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Takashi Shimura

朝日新聞社 · Public domain

Takashi Shimura

radio drama actor · film actor · television actor · stage actor

58

films here

1

reviews

4.75

fandom ★

10

regular collaborators

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata Q40070 ↗

How it rates here

1 of 58 films reviewed

Average

4.75

Best received

Seven Samurai4.8

1936Akanishi Kakita — unreviewed—1936Osaka Elegy — unreviewed—1939Singing Lovebirds — unreviewed—1943Sanshiro Sugata — unreviewed—1944The Most Beautiful — unreviewed—1945The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail — unreviewed—

57 films have no review here yet — the average only covers what has been written.

Filmography · 58

Kagemusha poster

KagemushaTaguchi Gyobuunreviewed 1978

Talk of the Town Tora-san poster

Talk of the Town Tora-sanActorunreviewed 1975

The Bullet Train poster

The Bullet TrainActorunreviewed 1973

Criticism · 1

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01A Village Worth Three and a Half Hours · Seven Samurai · Marcus Reid★ 4.8Aug 2026

At a glance

Born: March 12, 1905
Died: February 11, 1982 (aged 76)
Place of death: Shinjuku
From: Ikuno
Known for: radio drama actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor
In the library: 1936–1980
Films here: 58
Fandom average: 4.75 of 5 · 1 review

Works with

More than one film together, in this library.

1946No Regrets for Our Youth — unreviewed—

1946Those Who Make Tomorrow — unreviewed—

1947Snow Trail — unreviewed—

1948Drunken Angel — unreviewed—

1949Stray Dog — unreviewed—

1949The Quiet Duel — unreviewed—

1950Rashomon — unreviewed—

1950Bōryoku no Machi — unreviewed—

1950Scandal — unreviewed—

1951The Idiot — unreviewed—

1952Vendetta for a Samurai — unreviewed—

1952The Man Who Came to Port — unreviewed—

1952Ikiru — unreviewed—

1952The Skin of the South — unreviewed—

1952The Life of Oharu — unreviewed—

1953Eagle of the Pacific — unreviewed—

1954Godzilla — unreviewed—

1954Seven Samurai4.8

1955Godzilla Raids Again — unreviewed—

1955I Live in Fear — unreviewed—

1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters! — unreviewed—

1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island — unreviewed—

1957The Mysterians — unreviewed—

1957Throne of Blood — unreviewed—

1958The Hidden Fortress — unreviewed—

1958The Loyal 47 Ronin — unreviewed—

1958Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai — unreviewed—

1960The Bad Sleep Well — unreviewed—

1960Afraid to Die — unreviewed—

1960Storm Over the Pacific — unreviewed—

1961Yojimbo — unreviewed—

1961Mothra — unreviewed—

1961The Story of Osaka Castle — unreviewed—

1962Sanjuro — unreviewed—

1962Gorath — unreviewed—

1962Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki — unreviewed—

1963High and Low — unreviewed—

1964Kwaidan — unreviewed—

1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster — unreviewed—

1965Red Beard — unreviewed—

1965Frankenstein Conquers the World — unreviewed—

1965Samurai Assassin — unreviewed—

1967Japan's Longest Day — unreviewed—

1968The Sands of Kurobe — unreviewed—

1968Zatoichi and the Fugitives — unreviewed—

1969It's Tough Being a Man — unreviewed—

1969Samurai Banners — unreviewed—

1971Tora-san's Love Call — unreviewed—

1973Zatoichi's Conspiracy — unreviewed—

1975The Bullet Train — unreviewed—

1978Talk of the Town Tora-san — unreviewed—

1980Kagemusha — unreviewed—

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

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Zatoichi's ConspiracyActor

unreviewed

Tora-san's Love Call poster

Tora-san's Love CallActorunreviewed

It's Tough Being a Man poster

It's Tough Being a ManActorunreviewed

Samurai Banners poster

Samurai BannersActorunreviewed

The Sands of Kurobe poster

The Sands of KurobeActorunreviewed

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

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Zatoichi and the FugitivesActorunreviewed

Japan's Longest Day poster

Japan's Longest DayHiroshi Shimomuraunreviewed

Red Beard poster

Red BeardActorunreviewed

Frankenstein Conquers the World poster

Frankenstein Conquers the WorldActorunreviewed

Samurai Assassin poster

Samurai AssassinActorunreviewed

Kwaidan poster

KwaidanActorunreviewed

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterActorunreviewed

High and Low poster

High and LowActorunreviewed

Sanjuro poster

SanjuroActorunreviewed

Gorath poster

GorathActorunreviewed

Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki poster

Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no MakiActorunreviewed

Yojimbo poster

YojimboActorunreviewed

Mothra poster

MothraActorunreviewed

The Story of Osaka Castle poster

The Story of Osaka CastleActorunreviewed

The Bad Sleep Well poster

The Bad Sleep WellActorunreviewed

Afraid to Die poster

Afraid to DieActorunreviewed

Storm Over the Pacific poster

Storm Over the PacificActorunreviewed

The Hidden Fortress poster

The Hidden FortressActorunreviewed

The Loyal 47 Ronin poster

The Loyal 47 RoninActorunreviewed

Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai poster

Nichiren to Mōko DaishūraiActorunreviewed

The Mysterians poster

The MysteriansActorunreviewed

Throne of Blood poster

Throne of BloodMacduffunreviewed

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! poster

Godzilla, King of the Monsters!Actorunreviewed

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island poster

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandActorunreviewed

Godzilla Raids Again poster

Godzilla Raids AgainActorunreviewed

I Live in Fear poster

I Live in FearActorunreviewed

Godzilla poster

GodzillaActorunreviewed

Seven Samurai poster

Seven SamuraiKambei Shimada4.81 review

Eagle of the Pacific poster

Eagle of the PacificActorunreviewed

Vendetta for a Samurai poster

Vendetta for a SamuraiActorunreviewed

The Man Who Came to Port poster

The Man Who Came to PortActorunreviewed

Ikiru poster

IkiruActorunreviewed

The Skin of the South poster

The Skin of the SouthActorunreviewed

The Life of Oharu poster

The Life of OharuActorunreviewed

The Idiot poster

The IdiotActorunreviewed

Rashomon poster

RashomonActorunreviewed

Bōryoku no Machi poster

Bōryoku no MachiActorunreviewed

Scandal poster

ScandalActorunreviewed

Stray Dog poster

Stray DogActorunreviewed

The Quiet Duel poster

The Quiet DuelActorunreviewed

Drunken Angel poster

Drunken AngelActorunreviewed

Snow Trail poster

Snow TrailActorunreviewed

No Regrets for Our Youth poster

No Regrets for Our YouthActorunreviewed

Those Who Make Tomorrow poster

Those Who Make TomorrowActorunreviewed

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail poster

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailActorunreviewed

The Most Beautiful poster

The Most BeautifulActorunreviewed

Sanshiro Sugata poster

Sanshiro SugataActorunreviewed

Singing Lovebirds poster

Singing LovebirdsActorunreviewed

Akanishi Kakita poster

Akanishi KakitaActorunreviewed

Osaka Elegy poster

Osaka ElegyActorunreviewed

Toshirō MifuneActor

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Akira KurosawaDirector×24

Tomoyuki TanakaProducer×17

Masaru SatoOriginal Music Composer×12

Minoru ChiakiActor×12

Ishirō HondaDirector×11

Kamatari FujiwaraActor×11

Susumu FujitaActor×11

Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer×10

Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay×10

Sources

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