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Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa 's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954). [3]
Takashi Shimura (1905-1982) was a versatile and reliable character actor who appeared in more than 20 films by Akira Kurosawa, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru and Rashomon. He also played the kindly doctor in the original Godzilla and was a descendant of the samurai warrior class.
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- Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
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- Tokyo, Japan
Learn about the life and career of Takashi Shimura, a Japanese actor who starred in many films by Akira Kurosawa and played the original Godzilla. Find out his birth name, height, family, trademarks, trivia and quotes.
- March 12, 1905
- February 11, 1982
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Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).[3]
Just as swiftly as Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura), the noble samurai leader of the seven, sprints this way and that in the climactic battle, “Seven Samurai” moves — man, does it move. It flies through rice fields and down wooded pathways.
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Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor who starred in many films by Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda. He is best known for his roles as Kanji Watanabe in Ikiru, Kyohei Yamane in Godzilla and Kambei Shimada in Seven Samurai.
Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi?), born Shoji Shimazaki (島崎 捷爾, Shimazaki Shōji?), was a Japanese actor, best known for his appearances in twenty-one of Akira Kurosawa's thirty films, most significantly Rashomon, Ikiru and Seven Samurai.
