Eitarō Shindō
Acting
Biography
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo. After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko. In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.
Born: November 10, 1899
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Known For
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when Young Lord comes to relax he finds no peace until he can unravel the mystery rooted in the past when a beautiful samurai princess prayed for a handsome bridegroom to take her away. When a body turns up on the riverbank it is high time for Young Lord to delve into the case, while avoiding dangerous gangsters who have taken over the town. This is the 7th case that Young Lord is called upon to solve. Leaving only the mystery of who he is and where he came from! As always, Okawa Hashizo plays the role to perfection.
Oyaji Daiko
The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first generation, but he is a one-man family. His wife, Aiko, is a typical good wife and wise mother type. Kamejiro gets angry and thunders down every week, and the children are afraid of him, calling him "Oyaji Daiko", but he also takes advantage of this.
Sansho the Bailiff
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier.
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by every means to effect their takeover, even if it leads to blood being spilled. Along with Kaku and Suke, the elder must face the most dangerous time of his life, in a battle against those corrupt individuals who would use any means to further their dastardly conspiracy, regardless of how many lives might be destroyed. The great Misora Hibari gives a bravura performance, as does the rest of this all-star cast. This is another outstanding effort on the part of the Toei Films, blending fact and fiction to bright back Japan’s golden era of the Genroku period.
Sisters of Nishijin
A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous Gate of Hell (1953).
Miniature
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Lord for a Night
In 1887, two businessmen, Echigo-ya and Kitahara, compete for railroad construction authorization from the government. The minister states that a local noble must not object, and his missing younger brother is the only one who could sway him. Meanwhile, Omitsu, a hotel employee tired of Echigo-ya’s wife’s arrogance, teams up with Kitahara to stage a scheme where a vagrant young man pretends to be the noble’s lost brother, aiming to trick and embarrass the wealthy woman.
Chikamatsu Monogatari
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
Filmography
as President Oike
as Yasuzō Fukazawa
as Sir Doi
as Kōga (President, Kōga Trading)
as Koetsu
as Chiyomatsu
as Horibe
as Keishiro Murakami
as Jirocho
as Hikozo Okubo
as Kohei Mito
as Chojiro Shimizu
as Chojiro Shimizu
as Yamaji Saemon
as Shuhei Hoshimura
as Sarako Jubei
as Koshuya
as Monjuro Kaida
as Hakuten
as Gorôdayû
as Denbei Sagamiya
as Nagano
as Kyuroku
as Kurazô Taya
as 柏屋万兵衛
as Heijirô Gondô
as Banboku
as Saitō Dōsan
as 堀源太左衛門
as Kao Li-hsi
as Pilgrim
as Hamamatsu-ya Kobei
as Ishun
as Yasuichi Harada
as Sanshô dayû
as Sawamoto
as Takayuki Okabe
as Kahe Sasaya
as 仁吉
as (uncredited)
as Gonhei
as Shinzaburo Miyaji
as Kusaemon
as Minister of the Right
as Tokubei
as Isehama
as Yamazaki
as Hizakura
as Kihei
as Kyubei
as Takahama
as Dr. Okubo
as Kijin Juzaemon
as Tatsumi
as Director
as Kurimoto
as Yuijima
as Man With the Knapsack
as Samanosuke Karasaki
as Ittetsu Inaba
as Hayase Sake
as Kudo
as Yoshizo Fujino