is a Japanese actor.

History

Shimada 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 is a Japanese author, polymath, critic, translator and specialist in natural history, iconography and cartography. His most popular novel was '' Teito Monogatari'' (''Tale of the Capitol''), which has sold over 5 million copies in Japan alone. ...

) where Shimada played the lead role

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. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's ''0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari'' and

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's ''Pandemic''.

Filmography

Film

* '' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) as

* '' Tokyo: The Last War'' (1989) as

* '' Rainbow Kids'' (1991) as Tokyo * ''

Doomed Megalopolis is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series. It is an adaptation of the historical fantasy novel '' Teito Monogatari'' by Hiroshi Aramata. The anime is darker in tone, more violent, and more sexually explicit than any previous adapta ...

'' (1991) as

* ''A Watcher in the Attic'' (1992) as

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* '' No Way Back'' (1995) as Tetsuro * '' Sada'' (1998) * '' Murder on D Street'' (1998) as

* ''Sakuya: Demon Slayer'' (2000) as Syuzo * ''

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'' (2001) as Byakurai * '' Vengeance for Sale'' (2002) * '' Dragon Head'' (2003) as Minila * ''Devilman'' (2004) * '' 69'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Tomie: Revenge'' (2005) * ''In the Pool'' (2005) * ''Route 225'' (2006) * ''Forbidden Siren'' (2006) as Policeman * ''Udon'' (2006) * ''0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari'' (2007) * '' Sad Vacation'' (2007) * '' Kamen Rider: The Next'' (2007) as Shindou * ''

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'' (2008) * ''The Clone Returns Home'' (2008) as Dr. Kageyama * ''

Tokyo! ''Tokyo!'' is a 2008 anthology film containing three segments written by three non-Japanese directors and filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Michel Gondry directed "Interior Design", Leos Carax directed "Merde", and Bong Joon-ho directed "Shaking Tokyo" Pl ...

'' (2008) * ''Masters of Killing'' (2008) * '' K-20: Legend of the Mask'' (2008) * ''Pandemic'' (2009) * ''Soup Opera'' (2010) * ''Abacus and Sword'' (2010) * ''

Heaven's Story is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze. It was screened in the Main Programme of the Forum section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. It has also won the Séquences Prize at the Fantasia In ...

'' (2010) * '' Kaiji 2'' (2011) * '' The Woodsman and the Rain'' (2012) * ''

Library Wars is a 2013 Japanese film based on the light novel series '' Library War'' by Hiro Arikawa. Produced by Sedic International and distributed by Toho, the film was directed by Shinsuke Sato from a script written by Akiko Nogi. It stars Junichi Okad ...

'' (2013) * '' Angel Home'' (2013) * '' Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury Part 2: Judgement'' (2015) * '' Maestro!'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' 64: Part I'' (2016) * ''The Lies She Loved'' (2018) * '' The Blood of Wolves'' (2018) as Kakomura * ''Blue Hour'' (2019) * ''Kohaku'' (2019) * ''Not Quite Dead Yet'' (2020) * ''All the Things We Never Said'' (2020) * ''The Blue Danube'' (2021) * ''First Gentleman'' (2021) * ''A Madder Red'' (2021) * '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2022) * ''Tombi: Father and Son'' (2022) * '' What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?'' (2022) as the Minister for Foreign Affairs * ''

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'' (2022), the prime minister of Japan * ''Nagi's Island'' (2022) * ''Refugee X'' (2023) as Koike * ''Gosh!!'' (2025) * '' Kokuho'' (2025) as Umeki * ''

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'' (2025) as Zhou

Television

* ''

Kōmyō ga Tsuji ''Kōmyō ga Tsuji'' (功名が辻) is a 2006 Japanese historical television series, and the 45th NHK ''taiga'' drama. It is written by Shizuka Ōishi, based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Ryōtarō Shiba. The series chronicles the lives o ...

'' (2006) as Ogasawara Shōsai * '' Kitaro ga Mita Gyokusai - Mizuki Shigeru no Senso'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2012) * ''

Yae's Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follow ...

'' (2013) as Maki Yasuomi * ''Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?'' (2016) as Daigoro Tokuyama * '' Naotora: The Lady Warlord'' (2017) as Ōsawa Mototane * ''

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'' (2018) as Ichiro Tanabe * ''Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses'' (2021) * ''Isoroku Yamamoto in London'' (2021) as

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* ''

What Will You Do, Ieyasu? is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu. The series is the 62nd NHK ''taiga'' drama. Cast Starring role *Jun Matsumoto as Tokugawa Ieyasu **Waku Kawaguchi as Matsudaira Takechiyo (young Ieyas ...

'' (2023), Momochi Tanba * ''

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'' (2024) as Kosaku Kuze

Video games

* ''

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'' (2002) as Hades * '' Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'' (2010) as Hades

Dubbing

* ''

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'' (1997) as Hades

References

External links

Official Blog
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimada, Kyusaku 1955 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male actors from Yokohama People from Totsuka, Yokohama 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors