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
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as Koremo
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
2016
as Tohru Nishioka
Suits
2018
as Koichi Miyashita（宮下 紘一）
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
House of Ninjas
2024
as Kosaku Kuze
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集
2016
as Ichirō Saeki / Kantarō Shinmon / Kyōhei Shiga
CRISIS: Special Security Squad
2017
ATARU
2012
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
Doomed Megalopolis
1991
as Yasunori Katō (voice)
Avalanche
2021
as Masaharu Kuroda
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
as Professor Serisawa
Bloody Monday
2008
as Shimon Kamishima
Engine
2005
as Daisuke's father
The Complex: Prologue
2013
as Shinichi Yamasaki
Chastity High
2024
as 垣根
Penance
2012
as Detective Yabe
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?
2016
as Tokuyama Daigoro | Tokuyama Daishiro
Shinjuku Seven
2017
as Wan
Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
2013
Silver and Gold
2017
as Atsushi Izawa
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
2019
as 齐藤
A Fading Summer
2015
as Sadatoshi Otsuki
Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
2017
Demon Ward
2013
as Ogami Tatsuo
Sasurai Onsen Endo Kenichi
2019
Our Little Love Story
2023
as Master
You are my only Madonna
2003
as Kazuma Oosugi
Blood on the Tracks
2014
as Haruhiko Muraoka
I Am... 23 Year Olds
2024
Utenai Keikan
2016
Candy House
2015
as Shimasaki Akira
Halation Love
2023
as Kaga Takashi
Tenchu: Ninja of Justice
2014
as Jukichi Shudo
RUN60
2012
as Morisawa Yusuke
Chase
2017
Double Tone: Two Yumi
2013
as Isao Tatsuno
Ultraman Neos
2000
as Gonpachi Minato
Gifu Need You
2017
as Domon
With You, Who Wanted to be a Star
2021
as Takao Washigami
Invisible Man
1996
Suna no ue no Koibitotachi
1999
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
Shin Ultraman
2022
as Taishi Okuma
Memories of Matsuko
2006
Kokuho
2025
as Umeki
One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Prison Officer
Tokyo!
2008
as Prison Director (segment "Merde")
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
as Tanabe
Cutie Honey
2004
as Police Manager
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Takeshi Kako
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
2008
as Designer
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet
2002
as Inugai
Murder on D Street
1998
as Kogoro Akechi
The Ogre's Bride
2026
as Usui
Sada
1998
as Takiguchi
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
No Way Back
1995
as Tetsuro
The Princess Blade
2001
as Byakurai
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Wataru Nakagaichi
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
2015
as Ryosuke Kono
Sad Vacation
2007
as Sone
The Chef of South Polar
2009
as Captain
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Yasunori Kato
69
2004
as Aihara
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
2021
as Lieutenant Suehiro
In the Pool
2005
Labyrinth of Dreams
1997
as Black Kite Customer
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Yokoi Ona
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
2013
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
Dark Tales of Japan
2004
as Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")
The Woodsman and the Rain
2012
as Shinoda
Night Time Picnic
2006
as Fujimaki
Time Trip App
2014
as Satsumaya
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
2015
as Ryosuke Kono
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024
as Katsuragi Shigetsune
Tonbi
2022
as Publishing Company Security Guard
Forbidden Siren
2006
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
2018
as Hanbee Tanaka
The Promised Land
2019
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
2003
as Inugai
The Motive
2004
All the Things We Never Said
2020
as Juro Yamada
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Yasunori Kato
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
as Anzai
A Watcher in the Attic
1994
as Kogoro Akechi
Half a Confession
2004
Love Is Five Seven Five
2005
as Miura
Jam Films 2
2004
We Are Not Alone
1993
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
Pandemic
2009
as Shûji Tachibana
Blue Hour
2019
as The Star
64: Part 1
2016
as Azusa
Penance
2013
A Madder Red
2021
as Narihara
Maestro!
2015
as Shuzo Shimaoka
One Summer's Day
1999
as Masahiro Ooi
Soup Opera
2010
as Editor Kuraki
The Apology King
2013
as Ootoya
Joker Game
2015
as Colonel Takeno
Kamen Rider: THE NEXT
2007
as Shindou
Dumbeast
2009
Dragon Head
2003
as Minila
The Blue Danube
2021
Wandering Brain
1993
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl
2005
as Kyoko's Father
London no Yamamoto Isoroku
2021
Teacher and Stray Cat
2015
The Code
2009
Kowloon Generic Romance
2025
as Shū
Time Scoop Hunter
2013
Vengeance for Sale
2002
as Enemy
Heaven's Story
2010
as Lawyer
Damejin
2006
as Policeman
Naoko
2008
Freesia: Bullet Over Tears
2007
as Iwatsuru
4.50 from Paddington
2018
as Masaru Oyama
Switch
2020
as Oizumi Takataro
Cape Nostalgia
2014
as Takahashi
Farewell for Today
2013
as Hiroki Murayama
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000
as Syuzo
First Gentleman
2021
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
2002
Pure Japanese
2022
Rainbow Kids
1991
as Tokyo
Abacus and Sword
2010
Columbo of Shinano - Dead Person's Echo
2013
as Arai Takashi
Route 225
2006
Kissho Tennyo
2007
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
2006
The Battling Angel
2003
as Kami
Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse
2021
as Minagawa
Neighbor X
2023
Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider-
2007
Silver Mask
2006
as Governor Akise
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
2003
The Clone Returns Home
2008
as Kagaeyama
Walking With The Dog
2004
Blossoms Bloom
2014
The Ice Ruts
2016
as 아키노 유타카
Before The Leaves Fall
2015
Tomie: Revenge
2005
as Dr. Togashi
Nagi's Island
2022
as Norio Yamamura
Happy Ending Story
1991
Orochi - Blood
2008
as Shitsuji
Saiyūki
1993
as 沙悟净
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
2008
as Ishiyama
THE LAST GOZE
2020
Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
2016
as 榊間
Angel Home
2013
as Senba
Talk to the Dead
2013
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
as Takeshi Ikenaga
The Road Less Travelled
2013
as Jun Shimazu
25
2014
Laughing Lucky Cats
2017
as Gonda
Amber Light
2019
as Sakumoto
Akio Jissoji's Museum of Wonders - Volume of the Unknown
1992
Silver Angel
2004
as Constable Shiroshita
Tales of Terror: Final Night 2
2006
as Takuro Sato
Dear Hinagon
2005
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
- Shin Ultraman (2022) — as Taishi Okuma
- Memories of Matsuko (2006)
- Kokuho (2025) — as Umeki
- One Million Yen Girl (2008) — as Prison Officer
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