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Shūji Sano

Actor

Shūji Sano

Born October 20, 1912 in Tokyo, JapanDied December 21, 1978116 films

Shūji Sano (October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho, and Hiroshi Shimizu.

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There Was a Father poster7.0There Was a Father1942A Hen in the Wind poster7.1A Hen in the Wind1948

Filmography

116 films as actor
  1. 1978The Beauty in the Bathroom
  2. 1977A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessTakagi
  3. 1974Statue in Fire
  4. 1970Woman Boss
  5. 1969Fight for the Glory
  6. 1969Young Guy on Mt. Cook
  7. 1969Sky Scraper!
  8. 1968Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
  9. 1968The Green Years
  10. 1968The Sands of KurobeHirata
  11. 1967Aruhi watashi wa
  12. 1966Our Young World of MusicHiroshi Yamamura
  13. 1966That Complicated GuyNaoto Morita
  14. 1966Pretty Devil YokoJiro's father
  15. 1965Wakai nobara成沢重之
  16. 1964Nagisa o kakeru onna
  17. 1964Taiyou wo Daku Onna
  18. 1964Here Because of You
  19. 1962Naite waratta hanayome
  20. 1962Zoku aizen katsura
  21. 1962Hadashi no hanayome
  22. 1962Mount Hakone
  23. 1962San'nin musume kanpai!
  24. 1962August MoonRyosuke Mishima
  25. 1962The Injured Boy
  26. 1962Flower in a Storm
  27. 1962Dolls floating down the riverOtoya Otomaru
  28. 1962Haru no sanmyaku
  29. 1962Till Tomorrow IsTetsuo
  30. 1961Noren to hanayomeNagata
  31. 1961Shadow of a Flower
  32. 1961The Conspirator
  33. 1961Koi no gashūAizawa
  34. 1961Love and the Shop Curtain
  35. 1960I Will Never Forget
  36. 1960Spring DreamsDoctor Hanamura
  37. 1959Tokyo Omnibus
  38. 1959Thus Another DayManaging director
  39. 1958Maria of the Ant Village
  40. 1958The Snowy Heron
  41. 1958Age of Resistance
  42. 1958Go and Get ItKobayashi
  43. 1958Family Safety
  44. 1957Monkey BusinessKyūichirō Sonobe
  45. 1957Seagull of the Night
  46. 1957Men Fighting WhalesCaptain Gondo
  47. 1957Akebono sō no satsujin
  48. 1957Angel Time
  49. 1957Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
  50. 1957The Horse Boy
  51. 1956Typhoon Furor
  52. 1956Sound of Youth
  53. 1956Rakuten fujinTeruo Asami
  54. 1956Twice on a Certain NightShida Bunzo
  55. 1956Housewives Are Suing
  56. 1956Wedding Day
  57. 1956Young TreeMr. Shinohara
  58. 1956Sudden RainRyotaro Namiki
  59. 1956Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple
  60. 1955The Maid's Kid
  61. 1955All is Well 2
  62. 1955All is WellYosuke Sugimura
  63. 1955The Moon Has RisenTakasu
  64. 1954The Cock Crows Twice
  65. 1954Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
  66. 1954Husband on the Run
  67. 1954An Inn at OsakaMito
  68. 1954Husband Beware!
  69. 1954Autumn InterludeCook
  70. 1954Mama's Diary
  71. 1953Love LetterAtami Blues
  72. 1953Waseda UniversityNamishima Gen'ichi
  73. 1953A Song of Little Men
  74. 1953Mole Alley
  75. 1952Kare o korosu na
  76. 1952Kyōshū
  77. 1952Our Chief, Our DoctorYusaku Araki
  78. 1951Early SummerSotaro Satake
  79. 1951Carmen Comes HomeHaruo Taguchi
  80. 1951愛情の旋風
  81. 1950The Actress and the Detective
  82. 1950Crazy Uproar
  83. 1950Spring SnowToshio Kijima
  84. 1950First Love Questions and Answers
  85. 1949Here's to the Young LadyKeizo Ishizu
  86. 1949The Bridal Night Again
  87. 1948A Hen in the WindShuichi Amamiya
  88. 1948The Follower
  89. 1948The Man of Rumor松崎英二
  90. 1947Newlywed League Match
  91. 1946Waiting Woman
  92. 1946Iki na fûraibôBun'noshin Koike
  93. 1945Tengoku no hanayome
  94. 1945Soyokaze横山（楽団員）
  95. 1945Otome no iru kichi
  96. 1945Victory SongCaptain
  97. 1944ArmyKaneko
  98. 1944Field Army OrchestraSakuma
  99. 1944The Man Who Has Returned
  100. 1942Flowers of Patriotism
  101. 1942A Certain Woman
  102. 1942Moon of the Plateau
  103. 1942There Was a FatherRyohei Horikawa
  104. 1941Suzhou Nights
  105. 1941Let's Go in Good Spirits
  106. 1938Kokumin no chikai
  107. 1938So Goes My LoveShigeo Tanikawa
  108. 1938Queen of the Wind
  109. 1937The Trio's EngagementsShûji Kamura
  110. 1937Forget Love for NowKyôsuke
  111. 1937The Golden DemonNaomichi
  112. 1937A Star AthleteSeki
  113. 1937What Did the Lady Forget?Okada
  114. 1937Song of the Flower BasketOno
  115. 1937Moon Over the RuinsTaki
  116. 1936The New Road: Akemi