Quick Facts
Born:
1926-05-24
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Credits:
60 Total Roles
Noboru Andō
Acting
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Biography
Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤 昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man.[1]
Known For
Graveyard of Honor
Ryunosuke Nozu
Street Mobster
Boss Yato
Sympathy for the Underdog
Noburo Kudo
The Wolves
Gunjiro Ozeki
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Unokichi Kaizu
Violent Streets
Egawa Koichi
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Noboru Ooba
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Iketani
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza MOVIE | Himself |
| 2005 | Shibuya Story MOVIE | Self |
| 2002 | True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules MOVIE | Self in the present day / Narrator |
| 2000 | Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5 MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Kizu Blood Apocalypse 4 MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | KIZU MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3 MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Kizu Blood Apocalypse 2 MOVIE | Self |
| 1998 | Kizu Blood Apocalypse MOVIE | Self |
| 1988 | Those Swell Yakuza MOVIE | Self |