Junzaburō Ban
Acting
Biography
Junzaburō Ban (伴淳三郎 Ban Junzaburō, January 10, 1910 – October 26, 1981) was a Japanese comedian and actor. His real name was Hirosada Suzuki (鈴木寛定 Suzuki Hirosada).
Born: January 10, 1908
Place of Birth: Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Known For
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various provinces. Here, a lively and entertaining tale unfolds, filled with swordplay where heroes and villains clash, intertwined with heartwarming humor.
Flower and Dragon
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
Flower Cards Chivalry
A wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with an old man. They are both arrested by a detective. A year later, the gambler is staying with a gangster boss when he comes across the woman and her partner again. The boss lusts for both her and his own daughter, while the boss's crazy yakuza brother loves his daughter, who, in turn, watches the player and wants to destroy the people standing in her way.
Doterai Man
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- martial arts legend Sonny Chiba -- in the role of Nami's loyal friend Ryuji. This time around, Nami is looking for Hoshiden, the man who murdered her father and shattered her once-hopeful childhood. But living under an assumed name, Hoshiden could stay hidden forever.
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.
Proof of the Man
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
A Fugitive from the Past
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.
Queen Bee
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
Filmography
as Police Officer
as Toramatsu
as Tatsumi
as Exorcist
as Police Yamamoto
as Undertaker
as 父・英三郎
as Chôtarô Funaki
as Akamatsu
as Muraki, car shop owner
as Officer Sakashita
as Yukichi Shima
as Bluebeard
as 重盛平三
as Tatsuyoshi Harada
as Ôkura
as Nonagase Kumayoshi
as Det. Fukuda
as Detective Maeda
as Sukeroku Sasagawa
as Senzô Kamei
as Jiihei Murasaki
as Banno Magosaku
as Banno Magosaku
as Yumisaka
as Danbara Kinsaku
as Kamezo Ikeda
as Chojiro
as Senzō Sakuma
as Jugoro Okawa
as Magosaku
as Magosaku Gonda
as Monzaburo
as Yotsematsu
as Uncle Masagoro
as Yûkichi Momozawa
as Yohei
as Takasawa
as Private second class Furuyama
as Isuke
as 牢名主宗右衛門
as 獅子ッ鼻の竹
as 大久保彦左衛門
as 戸田竹庵
as President Ichimura
as 長六
as Romanov
as Sato Tadanobu / Kitsune Tadanobu
as Handa
as えび六
as Fortuneteller
as Kira Kozukenosuke
as Jôbei