Shima Iwashita
Japanese actress (b. 1941)
- Born January 3, 1941
- 2 movies
Shima Iwashita is a Japanese stage and film actress who has appeared in films by Yasujiro Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and most frequently Masahiro Shinoda. She is best known for starring in the Yakuza Wives series of yakuza films between 1986 and 1998. In 2000, she ranked tenth on Kinema Junpo's readers' poll of the top female movie stars of the 20th century.
Known for
- An Autumn Afternoon (1962). One of her films with director Yasujiro Ozu.
- Yakuza Wives (1986). The series of yakuza films she is best known for, running to 1998.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Shima Iwashita been in?
- Shima Iwashita appears in An Autumn Afternoon (1962) and Harakiri (1962) on The Remote.
- When was Shima Iwashita born?
- Shima Iwashita was born on 3 January 1941.
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