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Takashi Shimura

Actor · 196 credits · 44 in highly-rated films

Best known for Seven Samurai (1954)

Frequent collaborators: Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Susumu Fujita, Akira Takarada

Best Takashi Shimura movies by genre

Movies (196 total, ranked by score)

  1. Seven Samurai

    1954 · ★ 8.5 (4,337 votes)

    Action, Drama

    1

  2. Ikiru

    1952 · ★ 8.3 (1,373 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. High and Low

    1963 · ★ 8.4 (1,184 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    3

  4. Yojimbo

    1961 · ★ 8.1 (1,735 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    4

  5. Rashomon

    1950 · ★ 8.0 (2,532 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    5

  6. Throne of Blood

    1957 · ★ 7.9 (1,011 votes)

    Drama, History

    6

  7. Godzilla

    1954 · ★ 7.6 (1,145 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction

    7

  8. The Hidden Fortress

    1958 · ★ 8.0 (717 votes)

    Drama, Action, Adventure

    8

  9. Sanjuro

    1962 · ★ 7.9 (741 votes)

    Drama, Action, Comedy

    9

  10. Stray Dog

    1949 · ★ 7.6 (372 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. The Bad Sleep Well

    1960 · ★ 7.7 (287 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    11

  12. Drunken Angel

    1948 · ★ 7.6 (317 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Chushingura

    1938 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    History, Drama

    13

  14. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    1956 · ★ 7.2 (140 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    14

  15. Mothra

    1961 · ★ 7.2 (190 votes)

    Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

    15

  16. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    1964 · ★ 7.0 (295 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy

    16

  17. The Idiot

    1951 · ★ 7.0 (134 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    17

  18. I Live in Fear

    1955 · ★ 7.3 (125 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. Scoundrel

    1956

    Drama

    19

  20. The Quiet Duel

    1949 · ★ 7.3 (90 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    1956 · ★ 6.5 (287 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    21

  22. Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

    1957 · ★ 8.6 (21 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    22

  23. Scandal

    1950 · ★ 6.9 (101 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. Chûshingura

    1962 · ★ 7.1 (47 votes)

    History, Drama, Action

    24

  25. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    1952 · ★ 6.7 (102 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    25

  26. The Skull Coin

    1938

    History, Adventure

    26

  27. Princess Sen in Edo

    1960

    Drama

    27

  28. These Foolish Times

    1947

    Comedy

    28

  29. Osaka Elegy

    1936 · ★ 6.7 (67 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Code of Ruffians

    1965 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    30

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