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Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Acting·1923–1995·230 films

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.

Filmography

Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)Mitsuo, son of Kanji
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla (1984)Home Affairs Minister Isomura
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)Kirihara Gôchô
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 (1985)Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)Yoshio Yamamori
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds (1955)
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast (1963)Sôichi Ozawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)Yoshio Yamamori
Sound of the Mountain
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)Unosuke
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)Tokuyasu
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)Yoshio Yamamori
Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)Denbei
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)Chief Akama
Living Skeleton
Living Skeleton (1968)Suetsugu
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)Shigeru Satô - The President of The School
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)Inspector Kumagaya
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)Masaichi Tomoyasu
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)Kira
Intimidation
Intimidation (1960)Kyosuke Takita
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (1971)Boss Ohya, the nightclub owner
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)Visitor of the Shoe Polishing
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy (1981)Chuichi Nagumo
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Big Time Gambling Boss
Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)Tasaburô Senba
Red Peony Gambler
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)Kosaku Mori
Night Drum
Night Drum (1958)
The Third Shadow Warrior
The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)Emma Daio
The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women (1954)Kihei Hirato
Main Street in the Underworld
Main Street in the Underworld (1964)
The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins (1979)Hayashi Razan
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)Yoshiyuki Kawashima
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1976)
Tokyo Knights
Tokyo Knights (1961)Mishima
Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)Head of Mizoguchi City
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)Hadano
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (1970)
Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul (1956)Reiji Ajioka
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom (1972)
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates (1973)Kakutarô Shinohara
Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)Kawai
Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)Toru Sakyo, the critic
Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)Reiji Ajioka
Turtle Geisha
Turtle Geisha (1972)
The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent (1966)Dôjin Hiki
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)Akitsu
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (1967)Shurinosuke Asahina
Curse of the Blood
Curse of the Blood (1968)Sojun
Dynamite Don-Don
Dynamite Don-Don (1978)Denjiro Hasimoto
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (1974)
Red Handkerchief
Red Handkerchief (1964)
The Pledge
The Pledge (1972)
Devil's Flute
Devil's Flute (1979)
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (1955)Akira Mimura
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)Yoshio Imazu - Warden
Hot Springs Geisha
Hot Springs Geisha (1968)Shinagawa
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)Hirano
The Great Shogunate Battle
The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (1961)Ken
Japan's Don
Japan's Don (1977)Shoji Taguchi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)Yoshio Yamamori
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)Hideyoshi Hirayama
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)Chief of Police
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)
Faraway Tomorrow
Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
Scoundrel
Scoundrel (1968)
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967)
Karate Cop 2
Karate Cop 2 (1983)
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond (1960)
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)Kokichi Asakura
Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot (1975)Torao Yoshinari
Rub Out the Past
Rub Out the Past (1966)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)
Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone (1952)
Organized Violence II
Organized Violence II (1967)Head of Department
Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko (1967)Sawada
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964)Kansuke
Dissolution Rites
Dissolution Rites (1967)Itagaki
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)Kashima
The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal (1973)
Phoenix
Phoenix (1956)
A Hole of My Own Making
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
Samurai Geisha
Samurai Geisha (1969)Osuga
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
The Glamorous Ghost
The Glamorous Ghost (1964)Kenji Yamakoshi
Postwar Secrets
Postwar Secrets (1970)
Black Thief
Black Thief (1964)
The Biggest Gamble
The Biggest Gamble (1969)
Enlisted Yakuza
Enlisted Yakuza (1968)
Summer Storm
Summer Storm (1956)Kido
Seven Gamblers
Seven Gamblers (1966)
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat (1976)
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
The Viper Brothers and the Young General (1975)
Human Torpedoes
Human Torpedoes (1968)
The Revenge and the Death
The Revenge and the Death (1963)Kawazu
Rogue
Rogue (1968)Suyama
Surgical Designs in Flames
Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)
Giant Rumble
Giant Rumble (1964)
The Red Light Military Base
The Red Light Military Base (1953)Sugio Kawanabe
Down with The Big Boss
Down with The Big Boss (1979)
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters (1967)
Woman Boss
Woman Boss (1970)
Friendship of Jazz
Friendship of Jazz (1959)
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler (1971)
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973)Senzo Ogata
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations (1975)
The Experience
The Experience (1970)
The Harbor of No Return
The Harbor of No Return (1966)
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha (1962)
Itsuko to sono haha
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)Tokuji Funabashi
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)Sayama
The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1965)
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (1971)
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (1961)Kozo Haraguchi
The Yakuza Awaits
The Yakuza Awaits (1969)
Thugs of Shinjuku
Thugs of Shinjuku (1970)
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!! (1975)
The Man Who Became The Don
The Man Who Became The Don (1991)
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975)
Yakuza Song
Yakuza Song (1960)
Wakai hito-tachi
Wakai hito-tachi (1954)
Red Bud and White Flower
Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
Yakuza Vassal
Yakuza Vassal (1966)
Violence
Violence (1952)
Check
Check (1991)Tennoji
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)
Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand (1956)
Downtown Blues
Downtown Blues (1968)
The Fatal Raid
The Fatal Raid (1969)
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)
King of the Night Life
King of the Night Life (1970)
The Bad Guy Blues
The Bad Guy Blues (1969)
The Worship of the Flesh
The Worship of the Flesh (1968)Denbei
Quick Draw Joe
Quick Draw Joe (1961)Mishima
A Yakuza Goes Home
A Yakuza Goes Home (1970)
This Day's Life
This Day's Life (1957)
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (1964)
Diamonds of the Andes
Diamonds of the Andes (1968)
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Ryûri no kishi
Ryûri no kishi (1956)
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again (1960)
Father of the Kamikaze
Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Shōwa Gokudōshi
Shōwa Gokudōshi (1972)
Wolves of the Night
Wolves of the Night (1958)
At the End of the Clouds
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
Love Eternal
Love Eternal (1966)Aoki
The Wild Reporter
The Wild Reporter (1959)Funakoshi
The Plateau Man
The Plateau Man (1961)
The Detective Journey
The Detective Journey (1980)
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Joe of Aces: Give and Take (1961)
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959)
The Age of Our Own
The Age of Our Own (1959)
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958)
Black Weapon
Black Weapon (1964)
Dianas of the Campus
Dianas of the Campus (1966)
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse (1956)
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (1964)Honda Shinpachi
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Chivalrous Life
Chivalrous Life (1965)
The Barefoot Girl
The Barefoot Girl (1957)
Flowering Maidens
Flowering Maidens (1965)Matsui
A Drop of Grease
A Drop of Grease (1966)
Wakai toppū
Wakai toppū (1960)
The Last Loyalty Offering
The Last Loyalty Offering (1967)
Forever, My Love
Forever, My Love (1958)Tachio Kinumaki
Gyakukōsen
Gyakukōsen (1956)
An Angel is Chasing Me
An Angel is Chasing Me (1961)
Standing Towards the Great Forest
Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)
Wind and waves of the South
Wind and waves of the South (1961)Kihei
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966)
Bōkyō no umi
Bōkyō no umi (1962)
The Echo of Love
The Echo of Love (1959)
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
Crimson Pistol
Crimson Pistol (1961)
Story of Japanese Bad Men
Story of Japanese Bad Men (1971)
We Live Today
We Live Today (1959)
The Awakening
The Awakening (1957)
The Law's Bloody Wounds
The Law's Bloody Wounds (1960)
Student Double Suicide
Student Double Suicide (1954)
Cobra 2
Cobra 2 (1976)Tajima
Last Round
Last Round (1962)
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation (1968)
The Flower and the Sword
The Flower and the Sword (1964)
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (1965)
The Praying Man
The Praying Man (1959)Shinichiro Kuraki
Kokkai e ikô!
Kokkai e ikô! (1993)
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa (1962)
Convicted Woman
Convicted Woman (1966)
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961)Katsumata
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963)Kumagai
Traces of Lead
Traces of Lead (1962)
Merciless Bullet
Merciless Bullet (1959)Sawamura
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time (1968)
Kawaii Onna
Kawaii Onna (1959)
The Lost Diamond
The Lost Diamond (1960)
A Man Explodes
A Man Explodes (1959)
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964)
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi (1962)
Okinawa no Tami
Okinawa no Tami (1956)
Whistling in the Darkness
Whistling in the Darkness (1961)
Get Over Her
Get Over Her (1959)Yoshino
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (1958)
Prison Release Loyalty Offering
Prison Release Loyalty Offering (1966)
Song of a Traveller
Song of a Traveller (1962)
Call My Black Dice
Call My Black Dice (1964)
Escape Man
Escape Man (1967)
Ningyō no uta
Ningyō no uta (1959)
Gambler's World
Gambler's World (1967)Ushimatsu Fujii
Ai to shi no katami
Ai to shi no katami (1962)
Queen of Eros
Queen of Eros (1973)Narrator
Warm Current
Warm Current (1966)
Color
Color (1965)
アッと驚く為五郎
アッと驚く為五郎 (1970)
Under the Stars of Singapore
Under the Stars of Singapore (1967)
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Troubleman Laughs and Kills (1979)Actor
So Deep in My Heart
So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Killer of Seven
Killer of Seven (1967)
That Wonderful Guy
That Wonderful Guy (1958)
でかんしょ風来坊
でかんしょ風来坊 (1961)
Waseda University
Waseda University (1953)Hotani Nitarō
Unga
Unga (1958)Hitoshi Itami
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1965)