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Ken Shimura(1950-2020)

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  • Writer
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Ken Shimura
Ken Shimura was born on 20 February 1950 in Higashimurayama, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986), The Drifters no kamo da!! Goyô da!! (1975) and The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!! (1974). He died on 29 March 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 20, 1950
DiedMarch 29, 2020(70)
BornFebruary 20, 1950
DiedMarch 29, 2020(70)
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Known for

Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986)
Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord
6.8
TV Series
  • Kennosuke shimura
  • bakatono
  • 1986
The Drifters no kamo da!! Goyô da!! (1975)
The Drifters no kamo da!! Goyô da!!
  • Ken shida
  • 1975
The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!! (1974)
The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!!
  • Actor
  • 1974
The Railroad Man (1999)
The Railroad Man
7.1
  • Hajime Yoshioka
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • Johnny Yong Bosch, Joey D'Auria, Paul Greenberg, Alicyn Packard, Jenn Wong, Melissa Hutchison, and Meyer DeLeeuw in Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! (2014)
    Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!
    5.8
    • Master Nyada (voice)
    • 2014
  • Kuraberu kurabera
    TV Series
    • 2010
  • The Railroad Man (1999)
    The Railroad Man
    7.1
    • Hajime Yoshioka
    • 1999
  • Mama wa aidoru! (1987)
    Mama wa aidoru!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1987
  • Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986)
    Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Kennosuke shimura
    • bakatono
    • 1986–2020
  • Katochan Kenchan gokigen terebi
    TV Series
    • Various Characters
    • Self
    • 1986–1992
  • Tobe! Songokû
    TV Series
    • Songoku (voice)
    • 1977–1979
  • Chōsuke Ikariya, Ran Itô, Shirô Itô, Nobuo Kaneko, Cha Katō, Chôchô Miyako, Kōji Nakamoto, Rumi Sakakibara, Ken Shimura, Bū Takagi, Ichirô Zaitsu, Tsuruko Shôfukutei, and Miki Fujimura in Seigi da! Mikata da! Zen'in shûgô!! (1975)
    Seigi da! Mikata da! Zen'in shûgô!!
    • Ken shida
    • 1975
  • The Drifters no kamo da!! Goyô da!! (1975)
    The Drifters no kamo da!! Goyô da!!
    • Ken shida
    • 1975
  • The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!! (1974)
    The Drifters no Gokuraku wa doko da!!
    • 1974

Writer

  • Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986)
    Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord
    6.8
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Yasunori Shimura)
    • 1986–2020

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yasunori Shimura
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • February 20, 1950
    • Higashimurayama, Japan
  • Died
    • March 29, 2020
    • Tokyo, Japan(complications from COVID-19)
  • Other works
    A member of The Drifters

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Japanese dubbing voice of Danny DeVito in the animated film The Lorax (2012).
  • Nicknames
    • Shimuken
    • Ken-san
    • Ken-chan

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