Takashi Shimura and Akira Kurosawa have appeared together in 17 films between 1943 and 1980, with a combined box office of ¥1.3 billion. Every shared film with year, roles and gross, plus who else each works with most.
Takashi Shimura · Akira Kurosawa
| Year | Film | Box office |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Sanshiro Sugata | |
| 1949 | Stray Dog | $47,005 |
| 1950 | Rashomon | $1 million |
| 1950 | Scandal | |
| 1951 | The Idiot | |
| 1952 | Ikiru | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | $145,800 |
| 1955 | I Live in Fear | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | $46,808 |
| 1958 | The Hidden Fortress | ¥342.6 million |
| 1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | $144,000 |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | $2.5 million |
| 1962 | Sanjuro | ¥450.1 million |
| 1963 | High and Low | ¥460.2 million |
| 1965 | Red Beard | |
| 1967 | High | |
| 1980 | Kagemusha | $33.4 million |
Takashi Shimura also often with: Toshirō Mifune (18), Minoru Chiaki (12), Masao Shimizu (11), Yoshio Tsuchiya (11), Kamatari Fujiwara (10)
Akira Kurosawa also often with: Toshirō Mifune (15), Kamatari Fujiwara (12), Minoru Chiaki (11), Eijirō Tōno (8), Eiko Miyoshi (7)