Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto
Born Shirō Shimomoto
(1948-08-14) August 14, 1948
Osaka
Occupation Actor
Director
Years active 1972-

Shirō Shimomoto (下元史朗 Shimomoto Shirō) is a Japanese pink film actor and director from Osaka, Japan. He has been called "one of the most individual actors" in the world of pink film.[1]

Life and career

Shimomoto was born in Osaka, Japan on August 14, 1948. He started his career as an actor in director Banmei Takahashi’s pink films in the early 1970s. He has worked with Takahashi in many other films and has also starred in the works of other noted filmmakers, including, Kōji Wakamatsu, Akira Fumakachi, Kazuyuki Izutsu, and Shūji Kataoka among others, amassing a filmography of more than 250 pink films.[1] He was given a Best Actor award at the first annual Pink Grand Prix covering the year 1988, and a second in 2006 for his performance in Shinji Imaoka's Mighty Extreme Woman aka Uncle's Paradise.[2][3] Shimomoto wrote, directed, starred in and did the cinematography for 離婚妻快感ＯＮＡＮＩＥ, released by Shintōhō Eiga in 1992.[4] Shimomoto was given a Best New Director, 2nd place award at the Pink Grand Prix for that year.[5] Recently he has also starred in mainstream films and TV shows.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shiro Shimomoto". Pink Eiga.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  2. ↑ "Best Ten of 1988 1988年度ベストテン　＜第1回ピンク大賞＞" (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Best Ten of 2006 (２００６年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  4. ↑ 離婚妻快感ＯＮＡＮＩＥ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Best Ten of 1992, 5th Ceremony 1992年度ベストテン　＜第5回ピンク大賞＞" (in Japanese). P*G Website. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  6. ↑ Filmography based on Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. ISBN 1-889288-52-7. and 下元史朗 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-12.

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