Kyūsaku Shimada
Acting
Biography
Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.
Born: April 24, 1955
Place of Birth: Totsuka-ku, Japan
Known For
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
Blossoms Bloom
Work life for Shunsuke Osaki has been success after success, but at some point his family began to slip by the wayside. As his elderly father begins to show signs of dementia, Shunsuke takes the family on a trip in a desperate attempt to pull them together before it is too late. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's short story of the same name received the awards for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Music at the 1st Asia International Film Festival in Taipei.
Tenchu: Ninja of Justice
A politician gives a speech in a shopping district full of shoppers. Suddenly, a man wielding a knife bursts out from among the shoppers and tries to kill those around him. To stop the man, Masako Murata (Pinko Izumi) tries to approach him, but her friends stop her. Meanwhile, a woman, who looks like a homeless person, appears in front of him and tells him "if you want to kill, then kill me." The man is about to stab her, but the woman opens her eyes. At the moment, blood bursts from the man's arm. The woman is about to kill him, but Masako Murata stops her and the woman leaves. Later, Masako Murata finds the woman collapsed on the street. Masako decides to take the woman to her house. There, Masako sees that the woman is injured in her back and also notices heavy despair in her eyes. The woman's name is Sana (Yuriko Ono). Sana is a ninja that has arrived in present day Japan. She now follows Masako Murata as her new boss and attempts to eradicate evil that is rampant in modern society.
Solitary Gourmet
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Ultraman Neos
Ultraman Neos is a Japanese tokusatsu show, being the 17th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Neos was initially intended as a TV series but the project was shelved. Years later, Tsuburaya turned the concept into a 12-episode direct-to-video series. In spite of the appearance of similar designs and a cameo by Zoffy, the series is set in an alternate universe.
A Fading Summer
A major newspaper has informally decided to employ a female university student. However, shock ripples within the newspaper because of a weekly magazine’s scoop that she is the daughter of the criminal in a serious case. This was the kidnapping of a newborn baby at a big hospital 20 years ago. The criminal demanded a ransom from the director of the hospital instead of the parents. But after the criminal had the large sum of money in hand, he died in an accident while being pursued by the police. The baby was never found. Kaji Hidekazu, a former hotshot journalist who has become deadwood in the wake of an incident, is ordered by the newspaper to re-investigate the kidnapping case. He finds out the shocking, tragic truth which had been kept under wraps.
Halation Love
Miyama Akari is a university student who manages a photography shop with her mother that was left behind by her late father. One day, she receives a request from a male customer to develop a roll of film and discovers something within the photos which she had seen before. Meanwhile, she reunites with her old childhood friend for the first time in fifteen years. Soon after, a series of strange incidents start to occur within the town.
Angel Home
The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underdeveloped. Uyan (Takayuki Takuma) is a resident at the group home. Uyan and Mako begin to develop feelings for each, but Itpon becomes worried about them.
Kowloon Generic Romance
Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai―one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…
Tonbi
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.
Filmography
as Shū
as Umeki
as Katsuragi Shigetsune
as Kosaku Kuze
as Kaga Takashi
as Master
as Norio Yamamura
as Taishi Okuma
as Publishing Company Security Guard
as Wataru Nakagaichi
as Masaharu Kuroda
as Minagawa
as Lieutenant Suehiro
as Narihara
as Washigami Takao
as Takao Washigami
as Juro Yamada
as Oizumi Takataro
as Tanabe
as The Star
as Koichi Miyashita（宮下 紘一）
as Hanbee Tanaka
as Takeshi Kako
as Masaru Oyama
as Wan
as Gonda
as Domon
as Atsushi Izawa
as Ichirō Saeki
as Kantarō Shinmon
as Kyōhei Shiga
as 아키노 유타카
as Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
as Daigoro Tokuyama
as Azusa
as Tohru Nishioka
as Shimasaki Akira
as Ryosuke Kono
as Ryosuke Kono
as Shuzo Shimaoka
as Colonel Takeno
as Sadatoshi Otsuki
as Hades (voice)
as Takahashi
as Satsumaya
as Professor Serisawa
as Jukichi Shudo
as Haruhiko Muraoka
as Arai Takashi
as Ootoya
as Jun Shimazu
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
as Hiroki Murayama
as Ogami Tatsuo
as Isao Tatsuno
as Senba
as Shinichi Yamasaki
as Morisawa Yusuke
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
as Shinoda
as Detective Yabe
as Yokoi Ona
as Editor Kuraki
as Lawyer
as Captain
as Shûji Tachibana
as Designer
as Kagaeyama
as Shimon Kamishima
as Shitsuji
as Prison Director (segment "Merde")
as Prison Officer
as Sone
as Shindou
as Iwatsuru
as Governor Akise
as Fujimaki
as Policeman
as Koremo
as Kyoko's Father
as Daisuke's father
as Dr. Togashi
as Miura
as Constable Shiroshita
as Customer at barber shop
as Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
as Aihara
as Police Manager
as Minila
as Kazuma Oosugi
as Inugai
as Enemy
as Byakurai
as Syuzo
as Gonpachi Minato
as Takeshi Ikenaga
as Masahiro Ooi
as Kogoro Akechi
as Takiguchi
as Black Kite Customer
as Tetsuro
as Hatayama
as Kogoro Akechi
as 沙悟净
as Yasunori Katō (voice)
as Tokyo
as Anzai
as Yasunori Kato
as Takao Shimada
as Yasunori Kato