ACTOR
Bunta Sugawara
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)
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Aug 16, 1933
- Died
- Nov 28, 2014
- Birthplace
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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)
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Filmography
Movies
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furuNakagawa, a student
1956
Crazy Desire
1959
Fight to the Death in a Blizzard
1959
Haunted CaveDetective Nonomiya
1959
The Blood Sword of the 99th VirginMasayuki Abe
1959
Brutal WomanHiroshi Taniguchi
1960
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship MutsuLieutenant Matsumoto
1960
Female DetectiveSugiyama
1960
Female Slave ShipSugawa
1960
Female Thief and the BombNobuo Asakura
1960
Five Violent GirlsKazuhiko Nanjô
1960KT
Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzokuCaptain Uehara
1960
This Is a Man's WorldToshio Sugawara
1960
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
Love New and OldKenji
1961
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
Student Executive
1961
August MoonIshikawa
1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
1962
Otoko no Uta
1962
Tōkyō sanosa musume
1962
Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
1962
A Legend or Was It?Goichi Takamori
1963FL
For Love and Money
1963
見上げてごらん夜の星を
1963
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
Melody of Crime
1964
Samurai from SomewhereYoshioka Shinnosuke
1964
The Scent of IncenseSugiura
1964
The Shape of NightTamura
1964
Blood and Law
1965
Escape and the Law
1965
High-Ranking Yakuza
1965
King of the Highway
1965
Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otoko
1965
A Sky Full of TearsSakaki
1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Face of the Dice
1966
Flame and the CodeÔtsu
1966
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966SA
Secret Agent 101
1966
Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of CourageMinoru Akihara
1966
The Kii RiverSchool principal
1966
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow StormMamushi
1967
Rebellion of Japan
1967
Under the Stars of Singapore
1967
Bakeneko: A Vengeful SpiritShibayama Ukon
1968
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
1968
Enlisted Yakuza
1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationShiraishi
1968
RogueIchiro Yamakawa
1968
Scoundrel
1968
The Marked Man
1968
Wicked PriestRyotatsu
1968
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of MurderRyutatsu
1968
A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969
A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
Brothers Serving TimeTatsuo Yaguchi
1969
Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
1969
Japan Organized Crime BossTsutomu Kazama
1969
Kanto Street PeddlersMasaru Kokubun
1969
Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsHeigo Asahi
1969
Team of Ruffians
1969
The Bad Boss 3
1969
The Private Police
1969
Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1969
Wolf Escort
1969
Woman Boss: Chivalrous FightShuichi Kitahashi
1969
Yakuza Law
1969
Yakuza on FootTamotsu Asai
1969
A Lively GeishaYukichi
1970
Bloodstained Clan of HonorGunji
1970
Code Between Brothers: All New
1970
Fugitive ScoundrelIzumi Tatsuya
1970
Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
1970
Hooligans on Buggies
1970
Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent LoyaltyMasaru Kokubun
1970
Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple DuelMasaru Kokubun
1970
Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô
1970
Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970
Postwar SecretsShin'ichi Yamada
1970
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnAoyama Tsunejiro
1970
The Japan Derby Race
1970
The Last KamikazeLieutenant Satake
1970
The Swindlers
1970
Thugs of Shinjuku
1970
Whipmaster: Ballad of MurderBlind Priest Ryotatsu
1970
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes BackRyutatsu
1970
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970
Wolves of the City: Checkmate
1970
A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
1971
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman GamblerSeijiro Otawa
1971
Evil Boss vs. HenchmenHanjiro Murase
1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan HonorMasaru Kokubun
1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire FestivalMasaru Kokubun
1971
Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
1971
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1971
The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
1971
The Viper BrothersMasataro (Goro Masa)
1971
The Viper Brothers Rage Again
1971
Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the CommandmentsRyutatsu
1971WO
Wolves on Motorcycles
1971
A Yakuza Has His WayIshido Tsuneo
1972
Delinquent Street
1972
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's BirthMonjirô Kogarashi
1972
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog BrothersGondo
1972
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
1972
Street MobsterIsamu Okita
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangYuijiro
1972
The Pledge
1972
The Red Silk GamblerMasa
1972
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
Turtle Geisha
1972
Withered Tree, the Adventures of MonjiroMonjiro
1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Battles Without Honor and HumanityShozo Hirono
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaShozo Hirono
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarShozo Hirono
1973
Dangerous Trade in KobeLee Chung Shun
1973
Japan's Top GangsterHachiro Daicho
1973
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973
The Viper Brothers: The BlackmailersMasa
1973
Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeShozo Hirono
1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police TacticsShozo Hirono
1974
Code of Wolves
1974
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Makio Miyoshi
1974
Student Yakuza
1974
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974
The Tattooed HitmanGinji Yozokura
1974
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
1974
Violent Fraternity
1974
Violent StreetsTatsu
1974
Cops vs. ThugsDetective Kuno
1975
Great JailbreakKunizo Kuniiwa
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossShuji Kuroda
1975
The International Gang of KobeKenzo Otaki
1975
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
The Wild TruckerMomojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop MeMomojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop MeTheme Song Performance
1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the BossShuichi Nozaki
1976
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
Japan's DonEizo Iwami
1977
Japanese Godfather: AmbitionShinsuke Tembo
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer TetsuTetsuji Gondo
1977
The BoxerHayato
1977
Truckster of GutsMomojiro
1977
Dynamite Don-DonOngagawa no Kasuke
1978
Japanese Godfather: ConclusionAkira Kawanishi
1978
Shag
1978
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
Dog of FortuneLorry driver
1979
Down with The Big BossHachiyo Shunji
1979
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
Star of David: Beauty HuntingMomojirô Hoshi
1979
The Man Who Stole the SunInspector Yamashita
1979
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete SagaShozo Hirono
1980
Flames of BloodSenkichi
1981
Gate of YouthShigezo Ibuki
1981
DomineeringKoji Kawakami
1982TN
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
1982
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
The Burmese HarpPlatoon Commander
1985
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
ActressKenji Mizoguchi
1987
The Eccentric ShinzaShinza
1987TF
The Forced Marriage with ChildrenKumazou
1987
The Lady in a Black DressShoji Katsuaki
1987
CraneRich man
1988
Yawara!Kumajiro inokuma
1989
Battleship YamatoVice Admiral Matome Ugaki
1990
Signal FoolYuzo Yamanaka
1990
TekkenSeiji Nakamoto
1990
Yellow Fangs
1990
Jingi
1991
Let's Shoot Ridiculously
1991
Big Boss
1992
Distant JusticeRio Yuki
1992
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
The Man Who Shot the Don
1994
Kirikomi
1995
Shura ga Yuku
1995
Snow falls on a southern island
1995
An Angel with Many Scars
1997
History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 3
1999
Dora-heitaNadahachi on the Great River
2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War
2000
The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War: Final Chapter
2000
Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of DreamsExecutive Producer
2001
Spirited AwayKamaji (voice)
2001
The Nippon Television Special of Spirited AwaySelf
2001
Shura Group
2002
Shura Group Part 3
2002
4Teen
2003
My GrandpaGodai Kenzo
2003
Ryoukan-sanRyoukan
2003
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
2004
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
2004
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs OnmyojiTokugawa Leyasu
2005
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final ChapterTokugawa Leyasu
2005
The Great Yokai WarShuntarō Ino
2005
Tales from EarthseaHaitaka (voice)
2006
The BatteryYozo Ioka
2007
Sisterhood
2008
Wolf ChildrenNirasaki (voice)
2012
The Town of Iidate: Radiation and the Return HomeOther
2013Television
The Lion Era51 eps
1980
Tuesday Suspense Theater1 eps
1981
Musashibo BenkeiTomo · 32 eps
1986
Furuhata Ninzaburo1 eps
1994
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared MostGensai · 13 eps
1998
Tokugawa YoshinobuSaisho Tokugawa · 49 eps
1998
You Don't Know That, Teacher?1 eps
1998
Toshiie and MatsuToshimasa Maeda · 51 eps
2002
Hagetaka: Road to RebirthSyouzaburou Ooki · 1 eps
2007
警視庁殺人課1 eps
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