Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita is a Japanese stage and film actress who has appeared in films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi and most frequently of Masahiro Shinoda, her husband. She is best known for starring in the Yakuza Wives series of yakuza films between 1986 and 1998. In 2000, Iwashita ranked tenth on Kinema Junpo's readers' poll of the top female movie stars of the 20th century. In 2025, she was ranked fourth in a poll conducted by Sankei Shimbun on the top actresses of the Shōwa era.
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Out Burn
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2014
Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
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2010
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
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2007
Spy Sorge
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2003
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
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1998
Moonlight Serenade
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1997
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
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1996
Lost in Time
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1996
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
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1995
Sharaku
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1995
Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell
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1994
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
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1993
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
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1993
Taira no Kiyomori
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1992
Yakuza Ladies Revisited
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1991
Heat Wave
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1991
Takeda Shingen
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1991
Minamoto Yoshitsune
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1990
Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
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1990
Takeshi: Childhood Days
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1990
Cherry Blossoms
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1989
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
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1988
Yakuza Ladies
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1986
Gonza the Spearman
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1986
No More God, No More Love
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1985
Moment of Demon
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1985
Fireflies in the North
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1984
MacArthur's Children
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1984
The Women of Osaka Castle
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1983
The Politicians
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1983
Lullaby of Death
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1982
Suspicion
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1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
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1982
Island of the Evil Spirits
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1981
The Demon
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1978
Monument to Holy Service
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1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
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1978
Ballad of Orin
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1977
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
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1975
Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn
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1974
Himiko
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1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
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1974
The Petrified Forest
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1973
Sono hito wa hono no yo ni
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1972
Silence
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1971
Jealousy
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1971
Law of the Outlaw
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1971
Man on a False Flight
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1971
A Woman Called En
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1971
Shadow of Deception
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1971
Forbidden Affair
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1970
The Shadow Within
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1970
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
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1970
The Song from My Heart
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1969
Red Lion
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1969
Lady with Seven Faces
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1969
Double Suicide
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1969
Big, Big Fellow
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1969
Portrait of Chieko
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1967
Rebellion of Japan
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1967
Clouds at Sunset
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1967
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
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1966
Captive's Island
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1966
The Kii River
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1966
Warm Current
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1966
Sword of the Beast
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1965
Good Evening
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1965
Snow Country
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1965
The Radish and the Carrot
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1965
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
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1964
The Scarlet Camellia
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1964
Assassination
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1964
The Irresponsible Fool
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1964
Samurai from Nowhere
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1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
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1964
A Million Girls
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1963
A Legend or Was It?
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1963
Double Wedding
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1963
The House Where Flowers Bloom
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1963
The Hidden Profile
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1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
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1963
Sing, Young People!
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1963
An Autumn Afternoon
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1962
Harakiri
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1962
Glory on the Summit
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1962
A Roaring Trade
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1962
京化粧
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1961
A Good Man, A Good Day
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1961
Epitaph to My Love
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1961
Enraptured
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1961
Killers on Parade
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1961
Mahiru no wana
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1960
Late Autumn
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1960
The River Fuefuki
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1960
Youth in Fury
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1960