How tall is Takashi Shimura?
Takashi Shimura's listed height was 163 cm (5'4"). He was taller than about 81% of men in Japan.
Where 163 cm sits among men in Japan
Taller than about 81% of men in Japan born in 1905 (average 158 cm).
About Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura was a Japanese actor, born Shōji Shimazaki on 12 March 1905 in Ikuno. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He died on 11 February 1982.
Shimura appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films, more than any other actor, and was the lead actor in Drunken Angel, Rashomon, Ikiru and Seven Samurai. He also played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla in 1954 and in its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again. In total he appeared in more than 300 film roles. Ikiru dates from 1952 and Seven Samurai from 1954.
Shimura stood a listed 163 cm (5'4"). No co-star comparisons are available for him. He was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor and won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor in 1950. The Japanese government decorated him with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, in 1980.
Frequently asked
How tall is Takashi Shimura in feet and inches? Takashi Shimura was 5'4" tall, which is 163 cm, 64.2 inches or 1.63 m.
Is Takashi Shimura tall for men in Japan? At 163 cm he was taller than about 81% of men in Japan born in 1905, whose average height is 158 cm.
Sources
- Takashi Shimura on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Takashi Shimura on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 163 cm.
- Takashi Shimura on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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