was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yumi Takano. His first starring role in the film was in ''Momoiro no Yuwaku'' in 1931. In 1947, he formed the Mingei Theatre Company. Shimizu often worked with

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. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1931 and 1976.

Selected filmography

* '' The 47 Ronin'' (1941) * '' No Regrets for Our Youth'' (1946) as Professor Hakozaki * '' A Ball at the Anjo House'' (1947) * '' One Wonderful Sunday'' (1947) as the Dance Hall Manager * '' Drunken Angel'' (1948) as Boss * '' Stray Dog'' (1949) * '' Bōryoku no Machi'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) as Judge * '' Story of a Beloved Wife'' (1951) * '' The Life of Oharu'' (1952) * '' Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) * '' The Life of Oharu'' (1952) as kikuoji * '' Ikiru'' (1952) as Doctor * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * '' Sansho the Bailiff'' (1954) as Masauji Taira * '' I Live in Fear'' (1955) as Yamazaki, Yoshi's husband * ''

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'' (1956) * '' Black River'' (1957) * '' Rusty Knife'' (1958) as Shingo Mano * '' The Loyal 47 Ronin'' (1958) * '' Sanjuro'' (1962) as Kikui * '' High and Low'' (1963) as prison director * '' Kojiki taishō'' (1964) as

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* '' Red Handkerchief'' (1964) * '' Shiroi Kyotō'' (1966) as Masanori Kōno * '' The Snow Woman'' (1968) * '' The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968) as Tayama * ''

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'' (1969) as Yamamuro * '' Samurai Banners'' (1969) as Yokota Takatoshi * '' Battle of the Japan Sea'' (1969) * '' The Wild Sea'' (1969) * '' Fuji sanchō'' (1970) * '' The Militarists'' (1970), Saburō Kurusu * '' Tora-san's Dream-Come-True'' (1972) as Yunaka * ''Oreno Eranda Onna'' (1976) as Washio

Television

* '' Ako Roshi'' (1964) as Sengoku Hokinokami * '' Minamoto no Yoshitsune'' (1966) as Fujiwara no Motonari * '' Haru no Sakamichi'' (1972) as Asano Nagamasa * '' Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (1975) as Miyamoto

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimizu, Masao 1908 births 1975 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors