Tappei Shimokawa

{{Short description|Japanese actor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|12|11}}

| birth_place = Fukuoka, Japan

| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|3|25|1928|12|11}}

| death_place = Fukuoka

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1954–2004

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{{nihongo|Tappei Shimokawa|下川　辰平|Tappei Shimokawa| December 11, 1928 in Fukuoka}} was a Japanese actor.

He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree.{{cite web|url=https://eigadb.com/search-all/form?AllSearchForm%5Bkeyword%5D=%E4%B8%8B%E5%B7%9D%E8%BE%B0%E5%B9%B3|title=Tappei Shimokawa|work=映画DB|accessdate= August 8, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%8B%E5%B7%9D%20%E8%BE%B0%E5%B9%B3-1646870|publisher=kotobank|title=下川　辰平とは | accessdate= March 2, 2020 }} In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.

He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!. 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).日本映画人名事典 上巻 p.803 1995日本タレント名鑑 1982　VIP タイムズ社、1981 年、101頁