Masami Shimojō
Actor
Born Aug 26, 1915 · Busan, South Korea
Active 1948–2004
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.
Filmography
Kids Return (1996) — Yakuza ChairmanTora-san's Pure Love (1976) — TatsuzoThis Is Noriko (1981)Skinny and Fatty (1958) — Mr. OyamaWhirlpool of Flesh (1964) — Shozo KageyamaPacific Porters (1961)Lovely Days (1984) — IwaiTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976) — TatsuzoTora-san Goes North (1987) — UncleTora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) — TatsuzoTora-san's Matchmaker (1993)Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994) — TatsuzoTora-san, the Matchmaker (1979) — TatsuzoTora-san's Promise (1981)Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989) — UncleThe Heart (1955) — Employment agentThe Great White Tower (1966) — Professor ImazuTora-san, the Intellectual (1975) — TatsuzoTora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975) — UncleThe Village (1975)Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977) — TatsuzōTora-san, My Uncle (1989) — TatsuzoStage-Struck Tora-san (1978) — Kuruma Tatsuzō