Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa was a Japanese actor.
He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.
He is well known for his role as Chōsan in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!. His notable films are The Sands of Kurobe, Akira Kurosawas film Dodes'ka-den and Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare .
Selected filmography
Films
- The Sands of Kurobe
- Portrait of Hell
- Dodes'ka-den
- Karei-naru Ichizoku
- Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth
- Prophecies of Nostradamus
- Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
- A Distant Cry from Spring
- The Catch
- Boku to, bokura no natsu
- Edo Jō Tairan
- ''After the Rain''