Shima Iwashita
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1941-01-03 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Сима Ивасьта · Сима Ивасита · شیما ایواشیتا · Shima Iwashita
Biography
Shima Shinoda, better known as Shima Iwashita (born January 3, 1941, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She was married to film director Shinoda Masahiro. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for Ballad of Orin.
In junior high school, she aspired to become a psychiatrist, but gave up on that dream when she was 16-17 years old and suffered from childhood rheumatism and was hospitalized for a long time. To divert her energy , she appeared in the 1958 NHK drama Bus Street Back. This was the beginning of her acting career. She made her film debut two years later in 1960.
In 1999, she launched her brand "Kimono Shima" with kimono manufacturer Kyoto Marubeni, and made her debut as a kimono designer. In 2004, she was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal. In 2012 , she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
as Masae Mihara（三原 雅恵）
Devil's Kiss
1993
Kusa Moeru
1979
as Hōjō Masako
Masamune Shogun
1987
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000
as O-Go [Hidetada's wife]
Nukata no Ōkimi
1980
Sketchbook of Early Spring
1983
まぐだら屋のマリア
2025
as 桐江怜子
Yoru ni Dakarete
1994
as 中里苑子
Honke no Yome
2001
Hana no Furu Gogo
1989
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi!
2006
My Marriage
2001
as 山田キン
Dai Chuushingura
1989
優雅な悪事
2001
Movies (124)
Harakiri
1962
as Miho Tsugumo
Moment of Demon
1985
as Ryoko / Fukashi's mother
Fireflies in the North
1984
as Yu Nakamura
Yakuza Ladies
1986
as Tamaki Awazu
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
as Uta Kiryûin
An Autumn Afternoon
1962
as Michiko Hirayama
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Chiyo
Ballad of Orin
1977
as Orin
Heat Wave
1991
as Yoshi
Late Autumn
1960
as Uketuske
Gonza the Spearman
1986
as Osai
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975
as Shrewish Wife
Himiko
1974
as Himiko
Silence
1971
as Kiku
Assassination
1964
as Oren
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Chieko / Naeko
Shadow of Deception
1971
as Minako Nishida
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Michitose
Yakuza Ladies Revisited
1991
as Kanae Fujinami
Red Lion
1969
as Tomi
Sharaku
1995
as Okan
The Radish and the Carrot
1965
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
1995
as Kiwa Domoto
The Petrified Forest
1973
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
1990
as Fuyu Segami
Cherry Blossoms
1989
as Kikuno Tatsumura
Island of the Evil Spirits
1981
as Tomoe Goryōnin / Fubuki
The Demon
1978
as Oume
Spy Sorge
2003
as Mrs. Konoe
The Scarlet Camellia
1964
as Oshino
Suspicion
1982
as Ritsuko Sahara
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
1998
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
2007
as Oshino
Lost in Time
1996
as Kiyoko Torigai
Takeda Shingen
1991
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
as Tae
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
1994
Moonlight Serenade
1997
as Fuji Onda
Onihei's Detective Records
1995
A Legend or Was It?
1963
as Kieko Sonobe
The Shadow Within
1970
as Yasuko Koiso
MacArthur's Children
1984
as Tome Anabuki
The Politicians
1983
as Ayako Teranishi
Snow Country
1965
as Komako
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1990
as Taira no Tokiko
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Female teacher
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Taka
Lullaby of Death
1982
as Yukiko
I Don't Have a Grave!
1998
Takeshi: Childhood Days
1990
as Shizue Kazama (Shinji's mother)
Double Suicide
1969
as Koharu / Osan
The Kii River
1966
as Shintani Fumio, Hana's daughter
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Hana Asao
I Lived, But...
1983
as Self
Ohana han
1966
as Hana Asao
Double Wedding
1963
as Noriko Kosaka
A Woman Called En
1971
as En Nonaka
The River Fuefuki
1960
as Ume - Daughter
No More God, No More Love
1985
Man on a False Flight
1971
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
as Ayame
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
1993
as Atsumi Nogi
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Records of loyal vassals
1962
as Oshima
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
1996
Captive's Island
1966
as Aya, Daigoku's daughter
Sing, Young People!
1963
as Noriko Atsugi
Glory on the Summit
1962
as Misa Takahashi
My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!
1987
as Shoko
Rebellion of Japan
1967
as Suzuko Kanze
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
1974
Out Burn
2014
as Eirei Ryu
Lady with Seven Faces
1969
as Yumiko
The Empty Table
1985
as Kiwa Nakahara
August Moon
1962
as Kyoko Mishima
Taira no Kiyomori
1992
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
Killers on Parade
1961
as Mana Arisaka
Portrait of Chieko
1967
as Chieko Takamura
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974
as Ochiyo
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
as Tokiko
Mahiru no wana
1960
as Yoshie
Big, Big Fellow
1969
as Shizuko Yamaguchi
春日和
1967
Law of the Outlaw
1971
as Rika
Clouds at Sunset
1967
The Irresponsible Fool
1964
京化粧
1961
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
The Women of Osaka Castle
1983
as Chacha
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
2010
as Riku Ōishi
Youth in Fury
1960
as Yoko Katsura
Uzu
1961
A Roaring Trade
1962
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
as Abandoned woman bearing a daughter
The Rokumeikan
1970
Pachinko
1962
Inochi hateru hi made
1966
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
The Hidden Profile
1963
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
as Yukiko Tejima
マルゴォの杯
1988
Forbidden Affair
1970
Toire no kamisama
2011
Fun on the Run
1970
as Reiko
Epitaph to My Love
1961
as Chie Higashi
Onna no issho
1967
Kono ni uruwashi
1962
Ano hito wa ima
1963
Warm Current
1966
as Keiko Shima
After the Wind Has Gone
1996
Sono hito wa hono no yo ni
1972
Enraptured
1961
A Million Girls
1963
as Yūko Ichinose
Jealousy
1971
as Shizuko Noguchi
Swift Current
1967
The Song from My Heart
1969
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Good Evening
1965
as Yuriko Shido, Akiko Sonoda
About Shima Iwashita
Shima Shinoda, better known as Shima Iwashita (born January 3, 1941, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She was married to film director Shinoda Masahiro. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for Ballad of Orin. In junior high school, she aspired to become a psychiatrist, but gave up on that dream when she was 16-17 years old and suffered from childhood rheumatism and was hospitalized for a long time. To divert her energy , she appeared in the 1958 NHK drama Bus Street Back. This was the beginning of her acting c… With 139 credits spanning from 1960 to 2025, Shima Iwashita has appeared in 124 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Shima Iwashita Movies
- Harakiri (1962) — as Miho Tsugumo
- Moment of Demon (1985) — as Ryoko / Fukashi's mother
- Fireflies in the North (1984) — as Yu Nakamura
- Yakuza Ladies (1986) — as Tamaki Awazu
- Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982) — as Uta Kiryûin
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