Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)

KNOWN FOR

Spirited Away
2001
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Wolf Children
2012
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
Tales from Earthsea
2006
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
1979
The Lion Era
1980
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
2007
Musashibo Benkei
1986
Tuesday Suspense Theater
1982
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
1998

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
229
Writing
1
Producing
1
Sound
1
2012
Wolf Children
as Nirasaki (voice)
2008
Sisterhood
2007
The Battery
as Yozo Ioka
2007
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
as Syouzaburou Ooki
2006
Tales from Earthsea
as Haitaka (voice)
2005
The Great Yokai War
as Shuntarō Ino
2005
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
as Tokugawa Leyasu
2005
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
as Tokugawa Leyasu
2004
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
2004
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
2003
My Grandpa
as Godai Kenzo
2003
4Teen
2003
Ryoukan-san
as Ryoukan
2002
Shura Group
2002
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Toshiie and Matsu
as Toshimasa Maeda
2001
Spirited Away
as Kamaji (voice)
2001
The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
as Self
2000
Dora-heita
as Nadahachi on the Great River
2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War
2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War: Final Chapter
1999
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 3
1998
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
as Gensai
1998
You Don't Know That, Teacher?
1998
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
as Saisho Tokugawa
1997
An Angel with Many Scars
1995
Shura ga Yuku
1995
Kirikomi
1995
Snow falls on a southern island
1994
The Man Who Shot the Don
1994
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1993
Emperor of Upheaval
1992
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
Big Boss
1992
Distant Justice
as Rio Yuki
1991
Jingi
1991
Let's Shoot Ridiculously
1990
Signal Fool
as Yuzo Yamanaka
1990
Yellow Fangs
1990
Tekken
as Seiji Nakamoto
1990
Battleship Yamato
as Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki
1989
Yawara!
as Kumajiro inokuma
1988
Crane
as Rich man
1987
Actress
as Kenji Mizoguchi
1987
The Eccentric Shinza
as Shinza
1987
The Forced Marriage with Children
as Kumazou
1987
The Lady in a Black Dress
as Shoji Katsuaki
1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Musashibo Benkei
as Tomo
1985
The Burmese Harp
as Platoon Commander
1984
The Story of a Man Among Men
1982
Domineering
as Koji Kawakami
1982
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
1982
Tuesday Suspense Theater
1981
Gate of Youth
as Shigezo Ibuki
1981
Flames of Blood
as Senkichi
1981
警視庁殺人課
1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Shozo Hirono
1980
The Lion Era
1979
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
as Momojirô Hoshi
1979
The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Inspector Yamashita
1979
Dog of Fortune
as Lorry driver
1979
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
Down with The Big Boss
as Hachiyo Shunji
1978
Shag
1978
Dynamite Don-Don
as Ongagawa no Kasuke
1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
as Akira Kawanishi
1977
The Boxer
as Hayato
1977
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
Truckster of Guts
as Momojiro
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
as Shinsuke Tembo
1977
Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
as Tetsuji Gondo
1977
Japan's Don
as Eizo Iwami
1976
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
as Shuichi Nozaki
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
1975
Cops vs. Thugs
as Detective Kuno
1975
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975
The Wild Trucker
as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975
The International Gang of Kobe
as Kenzo Otaki
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
as Shuji Kuroda
1975
Great Jailbreak
as Kunizo Kuniiwa
1975
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1974
Student Yakuza
1974
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Shozo Hirono
1974
Violent Streets
as Tatsu
1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
as Shozo Hirono
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Makio Miyoshi
1974
The Tattooed Hitman
as Ginji Yozokura
1974
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Violent Fraternity
1974
Code of Wolves
1974
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
1974
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
as Shozo Hirono
1973
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
as Shozo Hirono
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
as Shozo Hirono
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
as Masa
1973
Japan's Top Gangster
as Hachiro Daicho
1973
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
as Lee Chung Shun
1972
Street Mobster
as Isamu Okita
1972
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972
The Red Silk Gambler
as Masa
1972
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
as Monjiro
1972
The Pledge
1972
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
as Gondo
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as Yuijiro
1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
A Yakuza Has His Way
as Ishido Tsuneo
1972
Turtle Geisha
1972
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
as Monjirô Kogarashi
1972
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
1972
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
Delinquent Street
1971
Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor
as Masaru Kokubun
1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
as Masaru Kokubun
1971
Wolves on Motorcycles
1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
as Ryutatsu
1971
Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971
The Viper Brothers
as Masataro (Goro Masa)
1971
The Viper Brothers Rage Again
1971
Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
as Hanjiro Murase
1971
The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
as Seijiro Otawa
1971
A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
1971
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1970
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
as Gunji
1970
Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô
1970
Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty
as Masaru Kokubun
1970
Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel
as Masaru Kokubun
1970
A Lively Geisha
as Yukichi
1970
Fugitive Scoundrel
as Izumi Tatsuya
1970
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
as Blind Priest Ryotatsu
1970
Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
as Ryutatsu
1970
The Last Kamikaze
as Lieutenant Satake
1970
The Swindlers
1970
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
as Aoyama Tsunejiro
1970
Wolves of the City: Checkmate
1970
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
Thugs of Shinjuku
1970
The Japan Derby Race
1970
Postwar Secrets
as Shin'ichi Yamada
1970
Code Between Brothers: All New
1970
Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
1969
Kanto Street Peddlers
as Masaru Kokubun
1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss
as Tsutomu Kazama
1969
Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1969
Yakuza Law
1969
Wolf Escort
1969
The Private Police
1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Heigo Asahi
1969
Brothers Serving Time
as Tatsuo Yaguchi
1969
Yakuza on Foot
as Tamotsu Asai
1969
Team of Ruffians
1969
A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969
The Bad Boss 3
1969
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight
as Shuichi Kitahashi
1968
Scoundrel
1968
Rogue
as Ichiro Yamakawa
1968
Wicked Priest
as Ryotatsu
1968
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
as Ryutatsu
1968
Enlisted Yakuza
1968
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
as Shibayama Ukon
1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
as Shiraishi
1968
The Marked Man
1968
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
1967
Rebellion of Japan
1967
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
as Mamushi
1967
Under the Stars of Singapore
1966
A Sky Full of Tears
as Sakaki
1966
Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
as Minoru Akihara
1966
Secret Agent 101
1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966
Flame and the Code
as Ôtsu
1966
The Kii River
as School principal
1966
Face of the Dice
1965
Blood and Law
1965
King of the Highway
1965
Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otoko
1965
High-Ranking Yakuza
1965
Escape and the Law
1964
The Shape of Night
as Tamura
1964
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
The Scent of Incense
as Sugiura
1964
Samurai from Somewhere
as Yoshioka Shinnosuke
1964
Melody of Crime
1963
A Legend or Was It?
as Goichi Takamori
1963
For Love and Money
1963
見上げてごらん夜の星を
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
Tōkyō sanosa musume
1962
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
1962
Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
1962
August Moon
as Ishikawa
1961
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Love New and Old
as Kenji
1961
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
Student Executive
1960
Female Slave Ship
as Sugawa
1960
Female Detective
as Sugiyama
1960
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
as Lieutenant Matsumoto
1960
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku
as Captain Uehara
1960
Five Violent Girls
as Kazuhiko Nanjô
1960
Female Thief and the Bomb
as Nobuo Asakura
1960
This Is a Man's World
as Toshio Sugawara
1960
Brutal Woman
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
1959
The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin
as Masayuki Abe
1959
Fight to the Death in a Blizzard
1959
Haunted Cave
as Detective Nonomiya
1959
Crazy Desire
1956
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
as Nakagawa, a student