Shin Saburi
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shin Saburi (佐分利 信, Saburi Shin; February 12, 1909 in Hokkaidō, Japan – September 22, 1982) was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujiro Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), Tea Over Rice (1952), Equinox Flower (1958) and Late Autumn (1960). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shin Saburi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: February 12, 1909
Place of Birth: Utashinai, Hokkaido, Japan
Known For
The Family
Set in the post-World War II climate of the 1960s in Kobe, the movie explores the struggle for power within the powerful Manpyo family.
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea."
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
The New Road: Ryota
The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. Told from the perspective of Ryota. In this second part, we learn that Akemi is pregnant...
Late Autumn
A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Japan's Don
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
Equinox Flower
Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a coworker and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
The Trio's Engagements
Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.
Filmography
as Sukezaemon Tsuda
as Daizen Osakabe
as Chief Judge
as Jishu Tagami
as Mitsumasa
as Gozo Ohata
as Kazumasa Sakura
as Judge Tanimoto
as Kazumasa Sakura
as Priest Ryonen
as Kazumasa Sakura
as Tajihei Itsuki
as Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
as Daisuke Manpyo
as 画家・重宗恒有
as 佐田正之助
as Josuke Misugi
as Soichi Mamiya
as Tosaku Tashiro
as Reisaku Niizu
as Sahei Sanada
as Gosuke Aota
as Lieutenant-General Yano
as Wataru Hirayama
as Kaji Sosuke
as Ichiro Amano
as Isoroku Yamamoto
as Taniyama’s Father
as Narasaki
as Masazumi Asaji
as Kotaro Haraguchi
as Mokichi Satake
as Daisuke Sakuma
as Manabe
as Oi Taisuke
as Ryukichi
as Captain
as Sonoda
as Karasawa, army doctor
as Tsuneoka Shinichiro
as Yasutaro Kurokawa
as Shojiro Toda
as Yuzo Hibiki
as Keisuke Mamiya
as Shuzo Ubukata
as Shintaro Omura
as Terao
as Shin Miki
as Jôsuke Arao
as Yasuo Asano
as Doctor
as Takayuki Shigezumi
as Kimimasa Hashimoto