Eitarō Shindō
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.
Acting
Movie
Sansho the Bailiff
as Sanshô dayû
1954
Movie
Drunken Angel
as Takahama
1948
Movie
The Life of Oharu
as Kahe Sasaya
1952
Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Ishun
1954
Movie
Street of Shame
as Kurazô Taya
1956
Movie
Sisters of the Gion
as Kudo
1936
Movie
Osaka Elegy
as Yoshizo Fujino
1936
Movie
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as Kao Li-hsi
1955
Movie
A Geisha
as Sawamoto
1953
Movie
Miss Oyu
as Kusaemon
1951
Movie
Repast
as (uncredited)
1951
Movie
The Woman in the Rumor
as Yasuichi Harada
1954
Movie
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as Pilgrim
1955
Movie
Taira Clan Saga
as Banboku
1955
Movie
Revenge
as Koetsu
1964
Movie
The Lady of Musashino
as Shinzaburo Miyaji
1951
Movie
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as Self
1975
Movie
Battle of Roses
1950
Movie
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
as Yamazaki
1950
Movie
Warrior of the Wind
1964
Movie
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
Movie
Festival of Swordsmen
1961
Movie
Road of Chivalry
1960
Movie
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959