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Ryōsuke Kagawa

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Ryōsuke Kagawa

Born October 10, 1896 in Saga, JapanDied April 17, 1987380 films

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Sansho the Bailiff posterFirst watchSansho the Bailiff19548.1as Ritsushi KumotakeIn 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

380 films as actor
  1. TBAMiyamoto Musashi: Dai-san-bu - Kenshin ichiro
  2. TBANagurareta o tonosama
  3. TBATobu uta
  4. TBAKakute ninjutsu eiga wa owarinu
  5. TBAZoku hebi hime dōchū
  6. 1984The FuneralOld People's Club Chairman
  7. 1982Japanese Criminal Records: Kurume Chapter
  8. 1979Hell WormsShigebei, a pilgrim
  9. 1979The Shogun Assassins
  10. 1977Sugata SanshiroVillage chief
  11. 1971The Battle of OkinawaIll Man
  12. 1971Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and SpeculationBoss Izumasa
  13. 1970The Invisible Swordsman
  14. 1970Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
  15. 1970Duel at Fort Ezo
  16. 1969The Magoichi Saga
  17. 1969Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
  18. 1969Samurai BannersNagasaka Yorihiro
  19. 1968The Day the Sun Rose
  20. 1968Kill!Sachu Mizoguchi
  21. 1968Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
  22. 1968Big Time Gambling BossMasakichi Arakawa
  23. 1967The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
  24. 1967Code Between Brothers 5Shiotaro Nanbu
  25. 1967Japan's Longest DayMinister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
  26. 1967Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival松前屋五郎蔵
  27. 1967Kojiro
  28. 1966Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of VillainyHikoemon Yahikoya
  29. 1966Code Between Brothers
  30. 1966The Sword of DoomDansho Tsukue
  31. 1966Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
  32. 1965The Flower and the Dragon
  33. 1965Sword DevilShuzen Kagemura
  34. 1965New Tengu from Mount Kurama
  35. 1965Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
  36. 1965The Gambler
  37. 1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpyHyogo Makino
  38. 1965Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
  39. 1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
  40. 1964The Beggar General
  41. 1964The Gambling Samurai
  42. 1964Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
  43. 1964Female Ninja Magic
  44. 1964Zatoichi's Flashing SwordBoss Bunkichi
  45. 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
  46. 1964The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
  47. 1964Samurai from Nowhere
  48. 1964Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
  49. 196313 Assassins
  50. 1963Ukyunosuke on Patrol
  51. 1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
  52. 1963The Coin Thrower Zenigata
  53. 1963Sword of Wind and Clouds
  54. 1963Young SwordsmanKono Banzaemon
  55. 1963Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleNaota Ryohei
  56. 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
  57. 1963A Samurai Never Tells a LieYokota Bitchu no kami
  58. 1963The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
  59. 1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
  60. 1963Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
  61. 1963Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
  62. 1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesTomijirô Hirosawa
  63. 1962Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
  64. 1962The Duel at the Satta Pass
  65. 1962The Lightning Sword
  66. 1962The King
  67. 1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsNaota Ryohei
  68. 1962Revenge for His Lover
  69. 1962Chûshingura
  70. 1962Mark of Blood
  71. 1962Tekka Wakashū
  72. 1962Keepers of Order
  73. 1962170 Leagues to Edo
  74. 1962Love Under the Crucifix
  75. 1962TatsuBoss
  76. 1962Kabe no naka no bijo
  77. 1962Sabakareru Echizen no kami
  78. 1962Lady Sen and Hideyori
  79. 1962Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
  80. 1962八幡鳩九郎
  81. 1962A Warrior Generation
  82. 1962Knightly Advice
  83. 1962The Wiser Age
  84. 1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
  85. 1961The Red ShadowJebei Ôkuniya
  86. 1961The Conspirator
  87. 1961Koina no Ginpei
  88. 1961The South Sea Wolf
  89. 1961Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
  90. 1961An Eagle Eyed Lord
  91. 1961Vampire Monster Mansion
  92. 1961Vampire Dead Beauty Carving
  93. 1961Kirimaru Kirigakure
  94. 1961Tange Sazen and the Princess
  95. 1961Tabiwa Oiroke
  96. 1961Magistrate of Dice
  97. 1961Festival of Swordsmen
  98. 1961Samurai Hawk
  99. 1961Edo Purebreed
  100. 1961Straw hat of Itako
  101. 1961Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
  102. 1961晴小袖
  103. 1961Daredevil in the CastleMichiiku Itamiya
  104. 1961The Shogun and the Fishmonger
  105. 1960Castle of Flames
  106. 1960A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride
  107. 1960Cases of Hanshichi
  108. 1960風来物語 あばれ飛車
  109. 1960Shinran, Part II
  110. 1960Duel at Gokumon-zakaNiiyama Gendayu
  111. 1960Tsubakuro dōchū
  112. 1960What Price Love?Chobei Kagaya
  113. 1960Lord Mito: All Star Version
  114. 1960Scarred Yosaburo
  115. 1960Ninja Assassins
  116. 1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
  117. 1960Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
  118. 1960Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
  119. 1960Road Warriors
  120. 1960The Master Spearman