Kyusaku Shimada
Known for Acting · 193 credits
- Born
- 1955-04-24 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Totsuka-ku, Japan
- Also known as
- 嶋田 久作 · しまだ きゅうさく · Shima-ku · Kyusaku Shimada · Shimada Kyūsaku
Biography
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
TV Shows (47)
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Solitary Gourmet
2012
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
GTO
2012
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
2016
as Tohru Nishioka
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as Koremo
Suits
2018
as Koichi Miyashita（宮下 紘一）
House of Ninjas
2024
as Kosaku Kuze
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
as Professor Serisawa
CRISIS: Special Security Squad
2017
Doomed Megalopolis
1991
as Yasunori Katō (voice)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
ATARU
2012
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集
2016
as Ichirō Saeki / Kantarō Shinmon / Kyōhei Shiga
Avalanche
2021
as Masaharu Kuroda
Bloody Monday
2008
as Shimon Kamishima
Chastity High
2024
as 垣根
The Complex: Prologue
2013
as Shinichi Yamasaki
Engine
2005
as Daisuke's father
Penance
2012
as Detective Yabe
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?
2016
as Tokuyama Daigoro | Tokuyama Daishiro
Shinjuku Seven
2017
as Wan
Silver and Gold
2017
as Atsushi Izawa
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
2019
as 齐藤
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
Sasurai Onsen Endo Kenichi
2019
A Fading Summer
2015
as Sadatoshi Otsuki
Our Little Love Story
2023
as Master
Demon Ward
2013
as Ogami Tatsuo
Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
2017
I Am... 23 Year Olds
2024
You are my only Madonna
2003
as Kazuma Oosugi
Blood on the Tracks
2014
as Haruhiko Muraoka
Utenai Keikan
2016
Candy House
2015
as Shimasaki Akira
Tenchu: Ninja of Justice
2014
as Jukichi Shudo
Halation Love
2023
as Kaga Takashi
Chase
2017
RUN60
2012
as Morisawa Yusuke
Ultraman Neos
2000
as Gonpachi Minato
Gifu Need You
2017
as Domon
Double Tone: Two Yumi
2013
as Isao Tatsuno
Invisible Man
1996
Suna no ue no Koibitotachi
1999
With You, Who Wanted to be a Star
2021
as Takao Washigami
検事・沢木正夫（寺脇康文版）
2013
as 国松敏夫
Movies (146)
Shin Godzilla
2016
as Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
Kokuho
2025
as Umeki
Shin Ultraman
2022
as Taishi Okuma
Memories of Matsuko
2006
Tokyo!
2008
as Prison Director (segment "Merde")
One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Prison Officer
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Takeshi Kako
Murder on D Street
1998
as Kogoro Akechi
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
as Tanabe
Cutie Honey
2004
as Police Manager
No Way Back
1995
as Tetsuro
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
2008
as Designer
Sada
1998
as Takiguchi
Sad Vacation
2007
as Sone
69
2004
as Aihara
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet
2002
as Inugai
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
2015
as Ryosuke Kono
The Chef of South Polar
2009
as Captain
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
as Lieutenant Suehiro
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024
as Katsuragi Shigetsune
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Wataru Nakagaichi
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997
as Black Kite Customer
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
2003
as Inugai
The Ogre's Bride
2026
as Usui
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Yasunori Kato
The Princess Blade
2001
as Byakurai
Joker Game
2015
as Colonel Takeno
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Yokoi Ona
Dragon Head
2003
as Minila
Time Trip App
2014
as Satsumaya
Night Time Picnic
2006
as Fujimaki
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
as Shinoda
Dark Tales of Japan
2004
as Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
Blue Hour
2019
as The Star
Tonbi
2022
as Publishing Company Security Guard
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
2018
as Hanbee Tanaka
Half a Confession
2004
Kamen Rider: THE NEXT
2007
as Shindou
A Watcher in the Attic
1994
as Kogoro Akechi
64: Part 1
2016
as Azusa
In the Pool
2005
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000
as Syuzo
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
2013
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Yasunori Kato
Forbidden Siren
2006
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
A Madder Red
2021
as Narihara
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
2015
as Ryosuke Kono
We Are Not Alone
1993
Pandemic
2009
as Shûji Tachibana
The Promised Land
2019
Maestro!
2015
as Shuzo Shimaoka
Jam Films 2
2004
The Motive
2004
One Summer's Day
1999
as Masahiro Ooi
Penance
2013
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
Walking With The Dog
2004
Soup Opera
2010
as Editor Kuraki
Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
as Anzai
All the Things We Never Said
2020
as Juro Yamada
Time Scoop Hunter
2013
4.50 from Paddington
2018
as Masaru Oyama
Neighbor X
2023
Wandering Brain
1993
The Code
2009
Kowloon Generic Romance
2025
as Shū
Heaven's Story
2010
as Lawyer
Kissho Tennyo
2007
Love Is Five Seven Five
2005
as Miura
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
2005
as Kyoko's Father
The Apology King
2013
as Ootoya
Farewell for Today
2013
as Hiroki Murayama
The Blue Danube
2021
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears
2007
as Iwatsuru
Naoko
2008
Damejin
2006
as Policeman
Tomie: Revenge
2005
as Dr. Togashi
Abacus and Sword
2010
Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse
2021
as Minagawa
Cape Nostalgia
2014
as Takahashi
London no Yamamoto Isoroku
2021
The Clone Returns Home
2008
as Kagaeyama
First Gentleman
2021
Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider-
2007
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Tokyo
Switch
2020
as Oizumi Takataro
Blossoms Bloom
2014
The Courier
2017
Laughing Lucky Cats
2017
as Gonda
Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
2016
as 榊間
Dumbeast
2009
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
Gosh!!
2025
The Battling Angel
2003
as Kami
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
2003
Pure Japanese
2022
Silver Angel
2004
as Constable Shiroshita
25
2014
Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo
2013
as Arai Takashi
Happy Ending Story
1991
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
2002
Angel Home
2013
as Senba
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
2006
The Road Less Travelled
2013
as Jun Shimazu
Orochi - Blood
2008
as Shitsuji
Saiyūki
1993
as 沙悟净
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Enemy
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
2008
as Ishiyama
Amber Light
2019
as Sakumoto
Dear Hinagon
2005
Silver Mask
2006
as Governor Akise
Oka wo koete
2008
The Ice Ruts
2016
as 아키노 유타카
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Hades (voice)
THE LAST GOZE
2020
Nagi's Island
2022
as Norio Yamamura
Route 225
2006
About Kyusaku Shimada
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. With 193 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Kyusaku Shimada has appeared in 146 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kyusaku Shimada Movies
- Shin Godzilla (2016) — as Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
- Kokuho (2025) — as Umeki
- Shin Ultraman (2022) — as Taishi Okuma
- Memories of Matsuko (2006)
- Tokyo! (2008) — as Prison Director (segment "Merde")
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