Claim: Shima Iwashita's had the leading role in eight of the 25 films she was in, during years 1960 to 2003.
Evidence: 1960 Late Autumn 1962 Harakiri An Autumn Afternoon Leading role 1963 Twin Sisters of Kyoto Leading role 1964 Assassination 1965 Sword of the Beast 1967 Portrait of Chieko Leading role 1969 Double Suicide Leading role Red Lion 1971 Silence 1974 Himiko Leading role 1977 Ballad of Orin Leading role 1978 The Demon Leading role Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1982 Suspicion Leading role 1984 MacArthur's Children Fireflies in the North 1986 Gonza the Spearman 1990 Childhood Days 1993 Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni 1995 Sharaku 1997 Moonlight Serenade 1999 Owls' Castle 2003 Spy Sorge Onimasa