Tappei Shimokawa

was a Japanese actor.

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

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)