Bunta Sugawara

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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)

Known For

Spirited Away

Kamaji (voice)

Wolf Children

Nirasaki (voice)

Tales from Earthsea

Haitaka (voice)

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Shozo Hirono

The Great Yokai War

Shuntarō Ino

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Shozo Hirono

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Shozo Hirono

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Momojirô Hoshi

Full Filmography

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

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