Saburo Date: movies and TV shows
Saburo Date has 229 credits in the archive: 227 films and 2 TV series, from 1946 to 1990. Highest rated: Sansho the Bailiff (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1946 – 1990 · busiest year: 1962 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Takeshi: Childhood Days | Takeno Grandfather | Film | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1987 | Luminous Woman | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1985 | Typhoon Club | Okabe | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1985 | Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion | Maruyama | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1983 | The Bored Samurai | Ikeda Kazue | Film | — | 59 |
| 1981 | Lowly Ronin | Film | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 1980 | The Woman | Film | 8.0 | 56 | |
| 1977 | Ballad of Orin | Film | 7.1 | 53 | |
| 1977 | Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1977 | Gambling Code and Feuds | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1975 | Graveyard of Honor | Oyabun | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1975 | Song of the Devil | Film | 5.0 | 51 | |
| 1975 | The Bullet Train | Businessman's Man | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1975 | Wolf Guy | Tsukada | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1974 | Oh Wonderful Utamaro! | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1973 | Yokosuka Navy Prison | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1973 | The Bodyguard | Film | 5.1 | 49 | |
| 1973 | The Blossom and the Sword | Film | 7.7 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Kogarashi Monjiro | Senzo | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1972 | Professional Killers | TV | 8.0 | 48 | |
| 1972 | Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion | Kaizutoshi | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Official Envoy | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1972 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | Swift-style Swordsman | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1972 | Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth | Rokubei of Hakoda | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1972 | The Trail of Blood | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1971 | Kumo no Yuna | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1971 | The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1970 | Island of Horrors | Film | 4.8 | 46 | |
| 1970 | Naked Ambition | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1970 | Ghost of Kasane Swamp | Fukami Shinzaemon | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1970 | Mission: Iron Castle | Film | 6.3 | 46 | |
| 1970 | The Angry Sword | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1969 | Lefty Fencer | Film | 4.3 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts | Film | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Devil's Temple | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Sworn Brothers | Film | 8.3 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Blood End | Film | 6.3 | 45 | |
| 1969 | The Curse of the Ghost | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay | Film | 5.1 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman | Film | 5.4 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Girl with Bamboo Leaves | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1969 | Gokudô Petenshi | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1968 | The Funeral Racket | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1968 | Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters | First Ronin | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1968 | Samaritan Zatoichi | Yakuza | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1968 | The Bride from Hades | Film | 7.3 | 44 | |
| 1968 | Lone Wolf Isazo | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1968 | The Saga of Tanegashima | Tokunoshin Wakita | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1968 | Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| 1968 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair | Film | 6.4 | 44 | |
| 1968 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1968 | Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging | Film | 9.0 | 44 | |
| 1967 | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Film | 6.7 | 43 | |
| 1967 | A Killer's Key | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 1967 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps | Film | 6.1 | 43 | |
| 1967 | Secret Assignment | Film | 10.0 | 43 | |
| 1967 | A Certain Killer | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1967 | The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka | Ryôan Shimomura | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1967 | Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1967 | Quick-Draw Dog | Film | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | Hanji | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1966 | Daimajin | Ippei Cyjûma | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Kagimatsu | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1966 | The Virgin Witness | Policeman | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1966 | The Betrayal | Film | 6.4 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back | Jinnai | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1966 | Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies | Film | 6.2 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Assignment Cloud | Film | 2.0 | 42 | |
| 1966 | The Thieves' Who's Who | Film | 8.5 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Dianas of the Campus | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1965 | Zatoichi's Revenge | Film | 6.6 | 41 | |
| 1965 | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert | Film | 6.7 | 41 | |
| 1965 | Sword Devil | Toda Shingo | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1965 | Young Boss: Prison Release | Film | 4.8 | 41 | |
| 1965 | Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy | Kanai Hanbei | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1965 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan | Anzai | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1965 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire | Mon'nosuke Kaizuka | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1965 | Bloody Shuriken | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1965 | Young Boss | Monjiro | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1965 | Rampaging Dog | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1965 | New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel | Film | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1965 | Life of Matsu the Untamed | Film | 10.0 | 41 | |
| 1965 | New Tengu from Mount Kurama | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1965 | Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1964 | Fight, Zatoichi, Fight | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 1964 | Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo | Hatori Hanzo | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1964 | Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery | Film | 9.0 | 40 | |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction | Film | 5.8 | 40 | |
| 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing | Flying Squirrel Banzo | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1964 | Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege | Juzo Kakei | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1964 | The Gambling Samurai | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1964 | Showdown at Night's End | Anan | Film | — | 40 |
| 1964 | The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | Kawaguchi-ya | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1963 | New Tale of Zatoichi | Anzo | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1963 | Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance | Hattori Hanzo | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1963 | The Third Shadow Warrior | Film | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1963 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade | Zeniya Gohei | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1963 | Bamboo Doll of Echizen | Choshichi | Film | 7.8 | 39 |
| 1963 | Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection | Hattori Hanzo | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1963 | Shinsengumi Chronicles | Keisuke Yamanami | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1963 | A Samurai Never Tells a Lie | Kobotoke Kodaira | Film | 9.5 | 39 |
| 1963 | Maiko and the Assassin | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor | Film | 9.0 | 39 | |
| 1963 | Assassins for sale | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1962 | Ninja, A Band of Assassins | Hattori Hanzo | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | Mirosuke | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1962 | Destiny's Son | Film | 6.6 | 38 | |
| 1962 | The Temple of Wild Geese | Heikichi Hisama | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Fencing Master | Film | 5.9 | 38 | |
| 1962 | Her Hidden Past | Manta | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1962 | Seven Miles to Nakayama | Film | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 1962 | The Notorious Man's Return | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1962 | The Actress and the Three Rascals | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Ken ni kakeru | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Teppo Yasu no Shogai | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Sōran wataridori | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Hell's Assassin | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | The Tragedy of a Young Warrior | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1961 | Three Young Samurai | Film | 6.7 | 37 | |
| 1961 | A Lustful Man | Film | 5.6 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Buddha | Ashvajit | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1961 | Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo | Film | 5.9 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Vagabonds from Badgerville | Film | 8.5 | 37 | |
| 1961 | 木曽ぶし三度笠 | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1961 | 晴小袖 | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Oniisan to oneesan | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1961 | Otemoyan | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1961 | The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1961 | Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1961 | Shikaku yashiki | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Flowers of Chivalry | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1960 | The Two Musashis | Film | 5.8 | 36 | |
| 1960 | The Blind Menace | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Scars of Honor | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Satan's Sword | Hirama Jusuke | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1960 | What Price Love? | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1960 | The Demon of Mount Oe | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Bonchi | Film | 7.7 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous | Film | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1960 | お嬢さん三度笠 | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1960 | Yûrei koban | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1960 | 風来物語 あばれ飛車 | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1960 | Koga's Messenger | Film | 5.0 | 36 | |
| 1959 | Gambler and the Princess | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1959 | The Lord Pretends | Watônai no Yasu | Film | — | 35 |
| 1959 | Odd Obsession | Police Detective | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1959 | Samurai Vendetta | Film | 7.5 | 35 | |
| 1959 | The Ghost of Yotsuya | Film | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1959 | Peony on the Skin | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1959 | The Woman and the Pirate | 転法利平 | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1959 | Ojo-kichiza | Film | 10.0 | 35 | |
| 1959 | Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1958 | Conflagration | Police detective A | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1958 | The Gay Masquerade | Film | 9.7 | 34 | |
| 1958 | Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1958 | The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall | Film | 8.5 | 34 | |
| 1958 | Megitsune Buro | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1958 | Hanatarō Jumon | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1958 | Travels of Lord Mito | Jûbei Negoro | Film | — | 34 |
| 1958 | Shogun's Holiday | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1958 | The 7th Secret Agent to Edo | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1958 | Princess Tsuki | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1957 | Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman | Genba Kanai | Film | — | 33 |
| 1957 | An Osaka Story | Shokichi, samurai's servant | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1957 | Ninjō misui | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1957 | A Tale of Dung and Urine | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1957 | Night Butterflies | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Secret of Naruto | Film | 7.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Advance Patrol | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower | Film | 10.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin | Film | 7.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Yataro’s Travel Hat | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Fighting Letter for 29 People | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1957 | Mangorō Tengu | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1956 | Asataro the Crow | Film | 10.0 | 32 | |
| 1956 | Gonpachi | Denzô Yuasa | Film | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Undercurrent | Film | 6.2 | 32 | |
| 1956 | Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan | Film | 7.7 | 32 | |
| 1956 | Fighting Fire Fighter | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1956 | Marathon Samurai | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1956 | Flowery Hood 2 | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1955 | Taira Clan Saga | Film | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1955 | Maiko sanjūshi | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1955 | The Dancer and Two Warriors | Film | 5.0 | 31 | |
| 1955 | The Magistrate | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1955 | The Young Lord | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | Kimpei | Film | 8.1 | 30 |
| 1954 | Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1954 | Chikamatsu Monogatari | Katada Government Official | Film | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1954 | The Woman in the Rumor | Nakauchi | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1954 | The Great White Tiger Platoon | Film | 6.0 | 30 | |
| 1954 | Daikichi Konomura | Mizuno | Film | — | 30 |
| 1954 | Maiko monogatari | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1953 | Ugetsu | Vassal | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1953 | An Heir's Place | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1953 | Gate of Hell | Tomoyuki | Film | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1953 | A Geisha | Imanishi | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1953 | Demon Sword | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1953 | City of Violence | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1952 | This Way, That Way | Film | 8.5 | 28 | |
| 1951 | Judge of the Ashuras | Film | 10.0 | 27 | |
| 1951 | Story of a Beloved Wife | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1950 | The Motherland Far Far Away | Kino | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1950 | Song of Love | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1949 | The Invisible Man Appears | Keizô Sasatani | Film | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1949 | Ghost Train | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | Messenger from the Moon | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | A Bullet Hole Underground | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | Goblin Courier | Film | 6.0 | 25 | |
| 1949 | The Man Who Laughs Last | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | Haha koiboshi | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | Three Pearls | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1949 | Hebi hime dōchū | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1948 | Children Hand in Hand | Film | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1948 | Thirty-three footprints | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1947 | A Carriage Running in the Darkness | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | Tenka no gyoi kenban o iken suru otoko | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | Female Police Officer | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | Tree of Life | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | Oshiroi jō | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | Duel at Moonrise | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1947 | The Devil's toast | Film | — | 23 | |
| 1946 | Tebukuro o nugasu otoko | Film | — | 22 | |
| 1946 | Kunisada Chūji | Film | — | 22 |