--- name: "Gen Shimizu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/gen-shimizu" fi1m_id: "gen-shimizu" imdb_id: "nm0793643" tmdb_id: 552187 wikidata_id: "Q11560808" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 January 1907" died: "20 December 1972" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 90 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-25T07:55:58.566762+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Gen Shimizu ## Identity Gen Shimizu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gen-shimizu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** gen-shimizu - **IMDb ID:** nm0793643 - **TMDB ID:** 552187 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11560808 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11560808, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793643/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/552187 Actor. Born 1 January 1907 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 20 December 1972. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 January 1907, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 20 December 1972 - **Active:** 1954–1963 - **Average Fi1m score:** 90, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 92 (2), 1960s 89 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 90 to 84 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $916m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11560808, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793643/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/552187 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Throne of Blood*](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Gen Shimizu (1907–1972) was a Japanese actor. Born in Tokyo, he studied commerce at Chūō University, worked in his father’s advertising agency, and joined a shingeki theatre troupe in 1937. He made his screen debut in 1940 and appeared in nearly 120 films over three decades. Shimizu is known for supporting roles in Akira Kurosawa films, including *Stray Dog* (1949) as Police Inspector Nakajima, *Seven Samurai* (1954) as the Samurai Who Kicks Farmers, *Throne of Blood* (1957) as a Washizu samurai, *Yojimbo* (1961) as Magotaro, *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960) as Managing Director Miura, and *High and Low* (1963) as the Chief Physician. He also appeared in *Sanjuro* (1962), *I Live in Fear* (1955), *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965) as Minister of Defense, and *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1972) as Commander of Defense Forces. *Sources: imdb.com, wikidata.org, fr.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *High and Low* (1963), Fi1m 90, as Chief Physician — [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md) - *Yojimbo* (1961), Fi1m 88, as Magotaro — [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) - *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Washizu samurai — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *Seven Samurai* (1954), Fi1m 95, as Samurai Who Kicks Farmers — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) ## Complete filmography (162) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Trail of Blood* (1972), Actor - *Godzilla vs. Gigan* (1972), as Commander of Defense Forces - *The Armed Organization* (1971), Actor - *Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love* (1971), Actor - *The Gambler's Counterattack* (1971), as Terasaki - *I Hear the Whistle* (1971), as Ichioka - *The Gambling Nun* (1971), Actor - *Comedy: The Face is Life* (1971), Actor - *The Militarists* (1970), as Yoshizawa - *Forbidden Affair* (1970), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man* (1970), Actor - *City of Beasts* (1970), Actor - *Brave Red Flower of the North* (1970), Actor - *Showdown at Nagasaki* (1969), Actor - *Monstrous! Who Am I?!* (1969), Actor - *Team of Ruffians* (1969), as Division Commander Sakai - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Narikawa - *Japan Organized Crime Boss* (1969), as Torakichi Hamanaka - *Our Wasteland* (1969), Actor - *The Biggest Gamble* (1969), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Kizo Amimoto - *Ashita Koso* (1968), series, as 岡村 - *Two in the Shadow* (1967), Actor - *Five Gents Prefer Geisha* (1967), Actor - *Industrial Spy Free-for-All* (1967), Actor - *3 Raccoon Dogs* (1966), as Construction Company President - *Nerves for Victory* (1966), Actor - *New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City* (1966), Actor - *Moment of Terror* (1966), Actor - *Thirst for Love* (1966), as Yasuda - *Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph* (1966), as Ryuji Maisaka - *Rise Against the Sword* (1966), as Kesho Yada - *Ultra Q* (1966), series, as Hasegawa Proving Ground Director - *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), as Minister of Defense - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor - *Stairs of Evil* (1965), as President - *Beast Alley* (1965), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro* (1965), Actor - *You Can If You Try* (1965), Actor - *A Chair in the Sunshine* (1965), Actor - *Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu* (1965), Actor - *The Sandal Keeper* (1964), Actor - *Assassination* (1964), as Jûjirô Ishii - *Brand of Evil* (1964), Actor - *Yearning* (1964), Actor - *A Woman's Life* (1963), as Masajiro Shimizu - *Young Guy in Hawaii* (1963), as 上松 - *Police Precinct Part 21* (1963), Actor - *Women Called 'Wives'* (1963), Actor - *High and Low* (1963), as Chief Physician — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md) - *Attack Squadron* (1963), as Naval General Staff Officer - *Chûshingura* (1962), Actor - *Youth Season* (1962), Actor - *Local Reporter* (1962), Actor - *Irresponsible Age of Japan* (1962), Actor - *Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1* (1962), Actor - *Ame no Kudan-zaka* (1962), Actor - *Third Generation's Loyalty Offering* (1962), Actor - *Teppo Yasu no Shogai* (1962), Actor - *Sanjuro* (1962), Actor - *The Bride of Headless Island* (1961), Actor - *Buddha* (1961), as Kisaka - *A Man in Red* (1961), Actor - *The Gambler's Code* (1961), Actor - *Otemoyan* (1961), Actor - *Yojimbo* (1961), as Magotaro — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) - *Straw hat of Itako* (1961), Actor - *Vagabonds from Badgerville* (1961), Actor - *Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God* (1960), Actor - *Samurai Save The Virgin* (1960), Actor - *Lord Tadanao* (1960), Actor - *Tsukinode no ketto* (1960), Actor - *Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro* (1960), Actor - *The War Without Weapons* (1960), as Chief of Police - *Scars of Honor* (1960), Actor - *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), as Managing Director Miura - *Life of a Country Doctor* (1960), Actor - *The Sun's Burial* (1960), as Boss of the Ohama Clan - *Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous* (1960), Actor - *お嬢さん三度笠* (1960), Actor - *The Demon of Mount Oe* (1960), Actor - *Yûrei koban* (1960), Actor - *Echigo jishi-sai* (1960), Actor - *Mission Accomplished* (1960), Actor - *The Two Musashis* (1960), Actor - *The Princess Says No* (1959), Actor - *Samurai Vendetta* (1959), Actor - *The Enchanting Devil* (1959), Actor - *The Lord Pretends* (1959), as Nadahachi Ôkawagishi - *Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord* (1959), Actor - *Jirocho Fuji* (1959), Actor - *Ojo-kichiza* (1959), Actor - *Lord Nobunaga's Early Days* (1959), Actor - *Gambler and the Princess* (1959), Actor - *Yutaro's Secret Story* (1959), Actor - *Peony on the Skin* (1959), Actor - *Bakeneko Goyōda* (1958), Actor - *The Gay Masquerade* (1958), Actor - *Hana no yukyo-den* (1958), Actor - *Tomboy Samurai* (1958), Actor - *Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko* (1958), Actor - *Hanatarō Jumon* (1958), Actor - *The Mysterians* (1957), Actor - *Freelance Samurai* (1957), Actor - *Inazuma Kaidō* (1957), Actor - *Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School* (1957), Actor - *Mangorō Tengu* (1957), Actor - *Yataro’s Travel Hat* (1957), Actor - *Kodokan Under a Morning Moon* (1957), Actor - *Yagyu Secret Scrolls* (1957), Actor - *Street of Ronin* (1957), Actor - *Ôban* (1957), Actor - *Throne of Blood* (1957), as Washizu samurai — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji* (1956), Actor - *Funny Fellows* (1956), Actor - *The Storm* (1956), Actor - *Tsuki no kōdōkan* (1956), Actor - *While the Demon Steps Out* (1956), Actor - *Eyes of the Jaguar: Blue Dragon's Cave* (1956), as Leopard - *The Eyes of the Jaguar* (1956), as Leopard - *Bara no kōdōkan* (1956), Actor - *Where Might is Right* (1955), Actor - *I Live in Fear* (1955), Actor - *Nagasaki no yoru* (1955), Actor - *The Rust Cleaner Sings* (1955), Actor - *No Time for Tears* (1955), Actor - *The Birth of Judo* (1955), Actor - *Hanazakari otoko ichidai* (1955), Actor - *Ginji of the Seven Faces* (1955), Actor - *A Man Among Men* (1955), as Tamiya - *Wakai hito-tachi* (1954), Actor - *Ghost Man* (1954), as Inspector Todoroki - *Turbid Youth* (1954), Actor - *Akōgishi* (1954), Actor - *The Black Current* (1954), Actor - *Yakuza bayashi* (1954), Actor - *The Street Without Sun* (1954), as Extraordinary detective - *Seven Samurai* (1954), as Samurai Who Kicks Farmers — Fi1m 95, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) - *My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men* (1954), Actor - *Utsukushiki taka* (1954), Actor - *One Night of Love* (1954), as Iketsu, the guest - *Birth of a Jazz Star* (1954), Actor - *Gate of Hell* (1953), as Saburōsuke - *Hana no kenkajō* (1953), Actor - *City of Violence* (1953), Actor - *Jirocho's Home-Coming* (1953), Actor - *Her Captive Gamblers* (1953), Actor - *Coming Up of Kodokan* (1953), Actor - *Tower of Lilies* (1953), Actor - *Sado Island Elegy* (1952), Actor - *Daigaku no kotengu* (1952), Actor - *The Stand in Hakone* (1952), Actor - *Riverside Fish Market Empire* (1952), Actor - *Miki, the Swordman* (1951), Actor - *The Man Without a Nationality* (1951), as Military police officer - *The White Orchid* (1951), Actor - *Tokyo File 212* (1951), Actor - *Beyond Love and Hate* (1951), Actor - *Crossing the Flames of War* (1950), Actor - *Sanshiro of Ginza* (1950), as Goro Kawamoto - *Town of Violence* (1950), as Suzuka - *Stray Dog* (1949), as Police Inspector Nakajima --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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