
Eitarō Shindō
Born
November 10, 1899
Died
February 18, 1977 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Eitarō Shindō (1899–1977) was a Japanese film actor. His real name was Tatsugoro Shindo.
After working as a stage actor, he entered the film industry and appeared in a wide range of films, appearing in as many as 620 works. He was a regular in Kenji Mizoguchi's films, such as Sansho the Bailiff, The Tale of Chikamatsu, and Street of Shame, and played villainous roles in Toei period dramas . In later years, he moved to television dramas , gaining popularity for his roles in family dramas such as Oyaji Taiko.
In 1976 he was hospitalized for heart disease and died of a myocardial infarction at Denenchofu Central Hospital on December 18, 1977. He was 78 years old.
Known For

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1975

The Drumstick Detective
(17 episodes)
1972

Ashita Kara no Koi
(32 episodes)
1970
Women of Osaka Castle
(39 episodes)
1970

Oyaji Daiko
(65 episodes)
1968

Monsieur Zivaco
President Oike
1967

若社長レインボー作戦
1967

Rebellion of Japan
1967

The Craziest Operation
1966

The Man from Planet Alpha
1966

Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
1966

Four and A Half Mats
Yasuzō Fukazawa
1966

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
Sir Doi
1966
A Smell of Money
1965

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
Kōga (President, Kōga Trading)
1965

Revenge
Koetsu
1964

Raised in a Palace
Chiyomatsu
1964

駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し
1964

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964

Warrior of the Wind
1964

Orders from Hell
1964

Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963

A House in the Quarter
1963

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Horibe
1963

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
1963

Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1963

Cases of Umon:A Woman with An Umbrella
Keishiro Murakami
1963

Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
1963

A Devil of a Gentleman
1963

次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
Jirocho
1963

Tattoo of Love
1963

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962

The Body
1962

Tengu Priest
1962

Showdown at Lightning Pass
1962

Lion Festival of Echigo
1962

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962

Tōkyō sanosa musume
1962

Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962

The Sentencer
1962

Case of Umon: Red Lizard
1962

Yakuza Official
1962

The Ambitious Youth
Hikozo Okubo
1962

The Bandits
1962

Tales of President Mito
Kohei Mito
1962

Pleasant Company
1962

The Eve of the Chinese Festival
1962

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々
1962

Travels of Gonkuro
1961

The Conspirator
1961
Tale of a Company Boss 3
Chojiro Shimizu
1961

Boss Takes to the Road
Chojiro Shimizu
1961

Himalayan Wanderer
1961
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
1961

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2
1961
Tale of a Company Boss
Chojiro Shimizu
1961

Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
1961

Magistrate of Dice
1961

The Ako Retainers
1961

Festival of Swordsmen
1961

An Edo Magistrate
1961

Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1961

Hell's Juggler
1961

The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961

Scarier than the Devil
1960

Queen of the Treasure Island
1960

The Pirates
1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960

The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1960

The Black Hooded Man in Peril
1960

Ninja Assassins
1960

Unwieldy Brothers
Yamaji Saemon
1960

Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1960

The Man of Seven Faces
Shuhei Hoshimura
1960

White Cliffs
1960

Official with a Tattoo
Sarako Jubei
1960

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960

The Second Bullet is Marked
1960

Road of Chivalry
1960

An Actor's Revenge
1959

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959

The Travel notes of Choshichiro - Peregrine Goblin
1959

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959

A Spectacular Showdown
1959

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959

Gentle Breeze
1959

Hell's Companion
1959

Happily Tied to the Road
Koshuya
1959

House of Spider Webs
1959

Turbulent Highways
1959

Whirlwind Magistrate
1959

One-Eyed Wolf
1959

The Unleashed Lord
1959

Men in a Rough Town
1959

The Acrobats of Death
1959

Fighting Disposition
1958

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
1958

Secret of the Golden Coin
1958

Kanbei's Bargain Sale
1958

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
The Sword Knows
1958

Kunisada Chuji
1958

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958

Midair Circus
1958

Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
1958

Ghost Story on Passage
1958

Eight Views of Samurai
1958

Wind, Woman and Road
1958

Aoi Secret Book
Monjuro Kaida
1958

直八子供旅
1958

Man of Thirteen Eyes
1958

The Scroll’s Secret
1958

A Chivalrous Spirit
1958

Falcon Magistrate
1957

Travel Romances
1957

Shadow Over Fuji
1957

Shadow Over Fuji
Hakuten
1957

Goblin's Highway
1957

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
1957

Ghost Ship Part 1
Gorôdayû
1957

Lord Mito
1957

The Adventures of Chuji
Denbei Sagamiya
1957

Temple of Revenge
1957

Rebellion
1957

The Lord Takes a Bride
Nagano
1957

Lords of Oppression 2
1957

Lords of Oppression
1957

Pirates Magistrate
1957

The Horse Boy
1957

Pure-Hearted Unit
1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry
Kyuroku
1957

神変美女桜
1956

Red-Lacquered Sword
1956

やくざ大名
1956

The Fiery Magistrate
1956

Manchurian Sunset
1956
Ancient Coins
1956

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
1956

Sisters of Gion
1956

The Chop Professor
1956

Street of Shame
Kurazô Taya
1956

快剣士・笑いの面
1956

大当り男一代
柏屋万兵衛
1956

Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
1955

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
1955

The Roar of The Lion
1955

Ticket to Hell
Heijirô Gondô
1955

Taira Clan Saga
Banboku
1955

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
Saitō Dōsan
1955

New Women’s Dialogue
1955

振袖釼法
堀源太左衛門
1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Kao Li-hsi
1955

Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Pilgrim
1955

A Gang of Five
Hamamatsu-ya Kobei
1955

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954

The Crucified Lovers
Ishun
1954

続変化大名
1954

The Black Current
1954

Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
1954

The Story of Shunkin
1954

The Woman in the Rumor
Yasuichi Harada
1954

Sansho the Bailiff
Sanshô dayû
1954
The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate
1954
A Samurai's Love
1954

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Onna no issho
1953

The Sun
1953

A Geisha
Sawamoto
1953

One-Eyed Detective
Takayuki Okabe
1953

Merciless Blade Part 3
1953

Merciless Blade Part 2
1953

Yokubo
1953

近藤勇 池田屋騒動
1953

Merciless Blade
1953

Miniature
1953

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

Reminiscence
1953

花吹雪男祭り
1952

Shimizu no Jirocho den
1952

Violence
1952

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
1952

はだか大名 後篇
1952

はだか大名 前篇
1952

Third Class Executives
1952

The Life of Oharu
Kahe Sasaya
1952

Sisters of Nishijin
1952
お洒落狂女
Yoshibei Nakakumaya
1952

治郎吉格子
仁吉
1952

Story of Lightning
1951

Repast
(uncredited)
1951

Five Men of Edo
Gonhei
1951

Yatsuhaka-mura
1951

The Lady of Musashino
Shinzaburo Miyaji
1951
Tales of a Drifter
1951

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
1951

Miss Oyu
Kusaemon
1951

G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack
1951

The Tale of Genji
Minister of the Right
1951

Weeping Doll
1951

新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
1951

新遊侠伝
1951

The Killing of Otsuya
Tokubei
1951

Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
Mondo Tani
1951

Clothes of Deception
Isehama
1951

右門捕物帖 片眼狼
1951

Battle of Roses
1950

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
1950

Fencing Master
1950

Jiruba no Tetsu
1950

Heat and Mud
1950

The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
1950

The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
1950

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san
1950

Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Yamazaki
1950

Escape from Prison
1950

G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950

Rinchi
Hizakura
1949

Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen
1949

Island of Horrors
Kihei
1949

Jakoman and Tetsu
Kyubei
1949

Kaze no ko
1949

Thirty-three footprints
1948

Drunken Angel
Takahama
1948

Actress
Dr. Okubo
1947

Eleven High School Girls
1946

Lord for a Night
1946

A Descendant of Urashima Taro
1946

Duel at Yagyu Valley
Kijin Juzaemon
1945

The Way of Drama
1944

My Nightingale
Tatsumi
1944

World of Love
1943

音楽大進軍
Director
1943
The Opium War
1943

Kantaro of Ina
1943

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
Kurimoto
1942

Wings of Victory
1942

Mother Never Dies
1942
Onna keizu
Sakata
1942

Green Earth
1942

Currents of Youth
Yuijima
1942

Sky of Hope
Man With the Knapsack
1942

The Battle of Kawanakajima
Samanosuke Karasaki
1941

The Splendid Gold Mine
1941

Dancers of Awa
1941

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941

Oath on the Burning Sands
1940

明朗五人男
1940

Flowers Blooming In the Storm
1940

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year
1939

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki
Ittetsu Inaba
1939
Song of the White Orchid
1939

Flower Picking Diary
1939

Numazu Officer School
1939

Old Songs
1939
Itahachi shima
1938
Nangoku taiheiki
Maki Chutaro
1937

Kuriyama Daizen
Hayase Sake
1936

Sisters of the Gion
Kudo
1936

Osaka Elegy
Yoshizo Fujino
1936