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Takashi Shimura (1905-1982) was a stage actor
before going to work for Toho Studios in the early 1940's.
Akira Kurosawa used Mr. Shimura's talents to great effect in
many of his films. Mr. Shimura may be more familiar to
Western audiences for his work in Inoshiro Honda's science
fiction movies.
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Takashi Shimura Filmography

Takashi Shimura in Akira Kurosawa's
Seven Samurai (1954).>
Samurai Banners (1969)
Starring: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yoshiko Sakuma
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Red Beard (1965)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Ghidrah-The 3-Headed Monster (1964)
Starring: Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi
Director: Inoshiro Honda
Kwaidan (1964)
Starring: Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
High and Low (1963)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Sanjuro (1962)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Yojimbo (1961)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Eijiro Tono
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Mothra (1961)
Starring: Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi
Director: Inoshiro Honda
Afraid to Die (1960)
Starring: Yukio Mishima, Ayako Wakao
Director: Yasuzo Masumura
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Kato
Director: Akira Kurosawa
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara
Director: Akira Kurosawa
The Mysterians (1958)
Starring: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa
Director: Inoshiro Honda
Throne of Blood (1957)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Starring: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura
Director: Inoshiro Honda
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Koji Tsuruta
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
I Live In Fear (1955)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Seven Samurai (1954)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Ikiru (1952)
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko
Director: Akira Kurosawa
The Idiot (1951)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon (1950)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Scandal (1950)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Stray Dog (1949)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
The "Takashi Shimura" Duel (1949)
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Drunken Angel (1948)
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune
Director: Akira Kurosawa
No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Takashi Shimurae
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
Starring: Kenji Susukida, Hieko Takehisa
Director: Akira Kurosawa
They Who Step on the Tiger's Tale (1945)
Starring: Denjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita
Director: Akira Kurosawa
The Most Beautiful (1944)
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Ichiro Sugai
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Starring: Setsuko Hara, Takashi Shimura
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Osaka Elegy (1936)
Starring: Isuzu Yamada, Seiichi Takegawa
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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