Full Name Kazuo Moriyama Role Film actor Name Shinichi Himori | Years active 1925-1959 Occupation Actor Died September 12, 1959 | |
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Movies To Live, The Only Son, The Masseurs and a Wo, There Was a Father, Ornamental Hairpin Similar People Hiroshi Shimizu, Hideo Oguni, Yasujiro Ozu, Fumio Hayasaka, Akira Kurosawa | ||
Shinichi Himori (日守新一, Himori Shin'ichi, 10 January 1907 – 12 September 1959), born Kazuo Moriyama (守山一雄, Moriyama Kazuo), was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1925 to 1959.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Himori entered the Shochiku studios in 1924 and, after starting out in side roles, became a leading player, particularly specializing in realistic films after the coming of sound. With his starring role in Yasujirō Ozu's The Only Son as the best example, he was often featured in films by famous directors for his earnest acting that smelled of reality. He became a by player after the war, but died of a heart attack in 1959. Shochiku honored him with a company funeral.
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