Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura
志村 喬
Shimura in 1956
Born	Shōji Shimazaki (島崎 捷爾, Shimazaki Shōji)[1] (1905-03-12)March 12, 1905[2] Ikuno, Hyōgo, Empire of Japan
Died	February 11, 1982(1982-02-11) (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928–1981

Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He 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).^[3] He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980.