1963Nominee
Best Performance
A House in the Quarter
Eitarō Shindō
Actor
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
November 10, 1899
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1948Winner
Best Performance
Drunken Angel
1954Winner
Best Performance
Sansho the Bailiff
Career Highlights
1951Highlight
Best Performance
Repast
1954Highlight
Best Performance
Chikamatsu Monogatari
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Drunken Angel
Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari