Tappei Shimokawa

Tappei Shimokawa (下川　辰平, Tappei Shimokawa; December 11, 1928 in Fukuoka) was a Japanese actor.

Tappei Shimokawa
Born	(1928-12-11)December 11, 1928 Fukuoka, Japan
Died	March 25, 2004(2004-03-25) (aged 75) Fukuoka
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2004

He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree.^[1][2] In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.^[1][2]

He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!.^[1] His notable films are The Sands of Kurobe (1968), Akira Kurosawas film Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976).^[3][4]

Selected filmography

Films

• The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
• Portrait of Hell (1969)
• Dodes'ka-den (1970)
• Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974)
• Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth (1974)
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
• Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976)
• Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
• A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
• The Catch (1983)
• Boku to, bokura no natsu (1990)
• Edo Jō Tairan (1991)
• After the Rain (1999)

Television

• Ten to Chi to (1969)
• Haru no Sakamichi (TV series) (1971)
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1972–1982, 1987) – Taro Nozaki
• Kunitori Monogatari (1973)
• Ronin of the Wilderness (1974) (2nd season, ep. 22 and 39)
• Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979)
• Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983-1991) - Miyake Kakubei
• School Wars: Hero (1984) – Yamashiro
• Ponytail wa Furimukanai (1986)