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Takashi Shimura

1905 - 1982

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takashi Shimura is the 790th most popular actor (down from 679th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 221st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Actor.

Takashi Shimura is most famous for his role as the priest in the film "The Seven Samurai."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Takashi Shimura ranks 790 out of 13,578. Before him are Woody Harrelson, Gong Li, Franco Columbu, Jean-Louis Barrault, Grace Zabriskie, and Desmond Llewelyn. After him are Steve Reeves, Charles Boyer, François Cluzet, Lale Andersen, Harriet Andersson, and Buck Henry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Takashi Shimura ranks 47. Before him are Shojiro Sugimura, Dalton Trumbo, Severo Ochoa, Franz Ziereis, Enrique Ballestrero, and Angelo Schiavio. After him are Lale Andersen, Jean-Marie Villot, Piet Hein, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Joseph Cotten, and Ivan Serov. Among people deceased in 1982, Takashi Shimura ranks 56. Before him are Bachir Gemayel, Thelonious Monk, Meša Selimović, John Cheever, Shiro Teshima, and Gershom Scholem. After him are Mario Del Monaco, Vladimir K. Zworykin, Sobhuza II, Kristján Eldjárn, Giovanni Benelli, and Colin Chapman.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takashi Shimura ranks 273 out of 6,245. Before him are Masanori Tokita (1925), Shumpei Inoue (null), Kikuzo Kisaka (null), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Shiro Teshima (1907), and Emperor Chūai (149). After him are Sugawara no Michizane (845), Mikao Usui (1865), Tatsuya Shiji (1938), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Hisao Kami (1941), and Rumiko Takahashi (1957).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Takashi Shimura ranks 9. Before him are Liv Ullmann (1938), Joan Fontaine (1917), Sonny Chiba (1939), Ken Watanabe (1959), Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), and Ken Takakura (1931). After him are Victoria Principal (1950), Setsuko Hara (1920), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), and Masako Nozawa (1936).

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