2016Nominee
Best Performance
Shin Godzilla
Kyusaku Shimada
Actor
Totsuka-ku, Japan
April 24, 1955
Biography
Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986. One of the productions the group undertook was an adaptation of the occult novel Teito Monogatari (Hiroshi Aramata) where Shimada played the lead role Yasunori Kato. He has appeared in films such as Makoto Shinozaki's 0093: Her Majesty's Masao Kusakari and Takahisa Zeze's Pandemic.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Winner
Best Performance
Kokuho
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Shin Ultraman
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Performance
The Ogre's Bride
2008Highlight
Best Director
Tokyo!
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Shin Godzilla
Kokuho
Shin Ultraman