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Saburo Date

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Saburo Date

Born March 27, 1924 in Osaka, Osaka, JapanDied September 12, 1991273 films

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Sansho the Bailiff posterFirst watchSansho the Bailiff19548.1as KimpeiIn 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal…View film

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Filmography

273 films as actor
  1. TBAZoku hebi hime dōchū
  2. TBASecret Letter of the Crescent Moon
  3. 1990Takeshi: Childhood DaysTakeno Grandfather
  4. 1987Luminous Woman
  5. 1985Lost Chapter of Snow: PassionMaruyama
  6. 1985Typhoon ClubOkabe
  7. 1983The Bored SamuraiIkeda Kazue
  8. 1981Lowly Ronin
  9. 1980The Woman
  10. 1977Ballad of Orin
  11. 1977Gambling Code and Feuds
  12. 1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
  13. 1975Song of the Devil
  14. 1975The Bullet TrainBusinessman's Man
  15. 1975Wolf GuyTsukada
  16. 1975Graveyard of HonorOyabun
  17. 1974Oh Wonderful Utamaro!
  18. 1973The Blossom and the Sword
  19. 1973Yokosuka Navy Prison
  20. 1973The BodyguardKenzo Ebina
  21. 1972Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's BirthRokubei of Hakoda
  22. 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesSwift-style Swordsman
  23. 1972Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionKaizutoshi
  24. 1972The Trail of Blood
  25. 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceOfficial Envoy
  26. 1971Kumo no Yuna
  27. 1971The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
  28. 1970Island of Horrors
  29. 1970Ghost of Kasane SwampFukami Shinzaemon
  30. 1970The Angry Sword
  31. 1970Naked Ambition
  32. 1970Mission: Iron Castle
  33. 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
  34. 1969Gokudô Petenshi
  35. 1969Blood End
  36. 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
  37. 1969Girl with Bamboo Leaves
  38. 1969The Curse of the Ghost
  39. 1969Lefty Fencer
  40. 1969Devil's Temple
  41. 1969Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
  42. 1969Sworn Brothers
  43. 1968Samaritan ZatoichiYakuza
  44. 1968Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
  45. 1968The Funeral Racket
  46. 1968Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
  47. 1968The Bride from Hades
  48. 1968The Saga of TanegashimaTokunoshin Wakita
  49. 1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
  50. 1968Lone Wolf Isazo
  51. 1968Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersFirst Ronin
  52. 1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
  53. 1967A Killer's Key
  54. 1967The Wife of Seishu HanaokaRyoan Shimomura
  55. 1967Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
  56. 1967Zatoichi the Outlaw
  57. 1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
  58. 1967Secret Assignment
  59. 1967Quick-Draw Dog
  60. 1967A Certain Killer
  61. 1966Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
  62. 1966Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
  63. 1966Assignment Cloud
  64. 1966Zatoichi's PilgrimageKagimatsu
  65. 1966The Betrayal
  66. 1966Dianas of the Campus
  67. 1966Zatoichi's VengeanceHanji
  68. 1966DaimajinIppei Cyjûma
  69. 1966The Thieves' Who's Who
  70. 1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes BackJinnai
  71. 1966The Virgin WitnessPoliceman
  72. 1965Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
  73. 1965New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
  74. 1965Sword DevilToda Shingo
  75. 1965New Tengu from Mount Kurama
  76. 1965Young Boss: Prison Release
  77. 1965Life of Matsu the Untamed
  78. 1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpyKanai Hanbei
  79. 1965Rampaging Dog
  80. 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanAnzai
  81. 1965Zatoichi's Revenge
  82. 1965Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
  83. 1965Young BossMonjiro
  84. 1965Bloody Shuriken
  85. 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireMon'nosuke Kaizuka
  86. 1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoHatori Hanzo
  87. 1964Showdown at Night's EndAnami
  88. 1964Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
  89. 1964The Gambling Samurai
  90. 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
  91. 1964The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
  92. 1964Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeJuzo Kakei
  93. 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
  94. 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingFlying Squirrel Banzo
  95. 1964Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
  96. 1963Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionHattori Hanzo
  97. 1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeZeniya Gohei
  98. 1963Bamboo Doll of EchizenChoshichi
  99. 1963Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
  100. 1963Maiko and the Assassin
  101. 1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceHattori Hanzo
  102. 1963A Samurai Never Tells a LieKobotoke Kodaira
  103. 1963The Third Shadow Warrior
  104. 1963New Tale of ZatoichiAnzo
  105. 1963Assassins for sale
  106. 1963An Actor's RevengeKawaguchi-ya
  107. 1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesKeisuke Yamanami
  108. 1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsHattori Hanzo
  109. 1962Hell's Assassin
  110. 1962The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesMirosuke
  111. 1962The Fencing Master
  112. 1962Betting on the Sword
  113. 1962The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
  114. 1962Destiny's Son
  115. 1962The Notorious Man's Return
  116. 1962Sōran wataridori
  117. 1962Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to
  118. 1962Seven Miles to Nakayama
  119. 1962Teppo Yasu no Shogai
  120. 1962Her Hidden PastManta