Takashi Shimura
Born March 12, 1905 (Age: 121)
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Ikuno, Hyogo, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
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as Hospital Director
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Age: 76
Kagemusha
1980
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as Taguchi Gyobu
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Age: 75
An Ocean to Cross
1980
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as Ryuuson
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Age: 74
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
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as Pediatrician
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Age: 69
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
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as Bukichi Oura
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Age: 69
The Earth is Born Again
1971
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as Gondo
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Age: 65
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
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as
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Age: 64
The Magoichi Saga
1969
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as Magoichi's father
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Age: 64
New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969
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as
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Age: 64
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
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as
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Age: 64
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
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as
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Age: 63
Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968
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as
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Age: 63
The Woman Champion
1968
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as
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Age: 63
The Drifting Avenger
1968
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as Ken's Father
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Age: 63
Dorei kōjō
1968
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as
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Age: 62
Night in Bangkok
1966
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as
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Age: 61
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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as Dr. Tsukamoto
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Age: 59
Fright Time
1964
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as
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Age: 58
The Image of Mother
1963
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as Kahei
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Age: 58
The Sun is Calling You
1963
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as
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Age: 58
The Revenge and the Death
1963
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as
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Age: 58
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1963
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as Tobei
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Age: 58
Dokuritsu bijin-tai
1963
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as Director of Iinuma Clinic
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Age: 58
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
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as
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Age: 57
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
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as
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Age: 57
Yoru no keisha
1962
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as
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Age: 57
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
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as
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Age: 57
The Crimson Sky
1962
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as
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Age: 57
Long Way to Okinawa
1962
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as
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Age: 56
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
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as
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Age: 56
Oniisan to oneesan
1961
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as
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Age: 56
Structure of Hate
1961
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as
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Age: 56
Different Sons
1961
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as Hisamitsu Ando
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Age: 56
Restoration Fire
1961
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as Yahei
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Age: 56
Snow in the South Seas
1961
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as
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Age: 56
Mothra
1961
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as News Editor
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Age: 56
Challenge to Live
1961
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as
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Age: 56
The Gambler's Code
1961
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as Hacchônawate Tokubei
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Age: 56
Yojimbo
1961
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as Tokuemon, sake brewer
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Age: 56
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
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as
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Age: 55
晴小袖
1961
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as
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Age: 55
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
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as Katagiri
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Age: 55
Master Fencer Sees the World
1960
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as
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Age: 55
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
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as
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Age: 55
Man Against Man
1960
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as Chotaro Masue
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Age: 55
Princess Sen in Edo
1960
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as Sadonokami Honda
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Age: 54
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
1959
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as Masagoro
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Age: 54
The Three Treasures
1959
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as Elder Kumaso
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Age: 54
Stop the Old Fox
1959
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as Ryoan
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Age: 54
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
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as Saemon Toki
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Age: 54
Vagabond Employee: Revenge Version
1959
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as President Kakihara
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Age: 54
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959
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as Dr. Yamane
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Age: 54
Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version
1959
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as President Kakihara
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Age: 54
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
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as
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Age: 54
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
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as Kyusaku Inao
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Age: 54
The Happy Family
1959
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as
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Age: 53
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
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as
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Age: 53
The Hidden Fortress
1958
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as General Izumi Nagakura
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Age: 53
Theater of Life
1958
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as
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Age: 53
Points and Lines
1958
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as Kasai
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Age: 53
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
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as Yasaburô
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Age: 53
No Image
The Sword Knows
1958
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as
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Age: 53
The Black Hooded Man 5
1958
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as
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Age: 53
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
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as
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Age: 53
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958
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as
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Age: 53
Eight Views of Samurai
1958
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as
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Age: 53
Fearless Opposition
1958
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as
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Age: 53
Seven from Edo
1958
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as Sagamiya
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Age: 53
Mother
1958
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as Ijûin
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Age: 52
Shogun's Holiday
1958
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as
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Age: 52
Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958
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as
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Age: 52
Eacape of Fear
1956
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as Daisuke Sakuma
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Age: 51
Scoundrel
1956
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as
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Age: 51
Virtue in Spades
1956
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as
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Age: 51
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
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as Dr. Yamane
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Age: 51
Tokyo Crime Map
1956
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as
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Age: 50
The Underworld
1956
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as Furuya
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Age: 50
I Saw the Killer
1956
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as Nagasawa
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Age: 50
Young Tree
1956
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as Hanako's Father
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Age: 50
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
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as
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Age: 50
To Love and Forgive
1955
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as
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Age: 50
Ticket to Hell
1955
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as Insepctor Kasai
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Age: 50
A Daughter's Life Guide
1955
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as
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Age: 50
むっつり右門捕物帖 鬼面屋敷
1955
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as
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Age: 50
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
1955
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as Ensaburō Hiraoka
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Age: 50
No Response from Car 33
1955
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as
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Age: 50
Godzilla Raids Again
1955
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as Kyohei Yamane-hakase
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Age: 50
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955
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as
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Age: 49
Godzilla
1954
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as Kyohei Yamane
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Age: 49
Seven Samurai
1954
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as Kambei Shimada
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Age: 49
The End of the Night
1953
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as
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Age: 48
Rashomon
1950
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as Woodcutter
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Age: 45
Escape from Prison
1950
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as
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Age: 44
No Image
Wakare mo tanoshi
1945
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as
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Age: 40
To Love and Swear
1945
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as Murai's father, principle
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Age: 40
Otome no iru kichi
1945
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as
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Age: 40
No Image
Mother and Child Grass
1942
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as
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Age: 37
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942
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as
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Age: 37
Last Days of Edo
1941
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as Enomoto
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Age: 36
No Image
Festival Across the Sea
1941
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as Oil Seller
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Age: 36