Kyūsaku Shimada
Known for Acting
Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.
Filmography
Shin Godzilla
2016
as Katayama : Minister for Foreign Affairs ad interim
Kokuho
2025
as Umeki
Shin Ultraman
2022
as Taishi Okuma
Tokyo!
2008
as Prison Director (segment "Merde")
One Million Yen Girl
2008
as Prison Officer
Memories of Matsuko
2006
Cutie Honey
2004
as Police Manager
The Yin Yang Master Zero
2024
as Katsuragi Shigetsune
Penance
2013
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
as Tanabe
The Motive
2004
The Blood of Wolves
2018
as Takeshi Kako
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
Half a Confession
2004
Tonbi
2022
as Publishing Company Security Guard
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Wataru Nakagaichi
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as Yasunori Kato
Dumbeast
2009
Patisserie Coin De Rue
2011
as Yokoi Ona