, born , was a Japanese actor. In 1947, he made his film debut with Akira Kurosawa's One Wonderful Sunday. He often worked with Akira Kurosawa and Kihachi Okamoto.
Filmography
Films
One Wonderful Sunday (1947) as Ticket seller Drunken Angel (1948) as Guitarist Stray Dog (1949) as Spectator of theater Aoi sanmyaku (1949) Bōryoku no Machi (1950) Aoi Shinju (1951) as Yanagiya Vendetta for a Samurai (1952) Nangoku no hada (1952) The Man Who Came to Port (1952) Ikiru (1952) as Gang Eagle of the Pacific (1953) Seven Samurai (1954) as a coolie Godzilla (1954) as Hagiwara Half Human (1955) as Nakata Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) as Matahachi Honiden Throne of Blood (1957) as Washizu's vassal Song for a Bride (1958) as Kurokawa The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Ashigaru Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959) The Secret of the Telegian (1960) as Taki Storm Over the Pacific (1960) The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Kai Hayami Yojimbo (1961) as Ashigaru Sanjuro (1961) as Ashigaru Gorath (1962) as Physician King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) as Obayashi, Mr. Tako's Assistant King Kong Escapes (1967) as Kazuo Suzuki (Dr. Who's Henchmen) Japan's Longest Day (1967) All Monsters Attack (1969) as Kobayashi Samurai Banners (1969) as Yamagata Masakage Red Lion (1969) as Kesagi The Vampire Doll (1970) as Taxi driver Space Amoeba (1970) as the magazine editor Battle of Okinawa (1971) The Human Revolution (1973) Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) as Security chief Blue Christmas (1978) as Taxi driver Zatoichi (1989) Dreams (1990) Rhapsody in August (1991)
Television Daichūshingura (1971) as Wasuke Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972) (ep.24) as Shinbei Tajima Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) (ep.15) as Yasuke Shinsho Taikōki (1973) as Matsunaga Hisahide Taiyō ni Hoero! (1974) (ep.126) as Urabayashi Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) (ep.35) as Gunpei Kurayami Shitomenin (1975) (ep.26) as Matsugoro Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) (ep.6) as Kisuke Hissatsu Shiwazanin (1975) (ep.28) as Sanji Daitsuiseki (1978) (ep.8) Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin (1978) (ep.10) as Tenmanya The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979) (ep.8) as Kamekichi Hissatsu Shigotonin (1982) (ep.10) as Matsug Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1980) (ep.45) as Rihei Onihei Hankachō (1990) (ep.22) as Kaneya Iemon
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