From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 Kurosawas 30 films more than any other actor including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel 1948 Rashomon 1950 Ikiru 1952 and Seven Samurai 19543 He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Hondas 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 Shimura died on February 11 1982 in Tokyo Japan from emphysema at the age of 76 His effects were presented to the Film Centre of the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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