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
341970s
5 titles · average score 64
TV show
TV show · as Motoki
59
as Pediatrician
69
as Sakubei
TV show
1960s
11 titles · average score 81
67
as Obu Toramasa
76
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
TV show · as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father]
83
as Tokubei Izumiya
as Military Command president
TV show · as Onodera Juunai
90
as Chief of Investigation Section
88
as Kurofuji
90
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
91
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
61
as Tosaku
1950s
12 titles · average score 79
90
as Noriyasu Odagura
53
as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi
as Banno
75
as Dr. Yamane
73
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
94
as Kambei Shimada
78
as Kyohei Yamane
as Colonel A, staff officer of the army
91
as Kanji Watanabe
65
as Ono, Ayako's father
91
as Woodcutter
78
as Attorney Hiruta
1940s
5 titles · average score 76
90
as Det. Sato
73
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
87
as Sanada
85
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
46
as Chief Goro Ishida
1930s
1 title · average score 85
85
as Inspector