Japanese character actor, one of the finest film actors of the Twentieth 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 warrior samurai class. Following university training, he founded a theatre company, Shichigatsu-za (July Theatre). In 1930, he joined a professional company, Kindai-za (Modern Theatre). Four years later he signed with the Kinema Shinko film studio. He found a niche playing samu ...[Read Story]
Matatabi san ning yakuza
(1965)
Buraikan jingi
(1965)
Chi to daiyamondo
(1964)
Nichiren to moko daishurai
(1958)
Yuunagi
(1957)
H2kyaku no hanabira
(1957)
Muttsuri Umon torimonocho
(1955)
Sanjusan go sha otonashi
(1955)
Fuun senryobune
(1952)
Kedamono no yado
(1951)
Mori no Ishimatsu
(1949)
Tokkan ekich2
(1945)
Kita no san-nin
(1945)
San-jaku sagohei
(1944)
Zoku maz2 - Ibara ukon
(1939)
Taki no shiraito
(1937)
Jiraiya (Ninjutsu sany2den)
(1937)
Akanishi Kakita
(1936)
Ch2retsu nikudan sany2shi
(1936)