Shinichi Himori
January 10, 1907 · 119 years old
Shinichi Himori (10 January 1907 – 12 September 1959), born Kazuo Moriyama, was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1925 to 1959. Born in Tokyo, Himori entered the Shochiku studios in 1924 and, after starting out in side roles, became a leading player, particularly sp…
Known For
6 titles
Ikiru
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
The Only Son
A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.
There Was a Father
A schoolteacher struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, having neither money nor future prospects.
Anma to onna
Two blind masseurs travel to a mountain retreat. One of them falls for a visiting lady from Tokyo and investigates a series of thefts.
A Japanese Tragedy
Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood,...
