Masami Shimojō

Personal Info

Birthday

August 26, 1915

Day of Death

2004-07-25

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Busan, South Korea

Also Known As

Масами Симодзё

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Masami Shimojō

Biography

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 long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Life of a Flower

Kids Return

Enban Sensou Bankid

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Tora-san's Song of Love

Village of Eight Gravestones

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Filmography

2001
Rokushukan Private Moment
as Kokichi Tawara
1996
Kids Return
as Yakuza Chairman
1993
Many Happy Returns
as Original 'Kyoso'
1990
Tsugumi
as Doctor
1989
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Tatsuzo
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Uncle
1988
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Uncle
1987
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as Uncle
Tora-san Goes North
as Uncle
1986
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as Uncle
1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as Uncle
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as Uncle
1984
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as Uncle
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as Uncle
1983
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as Uncle
Tora-san's Song of Love
as Uncle
1982
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as Tatsuzo Kuruma
1980
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Tatsuzo
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Tatsuzo
1978
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Tatsuzo
Stage-Struck Tora-san
as Kuruma Tatsuzō
1977
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Tatsuzō
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kudo
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
as Tatsuzo
1976
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Tatsuzo
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Tatsuzo
1975
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Tatsuzo
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as Uncle
1974
Moscow, My Love
as Nogava, Yuriko's uncle
1970
It's a Man's Way of Life
as Chief Prosecutor Hattori
1969
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
as Yoshioka
1967
Lost Love
as Michiyuki Takasuga
1966
Youth A Go Go!
as Gozo Masuda
1964
Whirlpool of Flesh
as Shozo Kageyama
1962
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
as Einoshin Tokuhisa
1961
Hana to musume to shiroi michi
as Hojo
1960
Jungle Block
as Azusa's lawyer
1959
A Love that Wagers the World
as Prof. Kitazawa
Break Down that Wall
as Aioi Station detective A
1958
The Seasons of Love
as Inukai
Skinny and Fatty
as Mr. Oyama
1955
The Heart
as Employment agent
1950
Street of Violence
as Zenji