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Caption: Still of Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kôchi, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada and Ren Yamamoto in Gojira (1954)
About Shoji Shimazaki
Actor
Born: March 12, 1905
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 7¾" (1.72 m)
Known for: Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Rashomon (1950), Throne of Blood (1957)
Source: IMDB
Japanese character actor Takashi Shimura was one of the finest film actors of the 20th 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 samurai warrior class. Following university training, he founded a theatre company, Shichigatsu-za ("July Theatre")...
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