From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He ...
Daily routine and dashed expectations have a way of flicking life on fast-forward. Just ask glum Japanese bureaucrat Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura), the sad yet inspiring central figure of Akira ...