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Shūji Sano

Acting Born Oct 20, 1912 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Film

Sudden Rain

as Ryotaro Namiki
Film

The Moon Has Risen

as Takasu

Full filmography

  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) as Zentaro Tamamura
  • Taikouki (1965) as Asano Matauemon
  • Kininaru Yomesan (1971)
  • Early Summer (1951) as Sotaro Satake
  • Spring Dreams (1960) as Doctor Hanamura
  • There Was a Father (1942) as Ryohei Horikawa
  • The Sands of Kurobe (1968) as Hirata
  • Sudden Rain (1956) as Ryotaro Namiki
  • The Moon Has Risen (1955) as Takasu
  • Carmen Comes Home (1951) as Haruo Taguchi
  • What Did the Lady Forget? (1937) as Okada
  • A Hen in the Wind (1948) as Shuichi Amamiya
  • A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) as Takagi
  • Love Letter (1953) as Atami Blues
  • Pretty Devil Yoko (1966) as Jiro's father
  • Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952) as Yusaku Araki
  • Statue in Fire (1974)
  • Mole Alley (1953)
  • Aruhi watashi wa (1967)
  • Shadow of a Flower (1961)
  • Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
  • All is Well (1955) as Yosuke Sugimura
  • The Maid's Kid (1955)
  • Otome no iru kichi (1945)