Kyūsaku Shimada

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Kyusaku Shimada
Born Tetsuo Shimada
(1955-04-24)April 24, 1955
Kanagawa, Japan
Ethnicity Japanese
Occupation Actor

Kyusaku Shimada (嶋田 久作 Shimada Kyūsaku, born April 24, 1955) is a Japanese actor.

History

Shimada was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya.[1] He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986.[2] One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata), penned by manga artist Usamaru Furuya.[3]

He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari[4] and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. "Artist Interview: Norimizu Ameya". The Japan Foundation. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
  2. "Shimada Kyusaku". Cinemassie.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
  3. "Tokyo Grand Guignol". Usumaru Furuya Unofficial Website. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
  4. Schilling, Mark (October 12, 2007). "'0093 Jo Heika no Kusakari Masao'". The Japan Times. 
  5. Schilling, Mark (January 23, 2009). "'Kansen Retto'". The Japan Times. 

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