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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). He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's ...
Takashi Shimura. Actor: Seven Samurai. Japanese character actor Takashi Shimura was one of the finest film actors of the 20th century and a leading member of the "stock company" of master director Akira Kurosawa. A native of southern Japan, Shimura was a descendant of the samurai warrior class. Following university training, he founded a theatre company, Shichigatsu-za ("July Theatre").
Takashi Shimura. Actor: Seven Samurai. Japanese character actor Takashi Shimura was one of the finest film actors of the 20th century and a leading member of the "stock company" of master director Akira Kurosawa. A native of southern Japan, Shimura was a descendant of the samurai warrior class. Following university training, he founded a theatre company, Shichigatsu-za ("July Theatre").
Jul 4, 2024 · 2 of 5 | . This image released by Janus Films shows Takashi Shimura in a scene from the 1954 film “Seven Samurai.” (Janus Films via AP)
Apr 7, 2022 · The AC pays tribute to one of the most prolific and influential actors of Japan’s rich cinema history: Takashi Shimura. Appearing in nearly 300 films and television shows from the earliest days of the sound era to the early 1980s, Shimura excelled for decades as both a charismatic leading man and a devoted character actor.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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]
One of Japan's finest actors, Takashi Shimura enjoys the distinction of appearing in more Kurosawa films than any other actor. Shimura was born in 1905 and began acting during university, after which he set up a theatre group, eventually signing a long-term contract with Toho in 1943.
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Acting Toho Filmography Sanshiro Sugata (1943) - Hansuke Murai, Sayo's Father The Most Beautiful (1944) - Goro Ishida, Chief Colonel Kato's Flying Squadron (1944) The Daily Battle (1944)
Dec 21, 2022 · Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest of all film directors, died Sunday in Tokyo. He was 88. His later years were spent in near-blindness, and yet he continued to work, sketching scenes with the paper only inches from his eyes, and his final film was made only five years ago.
