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Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Acting·1897–1967·102 films

Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.

Filmography

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)Park Section Chief
Godzilla
Godzilla (1954)President of Southern Seas Salvage
Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)Magistrate (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)President of Company
The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu (1952)Yoshioka
Street of Shame
Street of Shame (1956)Mickey's Father
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear (1955)Hori, the lawyer
Godzilla
Godzilla (1977)President of Company (uncredited)
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)Executive Kihara
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)President of Company (uncredited)
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka (1954)President
The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)(uncredited)
Fountainhead
Fountainhead (1956)Dr. Onuma
Ballad of a Workman
Ballad of a Workman (1962)Yoshio's father
Burden of Love
Burden of Love (1955)Congress Committee Chairman
Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)
So Young, So Bright
So Young, So Bright (1955)
Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies (1957)
Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway (1960)Coal mine president Yoshida
Warm Current
Warm Current (1957)Shima Yasuhide
Tokyo Mighty Guy
Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)Onizaemon Ippon'yari
My Wonderful Yellow Car
My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)The old man
Ambush at Iga Pass
Ambush at Iga Pass (1958)
The Phantom Horse
The Phantom Horse (1955)Nishiyama
The Great White Tiger Platoon
The Great White Tiger Platoon (1954)
Forty-Eight Man
Forty-Eight Man (1952)
Last of the Wild Ones
Last of the Wild Ones (1954)
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1952)
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II (1959)
Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move (1963)
All is Well
All is Well (1955)Toranosuke Yase
Youth of Heiji Senigata
Youth of Heiji Senigata (1953)Mizuno
Structure of Hate
Structure of Hate (1961)
All About Marriage
All About Marriage (1958)Ryuzo Doi
All is Well 2
All is Well 2 (1955)Toranosuke Yase
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Cosmetic Sales Competition
Cosmetic Sales Competition (1963)Yasubei Takada
The Rabble
The Rabble (1964)
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and  Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds (1952)
Jacks and Jills
Jacks and Jills (1956)Kawamura
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
Koibito-tachi no iru machi (1953)
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (1953)
The Swishing Sword
The Swishing Sword (1958)
日本敗れず
日本敗れず (1954)
The Lord and the Gambler
The Lord and the Gambler (1959)Kubodera Heizaemon
Third Class Executives
Third Class Executives (1952)
The Phantom Samurai
The Phantom Samurai (1961)
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Jirocho's Home-Coming (1953)
The Chop Professor
The Chop Professor (1956)
Jirocho Rises in Fame
Jirocho Rises in Fame (1952)
Sister with Sister
Sister with Sister (1958)President Hase
恐妻時代
恐妻時代 (1952)President
A Good Man, A Good Day
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
The Battleship Yamato
The Battleship Yamato (1953)Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai
Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai (1962)
Travels of Lord Mito
Travels of Lord Mito (1958)Shirôemon Matsubara
San'nin musume kanpai!
San'nin musume kanpai! (1962)
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo (1952)
Kirai Kirai Kirai
Kirai Kirai Kirai (1960)
A Rampage Full of Dreams
A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
Birth of Romance
Birth of Romance (1957)Ryûzô
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband (1953)President Manami
Bantōhan to detchidon
Bantōhan to detchidon (1960)
Boku chin hōrō-ki
Boku chin hōrō-ki (1962)
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old (1961)Daido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
Marathon Samurai
Marathon Samurai (1956)
Elegy to Youth
Elegy to Youth (1959)
Face in the Dark
Face in the Dark (1958)Naruse
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
Asu wa Nichiyōbi (1952)
Lightning Karate Blow
Lightning Karate Blow (1956)
Tenten Musume
Tenten Musume (1956)
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi (1958)
Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
Madam of the first class and husband of the third class (1954)
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958)
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)uncle
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei (1955)
Women's Doctor
Women's Doctor (1964)
Seinen no isu
Seinen no isu (1962)
The Grave Tells All
The Grave Tells All (1960)
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind (1961)Saikai Marine Transport President K
Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei (1954)
Fighting Yasubei
Fighting Yasubei (1952)
Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed (1958)
おヤエのあんま天國
おヤエのあんま天國 (1959)
The Gion Tempest
The Gion TempestMiyaguchi
The Path I Remember
The Path I Remember (1959)Gentarô, Grandfather
Daigaku buyū-den
Daigaku buyū-den (1961)
Night of the Suspicions
Night of the Suspicions (1959)
A Tale of Dung and Urine
A Tale of Dung and Urine (1957)
The Lord Pretends
The Lord Pretends (1959)Katsunosuke Nakai
Gendai no yokubô
Gendai no yokubô (1956)
Bride in a Bathing Suit
Bride in a Bathing Suit (1954)Sōzaemon Iwamura
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji (1963)
Zoku santō jūyaku
Zoku santō jūyaku (1952)
Ginza no jirochō
Ginza no jirochō (1963)
Ninjō misui
Ninjō misui (1957)
Tôjûrô no koi
Tôjûrô no koi (1955)Yoshizaemon Kaneko