Toranosuke Ogawa
Acting
Biography
Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.
Born: December 1, 1897
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Obscure French version of the original Godzilla. The film combines elements of the original Toho version and the American King of the Monsters! in a unique assemblage exclusive to the Francophone market. Released by Les Films du Verseau.
Seven Samurai
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
The Hidden Fortress
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Warm Current
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.
Street of Shame
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
The Life of Oharu
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Godzilla
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
The Eagle of the Pacific
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
Filmography
as President of Company (uncredited)
as Yasubei Takada
as Executive Kihara
as Yoshio's father
as Daido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
as Saikai Marine Transport President K
as Coal mine president Yoshida
as Onizaemon Ippon'yari
as Katsunosuke Nakai
as Kubodera Heizaemon
as Gentarô, Grandfather
as Magistrate (uncredited)
as Shirôemon Matsubara
as President Hase
as Naruse
as Ryuzo Doi
as Shima Yasuhide
as Ryûzô
as President of Company (uncredited)
as Kawamura
as President of Company
as Mickey's Father
as Dr. Onuma
as Hori, the lawyer
as Nishiyama
as Congress Committee Chairman
as Toranosuke Yase
as Toranosuke Yase
as President of Company
as Sōzaemon Iwamura
as uncle
as Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
as President Manami
as (uncredited)
as Mizuno
as Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
as The old man
as President
as Park Section Chief
as Yoshioka
as Miyaguchi