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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

Movies (196 total, ranked by score)

  1. Zoku Shimizu Minato

    1940

    History, Comedy, Adventure

    31

  2. The Way of Drama

    1944 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Theater of Life

    1958

    33

  4. The Life of a Horse Trader

    1951 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    34

  5. The Magoichi Saga

    1969 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Action, Drama

    35

  6. No Regrets for Our Youth

    1946 · ★ 6.9 (88 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Sanshiro of Ginza

    1950

    37

  8. Stop the Old Fox

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Mystery, History

    38

  9. The Chivalrous Life

    1967 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    39

  10. Man Against Man

    1960

    Crime, Drama

    40

  11. Godzilla

    1977 · ★ 6.8 (55 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    41

  12. Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp

    1969 · ★ 7.9 (25 votes)

    Comedy

    42

  13. Frankenstein Conquers the World

    1965 · ★ 6.7 (78 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    43

  14. When the Cookie Crumbles

    1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    44

  15. Sanshiro Sugata

    1943 · ★ 6.5 (146 votes)

    Drama

    45

  16. Untamed Woman

    1957 · ★ 7.4 (10 votes)

    Drama

    46

  17. The Traveling Ruffian

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    47

  18. The Mysterians

    1957 · ★ 6.3 (65 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Drama

    48

  19. Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    1968 · ★ 7.0 (38 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    49

  20. Human Torpedoes

    1968

    War, Drama

    50

  21. Daredevil in the Castle

    1961 · ★ 7.1 (9 votes)

    History, War, Action

    51

  22. A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

    1969

    Drama, Crime

    52

  23. Godzilla Raids Again

    1955 · ★ 6.0 (341 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror, Action

    53

  24. The Underworld

    1956

    Drama, Crime

    54

  25. Snow Trail

    1947 · ★ 7.0 (24 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Action

    55

  26. The Bride from Hades

    1968 · ★ 7.3 (13 votes)

    Horror

    56

  27. Three Yakuza

    1965 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    57

  28. Asakusa at Night

    1954

    Drama, Romance

    58

  29. Zatoichi's Conspiracy

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (35 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    59

  30. The Sword Knows

    1958 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.