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Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura (志村 喬 Shimura Takashi, 12 March 1905 - 11 February 1982) is one of the great Japanese actors of the last century. After Toshiro Mifune, Shimura was probably the next most closely associated actor with Akira Kurosawa. Shimura appeared in many of Kurosawa's most important movies - as well as many lesser known ones - in such roles as the lead samurai in The Seven Samurai, the woodcutter in Rashomon, the main character in Ikiru, and a veteran detective in Stray Dog, just to name a few. The last movie of Kurosawa's that Shimura appeared in was Kagemusha, where Kurosawa specifically wrote a part just for Shimura. However, the scene was cut from the western release, and so many do not know that he was even in the film. The release of the movie by the Criterion Collection rescued the lost footage and has included it within their US release of the film. Outside of his career working with Kurosawa, Shimura is probably best known for his role as the scientist, Kyohei Yamane in several of the Godzilla movies, including the original. External links Shimura, Takashi Shimura, Takashi
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