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Shogo Shimada

しまだ しょうご

Shimada Shogo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1905-12-13 (Hodogaya, Yokohama)
Died
2004-11-26 (Unknown) age 98
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
actor
Active Years
1923-2002

Education

Myojo Commercial School
Period: ~1923
Country: Japan
Dropped out

Awards

Mainichi Theater Award
1958
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1969
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts
1974
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1976
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Hasegawa Shin Award
1982
Organization: Hasegawa Shin Award Executive Committee
Result: 受賞
Matsuo Performing Arts Award, Special Theatre Prize
1983
Organization: Matsuo Performing Arts Award Executive Committee
Result: 受賞
Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award
1984
Organization: Kikuta Kazuo Theatre Award Committee
Result: 受賞
Order of Arts and Letters, Chevalier
1992
Organization: Government of France
Result: 受章
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1992
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Executive Committee
Result: 受賞
Galaxy Award, Television Individual Award
1995
Organization: Japan Council for Better Radio and Television
Result: 受賞
Oyama Yasuharu Award
1999
Organization: Japan Shogi Association
Result: 受賞
Honorary Citizen of Tokyo
2001
Organization: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Burmese Harp

Stage Play

A stage play performed by Shinko Geki.

Furin Kazan

Stage Drama

Lead role as Yamamoto Kansuke. Performed for over 10 years.

Sengoku periodSamurai

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
matatabi (traveling gambler) storiesperiod dramasmodern dramas

Health

  • cerebral infarction
    2002年8月15日 - 2004年11月26日
    Suffered a stroke in 2002 and underwent rehabilitation until death in 2004.

Legacy

Shogo Shimada was a leading figure in Japanese Shinko Geki theater and a celebrated actor with numerous honors.

Trivia

  • He holds the record as the oldest lead actor in a Japanese TV drama when he starred in "Hirari" at 88 years and 9 months old.
  • Known as 'dynamic Tatsumi, calm Shimada' referencing his rivalry with Tatsumi Ryutaro.
  • He expressed his ambition to continue acting until age 99.