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Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Acting · 1899–1977 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

IMDb

14 titles in this catalog, 9 of them scored with a median Balasaur Score of 77. Eitarō Shindō appears most often alongside Kenji Mizoguchi (6 titles), Eitarō Ozawa (3), Kazuo Hasegawa (3).

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.

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