Eitarō Shindō

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Eitarō Shindō
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Kinuyo Tanaka and Eitarō Shindō in Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Born(1899-11-10)10 November 1899
Fukuoka, Japan
Died18 February 1977(1977-02-18) (aged 77)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1926–1976

Eitarō Shindō (進藤 英太郎, Shindō Eitarō, 10 November 1899 18 February 1977) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1936 and 1975. He is most closely associated with the work of Kenji Mizoguchi, with whom he made twelve films.

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