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.
Known For
Graveyard of Honor
Kisaburo Nozu
Street Mobster
Boss Yato
Sympathy for the Underdog
Noburo Kudo
The Wolves
Gunjiro Ozeki
Violent Streets
Koichi Egawa
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Unokichi Kaizu
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 |