Acting
Shima Iwashita
- Titles
- 79movies15TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19602010
- Leading roles
- 66top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Harakiri85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Violence6.4average 4.3
- Class & Capitalism5.2average 3.3
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Wholesome2.0, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 12
- Social Commentary 10
- Japanese Cinema 10
- Political Intrigue 5
- Character Study 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Samurai Era 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Melancholy 3
- Family Saga 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masahiro ShinodaEditorUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, MacArthur's Children, Double Suicide, Moonlight Serenade, Ballad of Orin, +11 more
Tōru TakemitsuComposerHarakiri, Twin Sisters of Kyoto, Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Double Suicide, Ballad of Orin, +6 more
Yoshi KatōActorUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Double Suicide, Himiko, The Demon, A Legend, or Was It?, +5 more
Yoshitarō NomuraDirectorThe Demon, Suspicion, The Shadow Within, Warm Current, The Politicians, +5 more- YYoshi SugiharaEditorThe Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan, A Legend, or Was It?, The River Fuefuki, Killers on Parade, Shadow of Deception, +4 more
- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorAn Autumn Afternoon, The Shadow Within, Warm Current, The Scarlet Camellia, Ohana han, +3 more
Tetsuro TambaActorHarakiri, Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron, Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather, The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan, Portrait of Chieko, +2 more- MMasao KosugiCinematographerBandits vs. Samurai Squadron, Killers on Parade, Epitaph to My Love, Assassination, August Moon, +2 more
Takashi KawamataCinematographerThe Demon, Suspicion, The Shadow Within, Warm Current, The Scarlet Camellia, +2 more
Takahiro TamuraActorThe River Fuefuki, Rebellion of Japan, The Kii River, The Scarlet Camellia, Double Wedding, +1 more
Yūsuke KawazuActorThe River Fuefuki, Killers on Parade, Epitaph to My Love, Sing, Young People, Double Wedding, +1 more
Tatsuo SuzukiCinematographerUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Moonlight Serenade, Himiko, Sharaku, Captive's Island, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
932020s
1 titles
まぐだら屋のマリア (2025)
TV show · as 桐江怜子
2010s
3 titles · average score 74
Out Burn (2014)
as Eirei Ryu
74
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
TV show · as Masae Mihara（三原 雅恵）
Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke (2010)
as Riku Ōishi
2000s
7 titles · average score 68
68
Spy Sorge (2003)
as Mrs. Konoe
Honke no Yome (2001)
TV show
優雅な悪事 (2001)
TV show
本家のヨメ (2001)
TV show · as 山田キン
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations (2000)
TV show · as O-Go [Hidetada's wife]
1990s
13 titles · average score 66
Moonlight Serenade (1997)
as Fuji Onda
Lost in Time (1996)
as Kiyoko Torigai
63
Sharaku (1995)
as Okan
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)
as Kiwa Domoto
Yoru ni Dakarete (1994)
TV show
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)
as Atsumi Nogi
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)
as Abandoned woman bearing a daughter
Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991)
as Kanae Fujinami
62
Heat Wave (1991)
as Yoshi
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)
as Fuyu Segami
74
Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)
as Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)
Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)
as Taira no Tokiko
1980s
19 titles · average score 66
Cherry Blossoms (1989)
as Kikuno Tatsumura
Masamune Shogun (1987)
TV show
59
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
as Tamaki Awazu
70
Gonza the Spearman (1986)
as Osai
Moment of Demon (1985)
as Ryoko / Fukashi's mother
Fireflies in the North (1984)
as Yu Nakamura
MacArthur's Children (1984)
as Tome Anabuki
66
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
as Uta Kiryûin
69
Suspicion (1982)
as Ritsuko Sahara
Lullaby of Death (1982)
as Yukiko
Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)
as Tomoe Goryōnin / Fubuki
1970s
15 titles · average score 69
Kusa Moeru (1979)
TV show · as Hōjō Masako
69
The Demon (1978)
as Oume
72
Ballad of Orin (1977)
as Orin
72
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
as Shrewish Wife
71
Himiko (1974)
as Himiko
Law of the Outlaw (1971)
as Rika
Shadow of Deception (1971)
as Minako Nishida
72
Silence (1971)
as Kiku
64
The Shadow Within (1970)
as Yasuko Koiso
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
as Michitose
1960s
35 titles · average score 72
73
Double Suicide (1969)
as Koharu / Osan
66
Red Lion (1969)
as Tomi
Portrait of Chieko (1967)
as Chieko Takamura
75
Sword of the Beast (1965)
as Taka
68
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
as Chieko / Naeko
70
A Legend, or Was It? (1963)
as Kieko Sonobe
85
Harakiri (1962)
as Miho Tsugumo
79
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
as Michiko Hirayama
64
Killers on Parade (1961)
as Mana Arisaka
Epitaph to My Love (1961)
as Chie Higashi
68
Youth in Fury (1960)
as Yoko Katsura