| Tappei Shimokawa | |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Death Place: | Fukuoka |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1954–2004 |
was a Japanese actor.
He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree.[1] [2] In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.[1] [2]
He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!.[1] His notable films are The Sands of Kurobe (1968), Akira Kurosawas film Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976).[3] [4]