)

as 车龙造(阿寅的叔叔)

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show

1960s

11 titles · average score 74
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969)

as Yoshioka

Lost Love
Lost Love (1967)

as Michiyuki Takasuga

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Professor Imazu

Youth A Go Go!
Youth A Go Go! (1966)

as Gozo Masuda

The Witness' Chair
The Witness' Chair (1965)

as Deputy Director Yasui

Whirlpool of Flesh
Whirlpool of Flesh (1964)

as Shozo Kageyama

A Wandering Gambler
A Wandering Gambler (1964)

as Takao Sakai (Bartender at Club "Saiceria")

Life of a Flower
Life of a Flower (1963)

TV show · as Miura Hokuan

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962)

as Einoshin Tokuhisa

Hana to musume to shiroi michi
Hana to musume to shiroi michi (1961)

as Hojo

Jungle Block
Jungle Block (1960)

as Azusa's lawyer

1950s

9 titles · average score 72
Break Down that Wall
Break Down that Wall (1959)

as Aioi Station detective A

A Love that Wagers the World
A Love that Wagers the World (1959)

as Prof. Kitazawa

Skinny and Fatty
Skinny and Fatty (1958)

as Mr. Oyama

The Seasons of Love
The Seasons of Love (1958)

as Inukai

Goodbye Teenage Love
Goodbye Teenage Love (1958)

as 小島刑事

Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand (1956)

as Yamagishi

The Heart
The Heart (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Employment agent

Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)

as Private Tsuchiya

Town of Violence
Town of Violence (1950)

as Zenji​

1940s

1 title
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (1948)

as Shigeru Miyagi