
Kyusaku Shimada
Actor
Born: April 24, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of birth: Totsuka-ku, Japan
Biography
Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He 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) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.
Filmography (100)
- Blossoms Bloom (2014, ★ 9)
- Solitary Gourmet (2012, ★ 8.9)
- Pure Japanese (2022, ★ 7.4)
- Tonbi (2022, ★ 8)
- Half a Confession (2004, ★ 8)
- Kokuho (2025, ★ 7.9)
- Kowloon Generic Romance (2025, ★ 8.5)
- A Fading Summer (2015, ★ 8.7)
- Halation Love (2023, ★ 8.6)
- Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (2019, ★ 8)
- Ultraman Neos (2000, ★ 8.8)
- Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002, ★ 6.7)
- Kamen Rider: THE NEXT (2007, ★ 7)
- Sad Vacation (2007, ★ 6.8)
- The Chef of South Polar (2009, ★ 7.1)
- Tokyo! (2008, ★ 6.9)
- Penance (2013, ★ 7.3)
- Murder on D Street (1998, ★ 7.2)
- Memories of Matsuko (2006, ★ 7.8)
- 64: Part 1 (2016, ★ 7.7)
- Heaven's Story (2010, ★ 6.6)
- Night Time Picnic (2006, ★ 6.6)
- The Apology King (2013, ★ 6.7)
- Shin Godzilla (2016, ★ 7.2)
- Labyrinth of Dreams (1997, ★ 6.8)
- One Million Yen Girl (2008, ★ 7.1)
- Patisserie Coin De Rue (2011, ★ 6.8)
- 4.50 from Paddington (2018, ★ 6.6)
- The Blood of Wolves (2018, ★ 7.2)
- Blue Hour (2019, ★ 6.7)