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Nobuo Kaneko

Acting Born Mar 27, 1923 Taito, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Shōgun

as Ishido
Film

Ikiru

as Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Full filmography

  • Shōgun (1980) as Ishido
  • Ikiru (1952) as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
  • Kusa Moeru (1979) as Taira no Kiyomori
  • Shadow Warriors (1980) as Sakai Tadakiyo
  • The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) as Kirihara Gôchô
  • The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
  • The Inferno (1979) as Emma Daio
  • Father and Son Hawk (1994)
  • Unified Shadows (1975)
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985) as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) as Yoshio Yamamori
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) as Yoshio Yamamori
  • Never Give Up (1978) as Head of Mizoguchi City
  • Giant Rumble (1964)
  • The Shogun Assassins (1979) as Hayashi Razan
  • The Imperial Navy (1981) as Chuichi Nagumo
  • Shogun's Samurai (1978)
  • Japan's Don (1977) as Shoji Taguchi
  • A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) as Denbei
  • Floating Clouds (1955)
  • The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) as Kira
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Yoshio Yamamori
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Yoshio Yamamori
  • Yakuza Graveyard (1976) as Chief Akama