Acting
Takashi Shimura
- Titles
- 133movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1980, busiest in 1959 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 35top 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 & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Violence5.6average 4.3
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.9average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, 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
- Feudal Japan 7
- Political Intrigue 7
- Masterful Direction 7
- World War II 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Character Study 5
- Classic 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 KurosawaEditorSeven 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, The Bad Sleep Well, +7 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- KKôichi IwashitaEditorThe Mysterians, Chûshingura, Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Attack Squadron, The Storm of the Pacific, +3 more
- IIchirō SaitōComposerUntamed Woman, The Loyal 47 Ronin, The Gambler's Code, The Man Who Came to Port, No Time for Tears, +3 more
Machiko KyōActorRashomon, The Life of a Horse Trader, Beauty and the Thief, Asakusa at Night, A Bullet Hole Underground, +2 more
Movies and TV shows
1432020s
1 title
as Kambei Shimada (archive footage)
1980s
4 titles · average score 88
as Hospital Director
88
as Taguchi Gyobu
as Ryuuson
TV show
1970s
16 titles · average score 63
as Sen Rikyu
as Hiroshi's Father
59
as Dr. Yamane
TV show
TV show · as Motoki
64
as JNR President
as Bukichi Oura
61
as Pediatrician
69
as Sakubei
as Gondo
as Hiroshi's father
as Takeda
1960s
43 titles · average score 71
75
as Hyôichirô Suwa
71
as Dr. Junan
75
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
72
as Mishima
70
as Dr. Tsukamoto
as Admiral
40
as Hyobu Chishaka
87
as Kurofuji
91
as Tokuemon, sake brewer
as Hacchônawate Tokubei
as Yahei
91
as Administrative Officer Moriyama
1950s
54 titles · average score 74
58
as Elder Kumaso
90
as General Izumi Nagakura
90
as Noriyasu Odagura
75
as Dr. Yamane
73
as Court official
73
as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada
57
as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
94
as Kambei Shimada
89
as Kyohei Yamane
93
as Kanji Watanabe
65
as Ono, Ayako's father
91
as Woodcutter
1940s
18 titles · average score 73
85
as Det. Sato
73
as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki
87
as Sanada
70
as Nojiri
69
as Kenzô Ogura
as Genshirō Kuramoto
85
as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
65
as Theatre manager (uncredited)
56
as Chief Goro Ishida
72
as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father
as Takao Mutaguchi
as Enomoto
1930s
7 titles · average score 75
65
as Kyosai Shimura
as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro
as Jozaemon Sakaya
as Takusan
as Gundayû Yao
85
as Inspector
as Taranoshin Tsunomata