Sadamu Shimomura | |
|---|---|
| 下村 定 | |
 General Shimomura | |
| Minister of the Army Empire of Japan | |
| In office 23 August 1945 – 1 December 1945 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Preceded by | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1887 Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 25 March 1968 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan[citation needed] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1945 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | Thirteenth Army Northern China Area Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Sadamu Shimomura (下村 定, Shimomura Sadamu, 23 September 1887 – 25 March 1968) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the final Minister of War of the Empire of Japan.