Masami Shimojō

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

Known For: Acting

Born: Busan, South Korea, 1915-08-26

Died: 2004-07-25

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	Street of Violence	Zenji	65
2	1954	Turbid Youth		0
3	1955	The Wolves		68
4	1955	The Heart	Employment agent	68
5	1955	Ishigassen		0
6	1956	The Shadow of Fear		0
7	1958	Skinny and Fatty	Mr. Oyama	0
8	1958	Forever, My Love		0
9	1958	The Seasons of Love	Inukai	10
10	1959	Break Down that Wall	Aioi Station detective A	70
11	1960	Jungle Block	Azusa's lawyer	70
12	1961	Taiheiyō no katsugiya		0
13	1961	Hana to musume to shiroi michi	Hojo	0
14	1961	Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu		0
15	1962	Love in Ginza		50
16	1962	A Torrent of Life		0
17	1962	Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love	Einoshin Tokuhisa	0
18	1962	Moeru minamijūjisei		0
19	1962	Asu no hanayome		0
20	1963	I Have the Sun in My Back		0
21	1964	Punishment of a Lawless Villian		0
22	1964	Whirlpool of Flesh	Shozo Kageyama	0
23	1965	Blood and Sea		0
24	1966	Youth A Go Go!	Gozo Masuda	0
25	1966	I Love The Sun		0
26	1966	The Great White Tower		67
27	1966	I'll Never Cry!		0
28	1967	Lost Love	Michiyuki Takasuga	0
29	1968	The Sands of Kurobe		62
30	1968	The Day the Sun Rose		70
31	1969	The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club	Yoshioka	0
32	1970	City of Beasts		57
33	1971	Morning Fog		0
34	1974	Moscow, My Love	Nogava, Yuriko's uncle	51
35	1974	Tora-san's Lullaby		75
36	1975	Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter		52
37	1975	Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again	Uncle	80
38	1975	Tora-san, the Intellectual	Tatsuzo	77
39	1976	The Village		67
40	1976	Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset	Tatsuzo	90
41	1976	Tora-san's Pure Love	Tatsuzo	85
42	1977	Tora-san Meets His Lordship	Tatsuzo	85
43	1977	Village of Eight Gravestones	Kudo	67
44	1977	Tora-san Plays Cupid	Tatsuzō	77
45	1978	Stage-Struck Tora-san	Kuruma Tatsuzō	80
46	1978	Talk of the Town Tora-san	Tatsuzo	90
47	1979	Tora-san, the Matchmaker	Tatsuzo	85
48	1979	Tora-san's Dream of Spring		80
49	1980	Tora-san's Tropical Fever	Tatsuzo	80
50	1980	Foster Daddy, Tora!		75
51	1981	Tora-san's Love in Osaka		85
52	1981	This Is Noriko		0
53	1981	Tora-san's Promise		80
54	1982	Ah! Nomugi toge - Shinryokuhen		0
55	1982	Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san	Tatsuzo Kuruma	80
56	1982	Tora-san, the Expert		85
57	1983	Tora-san's Song of Love	Uncle	80
58	1983	Tora-san Goes Religious?	Uncle	80
59	1984	Marriage Counselor Tora-san	Uncle	80
60	1984	Tora-san's Forbidden Love	Uncle	80
61	1985	Tora-san, the Go-Between	Uncle	65
62	1985	Tora-san's Island Encounter	Uncle	80
63	1986	Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy	Uncle	75
64	1987	Tora-san Goes North	Uncle	87
65	1987	Tora-san Plays Daddy	Uncle	90
66	1988	Oración		60
67	1988	Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial	Uncle	85
68	1989	Tora-san Goes to Vienna	Uncle	80
69	1989	Tora-san, My Uncle	Tatsuzo	87
70	1990	Tsugumi	Doctor	60
71	1992	Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2		0
72	1992	Akio Jissoji’s Museum of Wonders - Volume of Thoughts		70
73	1992	Tora-san Makes Excuses		80
74	1993	Many Happy Returns	Original 'Kyoso'	68
75	1993	Tora-san's Matchmaker		85
76	1995	Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident		0
77	1995	Tora-san to the Rescue		70
78	1996	Kids Return	Yakuza Chairman	69
79	2001	Rokushukan Private Moment	Kokichi Tawara	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Life of a Flower	Miura Hokuan	70
2	1972	Professional Killers		73
3	1976	Enban Sensou Bankid	Isao Uzaki	60
4	1978	Kyukei no Koya		0
5	1983	古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ	Ginzō Kubo	70
6	1990	Tales of the Bizarre		78
7	1994	Natsuko no Sake	山田信助	60