Portrait of Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Acting

Biography

Shūji Sano (October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho, and Hiroshi Shimizu.

Born: October 20, 1912

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

1977
1968
1966
Our Young World of Music

as Hiroshi Yamamura

1966
Pretty Devil Yoko

as Jiro's father

1965
若い野ばら

as 成沢重之

1965
Taikouki

as Asano Matauemon

1962
August Moon

as Ryosuke Mishima

1962
1961
1961
Koi no gashū

as Aizawa

1960
Spring Dreams

as Doctor Hanamura

1959
Thus Another Day

as Managing director

1958
Go and Get It

as Kobayashi

1957
Men Fighting Whales

as Captain Gondo

1956
1956
Young Tree

as Mr. Shinohara

1956
Sudden Rain

as Ryotaro Namiki

1955
All is Well

as Yosuke Sugimura

1955
1954
1953
Love Letter

as Atami Blues

1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor

as Yusaku Araki

1951
Early Summer

as Sotaro Satake

1951
Carmen Comes Home

as Haruo Taguchi

1949
1948
A Hen in the Wind

as Shuichi Amamiya

1945
Soyokaze

as 横山(楽団員)

1945
Victory Song

as Captain

1944
Army

as Kaneko

1944
1942
There Was a Father

as Ryohei Horikawa

1938
So Goes My Love

as Shigeo Tanikawa

1937
The Trio's Engagements

as Shûji Kamura

1937
1937
The Golden Demon

as Naomichi

1937
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