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Acting

Ryūzō Shimada

Career: Active from 1958 to 1966, busiest in 1960 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 7
top three billing

Average score: 71/100

Highest rated: The Tale of Zatoichi
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Ryūzō Shimada Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.5, average 5.4
Family Dynamics
3.1, average 4.8
Pop Culture
0.7, average 2.2
Romance
2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Samurai Film 2
Blind Swordsman 2
Lone Hero 2
Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

21 titles · average score 69

Daimajin

66

as Tadakiyo Hanabusa

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

as Isa

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

65

as Takaatsu Kôdô

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

69

as Yakuza boss

Zatoichi on the Road

73

as Jingorô

Maiko and the Assassin

as Katsura Kogoro

The Tale of Zatoichi

89

as Shigezô

The Lightning Sword

as Tokusaburō

The Demon of Mount Oe

65

as Usui, Sadamitsu (as Ryuuzô Shimada)

What Price Love?

as Tango Abe

Samurai Save The Virgin

as Lt. Saemon Toyama

Koga's Messenger

as Miyaguchi companion

1950s

2 titles

The Lord Pretends

as Settsunokami Matsui

Travels of Lord Mito

as Daisaku