Acting
Takashi Shimura
- Titles
- 137movies12TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1980, busiest in 1959 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 39top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Warfare4.1average 1.2
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Violence5.8average 4.2
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 13
- Post-War Japan 9
- Political Intrigue 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Feudal Japan 7
- Masterful Direction 6
- World War II 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Samurai Film 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, Drunken Angel, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, Yojimbo, +25 more
Akira KurosawaDirectorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Drunken Angel, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, +15 more
Akira IfukubeComposerGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Chûshingura, +8 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, +8 more
Minoru ChiakiActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, The Hidden Fortress, +7 more
Ryuzo KikushimaWriterThrone of Blood, Yojimbo, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, The Bad Sleep Well, +7 more
Masaru SatōComposerThrone of Blood, Yojimbo, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, Godzilla Raids Again, +7 more
Ishirō HondaDirectorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, The Mysterians, +6 more
Kamatari FujiwaraActorIkiru, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, The Bad Sleep Well, The Skin of the South, +3 more
Akihiko HirataActorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, The Mysterians, +3 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerThe Loyal 47 Ronin, No Time for Tears, Untamed Woman, Princess Sen in Edo, The Man Who Came to Port, +3 more
- KKôichi IwashitaEditorChûshingura, The Mysterians, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, The Storm of the Pacific, Attack Squadron, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
1481980s
4 titles · average score 84
as Hospital Director
as Taguchi Gyobu
as Ryuuson
TV show
1970s
17 titles · average score 63
as Sen Rikyu
as 诹访兵一郎
as Dr. Yamane
TV show
TV show · as Motoki
as JNR President
as Bukichi Oura
as Pediatrician
as Sakubei
as Gondo
as 诹访飚一郎（阿博的父亲）
as Takeda
1960s
44 titles · average score 73
as Dr. Junan
as Fortune Teller
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
as Detective Egusa
as Dr. Tsukamoto
as Admiral
as Hyobu Chishaka
as Kurofuji
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
as Yahei
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
1950s
58 titles · average score 74
as Elder Kumaso
as General Izumi Nagakura
as Noriyasu Odagura
as Dr. Yamane
as Court official
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
as Kambei Shimada
as Kyohei Yamane
as Kanji Watanabe
as Ono, Ayako's father
as Woodcutter
1940s
18 titles · average score 75
as Det. Sato
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
as Sanada
as Nojiri
as Kenzô Ogura
as Genshirō Kuramoto
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
as Chief Goro Ishida
as Yasukichi Ito
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
as Enomoto
1930s
7 titles · average score 76
as Kyosai Shimura
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
as Jozaemon Sakaya
as Takusan
as Gundayû Yao
as Inspector
as Taranoshin Tsunomata