Acting
Takashi Shimura
- Titles
- 124movies9TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19371980
- Leading roles
- 34top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Warfare4.0average 1.2
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 14
- Post-War Japan 10
- Social Commentary 8
- Political Intrigue 7
- Feudal Japan 7
- Masterful Direction 7
- World War II 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Character Study 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Samurai Film 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +24 more
Akira KurosawaWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, +15 more
Akira IfukubeComposerGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, The Mysterians, Chûshingura, +8 more
Minoru ChiakiActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +7 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +7 more
Ryuzo KikushimaWriterYojimbo, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, The Bad Sleep Well, +7 more
Masaru SatōComposerYojimbo, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, Godzilla Raids Again, +6 more
Ishirō HondaDirectorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, The Mysterians, +5 more
Akihiko HirataActorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, The Mysterians, +4 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUntamed Woman, The Loyal 47 Ronin, The Man Who Came to Port, No Time for Tears, Stop the Old Fox, +3 more
Machiko KyōActorRashomon, Asakusa at Night, The Life of a Horse Trader, Beauty and the Thief, A Bullet Hole Underground, +2 more
Masao ShimizuActorSanjuro, Drunken Angel, Godzilla Raids Again, Gigantis, the Fire Monster, I Live in Fear, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1322020s
1 titles
as Kambei Shimada (archive footage)
1980s
4 titles · average score 78
as Hospital Director
78
as Taguchi Gyobu
TV show
as Ryuuson
1970s
15 titles · average score 64
as Sen Rikyu
as Hiroshi's Father
59
as Dr. Yamane
TV show · as Chikuin
TV show · as Motoki
68
as JNR President
as Bukichi Oura
61
as Pediatrician
70
as Sakubei
as Gondo
as Hiroshi's father
as Takeda
1960s
43 titles · average score 71
75
as Hyôichirô Suwa
71
as Dr. Junan
73
as Fortune Teller
74
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
67
as Dr. Tsukamoto
as Admiral
73
as Hyobu Chishaka
79
as Kurofuji
81
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
as Yahei
78
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
1950s
46 titles · average score 70
59
as Elder Kumaso
80
as General Izumi Nagakura
79
as Noriyasu Odagura
64
as Dr. Yamane
73
as Court official
73
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
58
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
85
as Kambei Shimada
76
as Kyohei Yamane
83
as Kanji Watanabe
70
as Ono, Ayako's father
80
as Woodcutter
1940s
16 titles · average score 71
76
as Det. Sato
73
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
76
as Sanada
70
as Nojiri
as Kenzô Ogura
as Genshirō Kuramoto
85
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
65
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
56
as Chief Goro Ishida
66
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
as Takao Mutaguchi
as Enomoto
1930s
7 titles · average score 67
65
as Kyosai Shimura
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
as Jozaemon Sakaya
as Takusan
as Gundayû Yao
69
as Inspector
as Taranoshin Tsunomata