Filmography
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Known For
Tokyo Story Shukichi Hirayama (1953) -
Late Spring Shukichi Somiya (1949) -
Dreams Old Man (1990) -
Known For
Fireworks Over the Sea Tarobei Kamiya (1951) -
Actor
Tora-San Makes Excuses priest (1992) -
Shiny Moss Judge (1992) -
Tora-san Confesses priest (1991) -
Until the End of the World Mr. Mori (1991) -
Tora-san Takes a Vacation Priest (1990) -
Dreams Old Man (1990)
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Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan Priest (1989) -
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji Priest (1989) -
Daidokoro No Seijo Father (1988) -
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial Priest (1988) -
![A Taxing Woman's Return]( "A Taxing Woman's Return")
A Taxing Woman's Return Moto Sôryo (1988) -
![Tora-san Plays Daddy]( "Tora-san Plays Daddy")
Tora-san Plays Daddy Priest (1987) -
Kesa no aki Kozo (1987)
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![Tora-san Goes North]( "Tora-san Goes North")
Tora-san Goes North Gozensama (1987) -
Carefree Goddesses Kumejiro Kimura (1987)
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![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori Priest (1986) -
Kokushi muso Hermit (1986)
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![Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies]( "Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies")
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Tomo-san (1986) -
![Tora-san's Island Encounter]( "Tora-san's Island Encounter")
Tora-san's Island Encounter Priest (1985) -
![And Then]( "And Then")
And Then Toku Nagai (1985) -
![Tora-san, the Go-between]( "Tora-san, the Go-between")
Tora-san, the Go-between Gozensama (1985) -
![Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]( "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters")
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters A monk (1985) -
Fuyugamae Keisaku Okada (1985)
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![Tora-san's Forbidden Love]( "Tora-san's Forbidden Love")
Tora-san's Forbidden Love Gozensama (1984) -
![The Funeral]( "The Funeral")
The Funeral The priest (1984) -
![Marriage Counselor Tora-san]( "Marriage Counselor Tora-san")
Marriage Counselor Tora-san Priest (1984) -
![Tora-san Goes Religious?]( "Tora-san Goes Religious?")
Tora-san Goes Religious? Priest (1983) -
![Lanterns on Blue Waters]( "Lanterns on Blue Waters")
Lanterns on Blue Waters Kosaku Yamanami (1983) -
![Tora-san's Song of Love]( "Tora-san's Song of Love")
Tora-san's Song of Love Gozensama (1983) -
Kita no kuni kara '83 fuyu Matsukichi Sawada (Taeko's grandfather) (1983)
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![Tora-san, the Expert]( "Tora-san, the Expert")
Tora-san, the Expert Gozensama (1982) -
Nagaraeba Ryukichi (1982)
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![Kaikyô]( "Kaikyô")
Kaikyô Saiji Akutsu (1982) -
![Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san]( "Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san")
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Priest (1982) -
![Tora-san's Promise]( "Tora-san's Promise")
Tora-san's Promise Priest (1981) -
![Tora-san's Love in Osaka]( "Tora-san's Love in Osaka")
Tora-san's Love in Osaka Gozensama (1981) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta Temple priest (1980) -
![Tora-san's Tropical Fever]( "Tora-san's Tropical Fever")
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Priest (1980) -
![Tora-san's Dream of Spring]( "Tora-san's Dream of Spring")
Tora-san's Dream of Spring Gozensama (1979) -
![Tora-san, the Matchmaker]( "Tora-san, the Matchmaker")
Tora-san, the Matchmaker Gozensama (1979) -
![Talk of the Town Tora-san]( "Talk of the Town Tora-san")
Talk of the Town Tora-san Gozensama (1978) -
Seishoku no ishibumi (1978)
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![Stage-struck Tora-san]( "Stage-struck Tora-san")
Stage-struck Tora-san Priest (1978) -
![Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!]( "Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare!")
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! Priest (1977) -
![Tora-san Meets His Lordship]( "Tora-san Meets His Lordship")
Tora-san Meets His Lordship Gozensama (1977) -
![Oretachi no toki]( "Oretachi no toki")
Oretachi no toki (1976) -
![Tora's Pure Love]( "Tora's Pure Love")
Tora's Pure Love Gozen-sama (1976) -
![Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset]( "Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset")
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Priest (1976) -
![Tora-san, the Intellectual]( "Tora-san, the Intellectual")
Tora-san, the Intellectual Priest (1975) -
Tooi sekkin Yamao's father (1975)
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![Tora-san's Rise and Fall]( "Tora-san's Rise and Fall")
Tora-san's Rise and Fall Priest (1975) -
![Tora-san's Lullaby]( "Tora-san's Lullaby")
Tora-san's Lullaby Priest (1974) -
![The Castle of Sand]( "The Castle of Sand")
The Castle of Sand Kirihara (1974) -
![Tora-san's Lovesick]( "Tora-san's Lovesick")
Tora-san's Lovesick Priest (1974) -
Machi no hi Takushoku (1974)
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![Tora-san Loves an Artist]( "Tora-san Loves an Artist")
Tora-san Loves an Artist Priest (1973) -
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![Tora-san's Forget Me Not]( "Tora-san's Forget Me Not")
Tora-san's Forget Me Not Priest (1973) -
Miyamoto Musashi Takuan (1973)
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Hashire! K-100 (1973)
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Dokkoi daisaku School master (1973)
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![Tora-san's Dream-Come-True]( "Tora-san's Dream-Come-True")
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Priest (1972) -
![Home from the Sea]( "Home from the Sea")
Home from the Sea Senzô Ishizaki (1972) -
![Tora-san's Dear Old Home]( "Tora-san's Dear Old Home")
Tora-san's Dear Old Home Priest (1972) -
Flowers at the Crossing (1972)
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Ore wa otokoda! (1971-1972)
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![Tora-san's Love Call]( "Tora-san's Love Call")
Tora-san's Love Call priest (1971) -
High-School Outcasts (1971)
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![Tora-san, the Good Samaritan]( "Tora-san, the Good Samaritan")
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan priest (1971) -
Sushiya no Ken chan Grandfather (1971)
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![Tora-san's Shattered Romance]( "Tora-san's Shattered Romance")
Tora-san's Shattered Romance Priest (1971) -
![Where Spring Comes Late]( "Where Spring Comes Late")
Where Spring Comes Late Genzo, So's father (1970) -
![Tora-san's Runaway]( "Tora-san's Runaway")
Tora-san's Runaway priest (1970) -
Hot Wall Kamijo (1970)
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![Tora-san's Grand Scheme]( "Tora-san's Grand Scheme")
Tora-san's Grand Scheme Priest (1970) -
![Tora-san, His Tender Love]( "Tora-san, His Tender Love")
Tora-san, His Tender Love Priest (1970) -
Fight for the Glory Yonoshin (1969)
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![Tora-San's Cherished Mother]( "Tora-San's Cherished Mother")
Tora-San's Cherished Mother Gozensama (1969) -
![Am I Trying]( "Am I Trying")
Am I Trying Gozensama (1969) -
![Battle of the Japan Sea]( "Battle of the Japan Sea")
Battle of the Japan Sea General Maresuke Nogi (1969) -
Hi mo tsuki mo (1969)
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Arashi ni tatsu (1968)
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Scrap Collectors Yamada (1968)
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![The Human Bullet]( "The Human Bullet")
The Human Bullet Old man of used-book store (1968) -
Kenka Tarô (1968)
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Ore to kanojo (1968)
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Kigeki: Dantai ressha (1967)
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![Japan's Longest Day]( "Japan's Longest Day")
Japan's Longest Day Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki (1967) -
Oyome ni oide (1966)
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Ohana han: Dai ni bu (1966)
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Warm Current Yasuhide Shima (1966)
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Yottsu no koi no monogatari Heitarô Misawa (1965)
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Radishes and Carrots Tokichi Yamaki (1965)
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![Tamayura]( "Tamayura")
Tamayura (1965) -
![Red Beard]( "Red Beard")
Red Beard Mr. Yasumoto (1965) -
Monro no youna onna (1964)
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The Crest of Man (1964)
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Yume no Hawaii de bon odori Gôzô Tôyama (1964)
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Tensai sagishi monogatari: Tanuki no hanamichi Komai (1964)
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Ore wa bodigado (1964)
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![Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa]( "Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa")
Tange Sazen: zankoku no kawa (1963) -
Terrible Record of Kumokiri (1963)
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![Futari dake no toride]( "Futari dake no toride")
Futari dake no toride Gihachi (1963) -
Rush to Our Sweetheart (1963)
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Yopparai tengoku (1962)
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![An Autumn Afternoon]( "An Autumn Afternoon")
An Autumn Afternoon Shuhei Hirayama (1962) -
Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
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![Sanroku]( "Sanroku")
Sanroku (1962) -
![Love Under the Crucifix]( "Love Under the Crucifix")
Love Under the Crucifix Sôkei Nanbô (1962) -
Aizen Katsura (1962)
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![A Woman's Place]( "A Woman's Place")
A Woman's Place Ishikawa Kinjiro (1962) -
Kojin kojitsu (1961)
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Yato kaze no naka o hashiru Village Priest (1961)
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![The End of Summer]( "The End of Summer")
The End of Summer Farmer (1961) -
![The Last War]( "The Last War")
The Last War (1961) -
![The Youth and His Amulet]( "The Youth and His Amulet")
The Youth and His Amulet (1961) -
![The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer]( "The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer")
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Hinanmin no Chôrô (1961) -
![Internees of Kampili]( "Internees of Kampili")
Internees of Kampili Vice-Admiral Shibata (1960) -
![Late Autumn]( "Late Autumn")
Late Autumn Shukichi Miwa (1960) -
![Satan's Sword]( "Satan's Sword")
Satan's Sword Tsukue (1960) -
![The Bad Sleep Well]( "The Bad Sleep Well")
The Bad Sleep Well Public Prosecutor Nonaka (1960) -
Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki Sampei Mejiro (1960)
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![Musume tsuma haha]( "Musume tsuma haha")
Musume tsuma haha Old man in the park (1960) -
Ginrei no ôja Monk (1960)
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The Wandering Princess Kinoshita (1960)
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![Spring Dreams]( "Spring Dreams")
Spring Dreams Shinichirô Atsumi (1960) -
![I Want to Be a Shellfish]( "I Want to Be a Shellfish")
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959) -
![Floating Weeds]( "Floating Weeds")
Floating Weeds Theatre Owner (1959) -
![Good Morning]( "Good Morning")
Good Morning Keitarô Hayashi (1959) -
![Farewell to Spring]( "Farewell to Spring")
Farewell to Spring Kôzô's father (1959) -
Hashi Ryôhei Ôuchida (1959)
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![Suzukake no sanpomichi]( "Suzukake no sanpomichi")
Suzukake no sanpomichi Ichiro Ishimaru (1959) -
![The Snow Flurry]( "The Snow Flurry")
The Snow Flurry (1959) -
The Happy Pilgrimage Monk (1958)
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![The Eternal Rainbow]( "The Eternal Rainbow")
The Eternal Rainbow Naoji Kageyama (1958) -
Daigaku no ninkimono (1958)
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![Equinox Flower]( "Equinox Flower")
Equinox Flower Shukichi Mikami (1958) -
![The Rickshaw Man]( "The Rickshaw Man")
The Rickshaw Man Shigezo Yuki (1958) -
Kuroi kafun Naoto Tomori (1958)
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Hana kurenai ni Shingo Wakasugi (1957)
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Yoshida to Sanpei monogatari: Ohanake no sekai Grandfather Ono Jinshichi (1957)
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Nigedashita endan (1957)
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Saigo no dasso Kunihide Ryu (1957)
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![Tokyo Twilight]( "Tokyo Twilight")
Tokyo Twilight Shûkichi Sugiyama (1957) -
The Crowded Streetcar Genroku, the father (1957)
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Kao Det. Hasegawa (1957)
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Sora yukaba Sachiuemon, Jiro's father (1957)
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Okashi-na yatsu Imamura (1956)
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![Arashi]( "Arashi")
Arashi Shinji Mizusawa (1956) -
Furyô shônen Utarô Ishizaka (1956)
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Migotona musume Kôzô Takahara (1956)
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![Early Spring]( "Early Spring")
Early Spring Kiichi Onodera (1956) -
Eyes of Children Sachiko's father (1956)
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![She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum]( "She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum")
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum Masao - Age 73 (1955) -
Zoku Salaryman Mejiro Sampei Sampei Mejiro (1955)
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![Kuchizuke]( "Kuchizuke")
Kuchizuke Prof. Hasegawa-The First Kiss (segment 1) (1955) -
Natsume Sôseki no Sanshirô Mr. Hirota (1955)
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Gokumonchô (1955)
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Salaryman Mejiro Sampei Sampei Mejiro (1955)
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Bomeiki (1955)
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Fumetsu no nekkyû (1955)
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All is Well, Part2 (1955)
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All is Well (1955)
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![The Moon Has Risen]( "The Moon Has Risen")
The Moon Has Risen Mokichi Asai (1955) -
![Twenty-Four Eyes]( "Twenty-Four Eyes")
Twenty-Four Eyes Otoko Sensei (1954) -
Kimi no na wa: Dai-san-bu (1954)
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Kaze tachinu Michio (1954)
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![Love Letter]( "Love Letter")
Love Letter (1953) -
Kimi no na wa: Dai-ni-bu (1953)
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![Tokyo Story]( "Tokyo Story")
Tokyo Story Shukichi Hirayama (1953) -
![What Is Your Name?]( "What Is Your Name?")
What Is Your Name? (1953) -
Journey (1953)
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Foolish Younger Brother (1953)
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![Mole Alley]( "Mole Alley")
Mole Alley (1953) -
Jinanbo (1953)
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Nami (1952)
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![The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice]( "The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice")
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice Sadao Hirayama (1952) -
Kyôshû (1952)
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![Youth of the Son]( "Youth of the Son")
Youth of the Son (1952) -
Inochi uruwashi Sokichi Imura (1951)
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![Fireworks Over the Sea]( "Fireworks Over the Sea")
Fireworks Over the Sea Tarobei Kamiya (1951) -
![Early Summer]( "Early Summer")
Early Summer Koichi Mamiya (1951) -
![Boyhood]( "Boyhood")
Boyhood Father (1951) -
Jiyû gakkô (1951)
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Home Sweet Home Kosaku Uemura (1951)
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![Carmen Comes Home]( "Carmen Comes Home")
Carmen Comes Home The principal (1951) -
![The Good Fairy]( "The Good Fairy")
The Good Fairy Ryôen Toba (1951) -
![The Munekata Sisters]( "The Munekata Sisters")
The Munekata Sisters Tadachika Munekata (1950) -
Gozen reiji no shutugoku (1950)
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Spring Tide Part 2 (1950)
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Haru no Shio: zenpen (1950)
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![Wasurerareta kora]( "Wasurerareta kora")
Wasurerareta kora Schoolmaster Sugita (1949) -
![Late Spring]( "Late Spring")
Late Spring Shukichi Somiya (1949) -
Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)
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![Omokage]( "Omokage")
Omokage (1948) -
The Fourth Lady (1948)
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Kane no naru oka - Dai ippen: Ryûta no maki Tachibana (1948)
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Ikiteiru gazô Mugita Tanishi (1948)
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![Kaze no naka no mendori]( "Kaze no naka no mendori")
Kaze no naka no mendori Kazuichiro Satake (1948) -
Otoko o sabaku onna (1948)
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Te o tsunagu kora (1948)
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Uwasa no otoko (1948)
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![Record of a Tenement Gentleman]( "Record of a Tenement Gentleman")
Record of a Tenement Gentleman Tashiro (1947) -
Joen (1947)
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The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant Yamashita (1947)
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Kagi o nigiri onna (1946)
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Iki na fûraibô Chôgorô Yamamoto (1946)
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Saigo no joito Kosai Wataru (1945)
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Izu no musumetachi Oda (1945)
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Song of Destruction (1945)
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![Army]( "Army")
Army Tomosuke Takagi (1944) -
![The Man Who Has Returned]( "The Man Who Has Returned")
The Man Who Has Returned Shôzô Nakaseko (1944) -
Suihei-san Teacher (1944)
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Kaigun (1943)
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Aiki minami e tobu (1943)
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![Port of Flowers]( "Port of Flowers")
Port of Flowers Nobadama (1943) -
The Eve of the War (1943)
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Minami no kaze mizue no maki (1942)
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![There Was a Father]( "There Was a Father")
There Was a Father Shuhei Horikawa (1942) -
Cherry Tree Country (1941)
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![Ornamental Hairpin]( "Ornamental Hairpin")
Ornamental Hairpin Osamura (1941) -
Hana (1941)
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Genkide yukôyo (1941)
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![The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family]( "The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family")
The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Friend (1941) -
Tôkyô kara kita bushi (1941)
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![Mikaheri no tô]( "Mikaheri no tô")
Mikaheri no tô Mr. Kusama (1941) -
The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi Osumi, Lieutenant (1940)
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Nyonin tenjin (1940)
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Tokai no honryu Director of Police Department (1940)
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Praying at Dawn (1940)
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Aizen tsubaki (1940)
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Haha wa tsuyoshi (1939)
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Gonin no kyodai Kenichiro (1939)
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Shin josei mondo (1939)
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Shunrai (1939)
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Minamikaze Brother Yoshiro (1939)
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Kaze no joô Ryôsuke Miura (1938)
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The Lights of Asakusa Katori Shinichi (1937)
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![Children in the Wind]( "Children in the Wind")
Children in the Wind Policeman (1937) -
A Star Athlete Tani (1937)
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Suigô jôka - Kojô no reikon (1937)
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Saraba sensen he (1937)
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Konjiki yasha Kuranosuke Kazahaya (1937)
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Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu George (1937)
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Kôjô no tsuki Conductor (1937)
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Hana-kago no uta Nenkai Hotta (1937)
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A Little Aerial Navigator (1936)
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Shindo: Zempen Akemi no maki (1936)
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Hitozuma tsubaki Watanabe Toraichi (1936)
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![The Only Son]( "The Only Son")
The Only Son Professor Ookubo (1936) -
College is a Nice Place Amano (1936)
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![An Inn in Tokyo]( "An Inn in Tokyo")
An Inn in Tokyo Police man (1935) -
![A Story of Floating Weeds]( "A Story of Floating Weeds")
A Story of Floating Weeds Shouting audience member (1934) -
![A Mother Should Be Loved]( "A Mother Should Be Loved")
A Mother Should Be Loved Hattori (1934) -
Aibu (1933)
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![Passing Fancy]( "Passing Fancy")
Passing Fancy Man on boat (1933) -
![Dragnet Girl]( "Dragnet Girl")
Dragnet Girl Policeman (1933) -
![Woman of Tokyo]( "Woman of Tokyo")
Woman of Tokyo Reporter (1933) -
![Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth]( "Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth")
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth Shimazaki (1932) -
![I Was Born, But...]( "I Was Born, But...")
I Was Born, But... (1932) -
Manchurian Marching Song (1932)
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Tôkyô no gassho (1931)
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![That Night's Wife]( "That Night's Wife")
That Night's Wife Policeman (1930) -
![I Flunked, But...]( "I Flunked, But...")
I Flunked, But... Class mate (1930) -
![Walk Cheerfully]( "Walk Cheerfully")
Walk Cheerfully (1930) -
![Days of Youth]( "Days of Youth")
Days of Youth Student (1929) -
Physical Beauty (1928)
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Couple on the Move (1928)
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Pumpkin (1928)
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![Wife Lost]( "Wife Lost")
Wife Lost (1928) -
Actor
![Dreams of Youth]( "Dreams of Youth")
Dreams of Youth (1928) -
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![The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida]( "The Cinema of Ozu According to Kiju Yoshida")
All Filmography
Awards
6 wins.Did You Know
Trivia
Appeared in 52 of Yasujiro Ozu's 54 films.
Quotes
[on Yasujiro Ozu] Mr. Ozu looked happiest when he was engaged in writing a scenario with Mr. Kogo Noda, at the latter's cottage on the tableland of Nagano Prefecture. By the time he finished writing a script, after about four months' effort, he had ...
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Kumamoto, Japan
Died
(age 88)
Yokohama, Japan
Height:
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