Japanese film and stage actor He appeared in more than 100 films Hoping to become a film director Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe debuting on stage in 1936 He made his film debut in 1940 but continued on stage well after World War II primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei He was most known however for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the longrunning Otoko wa Tsurai yo series From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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