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.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.9average 1.2
- Politics4.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Violence5.7average 4.3
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.3
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 14
- Post-War Japan 10
- Masterful Direction 8
- Feudal Japan 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Political Intrigue 7
- World War II 6
- Historical Setting 5
- Character Study 5
- Historical Drama 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Moral Dilemma 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Toshirō MifuneActorSeven Samurai, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, Drunken Angel, +25 more
Akira KurosawaDirectorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, Yojimbo, +15 more
Akira IfukubeComposerGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, The Mysterians, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Chûshingura, +8 more
Shinobu HashimotoWriterSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +8 more
Minoru ChiakiActorSeven Samurai, Ikiru, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, +7 more
Ryuzo KikushimaWriterThrone of Blood, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, The Bad Sleep Well, +7 more
Masaru SatōComposerThrone of Blood, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, Godzilla Raids Again, +7 more
Ishirō HondaDirectorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, The Mysterians, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla, +6 more
Akihiko HirataActorGodzilla, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, The Mysterians, Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla, +3 more
Kamatari FujiwaraActorIkiru, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, The Bad Sleep Well, The Man Who Came to Port, +3 more- IIchirō SaitōComposerUntamed Woman, The Man Who Came to Port, The Gambler's Code, The Loyal 47 Ronin, No Time for Tears, +3 more
- KKôichi IwashitaEditorThe Mysterians, Chûshingura, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, The Storm of the Pacific, Attack Squadron, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
71930s
7 titles · average score 76
67
Singing Lovebirds (1939)
as Kyosai Shimura
Devoted Servant Naosuke (1939)
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
Akagaki Genzo (1938)
as Jozaemon Sakaya
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)
as Takusan
Jiraiya (1937)
as Gundayû Yao
85
Osaka Elegy (1936)
as Inspector
The Letter (1936)
as Taranoshin Tsunomata