Masami Shimojō
Actor
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.
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Filmography
The Great White Tower
1966
The Heart
as Employment agent 1955
Moscow, My Love
as Nogava, Yuriko's uncle 1974
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kudo 1977
The Wolves
1955
The Village
1975
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
Tora-san's Lullaby
1974
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
1975
City of Beasts
1970
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Tatsuzo 1995
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Tatsuzo 1976
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Tatsuzo 1975
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Tatsuzō 1977
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Tatsuzo 1989