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
(1966) Manager of Tokyo Advertising CompanySeven Samurai
(1954) Coolie #2The Hidden Fortress
(1958) Soldier (uncredited)Throne of Blood
(1957) Washizu samuraiIkiru
(1952) Yakuza (uncredited)Godzilla
(1954) Newspaper Reporter HagiwaraGodzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956) HagiwaraAll Monsters Attack
(1969) Bank Robber SenbayashiActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Mourner | |
| 1990 | The 1/8 Project Staff | |
| 1989 | N/A | |
| 1988 | Officer | |
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| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Communications Minister | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1977 | Hagiwara (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
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| 1975 | Nimaibashi Roh Wasuke | |
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| 1970 | Kitamura | |
| The Editor (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi Driver | ||
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| 1969 | Bank Robber Senbayashi | |
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| Peasant Kesaji | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 1964 | N/A | |
| 1963 | N/A | |
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| 赤塚 | ||
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| Igarashi, Keigo Gunji's driver | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
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| Obayashi | ||
| Marumatsu | ||
| Physician | ||
| Hiroshi | ||
| Samurai | ||
| 1961 | Murata | |
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| First Foot Soldier | ||
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| Kai Hayami | ||
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| 1960 | N/A | |
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| Taki | ||
| Tamazo | ||
| Fudokichi | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
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| (uncredited) | ||
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| Sadayuki Inao | ||
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| 1958 | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Third Skier | ||
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| Koichiro Doi | ||
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| 1957 | N/A | |
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| Hagiwara | ||
| Employee | ||
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| Washizu samurai | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| Hagiwara | ||
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| Tada | ||
| Matahachi Honiden (uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | Nakata | |
| Matahachi Honiden | ||
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| Onuki | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Newspaper Reporter Hagiwara | ||
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| Coolie #2 | ||
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| 1953 | (uncredited) | |
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| 1952 | (uncredited) | |
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| Yakuza (uncredited) | ||
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| 1951 | Yanagiya | |
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| 1949 | N/A | |
| 1948 | Guitar Player | |
| 1947 | Shady Ticket Man | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |