Masami Shimojō
Japanese actor (1915–2004)
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Masami Shimojō (下條正巳, Shimojō Masami; 26 August 1915 – 25 July 2004) was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films.
Career
Hoping to become a film director, Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe, debuting on stage in 1936.[1] He made his film debut in 1940, but continued on stage well after World War II, primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei.[1] He was most known, however, for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Wolf | ||
| The Heart | |||
| 1956 | Shirogane Shinjū | ||
| 1974 | Tora-san's Lullaby | ||
| 1975 | Tora-san, the Intellectual | ||
| Tora-san's Rise and Fall | |||
| 1976 | Tora's Pure Love | ||
| 1977 | Tora-san Plays Cupid | ||
| Tora-san Meets His Lordship | |||
| Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset | |||
| 1978 | Stage-Struck Tora-san | ||
| 1979 | Tora-san's Dream of Spring | ||
| Tora-san, the Matchmaker | |||
| 1980 | Tora's Tropical Fever | ||
| 1982 | Tora-san, the Expert | ||
| 1988 | Oracion | ||
| 1992 | Tora-san Makes Excuses | ||
| 1995 | Tora-san to the Rescue | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hana no Shōgai | Miura Hokuan | Taiga drama |
| 1972 | Shin Heike Monogatari | Fujiwara no Tokinobu | Taiga drama |
| 1979 | Fumō Chitai | Kagawa | |
