Portrait of Shima Iwashita

Acting

Shima Iwashita

Career

Active from 1960 to 2011, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
76
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harakiri
Harakiri
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shima Iwashita Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 12
  • Japanese Cinema 10
  • Social Commentary 10
  • Character Study 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Samurai Era 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り
松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り

TV show

2020s

1 title
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant
Mary of Magdalene Restaurant (2025)

TV show · as 桐江怜子

2010s

4 titles · average score 75
Out Burn
Out Burn (2014)

as Eirei Ryu

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Misae Mihara

Toire no kamisama
Toire no kamisama (2011)

as Waka Uemura

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke (2010)

as Riku Ōishi

2000s

7 titles · average score 63
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky (2007)

as Oshino

Hanayome wa Yakudoshi!
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi! (2006)

TV show

Spy Sorge
Spy Sorge (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Konoe

My Marriage
My Marriage (2001)

TV show · as 山田キン

優雅な悪事
優雅な悪事 (2001)

TV show

Honke no Yome
Honke no Yome (2001)

TV show

Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations (2000)

TV show · as O-Go [Hidetada's wife]

1990s

13 titles · average score 68
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade (1997)

as Fuji Onda

Lost in Time
Lost in Time (1996)

as Kiyoko Torigai

Sharaku
Sharaku (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Okan

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

as Kiwa Domoto

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993)

as Atsumi Nogi

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)

as Abandoned woman bearing a daughter

Devil's Kiss
Devil's Kiss (1993)

TV show

Yakuza Ladies Revisited
Yakuza Ladies Revisited (1991)

as Kanae Fujinami

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yoshi

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)

as Fuyu Segami

Takeshi: Childhood Days
Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)

Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)

as Taira no Tokiko

1980s

20 titles · average score 65
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms (1989)

as Kikuno Tatsumura

Masamune Shogun
Masamune Shogun (1987)

TV show

Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tamaki Awazu

Moment of Demon
Moment of Demon (1985)

as Ryoko / Fukashi's mother

Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Yu Nakamura

MacArthur's Children
MacArthur's Children (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tome Anabuki

Sketchbook of Early Spring
Sketchbook of Early Spring (1983)

TV show

The Politicians
The Politicians (1983)

as Ayako Teranishi

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Uta Kiryûin

Suspicion
Suspicion (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ritsuko Sahara

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1982)

as Yukiko

Island of the Evil Spirits
Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)

as Tomoe Goryōnin / Fubuki

1970s

17 titles · average score 71
Kusa Moeru
Kusa Moeru (1979)

TV show · as Hōjō Masako

The Demon
The Demon (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

as Oume

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Chiyo

Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

as Orin

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shrewish Wife

Himiko
Himiko (1974)
GoodWatch score 70

as Himiko

Shadow of Deception
Shadow of Deception (1971)

as Minako Nishida

A Woman Called En
A Woman Called En (1971)

as En Nonaka

Law of the Outlaw
Law of the Outlaw (1971)

as Rika

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Michitose

The Shadow Within
The Shadow Within (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Yasuko Koiso

Forbidden Affair
Forbidden Affair (1970)

as Maki Hayami

1960s

41 titles · average score 76
Double Suicide
Double Suicide (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

as Koharu / Osan

Red Lion
Red Lion (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tomi

Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko (1967)

as Chieko Takamura

Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Taka

Samurai from Nowhere
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tae

A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kieko Sonobe

Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chieko / Naeko

Harakiri
Harakiri (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Miho Tsugumo

An Autumn Afternoon
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

as Michiko Hirayama

Killers on Parade
Killers on Parade (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mana Arisaka

Epitaph to My Love
Epitaph to My Love (1961)

as Chie Higashi

Youth in Fury
Youth in Fury (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Yoko Katsura