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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-08-26

Day of Death

2004-07-25 (89 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

Acting

Jungle Block

1960

Jungle Block

as

Azusa's lawyer

Kids Return

1996

Kids Return

as

Yakuza Chairman

Break Down that Wall

1959

Break Down that Wall

as

Aioi Station detective A

Tora-san Plays Cupid

1977

Tora-san Plays Cupid

as

Tatsuzō

Lost Love

1967

Lost Love

as

Michiyuki Takasuga

Tora-san, My Uncle

1989

Tora-san, My Uncle

as

Tatsuzo

Stage-Struck Tora-san

1978

Stage-Struck Tora-san

as

Kuruma Tatsuzō

Tsugumi

1990

Tsugumi

as

Doctor

Many Happy Returns

1993

Many Happy Returns

as

Original 'Kyoso'

Skinny and Fatty

1958

Skinny and Fatty

as

Mr. Oyama

Street of Violence

1950

Street of Violence

as

Zenji​

Youth A Go Go!

1966

Youth A Go Go!

as

Gozo Masuda

Whirlpool of Flesh

1964

Whirlpool of Flesh

as

Shozo Kageyama

The Heart

1955

The Heart

as

Employment agent

Rokushukan Private Moment

2001

Rokushukan Private Moment

as

Kokichi Tawara

Oración

1988

Oración

as

Moscow, My Love

1974

Moscow, My Love

as

Nogava, Yuriko's uncle

It's a Man's Way of Life

1970

It's a Man's Way of Life

as

Chief Prosecutor Hattori

Life of a Flower

Life of a Flower

as

Miura Hokuan

Natsuko no Sake

Natsuko no Sake

as

山田信助

Production

Crew

Directing