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Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō
Born (1915-08-26)26 August 1915
Busan, Korea
Died 25 July 2004(2004-07-25) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1936-1996

Masami Shimojō (下條正巳 Shimojō Masami?, 26 August 1915 – 25 July 2004) was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films.

Hoping to become a film director, Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe, debuting on stage in 1936. He made his film debut in 1940, but continued on stage well after World War II, primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei. He was most known, however, for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.



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