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Takashi Shimura

Mar 12, 1905 - Feb 11, 1982 (76 years old) in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan

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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] He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980.

Shimura died on February 11, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan, from emphysema at the age of 76. His effects were presented to the Film Centre of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

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Known For

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Kashin
Chikuin
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Rashomon
Woodcutter
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Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe
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Akō Rōshi
Onodera Juunai
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Seven Samurai
Kambei Shimada
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The Bullet Train
JNR President
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Throne of Blood
Noriyasu Odagura
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor
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Kwaidan
Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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Gorath
Kensuke Sonoda

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