Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Real name: Yukio Abe. Born September 8, 1925, as the son of an electrician in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo City Asakusa Technical College. Passed the 1st Toho New Face exam and joined Toho. It is in sync with Toshiro Mifune and Hajime Izu. Debuted in 1947 with Kurosawa's "One Wonderful Sunday". Later appeared as a regular in the many Toho movies. It was nicknamed "Boo-chan" by the studio associates.

Most Famous Work

Ultra Q
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8

Ultra Q

(1966) Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
Seven Samurai
Average
9

Seven Samurai

(1954) Coolie #2
The Hidden Fortress
Average
8

The Hidden Fortress

(1958) Soldier (uncredited)
Throne of Blood
Average
8

Throne of Blood

(1957) Washizu samurai
Ikiru
Average
8

Ikiru

(1952) Yakuza (uncredited)
Godzilla
Average
8

Godzilla

(1954) Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Average
7
All Monsters Attack
Average
5

All Monsters Attack

(1969) Bank Robber Senbayashi

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1994 N/A
1991 Mourner
1990 The 1/8 Project Staff
1989 N/A
1988 Officer
N/A
1982 N/A
1981 Communications Minister
1978 N/A
1977 Hagiwara (uncredited)
1976 N/A
N/A
1975 Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke
1974 N/A
1972 N/A
1971 N/A
1970 Kitamura
The Editor (uncredited)
Taxi Driver
N/A
N/A
1969 Bank Robber Senbayashi
N/A
Peasant Kesaji
N/A
N/A
Miyata
1968 Middle-aged Japanese
1967 Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief
Henchman
Secret Police Officer Shimada
1966 Shigeju
Wing Fat Henchman
Kawabe
Guide
Manager of Tokyo Advertising Company
1965 N/A
Inagawa
Kojima
N/A
1964 N/A
1963 N/A
N/A
赤塚
N/A
Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver
1962 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Obayashi
Marumatsu
Physician
Hiroshi
Samurai
1961 Murata
N/A
N/A
N/A
First Foot Soldier
N/A
N/A
Kai Hayami
N/A
1960 N/A
N/A
Taki
Tamazo
Fudokichi
1959 N/A
N/A
(uncredited)
N/A
Sadayuki Inao
N/A
1958 Soldier (uncredited)
Third Skier
N/A
Koichiro Doi
N/A
1957 N/A
N/A
Hagiwara
Employee
N/A
Washizu samurai
1956 N/A
Hagiwara
N/A
Tada
Matahachi Honiden (uncredited)
1955 Nakata
Matahachi Honiden
N/A
Onuki
1954 N/A
Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara
N/A
Coolie #2
N/A
1953 (uncredited)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1952 (uncredited)
N/A
Yakuza (uncredited)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1951 Yanagiya
N/A
1949 N/A
1948 Guitar Player
1947 Shady Ticket Man
Year Character Movie/Tv

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