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Noboru Mitani

Actor

Noboru Mitani

Born April 9, 1932 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, JapanDied January 15, 2023113 films

Noboru Mitani is an actor, known for A Thousand & One Nights (1969), The Geisha House (1998) and Dodes'ka-den (1970).

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Black Rain posterFirst watchBlack Rain19897.6as Post Office ClerkShigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dodes'ka-den poster7.1Dodes'ka-den1970Evil Dead Trap poster6.0Evil Dead Trap1988Graveyard of Honor poster6.7Graveyard of Honor1975A Thousand and One Nights poster6.7A Thousand and One Nights1969A Taxing Woman's Return poster6.4A Taxing Woman's Return1988Star of David: Beauty Hunting poster6.2Star of David: Beauty Hunting1979Message from Space poster5.9Message from Space1978

Filmography

113 films as actor
  1. 2016The Ark in the Mirage
  2. 2009Play Cards When You Die
  3. 2009Looking for Cherry Blossoms
  4. 2007Kissho Tennyo
  5. 2007The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
  6. 2005Under the Same MoonPriest
  7. 2005Summer of UbumeKamishibai storyteller
  8. 2005In the PoolDoctor Himenogi
  9. 2004Déracine
  10. 2003Winter Days
  11. 2003Gozamareji
  12. 2000Living HellThe Professor
  13. 2000Dora-heitaMasami Ochiai
  14. 1999Autumn Blossoms
  15. 1999The Geisha HouseMikami
  16. 1998Glassy OceanArtist R
  17. 1997The KeyDr. Kojima
  18. 1997King of Sha-kin
  19. 1997Woman in Witness ProtectionTheater Producer
  20. 1997Black Suit Legend
  21. 1997Parasite EveMutsuo Ishihara
  22. 1995Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
  23. 1995A Quiet LifeMan in the Novel
  24. 1994Elephant Song
  25. 1993The Last DanceOld Man
  26. 1992Hold Me and Kiss Me
  27. 1992The Dream of RussiaKudzaemon
  28. 1992Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese ExtortionGang Boss
  29. 1991Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of LoveThe man on the bicycle
  30. 1990Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
  31. 1990A Paucity of Flying DreamsJunkichi Kaijima
  32. 1990Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
  33. 1989Buddies
  34. 1989Black RainPost Office Clerk
  35. 1989Sweet HomeMiddle-Aged Town Official
  36. 1988Pretty Body: Frankenstein's LoveDr. Takasaki
  37. 1988Tomorrow
  38. 1988Evil Dead TrapDetective
  39. 1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnDetective
  40. 1987Too Much
  41. 1987Makeup
  42. 1986The Gentlemen’s Alliance
  43. 1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthKiyoshi Saito
  44. 1986Atami Murder CaseJudge Takakura
  45. 1985Congratulatory SpeechNishiguchi
  46. 1985Love LetterVice Principal
  47. 1985The Second Is a Christian
  48. 1985I Go to Tokyo
  49. 1985The Legend of the Stardust BrothersSone
  50. 1985Big Magnum KuroiwaNobuo Kishi
  51. 1984Shanghai Rhapsody
  52. 1984Jugyo Sankan no OnnaRyokichi Sasaki
  53. 1983DansenEiko's father
  54. 1983Choji Snack BarNakamura
  55. 1983Tsumiki kuzushi
  56. 1983NozokiRyoji's father
  57. 1983Sexual CrimeDetective
  58. 1983Detective StoryLove hotel manager
  59. 1982Summer SecretsOld Man
  60. 1982Goyou Sen Enjou
  61. 1982Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
  62. 1981Angel Guts: Red PornoSeiko's Father
  63. 1981Flame of Father and Son
  64. 1981Lonely Heart
  65. 1981Love LetterGynecologist
  66. 1981Samurai ReincarnationMonk
  67. 1981Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
  68. 1981Female Teacher: Dirty AfternoonSuekichi Nomoto
  69. 1980The Bear Storm
  70. 1980The Detective Journey
  71. 1980Dreamy FifteenVice Principal (voice)
  72. 1980Uno Kôichirô no Kai kurabeMr. Takei
  73. 1980Path of the BeastRokyoku Artist
  74. 1979Star of David: Beauty HuntingSakuzô
  75. 1979A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
  76. 1979The House Where the Devil Lives
  77. 1979The Rivals
  78. 1979Marital War in KibogaokaIchirô Nakamura
  79. 1979Dog of FortuneTadao Ohashi
  80. 1979No Grave for UsMurakami
  81. 1979The House of Hanging
  82. 1979The Woman with Red HairAlcoholic Man
  83. 1979Devil's FluteDetective Sawamura
  84. 1978The DemonTrain Ticket Inspector
  85. 1978Young Beast: Secret PleasuresYasuharu Hashima
  86. 1978Message from SpaceKamesasa
  87. 1978Teacher DeerRihei Morioka - Vice-principal Teacher
  88. 1977Island of HellDemobilized soldier
  89. 1977Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl HellHideaki Kawamura
  90. 1977田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ
  91. 1977Curse of the Dog God
  92. 1977Dan-no-ura Night
  93. 1977The Japanese Belly ButtonRailway assistant / Takada / Comedian
  94. 1976The Inugami FamilyFujisaki - ID Officer
  95. 1976Violent Panic: The Big CrashHeikichi Ozawa
  96. 1975Kyukei no Koya
  97. 1975Bôkenshatachi
  98. 1975Great Jailbreak
  99. 1975Graveyard of HonorStonemason
  100. 1975Fighting Dragon
  101. 1974Comedy: Love and Justice Among CheatersBoatman
  102. 1973The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
  103. 1973Graveyard of Masks
  104. 1972MusicSyunji
  105. 1972Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog BrothersTaichi
  106. 1972Street MobsterTaniguchi
  107. 1972Under the Flag of the Rising SunPvt. Tsuguo Terajima
  108. 1971Shiosai
  109. 1971Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
  110. 1971やるぞみておれ為五郎
  111. 1970Dodes'ka-denBeggar
  112. 1969A Thousand and One NightsJin (voice)
  113. 1966Sokkuri dai gyakuten