Akira Kurosawa
1910–1998- Director
Japanese director, born in Ōi. Won the Golden Lion, the Palme d'Or, the Academy Honorary Award and one other major prize. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
Pair · Actor and director
Films Akira Kurosawa made with Takashi Shimura
Akira Kurosawa directed Takashi Shimura in 22 films, from Sanshiro Sugata (1943) to Kagemusha (1980). No one worked on more of Akira Kurosawa's films on this site than Takashi Shimura.
Timeline
- Directed by one of the two
- 3 top prizesGolden Lion for Rashomon, Academy Honorary Award for Rashomon and Palme d'Or for Kagemusha
- Masaru Satoscored 8 of these films
- Asakazu Nakaishot 8 of these films
- 15 yearsbetween Red Beard (1965) and Kagemusha (1980)
From Wikipedia
[Takashi Shimura] 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).
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While Mifune was not cast as the protagonist in Drunken Angel, his explosive performance as the gangster so dominates the drama that he shifted the focus from the title character, the alcoholic doctor played by Takashi Shimura, who had already appeared in several Kurosawa movies.
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Takashi Shimura
1905–1982- Actor
Japanese actor, born in Ikuno.
The 22 films
Sanshiro Sugata
姿三四郎
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Seiichi Suzuki
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
The Most Beautiful
一番美しく
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Seiichi Suzuki
Camera: Jōji Ohara
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
虎の尾を踏む男達
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Camera: Takeo Itō
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
No Regrets for Our Youth
わが青春に悔なし
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Those Who Make Tomorrow
明日を創る人々
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Noboru Itō
Camera: Takeo Itō
Written by: Kajirō Yamamoto
Drunken Angel
醉いどれ天使
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Takeo Itō
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Stray Dog
野良犬
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima
The Quiet Duel
静かなる決闘
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Akira Ifukube
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi
Rashomon
羅生門
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Kazuo Miyagawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Golden Lion · Academy Honorary Award
Scandal
醜聞
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
The Idiot
白痴
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Ikiru
生きる
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Seven Samurai
七人の侍
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor, as Kambei Shimada
Music: Fumio Hayasaka
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
I Live in Fear
生きものの記録
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto, Fumio Hayasaka
Throne of Blood
蜘蛛巣城
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor, as Noriyasu Odagura
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
The Hidden Fortress
隠し砦の三悪人
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Ichio Yamazaki
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
The Bad Sleep Well
悪い奴ほどよく眠る
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Yojimbo
用心棒
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Kazuo Miyagawa, Takao Saito
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Sanjuro
椿三十郎
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
High and Low
天国と地獄
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Takao Saito, Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Red Beard
赤ひげ
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor
Music: Masaru Sato
Camera: Takao Saito, Asakazu Nakai
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Kagemusha
影武者
Akira Kurosawa: director · Takashi Shimura: actor, as Taguchi Gyobu
Music: Shinichiro Ikebe
Camera: Takao Saito
Written by: Akira Kurosawa
Palme d'Or
See also
- Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura31 films together
- Akira Kurosawa and Toshirō Mifune16 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Ishirō Honda12 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Tatsuya Nakadai7 films together
- Akira Kurosawa and Tatsuya Nakadai6 films together
- Takashi Shimura and Setsuko Hara3 films together
- Akira Kurosawa and Setsuko Hara2 films together
- Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda2 films together
Worked with both
- Toshirō Mifune16 films with Akira Kurosawa, 31 with Takashi Shimura
- Ishirō Honda2 films with Akira Kurosawa, 12 with Takashi Shimura
- Tatsuya Nakadai6 films with Akira Kurosawa, 7 with Takashi Shimura
- Setsuko Hara2 films with Akira Kurosawa, 3 with Takashi Shimura