Image: Wikimedia CommonsMasao Shimizu
Japanese actor
- Born October 5, 1908
- 6 movies
Masao Shimizu was a Japanese actor who appeared in more than 250 films between 1931 and 1976, with his first starring role in Momoiro no Yuwaku. In 1947 he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. He often worked with Akira Kurosawa, and his credits include No Regrets for Our Youth, Drunken Angel, Scandal, Gate of Hell, Sansho the Bailiff and I Live in Fear.
Masao Shimizu appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1955. Most of that work is in drama, history and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Akira Kurosawa (4), Takashi Shimura (4), Toshiro Mifune (3), Noriko Sengoku (3), Ken Mitsuda (2).
Known for
- Drunken Angel (1948). One of his several films with Akira Kurosawa.
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954). A mid-1950s credit among his more than 250 films.
- Gate of Hell (1953). An early 1950s film credit.
- I Live in Fear (1955). A later collaboration with Akira Kurosawa.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Masao Shimizu been in?
- Masao Shimizu appears in I Live in Fear (1955), Sansho the Bailiff (1954), Gate of Hell (1953), Scandal (1950), Drunken Angel (1948) and No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) on The Remote.
- When was Masao Shimizu born?
- Masao Shimizu was born on 5 October 1908.
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