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Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Acting·1912–1978·94 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.

Filmography

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)Sotaro Satake
There Was a Father
There Was a Father (1942)Ryohei Horikawa
A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)Shuichi Amamiya
What Did the Lady Forget?
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)Okada
Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)Atami Blues
Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)Haruo Taguchi
The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)Takasu
Army
Army (1944)Kaneko
Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain (1956)Ryotaro Namiki
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)Takagi
An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka (1954)Mito
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)Keizo Ishizu
Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams (1960)Doctor Hanamura
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)Hirata
Thus Another Day
Thus Another Day (1959)Managing director
The Conspirator
The Conspirator (1961)
Here Because of You
Here Because of You (1964)
The Golden Demon
The Golden Demon (1937)Naomichi
Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)Captain
The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron (1958)
Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)Jiro's father
The Maid's Kid
The Maid's Kid (1955)
A Star Athlete
A Star Athlete (1937)Seki
The New Road: Akemi
The New Road: Akemi (1936)
Statue in Fire
Statue in Fire (1974)
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Young Guy on Mt. Cook (1969)
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1938)Shigeo Tanikawa
Forget Love for Now
Forget Love for Now (1937)Kyôsuke
Mole Alley
Mole Alley (1953)
Maria of the Ant Village
Maria of the Ant Village (1958)
All is Well
All is Well (1955)Yosuke Sugimura
All is Well 2
All is Well 2 (1955)
Woman Boss
Woman Boss (1970)
Till Tomorrow Is
Till Tomorrow Is (1962)Tetsuo
Shadow of a Flower
Shadow of a Flower (1961)
Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night (1956)Shida Bunzo
Typhoon Furor
Typhoon Furor (1956)
The Trio's Engagements
The Trio's Engagements (1937)Shûji Kamura
Wedding Day
Wedding Day (1956)
First Love Questions and Answers
First Love Questions and Answers (1950)
Fight for the Glory
Fight for the Glory (1969)
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)Yusaku Araki
Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone (1962)
The Cock Crows Twice
The Cock Crows Twice (1954)
The Man Who Has Returned
The Man Who Has Returned (1944)
Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1958)Kobayashi
Young Tree
Young Tree (1956)Mr. Shinohara
Soyokaze
Soyokaze (1945)横山(楽団員)
A Certain Woman
A Certain Woman (1942)
Sky Scraper!
Sky Scraper! (1969)
Crazy Uproar
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Suzhou Nights
Suzhou Nights (1941)
Song of the Flower Basket
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)Ono
Kokumin no chikai
Kokumin no chikai (1938)
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako (1954)
Field Army Orchestra
Field Army Orchestra (1944)Sakuma
Seishun no oto
Seishun no oto (1956)
The Beauty in the Bathroom
The Beauty in the Bathroom (1978)
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura (1962)
The Horse Boy
The Horse Boy (1957)
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus (1959)
Aruhi watashi wa
Aruhi watashi wa (1967)
August Moon
August Moon (1962)Ryosuke Mishima
Hadashi no hanayome
Hadashi no hanayome (1962)
San'nin musume kanpai!
San'nin musume kanpai! (1962)
Haru no sanmyaku
Haru no sanmyaku (1962)
Naite waratta hanayome
Naite waratta hanayome (1962)
The Injured Boy
The Injured Boy (1962)
Noren to hanayome
Noren to hanayomeNagata
Kare o korosu na
Kare o korosu na (1952)
Spring Snow
Spring Snow (1950)Toshio Kijima
Otome no iru kichi
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
Dolls floating down the river
Dolls floating down the river (1962)Otoya Otomaru
Queen of the Wind
Queen of the Wind (1938)
Our Young World of Music
Our Young World of Music (1966)Hiroshi Yamamura
Kyōshū
Kyōshū (1952)
Flower in a Storm
Flower in a Storm (1962)
Koi no gashū
Koi no gashū (1961)Aizawa
Love and the Shop Curtain
Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
That Complicated Guy
That Complicated Guy (1966)
Flowers of Patriotism
Flowers of Patriotism (1942)
Moon of the Plateau
Moon of the Plateau (1942)
Men Fighting Whales
Men Fighting Whales (1957)Captain Gondo
Let's Go in Good Spirits
Let's Go in Good Spirits (1941)
Autumn Interlude
Autumn Interlude (1954)Cook
The Man of Rumor
The Man of Rumor (1948)松崎英二
Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1957)Kyūichirō Sonobe
Wakai nobara
Wakai nobara (1965)成沢重之
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
Taiyou wo Daku Onna (1964)
Waseda University
Waseda University (1953)Namishima Gen'ichi
The Time of Angels
The Time of Angels (1957)
A Song of Little Men
A Song of Little Men (1953)
Age of Resistance
Age of Resistance (1958)
Mama's Diary
Mama's Diary (1954)