Kyusaku Shimada

Acting

Kyusaku Shimada

Born 24 April 1955 · Totsuka-ku, Japan · 71

Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. 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. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.

Known for

Highlights

Shin Godzilla2016 · Film · Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
Shin Ultraman2022 · Film · Taishi Okuma
Memories of Matsuko2006 · Film
Tokyo!2008 · Film · Prison Director (segment "Merde")
Kokuho2025 · Film · Umeki
House of Ninjas2024 · Series · Kosaku Kuze

Filmography

Movies

144 films

Wash Away2026 · Film
The Secret Battlefield2026 · Film
Period2026 · Film
The Ogre's Bride2026 · Film · Usui
Gosh!!2025 · Film
Kowloon Generic Romance2025 · Film · Shū
Kokuho2025 · Film · Umeki
The Yin Yang Master Zero2024 · Film · Katsuragi Shigetsune
Neighbor X2023 · Film
TOMA #22023 · Film
SAKANAQUARIUM ADAPT ONLINE2023 · Film
Nagi's Island2022 · Film · Norio Yamamura
Shin Ultraman2022 · Film · Taishi Okuma
Tonbi2022 · Film · Publishing Company Security Guard
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?2022 · Film · Wataru Nakagaichi
Pure Japanese2022 · Film
London no Yamamoto Isoroku2021 · Film
First Gentleman2021 · Film
Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse2021 · Film · Minagawa
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle2021 · Film · Lieutenant Suehiro
A Madder Red2021 · Film · Narihara
The Blue Danube2021 · Film
With You Who Wanted to Be a Star: Another Story2021 · Film · Washigami Takao
THE LAST GOZE2020 · Film
All the Things We Never Said2020 · Film · Juro Yamada
Switch2020 · Film · Oizumi Takataro
Not Quite Dead Yet2020 · Film · Tanabe
The Promised Land2019 · Film
Amber Light2019 · Film · Sakumoto
Blue Hour2019 · Film · The Star
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine2018 · Film · Hanbee Tanaka
The Blood of Wolves2018 · Film · Takeshi Kako
4.50 from Paddington2018 · Film · Masaru Oyama
Dynamite Graffiti2018 · Film
The Courier2017 · Film
Laughing Lucky Cats2017 · Film · Gonda
The Ice Ruts2016 · Film · 아키노 유타카
Shin Godzilla2016 · Film · Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
64: Part 12016 · Film · Azusa
Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke2016 · Film · 榊間
Before The Leaves Fall2015 · Film
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment2015 · Film · Ryosuke Kono
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion2015 · Film · Ryosuke Kono
Maestro!2015 · Film · Shuzo Shimaoka
Joker Game2015 · Film · Colonel Takeno
Teacher and Stray Cat2015 · Film
252014 · Film
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded2014 · Film · Hades (voice)
Cape Nostalgia2014 · Film · Takahashi
Time Trip App2014 · Film · Satsumaya
Blossoms Bloom2014 · Film
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel2014 · Film
Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo2013 · Film · Arai Takashi
The Road Less Travelled2013 · Film · Jun Shimazu
The Apology King2013 · Film · Ootoya
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill2013 · Film · Yoji Nakatsugawa
Time Scoop Hunter2013 · Film
Farewell for Today2013 · Film · Hiroki Murayama
Talk to the Dead2013 · Film
Munashiidake2013 · Film
Penance2013 · Film
Angel Home2013 · Film · Senba
Ramo Trip2012 · Film
The Woodsman and the Rain2012 · Film · Shinoda
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler2011 · Film · Yoshihiro Kurosaki
Rakugo Story2011 · Film
Patisserie Coin De Rue2011 · Film · Yokoi Ona
Abacus and Sword2010 · Film
Heaven's Story2010 · Film · Lawyer
Soup Opera2010 · Film · Editor Kuraki
Future Past Perfect Pt. 03 (U_08-1)2010 · Film
Shodo Kyouju2010 · Film
The Chef of South Polar2009 · Film · Captain
Dumbeast2009 · Film
The Code2009 · Film
Pandemic2009 · Film · Shûji Tachibana
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces2008 · Film · Designer
The Clone Returns Home2008 · Film · Kagaeyama
Orochi - Blood2008 · Film · Shitsuji
Naoko2008 · Film
Tokyo!2008 · Film · Prison Director (segment "Merde")
One Million Yen Girl2008 · Film · Prison Officer
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War2008 · Film · Ishiyama
Oka wo koete2008 · Film
Sad Vacation2007 · Film · Sone
Kamen Rider: THE NEXT2007 · Film · Shindou
Kissho Tennyo2007 · Film
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia2007 · Film
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears2007 · Film · Iwatsuru
Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider-2007 · Film
Silver Mask2006 · Film · Governor Akise
Masters of Killing2006 · Film
Night Time Picnic2006 · Film · Fujimaki
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Go Ya2006 · Film · Takuro Sato
Tales of Terror: Final Night 22006 · Film · Takuro Sato
Tales of Terror: Final Night 12006 · Film
Damejin2006 · Film · Policeman
Memories of Matsuko2006 · Film
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth2006 · Film
Bird Call2006 · Film
Route 2252006 · Film
Forbidden Siren2006 · Film
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl2005 · Film · Kyoko's Father
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers2005 · Film
In the Pool2005 · Film
Tomie: Revenge2005 · Film · Dr. Togashi
Love Is Five Seven Five2005 · Film · Miura
Double Suicide Elegy2005 · Film
Jam Films 22004 · Film
Silver Angel2004 · Film · Constable Shiroshita
The Motive2004 · Film
Nejirin bou2004 · Film · Customer at barber shop
Dark Tales of Japan2004 · Film · Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
692004 · Film · Aihara
Cutie Honey2004 · Film · Police Manager
Walking With The Dog2004 · Film
Half a Confession2004 · Film
Days in the Shade2003 · Film
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle2003 · Film · Inugai
Dragon Head2003 · Film · Minila
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri2003 · Film
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover2002 · Film
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet2002 · Film · Inugai
Vengeance for Sale2002 · Film · Enemy
The Princess Blade2001 · Film · Byakurai
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons2000 · Film · Syuzo
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe1999 · Film · Takeshi Ikenaga
One Summer's Day1999 · Film · Masahiro Ooi
Murder on D Street1998 · Film · Kogoro Akechi
Sada1998 · Film · Takiguchi
Labyrinth of Dreams1997 · Film · Black Kite Customer
No Way Back1995 · Film · Tetsuro
Uneasy Encounters1994 · Film · Hatayama
A Watcher in the Attic1994 · Film · Kogoro Akechi
Wandering Brain1993 · Film
Saiyūki1993 · Film · 沙悟净
We Are Not Alone1993 · Film
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown1992 · Film
Happy Ending Story1991 · Film
Rainbow Kids1991 · Film · Tokyo
Let's Go to the Hospital1990 · Film · Anzai
Tokyo: The Last War1989 · Film · Yasunori Kato
Skin #5 Video Mix M.M.M.1989 · Film · Takao Shimada
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis1988 · Film · Yasunori Kato

Filmography

Series

48 shows

まめとむぎ2026 · Series · [Mame's grandfather]
Chastity High2024 · Series · 垣根
House of Ninjas2024 · Series · Kosaku Kuze
I Am... 23 Year Olds2024 · Series
Halation Love2023 · Series · Kaga Takashi
Angel Flight2023 · Series · Toru Tsuboi
Our Little Love Story2023 · Series · Master
Avalanche2021 · Series · Masaharu Kuroda
With You, Who Wanted to be a Star2021 · Series · Takao Washigami
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation2019 · Series · 齐藤
Sasurai Onsen Endo Kenichi2019 · Series
Suits2018 · Series · Koichi Miyashita
Chase2017 · Series
Shinjuku Seven2017 · Series · Wan
Moving to Gifu!2017 · Series · Domon
CRISIS: Special Security Squad2017 · Series
Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion2017 · Series · Masashi Iioka
Silver and Gold2017 · Series · Atsushi Izawa
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集2016 · Series · Ichirō Saeki
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?2016 · Series · Tokuyama Daigoro | Tokuyama Daishiro
99.9 Criminal Lawyer2016 · Series · Tohru Nishioka
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit2016 · Series
Utenai Keikan2016 · Series
Candy House2015 · Series · Shimasaki Akira
A Fading Summer2015 · Series · Sadatoshi Otsuki
The Next Generation: Patlabor2014 · Series · Professor Serisawa
Tenchu: Ninja of Justice2014 · Series · Jukichi Shudo
Blood on the Tracks2014 · Series · Haruhiko Muraoka
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File2013 · Series
Demon Ward2013 · Series · Ogami Tatsuo
Double Tone: Two Yumi2013 · Series · Isao Tatsuno
The Complex: Prologue2013 · Series · Shinichi Yamasaki
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon2012 · Series · Tatsuya Ichikawa
GTO2012 · Series
RUN602012 · Series · Morisawa Yusuke
ATARU2012 · Series · Yoji Nakatsugawa
Penance2012 · Series · Detective Yabe
Solitary Gourmet2012 · Series
Bloody Monday2008 · Series · Shimon Kamishima
Time Limit Investigator2006 · Series · Koremo
Engine2005 · Series · Daisuke's father
You are my only Madonna2003 · Series · Kazuma Oosugi
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo2002 · Series
Ultraman Neos2000 · Series · Gonpachi Minato
Suna no ue no Koibitotachi1999 · Series
Invisible Man1996 · Series
Doomed Megalopolis1991 · Series · Yasunori Katō (voice)
Tales of the Bizarre1990 · Series