Eitarō Shindō
Actor
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.
Filmography
Drunken Angel
as Takahama 1948
The Life of Oharu
as Kahe Sasaya 1952
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Ishun 1954
Street of Shame
as Kurazô Taya 1956
Sisters of the Gion
as Kudo 1936
Osaka Elegy
as Yoshizo Fujino 1936
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as Kao Li-hsi 1955
Miss Oyu
as Kusaemon 1951
A Geisha
as Sawamoto 1953
Repast
as (uncredited) 1951
The Woman in the Rumor
as Yasuichi Harada 1954
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as Pilgrim 1955
Taira Clan Saga
as Banboku 1955
Revenge
as Koetsu 1964
The Lady of Musashino
as Shinzaburo Miyaji 1951
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self 1975