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Eitarō Shindō

Actor · 173 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Frequent collaborators: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Haruo Tanaka, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Ryutaro Otomo, Chiezō Kataoka

Best Eitarō Shindō movies by genre

Movies (173 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sansho the Bailiff

    1954 · ★ 8.1 (428 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Drunken Angel

    1948 · ★ 7.6 (317 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. The Life of Oharu

    1952 · ★ 7.7 (195 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Chikamatsu Monogatari

    1954 · ★ 7.8 (153 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Street of Shame

    1956 · ★ 7.7 (151 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Repast

    1951 · ★ 7.5 (49 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. A Geisha

    1953 · ★ 7.5 (56 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Sisters of the Gion

    1936 · ★ 7.1 (84 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Island of Horrors

    1949

    Mystery, Horror

    9

  10. The Pirates

    1960 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Action, Mystery

    10

  11. Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan

    1964

    11

  12. Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka

    1950 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    12

  13. Story of Lightning

    1951

    13

  14. Osaka Elegy

    1936 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. The Way of Drama

    1944 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. Duel at Yagyu Valley

    1945

    Action

    16

  17. The Conspirator

    1961 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Drama, History

    17

  18. Princess Yang Kwei-fei

    1955 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Romance, Drama, History

    18

  19. Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa

    1952

    Horror, History

    19

  20. Fencing Master

    1950 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    20

  21. The Opium War

    1943

    War, Drama, History

    21

  22. The Ako Retainers

    1961 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama

    22

  23. Miss Oyu

    1951 · ★ 7.2 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    23

  24. Kunisada Chuji

    1958 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)

    Adventure, Drama

    24

  25. Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders

    1961 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    History, Mystery, Action

    25

  26. Life of a Woman

    1953 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor

    1960 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    27

  28. Gentle Breeze

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    28

  29. The Sword Knows

    1958 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama

    29

  30. Kantaro of Ina

    1943

    Drama, History

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.