Tsutomu Shimomoto
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 2, 1917
Place of Birth: Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Known For
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.
Kogarashi Monjiro
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
Foundry Town
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
Children of Hiroshima
Shows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays the struggle of the ordinary Japanese people in dealing with the aftermath.
The Thick-Walled Room
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
Break Down that Wall
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
Vacuum Zone
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.
Ditch
Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.
Tenchu!
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
The Heart
In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained relationship stemming from an unknown incident in their past.
Filmography
as Akira
as Principal
as 佐々木辰造
as Bungoro
as Onishi
as Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
as Shigeru Terauchi
as Nampû Takahata
as Principal
as Army Doctor
as Tôgo
as Father
as Mr. Kimura
as Nagamine
as Yoshiko's husband Masao
as Kurokawa
as Kimura
as Jûkichi Kusaka
as Hioki's elder brother
as Natsue Morikawa's husband (Marido da Natsue Morikawa)