was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Heinosuke Gosho.
Selected filmography
1929: Days of Youth 1931: The Neighbor's Wife and Mine 1931: Tokyo Chorus 1932: I Was Born, But... 1933: The Dancing Girl of Izu 1933: Every-Night Dreams 1933: Passing Fancy 1933: Wasei Kingu Kongu 1934: A Story of Floating Weeds 1935: An Inn in Tokyo 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? 1938: The Masseurs and a Woman 1939: A Brother and His Younger Sister 1940: The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi 1941: Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family 1941: Ornamental Hairpin 1947: The Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1948: A Hen in the Wind 1951: Carmen Comes Home 1951: Nami 1952: Ringo-en no shōjo 1953: Where Chimneys Are Seen 1953: Ojōsan shachō 1955: Takekurabe 1957: Times of Joy and Sorrow 1957: Untamed 1963: A Legend or Was It?
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