Hoping to become a film director, Shimojō traveled to Tokyo in 1935 but ended up joining a theater troupe, debuting on stage in 1936.
[1] He made his film debut in 1940, but continued on stage well after World War II, primarily as a member of Gekidan Mingei.
[1] He was most known, however, for playing the uncle of Torajiro Kuruma in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series.
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