Shinpei Takagi (actor, born 1902)
# Shinpei Takagi (actor, born 1902)

Shinpei Takagi (高木 新平, Takagi Shinpei, 3 November 1902 – 21 April 1967) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1923 to 1961.

## Career

Takagi joined the acting school at Nikkatsu in 1920 but made his mark first at Makino Film Productions as a samurai film action star known for his speed and ability to do stunts. He started his own company, Takagi Shinpei Productions, in 1927 and directed one of his own films. He later moved from one company to the next before settling down as a supporting actor in the postwar years. He is most known outside Japan for playing the bandit chief in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | Sôzen-ji baba | | |
| 1923 | Shinkinô | | |
| 1923 | Mêgumarezarû otoko | | |
| 1923 | Kaiketsu taka | | |
| 1923 | Aru hi no Ôishi | | |
| 1924 | Yuri keiji | | |
| 1924 | Samuari jinshichî torimonochô | | |
| 1924 | Dûnujîn nihen | | |
| 1924 | Dokujin sanpen | | |
| 1924 | Dôkujîn ippen | | |
| 1924 | Chi ni kuruu mono | | |
| 1924 | Awâmeshî no takerû ma | | |
| 1924 | Sakurada kaikyoroku | Sôsuke Inada | |
| 1924 | Gekkyûbi no yoru no dekigoto | | |
| 1924 | Sohto | Sam | |
| 1924 | Jinkô - Zempen | | |
| 1924 | Jinkô - Kôhen | | |
| 1924 | Robinfuddo no yume | Robin Hood | |
| 1924 | Sengoku jidai: Dai ippen | | |
| 1925 | Sannin shimai: sanpen | | |
| 1925 | Sannin shimai: ippen | | |
| 1925 | Sannin shimai: chuhen | | |
| 1925 | Rantô: zenpen | | |
| 1925 | Oranda yashikî: zenpen | | |
| 1925 | Nânimono: zenpen | | |
| 1925 | Nânimono: kôhen | | |
| 1925 | Kengeki | | |
| 1925 | Kaibutsu: zenpen | | |
| 1925 | Kaibutsu: kôhen | | |
| 1925 | Izukô e kaeru | | |
| 1925 | Hakumenki | | |
| 1925 | Sengoku jidai: Dai nihen | | |
| 1925 | Saheiji torimonochô: Kaibutsu - Zempen | Hanshirô Takeichi / Ginzaburô / Human Ape | |
| 1925 | Sengoku jidai: Dai sanpen | | |
| 1925 | Saheiji torimonochô: Kaibutsu - Kôhen | Human Ape / Ginzaburô / Hanshirô | |
| 1925 | Edo kaizoku-den: Kagebôshi: zenpen | Jûta Nagareboshi | |
| 1925 | Edo kaizoku den kagebôshi: kôhen | Jûta Nagareboshi | |
| 1925 | Rakka no mai zenpen | Komasa | |
| 1925 | Rakka no mai: Kôhen | Komasa | |
| 1925 | Nambanji no Kaijin: zenpen | | |
| 1926 | Ogatâ Hansaburô | | |
| 1926 | Kaette kita eiyu, zenpen | | |
| 1926 | Kaette kita eiyu, kôhen | | |
| 1926 | Nambanji no kaijin: Kôhen | | |
| 1928 | Hakuryu odoru kaiketsuhen | | |
| 1928 | Hakuryu odoru daisanpen | | |
| 1928 | Hakuryu odoru dainihen | | |
| 1928 | Hakuryu odoru daiipen | | |
| 1928 | Saheiji torimonochô: Nazo - Kôhen | | |
| 1930 | Ûra omote koi no kârakurî | | |
| 1930 | Edojo sozeme | | |
| 1933 | Kâkakuri dainagon | | |
| 1933 | Kaiketsu arahoshi keiketsuhen | | |
| 1933 | Kaiketsu arahoshi: zenpen | | |
| 1934 | Sora no senkôtei | | |
| 1949 | Gokumon-jima - Kaimei-hen | Detective Yamada | |
| 1954 | Seven Samurai | Bandit Chieftain | |
| 1957 | Throne of Blood | Commander | |
| 1957 | Mito kômon | | |
| 1959 | The Manster | Temple Priest | special effects |
| 1961 | Marine Kong | Marine Kong | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Ushitora Follower | (final film role) |
