Shinsuke Shimada (Actor)

Granny Gabai

Gabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan (Gabai Granny from Saga), which is penned by comedian Shimada Yoshichi as he recounts his childhood memories of growing up under the care of his grandmother.

Release Date: 2006-06-02

Character: Owner of sports shop

Vote Count: 3

M-1 Grand Prix

The next generation of Manzai duos compete in a fierce battle of wits and laughter, unleashing their best material for a chance at comedic glory.

Release Date: 2001-12-25

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character: 

Episode Count: [ 9 ]

Vote Count: 2

松本紳助 松紳

Release Date: 2000-10-05

Episode Count: 2

PAZUZU

Togashi, who runs a small restaurant along the highway and leads a quiet life, finds himself being threatened by debt collector Kido after becoming a guarantor for a friend's debt. One day, a woman named Keiko appears before Togashi.

Release Date: 2000-01-01

A Story of Modern Chivalry

A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of revenge for his great friend.

Release Date: 1997-10-08

Character: Sasaki

Vote Count: 1

Slow Down

Youth movie set in Osaka about the trial and tribulations of growing up. Centered around three close friends, a bike racer, a yakuza thug and a spoiled rich boy - who meet a girl from Tokyo. Based on director Shinsuke Shimada's own book "Kaze, to Suzuka".

Release Date: 1991-11-23

Department: Directing

Job: Director

All Star Thanksgiving Festival

This is a special program during the changeover period that features quizzes with talents from popular and new programs on TBS.

Release Date: 1991-10-05

Episode Count: 2

Evil Dead Trap

A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.

Release Date: 1988-05-14

Character: TV Producer

Vote Count: 87

Golf Before Dawn

Comedy film.

Release Date: 1987-12-19

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

Release Date: 1985-06-15

Character: Chairman of Hyokin Best Ten

Vote Count: 24

Big Magnum Kuroiwa

Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?

Release Date: 1985-04-13

Character: Tendo

Oar

Drama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted children.

Release Date: 1985-01-15

Character: Takeichi

Vote Count: 7

MacArthur's Children

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.

Release Date: 1984-06-23

Vote Count: 8

A Madcap Corporation

A yakuza family goes into show business.

Release Date: 1983-12-17

Nogare no machi

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.

Release Date: 1983-10-15

The Man from Shimizu

On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.

Release Date: 1982-12-28

Manzai Taikouki

Animated film.

Release Date: 1981-11-28

Empire of Kids

Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own path through a multitude of rival gangs in Kita and Minami, including the Hokushin Alliance, backed by the yakuza, the Hope Association, and various other minor factions, including Zainichi Korean groups. What follows is a wild, fast-paced story of violence, revenge, betrayal, and discrimination, that never loses its sense of humor.

Release Date: 1981-07-04

Character: Ryu

Vote Count: 4

Chie the Brat

Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.

Release Date: 1981-04-11

Character: Masaru (voice)

Vote Count: 38