Saburo Date

Japanese actor

Saburo Date
Born
Shuntaro Sakura[1]

(1924-03-27)27 March 1924
Died12 September 1991(1991-09-12) (aged 67)
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1990

Saburo Date (伊達三郎, Date Saburō, 27 March 1924 – 12 September 1991) was a Japanese actor.[1][2] In 1945, he signed a contract with Daiei Film company and started his acting career.[1] Following year, he made his film debut with Okagura Kyōdai directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[1] At the same time, he was given the stage name Saburo Date by Inagaki.[3] As the Daiei studio gave up film production in 1970, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor.[1] He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1947 and 1990.

Selected filmography

  • Okagura Kyōdai (1946)
  • Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
  • Avalanche (1952)
  • Ugetsu (1953)[3]
  • Gate of Hell (1953)[3]
  • Sansho the Bailiff (1954)[3]
  • The Crucified Lovers (1954)
  • Enjō (1958)
  • The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
  • Tsukihime keizu (1958)[4]
  • Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles (1958)[5]
  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
  • Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (1963) as Zeniya
  • Daimajin (1966)
  • A Certain Killer (1967)
  • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)[6]
  • Hitokiri (1969)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
  • Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
  • Karate Kiba (1973)
  • Graveyard of Honor (1975)
  • The Bullet Train (1975)
  • Typhoon club (1985)
  • Childhood Days (1990)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "新撰 芸能人物事典 明治~平成「伊達 三郎」の解説 俳優". KOTOBANK. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Saburo Date". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Saburo Date". 映画DB. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "月姫系図". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "日蓮と蒙古大襲来". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "東海道お化け道中". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

External links

  • Saburo Date at IMDb