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Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Acting·1899–1974·152 films

Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi, 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu and Heinosuke Gosho.

Filmography

I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But... (1932)Juuyaku
There Was a Father
There Was a Father (1942)Makoto Hirata
A Story of Floating Weeds
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)Kihachi
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)Kawayoshi
A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)Hikozo Sakai
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus (1931)Rou-Shain Yamada
What Did the Lady Forget?
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)Sugiyama
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)Antique Dealer
An Inn in Tokyo
An Inn in Tokyo (1935)Kihachi
A Straightforward Boy
A Straightforward Boy (1929)Boss Gontora
The Masseurs and a Woman
The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy (1933)Kihachi
Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)Shoichi Aoyama
I Graduated, But...
I Graduated, But... (1929)Secretary
Ornamental Hairpin
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)College janitor
Days of Youth
Days of Youth (1929)Professor
Every-Night Dreams
Every-Night Dreams (1933)
Walk Cheerfully
Walk Cheerfully (1930)Ono
Daydream
Daydream (1964)Department store guard
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine (1931)Driver
A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
Carmen's Innocent Love
Carmen's Innocent Love (1952)Landlord's cousin
Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)Tokuji Kawamura
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)Mr. Sato
Boyhood
Boyhood (1951)Furukawa
Children in the Wind
Children in the Wind (1937)Uncle
Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers (1943)
Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman (1957)Kisuke, the foster father
Street Without End
Street Without End (1934)Guest for portrait painter
The Living Magoroku
The Living Magoroku (1943)
The Lady and the Beard
The Lady and the Beard (1931)Karei
The Tattered Wings
The Tattered Wings (1955)Fuyuko's father
Burden of Life
Burden of Life (1935)
Four Seasons of Children
Four Seasons of Children (1939)Grandfather
Fireworks Over the Sea
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)Jinkichi Aikawa
Ballad of a Workman
Ballad of a Workman (1962)
A Brother and His Younger Sister
A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939)Shinzō Arita
Introspection Tower
Introspection Tower (1941)Tamiko's Father
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
Growing Up
Growing Up (1955)
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Lady Doctor Kinuyo (1937)Tessai Yamaoka
Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)Nobue's father
Okoto and Sasuke
Okoto and Sasuke (1935)Seikichi
Warm Current
Warm Current (1939)
The Waves
The Waves (1952)
The Dancing Girl of Izu
The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)Hattori
The Tree of Love
The Tree of Love (1938)
Japanese King Kong
Japanese King Kong (1933)Yokoshima
Family Diary
Family Diary (1938)Policeman
Wood and Stone
Wood and Stone (1940)director of the arishima's hospital
The Dawning Sky
The Dawning Sky (1929)
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children (1962)
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1938)Shigeo's uncle
I Want to Be a Shellfish
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)
Yakuza of Seki
Yakuza of Seki (1963)
The Boss's Son at College
The Boss's Son at College (1933)Fujii's uncle Muraki
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter (1932)
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1962)
Lovers' Duet
Lovers' Duet (1939)Rakugo-ka
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep (1961)Akabeko Shosuke
Silver Stream
Silver Stream (1931)
Men vs. Women
Men vs. Women (1936)
Maria of the Ant Village
Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa (1961)Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)
The Blacksmith of the Forest
The Blacksmith of the Forest (1929)School Teacher
Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night (1956)
The Young Women of Izu
The Young Women of Izu (1945)
Young Miss Executive
Young Miss Executive (1953)
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
Sound in the Mist
Sound in the Mist (1956)
Hard Times
Hard Times (1930)Yoshida
Beauty of Life
Beauty of Life (1951)
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
Happy Times
Happy Times (1933)
The Life of an Office Worker
The Life of an Office Worker (1929)Friend
The Man Who Has Returned
The Man Who Has Returned (1944)
The Genealogy of Women
The Genealogy of Women (1934)Night Shop Master
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura (1939)
Love
Love (1933)
Woman in the Mist
Woman in the Mist (1936)Fumikichi
Marching On
Marching On (1930)Officer A
The Tokyo Kid
The Tokyo Kid (1950)
College Is a Nice Place
College Is a Nice Place (1936)Teacher
Housewife Camellia
Housewife Camellia (1936)
A Boy and Three Mothers
A Boy and Three Mothers (1958)Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)Tahei
Wife Lost
Wife Lost (1928)Uncle
Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Twenty-Year-Old Youth (1946)Morita
Love and Power
Love and Power (1930)
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman (1942)
Physical Beauty
Physical Beauty (1928)
Dreams of Youth
Dreams of Youth (1928)Okada's father
The Luck Which Touched the Leg
The Luck Which Touched the Leg (1930)Section chief
Spring Comes from the Ladies
Spring Comes from the Ladies (1932)Sakaguchi, tailor
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933)Thief
New Tokyo March
New Tokyo March (1953)
Pumpkin
Pumpkin (1928)Principal
An Innocent Maid
An Innocent Maid (1935)Kihachi
My Elder Brother
My Elder Brother (1934)Nagamatu, driver
Farewell Tango
Farewell Tango (1949)
Seishun no oto
Seishun no oto (1956)
The Capital of Love
The Capital of Love (1958)Eitaro Yoshii
Blackmail
Blackmail (1963)
Outlaw island
Outlaw island (1956)
King of the Land
King of the Land (1928)Kan-san (barber)
Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari (1938)
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)Fortuneteller
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido (1953)
Sailor
Sailor (1944)Teacher (uncredited)
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Utsukushiki Rinjin (1940)
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
The Spy Has Not Died Yet (1942)
Sunny house
Sunny house (1954)
The Beauty Expert
The Beauty Expert (1957)
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)Matabei
Manchurian Sunset
Manchurian Sunset (1956)Matsugen
Okashina yatsu
Okashina yatsu (1963)Kiichi Shuntô
Otoko no iki
Otoko no iki (1942)
Spring Snow
Spring Snow (1950)Uncle
Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū
Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū (1956)
Over That Hill
Over That Hill (1951)
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn (1948)Policeman
Hattari Seinen Shinshi
Hattari Seinen Shinshi (1961)
Mother's Love Letter
Mother's Love Letter (1935)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)
The Foster Mother
The Foster Mother
Men Fighting Whales
Men Fighting Whales (1957)
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
The Princess and the Bearded Lord (1962)
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi (1958)
The Magical Warrior
The Magical Warrior (1955)
Flowers of Patriotism
Flowers of Patriotism (1942)
Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha
Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha (1956)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3 (1960)
Haruko no ōen danchō
Haruko no ōen danchō (1962)
Family Meeting
Family Meeting (1936)Hanaju
Moon of the Plateau
Moon of the Plateau (1942)
Mother is Strong
Mother is Strong (1939)
Sumida River
Sumida River (1942)
Yakyukyō jidai
Yakyukyō jidai (1948)
Dawn Chorus
Dawn Chorus (1941)
桃色の超特急
桃色の超特急 (1961)
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
Youth, Why Do You Cry? (1930)Akazawa
Triumphant Song of Youth
Triumphant Song of Youth (1956)Genkichi Ogawa
Before the Wedding
Before the Wedding (1933)Kyōsuke Kawai
Daphne
Daphne (1933)Landlord
Theater
Theater (1945)
Fallen Samurai
Fallen Samurai (1925)Loyalist Kato
Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1957)Kōshichi Yamaji
Love in the Deep
Love in the Deep (1958)
At a Crossroads
At a Crossroads (1930)
Story of a Detective's Assistant
Story of a Detective's Assistant (1957)Hirosuke, Toshiko's father