Tōru Abe: movies and TV shows
Tōru Abe has 274 credits in the archive: 270 films and 4 TV series, from 1941 to 1986. Highest rated: The Black Current (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1941 – 1986 · busiest year: 1969 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Evidence of the Devil | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1983 | The Lonely Olympics | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1982 | Nemuri Kyoshiro | TV | — | 65 | |
| 1982 | Lovers Lost | Film | 6.3 | 65 | |
| 1981 | The Imperial Navy | Film | 6.6 | 64 | |
| 1981 | The Blazing Valiant | Sakae Oya | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1980 | Shōgun | Hiromatsu | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1979 | Demon Pond | Leader of the Village Assembly | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1979 | The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | Film | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 1979 | Run Truck Rascal, Run! | Film | 10.0 | 62 | |
| 1979 | Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari | Otto Frank (voice) | Film | — | 62 |
| 1978 | Japanese Godfather: Conclusion | Kentaro Yokokawa | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1978 | Tarao Bannai | Koizumi | Film | 9.5 | 61 |
| 1978 | Karate Wars | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1978 | Lord Mito | Mondo Murai | Film | 9.8 | 61 |
| 1977 | Special Crime Investigation Front | TV | 9.5 | 60 | |
| 1977 | Ballad of Orin | Besho | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1976 | Cobra 2 | Goda | Film | — | 59 |
| 1976 | The Classroom of Terror | Film | 6.3 | 59 | |
| 1975 | Cops vs. Thugs | Film | 6.1 | 58 | |
| 1975 | Gambling Den Heist | Hada | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1975 | Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps | Film | 9.0 | 58 | |
| 1975 | The Viper Brothers and the Young General | Film | 9.0 | 58 | |
| 1974 | My Blood is the Blood of Others | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 1974 | Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance | Kendo Terauchi | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 1974 | Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown | Oshima Humio | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1974 | The Last Samurai | Film | 7.7 | 57 | |
| 1974 | Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game | Yakuza Boss | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1973 | Female Yakuza Tale | Asakichi | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1973 | The Incident at Takanodai | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1973 | The Blossom and the Sword | Tsuyoshi Kishimoto | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 1973 | Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1973 | The School Deviate Waru | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1972 | Professional Killers | TV | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1972 | Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses | Film | 4.3 | 55 | |
| 1972 | Girl Boss Guerilla | Film | 6.0 | 55 | |
| 1972 | Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1972 | The Fearless Avenger | Film | 6.8 | 55 | |
| 1972 | Delinquent Street | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1972 | Rogue of the Night | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1971 | Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman | Boss Toubei | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1971 | Monk's Paradise | Film | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments | Film | 5.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack | Yakuza Boss | Film | 4.5 | 54 |
| 1971 | The Gambling Nun | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1971 | Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair | Furuya | Film | — | 54 |
| 1971 | Wolves of the City: First to Fight | Film | 8.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | Human Target | Chief Senda | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1971 | Evil Boss vs. Henchmen | Film | 6.0 | 54 | |
| 1971 | King of the Widow-Killers | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1971 | Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1971 | Blood Vendetta | Hideo Tokuzawa | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1971 | The Killer | Film | 9.0 | 54 | |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1970 | Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder | Film | 7.7 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Brothers of Capones | Film | 5.8 | 53 | |
| 1970 | The Swindlers | Film | 9.0 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Wolves of the City: Checkmate | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Code Between Brothers: All New | Film | 6.5 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Blind Woman's Curse | Dobashi | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1970 | Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return | Samezu no Masagoro | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1970 | The Militarists | Chuichi Nagumo | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1970 | A Lively Geisha | Film | 6.3 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Duel at Fort Ezo | Ronin | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1970 | The Silk Hat Boss 2 | Film | 6.5 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man | Film | 10.0 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Peonies And Dragons | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1970 | Greatest Boss of Japan | Film | — | 53 | |
| 1969 | The Biggest Gamble | Iwasa | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1969 | Wolf Escort | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Thirteen Times a Loser | Kuronuma | Film | — | 52 |
| 1969 | Trapped, the Crimson Bat | Bunzo | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1969 | Daring Girls | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Okatsu the Fugitive | Film | 6.4 | 52 | |
| 1969 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 | Film | 6.5 | 52 | |
| 1969 | A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Penitentiary Brothers | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1969 | Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | The Cross of Vengeance | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Family Crest: Die Like a Man | Yoshiichiro Omori | Film | — | 52 |
| 1969 | The Fatal Raid | Film | 10.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms | Tokuzo Sekiyama | Film | — | 52 |
| 1969 | Chivalrous Pride | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1969 | 100 Gamblers | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1969 | Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1968 | Tattooed Temptress | Tonomura | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1968 | The Two Bodyguards | Oike | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1968 | Admiral Yamamoto | Chief of Staff Soka | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1968 | Secret Information | Yasaburo Oba | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1968 | A History of the Japanese Underworld | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder | Film | 6.7 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman | Geki | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1968 | Harbor Light Yokohama | Film | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger | Film | 7.0 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Desperate Hoodlum | Film | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Champion Woman Gambler | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1968 | Once and For All Pt.2 | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1967 | Code Between Brothers 6 | Tsuyoshi Shimaoka | Film | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1967 | The Homely Sister | Ukichi Tsurumura | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1967 | Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1967 | Three Gamblers | Kichinosuke Koizumi | Film | 8.5 | 50 |
| 1967 | Hawk of the Harbour | Film | 9.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Medal from the Devil | Film | 9.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Flower Cards Chivalry | Film | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | 対決 | Film | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | The Endless Duel | Film | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1967 | Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows | Detective Kuroshima | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1966 | Flame and the Code | Tsukuru Tachibana | Film | — | 49 |
| 1966 | Debt of Honor | Osaki | Film | — | 49 |
| 1966 | Wrath of Daimajin | Hidanokami Arakawa | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1966 | Rampaging Dragon of the North | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1966 | Game of Chance | Kizaki | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1966 | Code Between Brothers | Kito | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1966 | Tokyo Ninja Force | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1966 | Rub Out the Past | Bunsho Tei | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1966 | フォークで行こう 銀嶺は恋してる | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1966 | Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage | Kanzaki | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1965 | Gang's Upward Strategy | Film | 9.0 | 48 | |
| 1965 | The Hoodlum Brothers | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1965 | Fangs of Vengeance | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 | Yasui | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 | Film | 9.0 | 48 | |
| 1965 | Back Stairways | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1965 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire | Atobe | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1965 | Blood of Revenge | Tatsuzo Karasawa | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1965 | Abashiri Prison | Heizo Yoda | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 | Yoda | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1965 | The Boss | Film | 7.0 | 48 | |
| 1965 | Hoodlum Soldier | Film | 7.2 | 48 | |
| 1965 | Life of Matsu the Untamed | Film | 10.0 | 48 | |
| 1964 | The Third Ninja | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Black Thief | Film | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Orders from Hell | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Storm Party | Film | 9.0 | 47 | |
| 1964 | The Ninja Hunt | Film | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Main Street in the Underworld | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1964 | The Great Killing | Film | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Gamblers and Racketeers | Film | 10.0 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Brand of Evil | Yuasa Teizo | Film | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1964 | An Outlaw | Te | Film | 5.0 | 47 |
| 1964 | On the Road Forever | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1964 | The Scarred Crest | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1964 | The Domain | Film | 6.5 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang | Film | 10.0 | 47 | |
| 1964 | Melody of Crime | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1964 | The Shogun's Vault | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1963 | Duel of the Underworld | Film | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1963 | Yakuza of Seki | Sukegoro Iioka | Film | 8.5 | 46 |
| 1963 | Zatoichi the Fugitive | Boss Yagiri Tokyuro | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1963 | Kanto Wanderer | Boss Yoshida | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1963 | Gang Loyalty and Vengeance | Toribu | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1963 | Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo | Film | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1963 | Eleven Gangsters | Kurobe | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1963 | Bury Me Deep | Ryuzo Goda | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1963 | The School Cap | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1963 | Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi | Film | 10.0 | 46 | |
| 1963 | I Have the Sun in My Back | Yamada | Film | — | 46 |
| 1963 | Tale of Scarlet Love | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1962 | Order of Yakuza | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1962 | Hell's Kitchen | Film | 7.5 | 45 | |
| 1962 | The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps | Deputy Chief Kawanishi | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | The Rambler Returns Home | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | The Young and Bad | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | Night Mist Makes Women Cry | Kenji Funaki | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | The Inheritance | Detective A | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1962 | The Man From the Sea | Film | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 1962 | Sabakareru Echizen no kami | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | Utau abarenbō | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | Solo Traveler | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | Genkuro Yoshitsune | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1962 | Aniki | Film | — | 45 | |
| 1961 | Three Young Samurai | Film | 6.7 | 44 | |
| 1961 | The Man from the East | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | He Killed Dad | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | With Wife, Children, and Friends | Hoshino | Film | — | 44 |
| 1961 | The Ginza Three Boys | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | Red Flowers of Hell | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | Koina no Ginpei | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | Wharf Temperament | Ryu | Film | — | 44 |
| 1961 | Bara to ryū | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | Nuregami botan | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | Gunman's Alley | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | Standing Towards the Great Forest | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1961 | Gonin no totsugeki tai | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1961 | Young Lord Yakuza | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1960 | When a Woman Loves | Yoshimura | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1960 | Storming Squadron | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Take Aim at the Police Van | Akahori | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1960 | The Blind Menace | Film | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1960 | The River Fuefuki | Film | 7.7 | 43 | |
| 1960 | The Brawler | Committee Member Suyama | Film | — | 43 |
| 1960 | The Man of Seven Faces | Film | 6.3 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Wait for Tomorrow | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Jungle Block | Hanji Takebayashi | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1960 | The Last Betrayal | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Tatsumaki kozō | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Delinquent Angel | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1960 | Man at the Bullfight | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Master Fencer Sees the World | Film | 9.0 | 43 | |
| 1960 | Victory and Defeat | Kenzo Goda | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1959 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | Watarai Gunsô | Film | 8.1 | 42 |
| 1959 | Wakai hyou no mure | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | The Bastards of Lawless Town | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Get Over Her | Osawa | Film | — | 42 |
| 1959 | Tokyo no Kodoku | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | I Will Challenge | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Elegy to Youth | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Gun Number Zero | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1959 | Who is in the Background? | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1958 | Underworld Beauty | Mihara | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1958 | Unga | Tenji Yonezu | Film | — | 41 |
| 1958 | The Trap | Matsudo Jōkichi | Film | — | 41 |
| 1958 | The Boy Who Came Back | Miyamura | Film | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1958 | Fangs of Night | Film | 5.0 | 41 | |
| 1958 | Fearless Opposition | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1958 | Ama Reef | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1957 | Jûnana-sai no teikô | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1957 | The Champion | Shinzo Takaoka | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1957 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Matsu | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1957 | Man Who Causes a Storm | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 1957 | Dancing Sisters | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1957 | Harbor Rats | Film | 9.0 | 40 | |
| 1957 | Inn of the Floating Weeds | Murayama | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1957 | But the Flesh is Weak | Iida | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1957 | Frankie's Aliens | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1956 | Kingorô no omawari-san | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | Love is Lost | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1956 | 快傑耶茶坊 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | Lunar Eclipse | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1956 | Phoenix | Film | 6.5 | 39 | |
| 1956 | Crossroad | Inspector Hanada | Film | 4.4 | 39 |
| 1956 | Jigoku no hatoba | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1955 | Forever a Woman | Yamagami | Film | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1955 | Foul Play | Second baseman Aoike | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | Tales of Ginza | Gô Momoyama | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1955 | Rikidozan: Man of Fury | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1955 | Bridal Candidates | Fortune Teller Raiunken | Film | — | 38 |
| 1955 | The juvenile | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1955 | Tomboy Daughter Diary | Fortune Teller Raiunken | Film | — | 38 |
| 1955 | Policeman's Diary, Part 2 | Film | 7.5 | 38 | |
| 1954 | The Black Current | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1954 | The Street Without Sun | Police Department Manager | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1954 | Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin | Company president | Film | — | 37 |
| 1954 | 日本敗れず | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1954 | Turbid Youth | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1954 | Hanran | Takaji Muranaka | Film | — | 37 |
| 1953 | Tokyo Story | Railway Staff | Film | 8.2 | 36 |
| 1953 | Love Letter | Film | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1953 | Yasen kangofu | Sergeant Aoki | Film | 1.0 | 36 |
| 1953 | Hana no shôgai | 通訳 | Film | — | 36 |
| 1953 | The Brothers who Protect the Mountain | Kakubei Oiwa | Film | — | 36 |
| 1952 | Modern People | Film | 3.3 | 35 | |
| 1951 | Minami kaze | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1951 | The Inner Palace Conspiracy | Older brother Taro Ichi | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | Rumba of Passion | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1950 | Town of Violence | Tajima | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1950 | Battle of Roses | Film | 6.2 | 33 | |
| 1949 | Ishimatsu of the Forest | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1948 | The Portrait | Ichiro | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1948 | Great X | X | Film | — | 31 |
| 1947 | The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1947 | Shinya no shicho | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1946 | Kigeki wa owarinu | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1946 | Yurusareta ichiya | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1945 | Otome no iru kichi | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1945 | A New Breeze | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1944 | Jubilation Street | Film | 6.1 | 27 | |
| 1944 | Sinking the Unsinkable | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1943 | Fusetsu no haru | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1941 | Passion to Soar | Film | — | 24 |