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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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| 1 | Kagemusha (1980) | Taguchi Gyobu | 7.2 | |
| 2 | Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) | Sakubei | 6.5 | |
| 3 | Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments (1971) | - | 6 | |
| 4 | Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969) | HyĂ´ichirĂ´ Suwa | 3 | |
| 5 | Samurai Banners (1969) | Obu Toramasa | 5 | |
| 6 | Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) | Dr. Junan | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Japan's Longest Day (1967) | Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura | 5 | |
| 8 | Red Beard (1965) | Tokubei Izumiya | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Sanshiro Sugata (1965) | Mishima | 6 | |
| 10 | Kwaidan (1965) | Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | 7 | |
| 11 | The Retreat from Kiska (1965) | Military Command president | - | - |
| 12 | Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) | Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor | 5 | |
| 13 | Samurai Assassin (1965) | Narihisa IchijĹŤ | 6 | |
| 14 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) | Dr. Tsukamoto | 5.7 | |
| 15 | High and Low (1963) | Chief of Investigation Section | 7.8 | |
| 16 | Sanjuro (1962) | Kurofuji | 7.6 | |
| 17 | Chûshingura (1962) | Hyobu Chishaka | 6 | |
| 18 | Yojimbo (1961) | Tokuemon, sake brewer | 7.7 | |
| 19 | Mothra (1961) | News Editor | 6 | |
| 20 | The Bad Sleep Well (1960) | Administrative Officer Moriyama | 7 | |
| 21 | Saga of the Vagabonds (1959) | Saemon Toki | - | - |
| 22 | The Hidden Fortress (1958) | General Izumi Nagakura | 7.4 | |
| 23 | Throne of Blood (1957) | Noriyasu Odagura | 6.9 | |
| 24 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) | Court official | 8.7 | |
| 25 | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) | Dr. Yamane | 6 | |
| 26 | Godzilla Raids Again (1955) | Kyohei Yamane-hakase | 5.2 | |
| 27 | I Live in Fear (1955) | Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada | 7.5 | |
| 28 | Seven Samurai (1954) | Kambei Shimada | 8.5 | |
| 29 | Godzilla (1954) | Kyohei Yamane | 7.3 | |
| 30 | The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) | Colonel A, staff officer of the army | - | - |
| 31 | Sword for Hire (1952) | - | - | - |
| 32 | Ikiru (1952) | Kanji Watanabe | 8.9 | |
| 33 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952) | Kataoka | 6 | |
| 34 | The Idiot (1951) | Ono, Ayako's father | 7 | |
| 35 | The Life of a Horse Trader (1951) | Rokutaro Kosaka | - | - |
| 36 | Scandal (1950) | Attorney Hiruta | 8 | |
| 37 | Rashomon (1950) | Woodcutter | 7.6 | |
| 38 | Stray Dog (1949) | Det. Sato | 7.6 | |
| 39 | The Quiet Duel (1949) | Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki | - | - |
| 40 | Drunken Angel (1948) | Sanada | 6.7 | |
| 41 | Snow Trail (1947) | Nojiri | - | - |
| 42 | Spring Awakens (1947) | KenzĂ´ Ogura | 5 | |
| 43 | No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) | Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo | 4 | |
| 44 | The Most Beautiful (1944) | Chief Goro Ishida | 4 | |
| 45 | Sanshiro Sugata (1943) | Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father | 10 | |
| 46 | Singing Lovebirds (1939) | Kyosai Shimura | 7 | |
| 47 | The Letter (1936) | Taranoshin Tsunomata | 5 | |
| 48 | Osaka Elegy (1936) | Inspector | 2 |
