Eitarō Shindō

Nov 10, 1899 - Feb 18, 1977 (77 years old) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

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Hinoki butai

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若社長レインボー作戦

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The Splendid Gold Mine

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Chikamatsu Monogatari

Ishun

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はだか大名　前篇

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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda

Saitō Dōsan

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Pure-Hearted Unit

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Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen

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A Devil of a Gentleman

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Numazu Officer School

Credits

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director 1975

★ 6.8
The Drumstick Detective 1972

★ NR
Ashita Kara no Koi 1970

★ NR
Women of Osaka Castle 1970

★ NR
Oyaji Daiko 1968

★ 9
Monsieur Zivaco 1967

President Oike

★ NR
若社長レインボー作戦 1967

★ NR
Rebellion of Japan 1967

★ NR
The Craziest Operation 1966

★ NR
The Man from Planet Alpha 1966

★ NR
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man 1966

★ NR
Four and A Half Mats 1966

Yasuzō Fukazawa

★ NR
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks 1966

Sir Doi

★ NR
A Smell of Money 1965

★ NR
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man 1965

★ NR
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II 1965

Kōga (President, Kōga Trading)

★ NR
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan 1964

★ NR
Revenge 1964

Koetsu

★ 7.5
Raised in a Palace 1964

Chiyomatsu

★ 6
駿河遊侠傳賭場荒し 1964

★ NR
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 1964

★ NR
Warrior of the Wind 1964

★ 6.7
Orders from Hell 1964

★ NR
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong 1963

★ NR
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 1963

★ NR
A House in the Quarter 1963

★ 6
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963

Horibe

★ 5
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 1963

★ 6
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin 1963

★ NR
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword 1963

★ 10
Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella 1963

Keishiro Murakami

★ NR
Sword of Solitude 1963

★ NR
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki 1963

★ NR
A Devil of a Gentleman 1963

★ NR
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ 1963

Jirocho

★ NR
Tattoo of Love 1963

★ NR
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze 1962

★ NR
The Body 1962

★ 6.5
Tengu Priest 1962

★ NR
Showdown at Lightning Pass 1962

★ NR
Lion Festival of Echigo 1962

★ NR
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain 1962

★ NR
Tōkyō sanosa musume 1962

★ NR
Hibari the Traveling Performer 1962

★ NR
The Sentencer 1962

★ NR
Case of Umon: Red Lizard 1962

★ NR
Yakuza Official 1962

★ NR
The Ambitious Youth 1962

Hikozo Okubo

★ NR
The Bandits 1962

★ NR
Tales of President Mito 1962

Kohei Mito

★ NR
Pleasant Company 1962

★ NR
The Eve of the Chinese Festival 1962

★ NR
次郎長社長と石松社員威風堂々 1962

★ NR
Travels of Gonkuro 1961

★ 5
The Conspirator 1961

★ 6.4
Tale of a Company Boss 3 1961

Chojiro Shimizu

★ NR
Boss Takes to the Road 1961

Chojiro Shimizu

★ NR
Himalayan Wanderer 1961

★ NR
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern 1961

★ NR
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２ 1961

★ NR
Tale of a Company Boss 1961

Chojiro Shimizu

★ NR
Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō 1961

★ NR
Magistrate of Dice 1961

★ NR
The Ako Retainers 1961

★ 5.2
Festival of Swordsmen 1961

★ 6.1
An Edo Magistrate 1961

★ 5.8
Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders 1961

★ 6
Hell's Juggler 1961

★ NR
The Shogun and the Fishmonger 1961

★ 5.7
Scarier than the Devil 1960

★ 7
Queen of the Treasure Island 1960

★ NR
The Pirates 1960

★ 7.2
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 1960

★ NR
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor 1960

★ 6
The Black Hooded Man in Peril 1960

★ NR
Ninja Assassins 1960

★ 6
Unwieldy Brothers 1960

Yamaji Saemon

★ NR
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage 1960

★ 6
The Man of Seven Faces 1960

Shuhei Hoshimura

★ 6
White Cliffs 1960

★ NR
Official with a Tattoo 1960

Sarako Jubei

★ 6
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill 1960

★ 6
The Second Bullet is Marked 1960

★ 6
Road of Chivalry 1960

★ 5.4
An Actor's Revenge 1959

★ 6
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men 1959

★ NR
The Travel notes of Choshichiro - Peregrine Goblin 1959

★ NR
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda 1959

★ 7.5
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka 1959

★ 5.7
A Spectacular Showdown 1959

★ 6.2
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun 1959

★ 8.1
Gentle Breeze 1959

★ 5
Hell's Companion 1959

★ NR
Happily Tied to the Road 1959

Koshuya

★ 6
House of Spider Webs 1959

★ NR
Turbulent Highways 1959

★ NR
Whirlwind Magistrate 1959

★ 5.5
One-Eyed Wolf 1959

★ 5.6
The Unleashed Lord 1959

★ NR
The Bastards of Lawless Town 1959

★ NR
The Acrobats of Death 1959

★ 5.8
Fighting Disposition 1958

★ NR
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House 1958

★ 9
Secret of the Golden Coin 1958

★ NR
Kanbei's Bargain Sale 1958

★ NR
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger 1958

★ 5.7
The Sword Knows 1958

★ 8.5
Kunisada Chuji 1958

★ 5.2
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute 1958

★ 5
Midair Circus 1958

★ NR
Magistrate Ooka’s Legends 1958

★ NR
Ghost Story on Passage 1958

★ NR
His Pistol is Hell 1958

★ NR
Eight Views of Samurai 1958

★ 6
Wind, Woman and Road 1958

★ 7
Aoi Secret Book 1958

Monjuro Kaida

★ NR
直八子供旅 1958

★ NR
Man of Thirteen Eyes 1958

★ NR
The Scroll’s Secret 1958

★ 6
A Chivalrous Spirit 1958

★ 7
Falcon Magistrate 1957

★ NR
Travel Romances 1957

★ NR
Shadow Over Fuji 1957

★ NR
Goblin's Highway 1957

★ NR
Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case 1957

★ NR
Ghost Ship Part 1 1957

Gorôdayû

★ NR
Lord Mito 1957

★ 5.4
The Adventures of Chuji 1957

Denbei Sagamiya

★ NR
Temple of Revenge 1957

★ NR
Rebellion 1957

★ 6
The Lord Takes a Bride 1957

Nagano

★ 6
Lords of Oppression 2 1957

★ NR
Lords of Oppression 1957

★ NR
Pirates Magistrate 1957

★ NR
The Horse Boy 1957

★ NR
Pure-Hearted Unit 1957

★ NR
Shimizu Port of Chivalry 1957

Kyuroku

★ 7.5
神変美女桜 1956

★ NR
Red-Lacquered Sword 1956

★ NR
やくざ大名 1956

★ NR
The Fiery Magistrate 1956

★ NR
Manchurian Sunset 1956

★ NR
Ancient Coins 1956

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship 1956

★ NR
Sisters of Gion 1956

★ NR
The Chop Professor 1956

★ NR
Street of Shame 1956

Kurazô Taya

★ 7.7
快剣士・笑いの面 1956

★ NR
大当り男一代 1956

柏屋万兵衛

★ NR
Three Women Around Yoshinaka 1956

★ 7
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge 1955

★ NR
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace 1955

★ NR
The Roar of The Lion 1955

★ NR
Ticket to Hell 1955

Heijirô Gondô

★ NR
Taira Clan Saga 1955

Banboku

★ 7
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda 1955

Saitō Dōsan

★ NR
New Women’s Dialogue 1955

★ NR
振袖釼法 1955

堀源太左衛門

★ NR
Princess Yang Kwei-fei 1955

Kao Li-hsi

★ 6.7
Four Swordsmen of Ashura 1955

★ NR
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf 1955

★ NR
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji 1955

Pilgrim

★ 7.4
A Gang of Five 1955

Hamamatsu-ya Kobei

★ 5
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion 1954

★ NR
Chikamatsu Monogatari 1954

Ishun

★ 7.8
続変化大名 1954

★ NR
The Black Current 1954

★ NR
Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru 1954

★ NR
The Story of Shunkin 1954

★ 5
The Woman in the Rumor 1954

Yasuichi Harada

★ 7.4
Sansho the Bailiff 1954

Sanshô dayû

★ 8.1
The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate 1954

★ NR
A Samurai's Love 1954

★ NR
Koina no Ginpei 1954

★ NR
Onna no issho 1953

★ NR
The Sun 1953

★ NR
A Geisha 1953

Sawamoto

★ 7.5
One-Eyed Detective 1953

Takayuki Okabe

★ NR
Merciless Blade Part 3 1953

★ NR
Merciless Blade Part 2 1953

★ NR
Yokubo 1953

★ NR
近藤勇池田屋騒動 1953

★ NR
Merciless Blade 1953

★ NR
Miniature 1953

★ 8
Bored Hatamoto Passes By 1953

★ NR
Reminiscence 1953

★ NR
花吹雪男祭り　 1952

★ NR
Shimizu no Jirocho den 1952

★ NR
Violence 1952

★ NR
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa 1952

★ NR
はだか大名　後篇 1952

★ NR
はだか大名　前篇 1952

★ NR
Third Class Executives 1952

★ NR
The Life of Oharu 1952

Kahe Sasaya

★ 7.7
Sisters of Nishijin 1952

★ 8
お洒落狂女 1952

Yoshibei Nakakumaya

★ NR
治郎吉格子 1952

仁吉

★ NR
Story of Lightning 1951

★ NR
Repast 1951

(uncredited)

★ 7.5
Five Men of Edo 1951

Gonhei

★ 5
Yatsuhaka-mura 1951

★ NR
The Lady of Musashino 1951

Shinzaburo Miyaji

★ 6.2
Tales of a Drifter 1951

★ NR
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask 1951

★ NR
Miss Oyu 1951

Kusaemon

★ 7.2
G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack 1951

★ NR
The Tale of Genji 1951

Minister of the Right

★ 5.5
Weeping Doll 1951

★ NR
新遊侠伝　遊侠往来 1951

★ NR
新遊侠伝 1951

★ NR
The Killing of Otsuya 1951

Tokubei

★ NR
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain 1951

Mondo Tani

★ NR
Clothes of Deception 1951

Isehama

★ 6.5
右門捕物帖　片眼狼 1951

★ NR
Battle of Roses 1950

★ 6
Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord 1950

★ NR
Fencing Master 1950

★ 6
Jiruba no Tetsu 1950

★ NR
Heat and Mud 1950

★ NR
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume 1950

★ NR
The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume 1950

★ NR
Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san 1950

★ NR
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka 1950

Yamazaki

★ 6.5
Escape from Prison 1950

★ NR
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape 1950

★ NR
Rinchi 1949

Hizakura

★ NR
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen 1949

★ NR
Island of Horrors 1949

Kihei

★ NR
Jakoman and Tetsu 1949

Kyubei

★ NR
Kaze no ko 1949

★ NR
Thirty-three footprints 1948

★ NR
Drunken Angel 1948

Takahama

★ 7.6
Actress 1947

Dr. Okubo

★ NR
Eleven High School Girls 1946

★ NR
Lord for a Night 1946

★ 8
A Descendant of Urashima Taro 1946

★ 6
Hinoki butai 1946

★ NR
Duel at Yagyu Valley 1945

Kijin Juzaemon

★ NR
The Way of Drama 1944

★ 6.5
My Nightingale 1944

Tatsumi

★ 6
World of Love 1943

★ NR
音楽大進軍 1943

Director

★ NR
The Opium War 1943

★ NR
Kantaro of Ina 1943

★ NR
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya 1942

Kurimoto

★ 6
Wings of Victory 1942

★ 6.3
Mother Never Dies 1942

★ 6
Onna keizu 1942

Sakata

★ NR
Green Earth 1942

★ NR
Currents of Youth 1942

Yuijima

★ NR
Sky of Hope 1942

Man With the Knapsack

★ NR
The Battle of Kawanakajima 1941

Samanosuke Karasaki

★ NR
The Splendid Gold Mine 1941

★ NR
Dancers of Awa 1941

★ NR
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday 1941

★ 5.3
Oath on the Burning Sands 1940

★ 6
明朗五人男 1940

★ NR
Flowers Blooming In the Storm 1940

★ NR
Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year 1939

★ NR
Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki 1939

Ittetsu Inaba

★ NR
Song of the White Orchid 1939

★ NR
Flower Picking Diary 1939

★ 5
Numazu Officer School 1939

★ NR
Old Songs 1939

★ NR
Itahachi shima 1938

★ NR
Nangoku taiheiki 1937

Maki Chutaro

★ NR
Kuriyama Daizen 1936

Hayase Sake

★ NR
Sisters of the Gion 1936

Kudo

★ 7.1
Osaka Elegy 1936

Yoshizo Fujino

★ 6.7