Actor

Masami Shimojō

Birthday: August 26, 1915

Born in: Busan, South Korea

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movie Credits

Rokushukan Private Moment (2001) as Kokichi Tawara
Age: 86
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997) as Tatsuzo
Age: 82
The Rainbow Seeker (1996)
Age: 81
Kids Return (1996) as Yakuza Chairman
Age: 80
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995) as Tatsuzo
Age: 80
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident (1995)
Age: 80
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994) as Tatsuzo
Age: 79
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
Age: 78
Many Happy Returns (1993) as Original 'Kyoso'
Age: 78
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992) as Tatsuzo
Age: 77
Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2 (1992)
Age: 76
Akio Jissoji’s Museum of Wonders - Volume of Thoughts (1992)
Age: 76
Tora-san Confesses (1991) as Tatsuzo
Age: 76
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990) as Tatsuzo
Age: 75
Tsugumi (1990) as Doctor
Age: 75
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989) as Tatsuzo
Age: 74
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989) as Uncle
Age: 73
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988) as Uncle
Age: 73
Oración (1988)
Age: 72
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987) as Uncle
Age: 72
Tora-san Goes North (1987) as Uncle
Age: 71
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986) as Uncle
Age: 71
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
Age: 70
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985) as Uncle
Age: 70
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985) as Uncle
Age: 69
The Fascination (1985) as Sakura's Grandfather
Age: 69
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984) as Uncle
Age: 69
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984) as Uncle
Age: 68
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) as Uncle
Age: 68
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983) as Uncle
Age: 67
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Age: 67
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982) as Tatsuzo Kuruma
Age: 66
Ah! Nomugi toge - Shinryokuhen (1982)
Age: 66
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
Age: 66
This Is Noriko (1981)
Age: 66
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
Age: 65
Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
Age: 65
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980) as Tatsuzo
Age: 64
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Age: 64
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979) as Tatsuzo
Age: 63
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978) as Tatsuzo
Age: 63
Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978) as Kuruma Tatsuzō
Age: 62
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977) as Tatsuzō
Age: 62
Village of Eight Gravestones (1977) as Kudo
Age: 62
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) as Tatsuzo
Age: 61
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976) as Tatsuzo
Age: 61
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) as Tatsuzo
Age: 60
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975) as Tatsuzo
Age: 60
The Village (1975)
Age: 60
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975) as Uncle
Age: 59
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975)
Age: 59
Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
Age: 59
Moscow, My Love (1974) as Nogava, Yuriko's uncle
Age: 59
Morning Fog (1971)
Age: 56
It's a Man's Way of Life (1970) as Chief Prosecutor Hattori
Age: 55
City of Beasts (1970)
Age: 54
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) as Yoshioka
Age: 54
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
Age: 53
An Angel's Temptation (1968)
Age: 52
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
Age: 52
Lost Love (1967) as Michiyuki Takasuga
Age: 52
I'll Never Cry! (1966)
Age: 51
The Great White Tower (1966)
Age: 51
I Love The Sun (1966)
Age: 50
Youth A Go Go! (1966) as Gozo Masuda
Age: 50
Blood and Sea (1965)
Age: 50
青春のお通り (1965)
Age: 49
Witness Chair (1965) as Deputy Director Yasui
Age: 49
Whirlpool of Flesh (1964) as Shozo Kageyama
Age: 49
Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964)
Age: 48
The Bride is Fifteen (1964)
Age: 48
I Have the Sun in My Back (1963)
Age: 47
Asu no hanayome (1962)
Age: 47
Last Round (1962)
Age: 46
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love (1962) as Einoshin Tokuhisa
Age: 46
A Torrent of Life (1962)
Age: 46
Love in Ginza (1962)
Age: 46
Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)
Age: 46
Quick Draw Joe (1961)
Age: 45
Hana to musume to shiroi michi (1961) as Hojo
Age: 45
Pacific Porters (1961)
Age: 45
Jungle Block (1960) as Azusa's lawyer
Age: 44
A Love that Wagers the World (1959) as Prof. Kitazawa
Age: 43
Break Down that Wall (1959) as Aioi Station detective A
Age: 43
The Seasons of Love (1958) as Inukai
Age: 42
Goodbye Teenage Love (1958) as 小島刑事
Age: 42
Forever, My Love (1958)
Age: 42
Skinny and Fatty (1958) as Mr. Oyama
Age: 42
The Shadow of Fear (1956)
Age: 41
Ishigassen (1955)
Age: 40
The Heart (1955) as Employment agent
Age: 40
The Wolves (1955)
Age: 39
Turbid Youth (1954)
Age: 39
Street of Violence (1950) as Zenji
Age: 34