Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- Medal with Purple Ribbon · 2004
- Kinuyo Tanaka Award · 1989
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress · 1978
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actress · 1965
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Newcomer · 1962
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- Elan d'or Award — Newcomer of the Year · 1961
- Golden Arrow Award
- Mainichi Film Award — Best Actress
Filmography25 titles
Takeda Shingen
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Late Autumn
The River Fuefuki
Sword of the Beast
Silence
Assassination
Ballad of Orin
Gonza the Spearman
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Youth in Fury
Himiko
Double Suicide
A Legend or Was It?
The Demon
Killers on Parade
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
The Petrified Forest
Sing, Young People!
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Moonlight Serenade
Heat Wave
The Shadow Within