Eitarō Shindō
Born: 1899-11-10 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Died: 1977-02-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo. After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko. In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.
Filmography
1975
1968
1967
- Rebellion of Japan
- Monsieur Zivaco as President Oike
- 若社長レインボー作戦
1966
- The Man from Planet Alpha
- Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
- Four and A Half Mats as Yasuzō Fukazawa
- The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks as Sir Doi
- The Craziest Operation
1965
- Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
- President's Ninja Trick Book Part II as Kōga (President, Kōga Trading)
- A Smell of Money
1964
1963
- A Devil of a Gentleman
- Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
- A House in the Quarter
- Gang Loyalty and Vengeance as Horibe
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
- Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
- Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
- Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ as Jirocho
- Tattoo of Love
- Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella as Keishiro Murakami
- Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
- Sword of Solitude
1962
- Lion Festival of Echigo
- Pleasant Company
- Tengu Priest
- Showdown at Lightning Pass
- Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
- The Body
- 次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
- The Eve of the Chinese Festival
- Case of Umon: Red Lizard
- Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
- Tōkyō sanosa musume
- Yakuza Official
- The Sentencer
- The Ambitious Youth as Hikozo Okubo
- The Bandits
- Tales of President Mito as Kohei Mito
- Hibari the Traveling Performer
1961
- An Edo Magistrate
- The Conspirator
- The Shogun and the Fishmonger
- The Ako Retainers
- Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
- Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.２
- Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
- Boss Takes to the Road as Chojiro Shimizu
- Himalayan Wanderer
- Travels of Gonkuro
- Hell's Juggler
- Tale of a Company Boss 3 as Chojiro Shimizu
- Magistrate of Dice
- Tale of a Company Boss as Chojiro Shimizu
- Festival of Swordsmen
- Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1960
- Official with a Tattoo as Sarako Jubei
- Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
- Queen of the Treasure Island
- Scarier than the Devil
- The Man of Seven Faces as Shuhei Hoshimura
- White Cliffs
- Road of Chivalry
- The Pirates
- Unwieldy Brothers as Yamaji Saemon
- Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
- The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
- Ninja Assassins
- The Second Bullet is Marked
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 3
- The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
- The Black Hooded Man in Peril
1959
- Turbulent Highways
- Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
- Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
- Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
- Hell's Companion
- Whirlwind Magistrate
- House of Spider Webs
- Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
- A Spectacular Showdown
- Happily Tied to the Road as Koshuya
- Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
- Gentle Breeze
- The Unleashed Lord
- The Bastards of Lawless Town
- The Acrobats of Death
- The Travel notes of Choshichiro - Peregrine Goblin
- An Actor's Revenge
1958
- The Sword Knows
- Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
- Midair Circus
- Eight Views of Samurai
- Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
- A Chivalrous Spirit
- Man of Thirteen Eyes
- Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin
- Fighting Disposition
- Kunisada Chuji
- Kanbei's Bargain Sale
- 直八子供旅
- Aoi Secret Book as Monjuro Kaida
- Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
- Wind, Woman and Road
- Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
- The Scroll’s Secret
- His Pistol is Hell
- Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1957
- Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
- Shadow Over Fuji
- Temple of Revenge
- Goblin's Highway
- Lord Mito
- Rebellion
- Shimizu Port of Chivalry as Kyuroku
- Lords of Oppression 2
- Travel Romances
- Pure-Hearted Unit
- The Lord Takes a Bride as Nagano
- Ghost Ship Part 1 as Gorôdayû
- The Horse Boy
- Lords of Oppression
- The Adventures of Chuji as Denbei Sagamiya
- Pirates Magistrate
- Falcon Magistrate
1956
1955
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei as Kao Li-hsi
- Taira Clan Saga as Banboku
- A Gang of Five as Hamamatsu-ya Kobei
- Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji as Pilgrim
- New Women’s Dialogue
- Four Swordsmen of Ashura
- 振袖釼法 as 堀源太左衛門
- Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
- Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda as Saitō Dōsan
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
- Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
- Ticket to Hell as Heijirô Gondô
- The Roar of The Lion
- Tôjûrô no koi as Mandayu Miyako
1954
- Sansho the Bailiff as Sanshô dayû
- Chikamatsu Monogatari as Ishun
- The Black Current
- The Woman in the Rumor as Yasuichi Harada
- A Samurai's Love
- The Story of Shunkin
- Husband on the Run
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
- Koina no Ginpei
- The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate
- 続変化大名
- Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
1953
1952
- The Life of Oharu as Kahe Sasaya
- Zoku bakurō ichidai
- Sisters of Nishijin
- Third Class Executives
- はだか大名 前篇
- はだか大名 後篇
- 花吹雪男祭り
- Zoku santō jūyaku
- Taki no Shiraito as Gōzō Matsunaga
- お洒落狂女 as Yoshibei Nakakumaya
- 治郎吉格子 as 仁吉
- Violence
- Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
- Shimizu no Jirocho den
1951
- The Lady of Musashino as Shinzaburo Miyaji
- Tales of a Drifter
- Weeping Doll
- Repast as (uncredited)
- Miss Oyu as Kusaemon
- Mange jigoku
- 新遊侠伝
- Five Men of Edo as Gonhei
- The Tale of Genji as Minister of the Right
- G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack
- 新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
- Clothes of Deception as Isehama
- Umon's Detective Stories: The One-Eyed Wolf
- Story of Lightning
- The Killing of Otsuya as Tokubei
- Yatsuhaka-mura
- Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain as Mondo Tani
- Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1950
- Jiruba no Tetsu
- Lone Wolf
- G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
- Kaikyo no same
- The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
- Escape from Prison
- Fencing Master
- Heat and Mud
- The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
- Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka as Yamazaki
- Battle of Roses
- Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san
- Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1949
- Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
- Jakoman and Tetsu as Kyubei
- Kaze no ko
- Island of Horrors as Kihei
- Rinchi as Hizakura
1948
- Drunken Angel as Takahama
- Thirty-three footprints
1947
- Actress as Dr. Okubo
1946
1945
- Duel at Yagyu Valley as Kijin Juzaemon
1944
- The Way of Drama
- My Nightingale as Tatsumi
1943
- World of Love as Matsujirô
- 音楽大進軍 as Director
- The Opium War
- Kantaro of Ina
1942
- The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya as Kurimoto
- Onna keizu as Sakata
- Sky of Hope as Man With the Knapsack
- Wings of Victory
- Mother Never Dies
- Green Earth
- Currents of Youth as Yuijima
1941
- The Battle of Kawanakajima as Samanosuke Karasaki
- The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
- Dancers of Awa
- The Splendid Gold Mine
1939
1938
1937
- Nangoku taiheiki as Maki Chutaro
1936
- Sisters of the Gion as Kudo
- Osaka Elegy as Yoshizo Fujino
- Kuriyama Daizen as Hayase Sake