Shimura is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Goro Shimura , Japanese mathematician Shimura correspondence Eichler–Shimura congruence relation Shimura variety Hitomi Shimura , Japanese hurdler Ken Shimura , Japanese comedian and actor Ko Shimura , Japanese footballer Noboru Shimura , Japanese footballer Shunta Shimura , Japanese footballer Takako Shimura , Japanese manga artist Takashi Shimura , Japanese actor Yoshio Shimura , Japanese cyclist Yumi Shimura , Japanese voice actress