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Yoshirō Aoki

Actor

Yoshirō Aoki

Born September 20, 1929 in Setagaya, Tokyo, JapanDied September 3, 200070 films

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Harakiri posterFirst watchHarakiri19628.5Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy…View film

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Ranked by acclaim and reach
Kwaidan poster7.7Kwaidan1965Samurai Rebellion poster8.3Samurai Rebellion1967The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity poster8.2The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity1959Three Outlaw Samurai poster7.5Three Outlaw Samurai1964The Bullet Train poster6.9The Bullet Train1975

Filmography

70 films as actor
  1. 2003パチンコ放浪記
  2. 2000Otoko Michi
  3. 1998Chimpira Life
  4. 1997Shura ga Yuku 5
  5. 1995The Pachinko Game Drifter II
  6. 1991MistySoichi Saeki
  7. 1991Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of LoveTorazo Shimizu (500 million yen robber)
  8. 1989The Shootist
  9. 1985Scent of a SpellAkira Ota
  10. 1984Mermaid LegendTerumasa Miyamoto
  11. 1984Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu ConspiracyYamashina Kageyu
  12. 1983The Samurai and the Secret of the Flower
  13. 1983Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
  14. 1982Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
  15. 1982The Imperial Japanese EmpirePoliceman
  16. 1982The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
  17. 1982Fossilized Wilderness
  18. 1980The Beast to DieOkada
  19. 1980Port ArthurShogo Iguchi
  20. 1979Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret PoliceShigebei
  21. 1979The Execution GameOkajima
  22. 1978Panic in High SchoolKurita
  23. 1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer TetsuKatsuya Nishigaki
  24. 1976The CorporationCommander Ishihara
  25. 1976Human Revolution II
  26. 1975The Surf
  27. 1975The Bullet TrainSenda
  28. 1974Evening PrimroseDaijiro Kuroki
  29. 1974My Blood is the Blood of Others
  30. 1973Did the Red Bird Escape?
  31. 1972Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of DestinyHoshino
  32. 1972Sword and Flower
  33. 1972Dasshutsu
  34. 1971Challenge at Dawn
  35. 1971Kanto Drifter
  36. 1970Sign of the JackNoda
  37. 1970The MilitaristsTsuji
  38. 1970Pay Off Your Debt!
  39. 1970Spartan Education
  40. 1970Melody of RebellionInspector Kihara
  41. 1970Records of BloodshedYoshito Kurahata
  42. 1970Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
  43. 1970Showdown in Gangland
  44. 1970Gambling Den Desire
  45. 1970Profile of a Boss' Son
  46. 1969The Cleanup
  47. 1969Showdown at NagasakiKunimitsu Matsui
  48. 1969The Fatal Raid
  49. 1969Ex Convict: Sword Storm
  50. 1969前科・仮釈放
  51. 1969Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
  52. 1969Family Crest: Die Like a ManTetsutaro Nonaka
  53. 1968Outlaw: Black DaggerHidetake Yasumoto
  54. 1968Monument to the Girl's Corps
  55. 1968Song of my Life
  56. 1967Eleven Samurai
  57. 1967The Return of the Filthy Seven
  58. 1967Samurai RebellionTakazo Komiya (uncredited)
  59. 1967Samurai Wolf II
  60. 1966Samurai WolfCart Driver Heishichi
  61. 1965Sanshiro SugataYojiro Toda
  62. 1965Kwaidan(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
  63. 1964Samurai from Somewhere
  64. 1964The Shogun's Vault
  65. 1964Three Outlaw SamuraiOuchi Genma
  66. 1964Samurai from Nowhere
  67. 1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiVassal
  68. 1963Five Ronins
  69. 1962Harakiri
  70. 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternitySergeant Soga