--- name: "Takashi Shimura" canonical: "https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura" fi1m_id: "takashi-shimura" imdb_id: "nm0793766" tmdb_id: 7453 wikidata_id: "Q40070" roles: ["Actor"] born: "12 March 1905" died: "11 February 1982" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 88 average_as: "actor" average_over: 8 updated: "2026-09-28T20:37:54.972490+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." --- # Takashi Shimura ## Identity Takashi Shimura - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** takashi-shimura - **IMDb ID:** nm0793766 - **TMDB ID:** 7453 - **Wikidata ID:** Q40070 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Shimura, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7453 Actor. Born 12 March 1905 in Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan. Died 11 February 1982. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 12 March 1905, Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan - **Died:** 11 February 1982 - **Active:** 1950–1964 - **Also known as:** Shoji Shimazaki, 島崎捷爾, تاکاشی شیمورا - **Frequently works with:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md), [Toshirō Mifune](https://film.one/person/toshiro-mifune.md), [Hideo Oguni](https://film.one/person/hideo-oguni.md), [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto.md), [Minoru Chiaki](https://film.one/person/minoru-chiaki.md), [Ryuzo Kikushima](https://film.one/person/ryuzo-kikushima.md), [Sōjirō Motoki](https://film.one/person/sojiro-motoki.md), [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://film.one/person/tomoyuki-tanaka.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 88, as actor, over 8 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 91 (5), 1960s 83 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 90 to 85 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 2 of 8 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 3, Action 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Science Fiction 2 - **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $922m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Shimura, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7453 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Seven Samurai*](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) (95), [*Ikiru*](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md) (92), [*Rashomon*](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md) (92), [*High and Low*](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md) (90), [*Yojimbo*](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) (88), [*Throne of Blood*](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) (88) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/godzilla.md) (88) - **Apple TV:** [*Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster*](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Takashi Shimura > Takashi Shimura makes authority convincing by showing how much attention it takes. We value him most when his quiet concentration gives other actors room, especially as the patient leader holding *Seven Samurai* together. In *Seven Samurai* (1954), Takashi Shimura makes the recruitment of a fighting company look like work that needs doing properly. His Kambei Shimada thinks before he acts, and that steadiness matters more than any display of force. We were moved by how seriously he takes the villagers’ need for help, without making every exchange sound like an emergency. As the company forms, we trust him because he gives the task his full attention. It is an exceptional performance of leadership, with no need to keep announcing who is in charge. His collaboration with Akira Kurosawa began with *Sanshiro Sugata* (1943) and continued through 21 of the director’s films, ending with *Kagemusha* (1980). Doctor Sanada in *Drunken Angel* (1948) and the woodcutter in *Rashomon* (1950) came before the bureaucrat Kanji Watanabe in *Ikiru* (1952). The change from Watanabe to Kambei is striking: the same concentration serves a vulnerable bureaucrat and a leader others can trust. Beyond Kurosawa, his parts included Dr Kyohei Yamane in *Godzilla* (1954), among his work in kaiju films. Shimura was not always so restrained. Kurosawa thought he sometimes strained for intensity, with *Ikiru* among the examples. His vulnerability there is affecting, but the effort can become too visible. In *Seven Samurai*, his concentration has a practical purpose: there are people to choose and villagers who need help. He makes Kambei’s judgement convincing without suggesting that the job comes easily. Alongside frequent co-star Toshirō Mifune, that steadiness is particularly valuable. We found Mifune overemphatic at times in *Seven Samurai*, but Shimura gives the ensemble a centre without competing for attention. He leaves room for excitement and unruliness while keeping the villagers’ predicament in view. That is why a film so attentive to preparation can remain absorbing before the fighting begins. Start with *Seven Samurai*, and give the recruitment your attention rather than waiting for the swords. ## Biography Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor. Born Shōji Shimazaki on 12 March 1905 in Ikuno, Hyōgo, he appeared in more than 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He is credited in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, the largest number for any actor, with lead roles in *Drunken Angel* (1948), *Rashomon* (1950), *Ikiru* (1952) and *Seven Samurai* (1954) as Kambei Shimada. Shimura also played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's *Godzilla* (1954) and its sequel *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955). He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980. He died in Tokyo on 11 February 1982 from emphysema. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) - *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), Fi1m 70, as Dr. Tsukamoto — [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) - *High and Low* (1963), Fi1m 90, as Chief of Investigation Section — [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md) - *Yojimbo* (1961), Fi1m 88, as Tokuemon, sake brewer — [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) - *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Noriyasu Odagura — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *Godzilla* (1954), Fi1m 88, as Kyohei Yamane — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla.md) - *Seven Samurai* (1954), Fi1m 95, as Kambei Shimada — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) - *Ikiru* (1952), Fi1m 92, as Kanji Watanabe — [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md) - *Rashomon* (1950), Fi1m 92, as Woodcutter — [page](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md) ## Complete filmography (305) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Fifth Movement* (1981), Actor - *The Last Days of Planet Earth* (1981), as Hospital Director - *Kagemusha* (1980), as Taguchi Gyobu - *A-Un* (1980), series, Actor - *An Ocean to Cross* (1980), as Ryuuson - *The Revolt* (1980), Actor - *Talk of the Town Tora-san* (1978), as 诹访兵一郎 - *Strait of Roses* (1978), series, Actor - *Love and Faith* (1978), as Sen Rikyu - *Fuyu no Undokai* (1977), series, Actor - *Kashin* (1977), series, as Chikuin - *Godzilla* (1977), as Dr. Yamane - *Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi* (1976), Actor - *Human Revolution II* (1976), Actor - *Akai Unmei* (1976), series, Actor - *The Roads Men Travel* (1976), series, as Motoki - *The Bullet Train* (1975), as JNR President - *Hadashi no seishun* (1975), Actor - *Prophecies of Nostradamus* (1974), as Pediatrician - *The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers* (1974), Actor - *The Tattooed Hitman* (1974), as Bukichi Oura - *Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari* (1973), Actor - *Zatoichi's Conspiracy* (1973), as Sakubei - *A Yakuza Has His Way* (1972), Actor - *愛と愛* (1972), series, Actor - *Tora-san's Love Call* (1971), as Hiroshi's father - *Patience Has An End* (1971), Actor - *The Earth is Born Again* (1971), as Gondo - *Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments* (1971), Actor - *The Militarists* (1970), as Takeda - *House of Gamblers* (1970), Actor - *Women of Osaka Castle* (1970), series, Actor - *Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers* (1969), Actor - *The Magoichi Saga* (1969), as Magoichi's father - *Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp* (1969), as Hyôichirô Suwa - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2* (1969), Actor - *Kanto Woman Infamy* (1969), Actor - *Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo* (1969), Actor - *Samurai Banners* (1969), as Obu Toramasa - *A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless* (1969), Actor - *Heaven and Earth* (1969), series, as Nagao Fusakage - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri* (1968), Actor - *The Day the Sun Rose* (1968), Actor - *Woman Gambler and the Nun* (1968), Actor - *Zatoichi and the Fugitives* (1968), as Dr. Junan - *The Woman Champion* (1968), Actor - *The Bride from Hades* (1968), as Fortune Teller - *The Drifting Avenger* (1968), as Ken's Father - *Industrial Spy* (1968), as Taizo Matsui - *The Sands of Kurobe* (1968), as Ashimura - *Slave Factory* (1968), Actor - *Human Torpedoes* (1968), Actor - *King of the Gang* (1967), Actor - *Japan's Longest Day* (1967), as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura - *When the Cookie Crumbles* (1967), Actor - *The Chivalrous Life* (1967), as Sakamoto - *Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways* (1967), Actor - *Three Sisters* (1967), series, as Misawa Heizaemon [Kingoro's father] - *No Greater Love* (1966), Actor - *The Harbor of No Return* (1966), as Detective Egusa - *Greatest Boss of the Showa Era* (1966), Actor - *The Protector* (1966), Actor - *Night in Bangkok* (1966), Actor - *A Circus Girl* (1966), Actor - *Code of Ruffians* (1965), Actor - *Expelled from the Kanto Mob* (1965), Actor - *Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro* (1965), Actor - *Frankenstein Conquers the World* (1965), as Hiroshima Army Hospital doctor - *The Retreat from Kiska* (1965), as Military Command president - *Sanshiro Sugata* (1965), as Mishima - *Three Yakuza* (1965), Actor - *Red Beard* (1965), as Tokubei Izumiya - *Hoodlum Match* (1965), Actor - *The Soundless Cry* (1965), Actor - *Kwaidan* (1965), as Head Priest (segment "Hoichi the Earless") - *Samurai Assassin* (1965), as Narihisa Ichijō - *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), as Dr. Tsukamoto — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ghidorah-the-three-headed-monster.md) - *Thief on the Run* (1964), Actor - *Blood and Diamonds* (1964), Actor - *I Am a Medical Examiner* (1964), Actor - *Brand of Evil* (1964), as Tsukamoto - *Life of Hishakaku 3* (1964), Actor - *Fright Time* (1964), Actor - *Vanquished Foes* (1964), Actor - *Akō Rōshi* (1964), series, as Onodera Juunai - *The Image of Mother* (1963), as Kahei - *Samurai Pirate* (1963), as King Raksha - *The Sun is Calling You* (1963), Actor - *The Revenge and the Death* (1963), Actor - *Maiko-han* (1963), Actor - *Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge* (1963), as Tobei - *Dokuritsu bijin-tai* (1963), as Director of Iinuma Clinic - *Wakai yatsu* (1963), Actor - *High and Low* (1963), as Chief of Investigation Section — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md) - *Attack Squadron* (1963), as Admiral - *Fūryū onsen bantō nikki* (1962), Actor - *Chûshingura* (1962), as Hyobu Chishaka - *Lion Festival of Echigo* (1962), Actor - *The Whale God* (1962), as Village elder - *Yoru no keisha* (1962), Actor - *Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku* (1962), Actor - *Gorath* (1962), as Kensuke Sonoda - *The Crimson Sky* (1962), Actor - *Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II* (1962), Actor - *Long Way to Okinawa* (1962), Actor - *Sanjuro* (1962), as Kurofuji - *Oniisan to oneesan* (1961), Actor - *Structure of Hate* (1961), Actor - *Different Sons* (1961), as Hisamitsu Ando - *Restoration Fire* (1961), as Yahei - *Snow in the South Seas* (1961), Actor - *Mothra* (1961), as News Editor - *Challenge to Live* (1961), Actor - *The Gambler's Code* (1961), as Hacchônawate Tokubei - *Yojimbo* (1961), as Tokuemon, sake brewer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) - *The Masterless 47 – Part II* (1961), Actor - *晴小袖* (1961), Actor - *Daredevil in the Castle* (1961), as Katagiri - *The Masterless 47* (1960), as Honzo Kadokawa - *Master Fencer Sees the World* (1960), Actor - *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), as Administrative Officer Moriyama - *Life of a Country Doctor* (1960), Actor - *Man Against Man* (1960), as Chotaro Masue - *The Lovelorn Geisha* (1960), Actor - *The Storm of the Pacific* (1960), as Tosaku - *Afraid to Die* (1960), as Gohei Hirayama - *Princess Sen in Edo* (1960), as Sadonokami Honda - *The Prickly Mouthed Geisha* (1959), as Masagoro - *The Three Treasures* (1959), as Elder Kumaso - *The Aristocrat's Stairs* (1959), Actor - *Stop the Old Fox* (1959), as Ryoan - *The Silent Murder* (1959), Actor - *Saga of the Vagabonds* (1959), as Saemon Toki - *Various Flowers* (1959), Actor - *Vagabond Employee: Revenge* (1959), as President Kakihara - *Gigantis, the Fire Monster* (1959), as Dr. Yamane - *Vagabond Employee: Outcry* (1959), as President Kakihara - *A Whistle in My Heart* (1959), Actor - *The Story of Iron Arm Inao* (1959), as Kyusaku Inao - *The Happy Family* (1959), Actor - *Sazae-san's Marriage* (1959), as President Tomioka - *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), as General Izumi Nagakura - *Theater of Life* (1958), Actor - *Points and Lines* (1958), as Kasai - *Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion* (1958), as Yasaburô - *The Sword Knows* (1958), Actor - *The Black Hooded Man 5* (1958), Actor - *The Traveling Ruffian* (1958), Actor - *The Bride In Uguisu Castle* (1958), Actor - *Eight Views of Samurai* (1958), Actor - *Fearless Opposition* (1958), Actor - *Seven from Edo* (1958), as Sagamiya - *The Loyal 47 Ronin* (1958), as Jûbei Ôtake - *Mother* (1958), as Ijûin - *Shogun's Holiday* (1958), Actor - *Man of Thirteen Eyes* (1958), Actor - *The Mysterians* (1957), as Dr. Tanjiro Adachi - *The Eleventh Hour* (1957), as Banno - *The Blue Mountains Part 2* (1957), as Jinzō Iguchi - *The Blue Mountains* (1957), as Jinzō Iguchi - *A Dangerous Hero* (1957), as Chief Investigator Onozuka - *Hadaka no Machi* (1957), Actor - *Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion* (1957), Actor - *Untamed Woman* (1957), as Owner of the rice mill - *The 36 Passengers* (1957), Actor - *The Lord Takes a Bride* (1957), Actor - *Evening Calm* (1957), Actor - *Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean* (1957), as Dr. Yamane - *Good Luck to These Two* (1957), Actor - *A Town with a Mountain and River* (1957), as Sataro Hayakawa - *Throne of Blood* (1957), as Noriyasu Odagura — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *Eacape of Fear* (1956), as Daisuke Sakuma - *Scoundrel* (1956), Actor - *Virtue in Spades* (1956), Actor - *Godzilla, King of the Monsters!* (1956), as Dr. Yamane - *Tokyo Crime Map* (1956), Actor - *The Underworld* (1956), as Furuya - *I Saw the Killer* (1956), as Nagasawa - *Young Tree* (1956), as Hanako's Father - *Three Women Around Yoshinaka* (1956), Actor - *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island* (1956), as Court official - *I Live in Fear* (1955), as Domestic Court Counselor Dr. Harada - *To Love and Forgive* (1955), Actor - *Ticket to Hell* (1955), as Insepctor Kasai - *A Daughter's Life Guide* (1955), Actor - *The Tears of Geisha Konatsu* (1955), Actor - *Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion* (1955), Actor - *New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain* (1955), as Ensaburō Hiraoka - *No Response from Car 33* (1955), Actor - *No Time for Tears* (1955), as "Sparrows" Coach Shimamura - *Godzilla Raids Again* (1955), as Kyohei Yamane-hakase - *Love Never Fails* (1955), as Nobuo's father - *Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf* (1955), Actor - *Haru no uzumaki* (1954), Actor - *A Geisha on Horseback* (1954), as Kotaro Yamabe - *New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple* (1954), Actor - *Godzilla* (1954), as Kyohei Yamane — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla.md) - *Forever Be Mine* (1954), Actor - *New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears* (1954), Actor - *Mother's First Love* (1954), Actor - *Love Express* (1954), Actor - *Asakusa at Night* (1954), as Komazo - *Last of the Wild Ones* (1954), Actor - *Sorcerer’s Orb* (1954), series, Actor - *Seven Samurai* (1954), as Kambei Shimada — Fi1m 95, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) - *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), as Colonel A, staff officer of the army - *The End of the Night* (1953), Actor - *Escape Zone* (1953), Actor - *The Last Embrace* (1953), as Watanabe (Nabesan) - *One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds* (1952), Actor - *The Man Who Came to Port* (1952), as Okabe - *Oka wa hanazakari* (1952), Actor - *Ikiru* (1952), as Kanji Watanabe — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md) - *Beauty and the Thief* (1952), as Yoshimichi - *Toki no teizo: Sōshūban* (1952), Actor - *Sword for Hire* (1952), Actor - *The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail* (1952), as Kataoka - *Foghorn* (1952), Actor - *The Skin of the South* (1952), as President - *Vendetta of a Samurai* (1952), Actor - *The Life of a Horse Trader* (1951), as Rokutaro Kosaka - *The Bitch* (1951), as Wataru Horie - *The Blue Pearl* (1951), as Fujiki - *Stolen Love* (1951), as Sotaro Munekata - *The Den of Beasts* (1951), Actor - *The Idiot* (1951), as Ono, Ayako's father - *Elegy* (1951), Actor - *Beyond Love and Hate* (1951), Actor - *Cordon at Midnight* (1951), Actor - *Red Peony of Night* (1950), Actor - *Rashomon* (1950), as Woodcutter — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/rashomon.md) - *Jiruba no Tetsu* (1950), Actor - *Crazy Uproar* (1950), Actor - *The Angry Street* (1950), Actor - *Scandal* (1950), as Attorney Hiruta - *Sanshiro of Ginza* (1950), as Daizo Matsubara - *Town of Violence* (1950), as Sagawa - *Spring Snow* (1950), as Kozo Yoshikawa - *Devil's Gold* (1950), Actor - *Escape from Prison* (1950), Actor - *The Elephant Who Waited* (1949), Actor - *Onna goroshi abura jigoku* (1949), Actor - *Stray Dog* (1949), as Det. Sato - *Ishimatsu of the Forest* (1949), Actor - *Hida no abarenbō* (1949), Actor - *A Bullet Hole Underground* (1949), as Yuuzou Fujimoto - *Three Mothers* (1949), Actor - *The Quiet Duel* (1949), as Dr. Konosuke Fujisaki - *Lady From Hell* (1949), Actor - *A Woman's Life* (1949), Actor - *Goblin Courier* (1949), Actor - *Platform at Night* (1948), Actor - *My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain* (1948), as Seibei Kido - *Drunken Angel* (1948), as Sanada - *A Second Life* (1948), Actor - *Actress* (1947), as Genshirō Kuramoto - *Spring Awakens* (1947), as Kenzô Ogura - *These Foolish Times* (1947), Actor - *Snow Trail* (1947), as Nojiri - *Chikagai nijuyojikan* (1947), Actor - *No Regrets for Our Youth* (1946), as Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo - *Eleven High School Girls* (1946), Actor - *Lord for a Night* (1946), Actor - *Those Who Make Tomorrow* (1946), as Theatre manager (uncredited) - *An Enemy of the People* (1946), Actor - *Hinoki Butai* (1946), Actor - *Even Parting is Enjoyable* (1945), Actor - *Three Women of the North* (1945), Actor - *To Love and Swear* (1945), as Murai's father, principle - *Otome no iru kichi* (1945), Actor - *Tokkan ekichô* (1945), Actor - *Nichijô no tatakai* (1944), Actor - *Sagohei the Three-footer* (1944), as Yasukichi Ito - *The Way of Drama* (1944), Actor - *The Most Beautiful* (1944), as Chief Goro Ishida - *Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron* (1944), Actor - *Navy* (1943), as Takao Mutaguchi - *The Sculpture of Master Choji* (1943), as Gamatoku - *Sanshiro Sugata* (1943), as Hansuke Murai, Sayo's father - *Mother and Child Grass* (1942), Actor - *Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō* (1942), Actor - *Last Days of Edo* (1941), as Enomoto - *Festival Across the Sea* (1941), as Oil Seller - *Maboroshijō dainiwa shi no senpū* (1940), Actor - *Maboroshijō daiichiwa Hida no uzushio* (1940), Actor - *Phantom Castle* (1940), Actor - *Zoku Shimizu Minato* (1940), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon* (1940), Actor - *Oda Nobunaga* (1940), Actor - *Singing Lovebirds* (1939), as Kyosai Shimura - *Devoted Servant Naosuke* (1939), as Tsuda Echizennokami-Sukehiro - *Shunjû ittôryû* (1939), Actor - *Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary* (1938), Actor - *Akagaki Genzo* (1938), as Jozaemon Sakaya - *Taiko's Rising in the World* (1938), Actor - *Chushingura* (1938), Actor - *Kurama Tengu* (1938), Actor - *The Skull Coin* (1938), Actor - *Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba* (1937), as Takusan - *Jiraiya* (1937), as Gundayû Yao - *Echo of Love* (1937), Actor - *The Letter* (1936), as Taranoshin Tsunomata - *Osaka Elegy* (1936), as Inspector - *Chuji for Sale* (1935), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe in Ikiru (1952)](https://film.one/media/title/1168/still-143c718ce481.jpg) Takashi Shimura as Kanji Watanabe in *Ikiru* (1952) — Image via TMDB - ![Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-dcdcd18c1958.jpg) Takashi Shimura — 朝日新聞社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Shimura_Takashi.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![​『醉いどれ天使』 (1948)](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-7164c18ed638.jpg) ​『醉いどれ天使』 (1948) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Kinema-Junpo-1963-October-special-1.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1963-October-special-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tsumasaburō Bandō (center) and Takashi Shimura (right) in Edo saigo no hi (江戸最後の日) directed by Hiroshi Inagaki - 1941](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-d310be4e7edf.jpg) Tsumasaburō Bandō (center) and Takashi Shimura (right) in Edo saigo no hi (江戸最後の日) directed by Hiroshi Inagaki - 1941 — Nikkatsu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/1941edosaigonohi.jpg/1280px-1941edosaigonohi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![『生きる』の撮影現場 (1952)](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-cfac8a9649a9.jpg) 『生きる』の撮影現場 (1952) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Kinema-Junpo-1963-April-special-1.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1963-April-special-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-e85a2e2dc9f0.jpg) Takashi Shimura — Image via TMDB - ![Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/media/person/59904/gallery-43f84c898842.jpg) Takashi Shimura — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Medal with Purple Ribbon 1974: Medal with Purple Ribbon (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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