Shima Iwashita

Actor 100 · 1960 – 2014 · 🎬 100 · 🇯🇵 Japan

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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Frequent Collaborators

Masahiro Shinoda

Masahiro Shinoda

30 shared

Yoshi Katō

17 shared

Yoshitarō Nomura

16 shared

Jun Hamamura

14 shared

Tetsurō Tamba

13 shared

Chishū Ryū

12 shared

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🎬 Movies

Out Burn

Out Burn

actor

2014

Toire no kamisama

Toire no kamisama

actor

2011

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke

actor

2010

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky

actor

2007

Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

actor

2003

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

actor

1998

Moonlight Serenade

Moonlight Serenade

actor

1997

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

actor

1996

Lost in Time

Lost in Time

actor

1996

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties

actor

1995

Sharaku

Sharaku

actor

1995

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell

actor

1994

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

actor

1993

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

actor

1993

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

actor

1992

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

actor

1991

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

actor

1991

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

actor

1991

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

actor

1990

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle

Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle

actor

1990

Takeshi: Childhood Days

Takeshi: Childhood Days

actor

1990

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

actor

1989

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

actor

1988

Yakuza Ladies

Yakuza Ladies

actor

1986

Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman

actor

1986

No More God, No More Love

No More God, No More Love

actor

1985

Moment of Demon

Moment of Demon

actor

1985

Fireflies in the North

Fireflies in the North

actor

1984

MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children

actor

1984

The Women of Osaka Castle

The Women of Osaka Castle

actor

1983

The Politicians

The Politicians

actor

1983

Lullaby of Death

Lullaby of Death

actor

1982

Suspicion

Suspicion

actor

1982

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

actor

1982

Island of the Evil Spirits

Island of the Evil Spirits

actor

1981

The Demon

The Demon

actor

1978

Monument to Holy Service

Monument to Holy Service

actor

1978

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

actor

1978

Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin

actor

1977

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

actor

1975

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn

actor

1974

Himiko

Himiko

actor

1974

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

actor

1974

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

actor

1973

Kage no tsume

Kage no tsume

actor

1972

Sono hito wa hono no yo ni

Sono hito wa hono no yo ni

actor

1972

Silence

Silence

actor

1971

Jealousy

Jealousy

actor

1971

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