Kyūsaku Shimada
| Kyusaku Shimada | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tetsuo Shimada April 24, 1955 Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, 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) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato.[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
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) as Yasunori Kato
- Tokyo: The Last War (1989) as Yasunori Kato
- Rainbow Kids (1991) as Tokyo[6]
- A Watcher in the Attic (1992) as Kogoro Akechi
- No Way Back (1995) as Tetsuro
- Sada (1998)
- Murder on D Street (1998) as Kogoro Akechi
- Sakuya: Demon Slayer (2000) as Syuzo
- The Princess Blade (2001) as Byakurai
- Kingdom Hearts (2002) as Hades
- Dragon Head (2003) as Minila
- Devilman (2004)
- 69 (2004)
- Cutie Honey (2004)
- Tomie: Revenge (2005)
- Kingdom Hearts II (2005) as Hades
- In the Pool (2005)
- Route 225 (2006)
- Udon (2006)
- 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari (2007)
- Sad Vacation (2007)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2007) as Hades
- Orochi (2008)
- The Clone Returns Home (2008) as Dr. Kageyama
- Tokyo! (2008)
- Masters of Killing (2008)
- K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
- Pandemic (2009)
- Soup Opera (2010)
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) as Hades
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010) as Hades
- Abacus and Sword (2010)
- Heaven's Story (2010)
- Kaiji 2 (2011)
- The Woodsman and the Rain (2012)
- Library Wars (2013)
- Angel Home (2013)
Television
- Penance (2012)
References
- ↑ "Artist Interview: Norimizu Ameya". The Japan Foundation. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Shimada Kyusaku". Cinemassie.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ "Tokyo Grand Guignol". Usumaru Furuya Unofficial Website. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (October 12, 2007). "'0093 Jo Heika no Kusakari Masao'". The Japan Times.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (January 23, 2009). "'Kansen Retto'". The Japan Times.
- ↑ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.