He was one of the regular actors who appeared in Daiei films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He appeared in over 100 films, including uncredited ones, and left a lasting impression playing many strong supporting and minor roles.

KNOWN FOR

Professional Killers
1972
Dai san hijōsen
1956
8:13 PM
1956
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
Ringo murakara
1956
Ginga no miyako
1957
Tsuki no kōdōkan
1956
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
Where Might is Right
1955
Dawn Chorus
1955
Teen-ager's Resistance
1955
The Big Four of the Kodokan
1955

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
133
1983
Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
1983
The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado
1982
The Shogun's Vault II
1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1981
Flame of Father and Son
1981
Gate of Youth
1981
The Black Hood
1979
Dog of Fortune
1979
Faraway Tomorrow
1976
A Cheerful Yakuza
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Amano
1974
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Imanishi Uneme
1974
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
as Kuroda
1973
Internal Sleuth
1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
as Dogawa Saburobei
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
as Omi
1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
Professional Killers
1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
1970
The Silk Hat Boss 2
1970
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970
Chiba Shusaku: Kendo Masshigura
as 梶原兵部
1969
Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969
Prison Break
1969
Blood End
1969
Lefty Fencer
1969
手錠無用
1968
The Woman Champion
1968
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1967
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967
Zatoichi the Outlaw
as Tetsu
1967
Let's Dance Tonight
as Yakuza A
1967
The Last Loyalty Offering
1967
Escape Man
1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966
Wrath of Daimajin
as Tôma Kuroki
1966
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Takuji
1966
The School of Spies
1966
The Front Line Showdown
1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
1966
A Drop of Grease
1966
Trump Card of Revenge
1965
Back Stairways
1965
Black Temptation
1965
Fangs of Vengeance
1965
雲を呼ぶ講道館
1965
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
as Denkichi
1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
Superexpress
as Detective A
1964
Black Trump Card
1964
Ocean Floor Crime #1
1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
as Kozaru
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Shichiro
1963
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
as Yaroku
1963
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963
Bury Me Deep
1963
Sentimental Mobsters
1962
Sudara Festival: I Understand, but I can't Stop
1962
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962
Princess and I
1962
Akiko
1962
Sutekina 16-sai
1962
Order of Yakuza
1962
Hell's Assassin
1962
Fūshinraishin
1962
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
1962
Black Test Car
as Planning Section 4 Manager
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi
as Seisuke
1962
A Woman's Life
as Army Major
1961
Triangle Moods
1961
The Burdened Sisters
as Boy
1961
Bara to ryū
1960
The Wandering Princess
1960
The Last Betrayal
1960
Afraid to Die
1960
The False Student
as Detective B
1960
Hit and Run Gang
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1959
Fires on the Plain
as Guard
1959
A Storm Zone
as Tanaka
1959
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
1959
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959
The Aristocrat's Stairs
1958
The Precipice
1958
Love River
1958
Mother
as Tomioka
1958
The Judo Champ
1958
The Cat Knew
1958
Giants and Toys
as Baseball Stadium Spectator
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
Symphony of Love
1957
The Betrothed
1957
On This Earth
as Work Chief
1957
Ginga no miyako
1957
Zoku ginga no miyako
1957
Eki basha osowaru
1957
Tsuma koso waga inochi
1957
Duel at Noon
1956
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
Tsuki no kōdōkan
1956
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
Ringo murakara
1956
8:13 PM
1956
Dai san hijōsen
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
Rōkyoku tengu dōjō
1955
Dawn Chorus
1955
The Big Four of the Kodokan
1955
Kidnapper
1955
Teen-ager's Resistance
1955
Where Might is Right
1954
Rakka no mon
1954
Haha tokidori
1954
Four Mothers
1954
Itsuki no komori uta
1953
Made in Japan
1953
Tokoharu jamono
1953
Outlaw
1953
Haha no mizūmi
1952
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1951
Nodo jiman sanbagarasu
1951
Haha chidori
1951
Tokyo Elegy
1950
San akunin to akanbō
1949
The Rainbow Man
as Detective