was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing yakuza roles. He is also known as voice actor. In 1950, he joined the Bungakuza Theatre Company. In 1963, he left the Bungakuza Theatre Company and established the Kumo Theatre Company. He appeared in more than 120 films.
Filmography
Films
Throne of Blood (1957) - Tsuzuki soldier
Nusumareta yokujô (1958) Anyakôro (1959) - Mizutani Kenju no okite (1960) Kuroi gashû: Aru sarariman no shôgen (1960) Taiyô no hakaba (1960) - Black Glasses Banana (1960) Happiness of Us Alone (1961) Minami no kaze to nami (1961) - Mineo Koike Wakarete ikiru toki mo (1961) Netsuai sha (1961) - Tomonari Akitsu Springs (1962) - Osaki Ao beka monogatari (1962) Nikui an-chikushô (1962) - Toshio Kosaka Namida o shishi no tategami ni (1962) - Gen, the big man Hitoribotchi no futari daga (1962) - Utsumi Kiri no yoru no otoko (1962) Dorodarake no junjô (1963) - Hanai Bad Girl (1963) Yogiri no burûsu (1963) Tantei jimusho 2 3 - zeni to onna ni yowai otoko (1963) Otoko no monshô (1963) Shin meoto zenzai (1963) - Shinichi Zoku otoko no monshô (1963) The Insect Woman (1963) - Sawakichi Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu (1963) - Kiyotaka Kuroda Akai ka to roku denashi (1963) Suna no ue no shokubutsu-gun (1964) - Imura Ryojin nikki (1964) - Narrator Otoko no monshô - kanka jô (1964) Surai no gyanburaa (1964) Sâtsujin sha o kêse (1964) Otoko no monshô - fuun futatsu ryu (1964) Otoko no monsho: hana to nagadosu (1964) Suruga yûkyôden: Dokyô garasu (1965) Hana saku otome tachi (1965) - Kawamoto Kuroi tobakushi (1965) Gyangu chôjô sakusen (1965) - Tajima Otoko no monshô ore wa kiru (1965) Kenju mushuku-datsy goku no buruusu (1965) Otoko no monshô: Ryûko mujô (1966) Zenigata Heiji (1966) A Certain Killer (1967) Kyôkaku-dô (1967) Akumyō Ichidai (1967) Shayô no omokage (1967) - Journalist Tôkyô shigai sen (1967) Zatoichi Challenged (1967) - Maebara of Gonzo Zankyo no sakazuki (1967) Shichinin no yajû: chi no sengen (1967) Nihon ânkokushi: chî no koso (1967) Dorifutazu desu yo! Zenshin zenshin matazenshin (1967) Choueki juhachi-nen (1967) Bakuchi uchi (1967) Âa dôki no sakura (1967) - First Lieutenant Ôoka Ah kaiten tokubetsu kogetikai (1968) Hitori okami (1968) Shogun's Joys of Torture (1968) - Makino Bingo-no-kami Teppô denraiki (1968) - Matasaburo Tachibanaya Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi (1968) - Horichô Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968) - Kensaku Kaidô Kyûketsu dokuro-sen (1968) - Tsuji (Estate Agent) Zankyo mujo (1968) - Hamaoka Otoko no okite (1968) Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1968, TV Movie) Nippon ankokushi: nasake muyô (1968) Kanto onna yakuza (1968) Zankoku ijô gyakutai monogatari: Genroku onna keizu (1969) Nemuri Kyôshirô: Akujo-gari (1969) Carta de uma flor (1969) Ijô seiai kiroku: Harenchi (1969) - Terauchi The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969) - Lucifer (voice) Tokugawa irezumi-shi: Seme jigoku (1969) - Horitatsu Nuretsubame katageri (1969) A Thousand and One Nights (1969) - Kamahakim (voice) Nihon ansatsu hiroku (1969) Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) - Hirukawa Gonin no Shôkin Kasegi (1969) - Lord Ozeki Tosei-nin Retsuden (1969) Showa onna jingi (1969) Kanto onna do konjo (1969) Gokuaku bozu hitokiri kazoe uta (1970) Maruhi joshidai-ryô (1970) Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun: chobi-hige no kuma (1970) Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun (1970) Sengo hiwa, hoseki ryakudatsu (1970) Sanbiki no mesubachi (1970) Onsen konnyaku geisha (1970) Hana fudâ tibakû: Ino shî ka sânban shobû (1970) Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) Zubeko banchô: Hamagure kazoe uta (1971) - Nakao Animal Treasure Island (1971) - Silver (voice) Gendai yakuza: Chizakura san kyodai (1971) Gendai poruno-den: Sentensei inpu (1971) - Kiyoshi Ôba Gendai yakuza: Sakazuki kaeshimasu (1971) Boryokudan sai buso (1971) Bakuto kirikomi-tai (1971) - Suzaki Mesubachi no chosen (1972) - Masayoshi Kurochi, Yakuza Boss Mamushi no kyôdai: Chôeki jûsankai (1972) Street Mobster (1972) Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Oreta tsue (1972) - Boss Mangoro Kagiya Hijirimen bakuto (1972) Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) - Tokugawa Yoshinao Nihon Aku Nin Den: Jigoku No Michizure (1972) Kogarashi Monjirô (1972) Furyo gai (1972) Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) - Narrator Teppôdama no bigaku (1973) Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (1973) - Buchô Keiji Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) - Takanashi Kunimatsu Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku (1973) - Sôhaku Yamazaki Gendai ninkyô-shi (1973) - Sekiguchi Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) Goyôkiba: Oni no Hanzô yawahada koban (1974) - Ishiyama Bôryoku gai (1974) - Yoshii Haruo Dai dâtsu gokû (1975) Daidatsugoku (1975) - Sagawa Afurika no hikari (1975) - Tokumatsu Dômyaku rettô (1975) - Yamazaki Shôrinji kenpô (1