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Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Actor·Born March 27, 1923 (71)· Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.

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Known For

Ikiru
Ikiru7.9·1952 · as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla6.8·1984 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight1964 · as Unosuke
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer7.2·1961 · as Kirihara Gôchô
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 19856.6·1985 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity6.8·1973 · as Yoshio Yamamori
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast1963 · as Sôichi Ozawa
Intimidation
Intimidation1960 · as Kyosuke Takita
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell1968 · as Tokuyasu
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess1971 · as Boss Ohya, the nightclub owner

Highest Rated

Ikiru
Ikiru7.9·1952 · as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Shōgun
Shōgun7.5·1980 · as Ishido
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer7.2·1961 · as Kirihara Gôchô
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla6.8·1984 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity6.8·1973 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds6.8·1955
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 19856.6·1985 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura

Movies

Kokkai e ikô!
Kokkai e ikô!1993
Check
Check1991 · as Tennoji
The Great Shogunate Battle
The Great Shogunate Battle1991
The Man Who Became The Don
The Man Who Became The Don1991
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood1989 · as Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Surgical Designs in Flames
Surgical Designs in Flames1986
Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 19856.6·1985 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla6.8·1984 · as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Karate Cop 2
Karate Cop 21983
The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy1981 · as Chuichi Nagumo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga1980 · as Yoshio Yamamori
The Detective Journey
The Detective Journey1980
The Inferno
The Inferno1979 · as Emma Daio
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Troubleman Laughs and Kills1979 · as Actor
The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins1979 · as Hayashi Razan
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity1979 · as Kokichi Asakura
Faraway Tomorrow
Faraway Tomorrow1979
Devil's Flute
Devil's Flute1979
Down with The Big Boss
Down with The Big Boss1979
Dynamite Don-Don
Dynamite Don-Don1978 · as Denjiro Hasimoto
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle1978 · as Kira
Never Give Up
Never Give Up1978 · as Head of Mizoguchi City
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion1978 · as Hideyoshi Hirayama
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy1978
Japan's Don
Japan's Don1977 · as Shoji Taguchi
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition1977 · as Hirano
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard1976 · as Chief Akama
Cobra 2
Cobra 21976 · as Tajima
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion1976
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat1976
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs1975 · as Masaichi Tomoyasu
Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot1975 · as Torao Yoshinari
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps1975
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!1975
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
The Viper Brothers and the Young General1975
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode1974 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics1974 · as Yoshio Yamamori
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Rapacious Jailbreaker1974 · as Yoshio Imazu - Warden
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game1974
Father of the Kamikaze
Father of the Kamikaze1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity6.8·1973 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima1973 · as Yoshio Yamamori
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School1973 · as Hadano
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle1973 · as Senzo Ogata
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom1973 · as Shigeru Satô - The President of The School
Queen of Eros
Queen of Eros1973 · as Narrator
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban1973 · as Visitor of the Shoe Polishing
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates1973 · as Kakutarô Shinohara
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Dangerous Trade in Kobe1973
The Hard Core Criminal
The Hard Core Criminal1973
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang1972 · as Chief of Police
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom1972
The Pledge
The Pledge1972
Turtle Geisha
Turtle Geisha1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi
Shōwa Gokudōshi1972
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess1971 · as Boss Ohya, the nightclub owner
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler1971
Story of Japanese Bad Men
Story of Japanese Bad Men1971
Postwar Secrets
Postwar Secrets1970
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo1970
Thugs of Shinjuku
Thugs of Shinjuku1970
The Experience
The Experience1970
King of the Night Life
King of the Night Life1970
Woman Boss
Woman Boss1970
A Yakuza Goes Home
A Yakuza Goes Home1970
アッと驚く為五郎
アッと驚く為五郎1970
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies1970
Samurai Geisha
Samurai Geisha1969 · as Osuga
The Biggest Gamble
The Biggest Gamble1969
The Fatal Raid
The Fatal Raid1969
The Bad Guy Blues
The Bad Guy Blues1969
The Yakuza Awaits
The Yakuza Awaits1969
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell1968 · as Tokuyasu
Big Time Gambling Boss
Big Time Gambling Boss1968 · as Tasaburô Senba
Living Skeleton
Living Skeleton1968 · as Suetsugu
The Worship of the Flesh
The Worship of the Flesh1968 · as Denbei
Hot Springs Geisha
Hot Springs Geisha1968 · as Shinagawa
Rogue
Rogue1968 · as Suyama
Curse of the Blood
Curse of the Blood1968 · as Sojun
Red Peony Gambler
Red Peony Gambler1968
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation1968
Enlisted Yakuza
Enlisted Yakuza1968
Diamonds of the Andes
Diamonds of the Andes1968
Scoundrel
Scoundrel1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri1968
Human Torpedoes
Human Torpedoes1968
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time1968
Downtown Blues
Downtown Blues1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps1967 · as Shurinosuke Asahina
Dissolution Rites
Dissolution Rites1967 · as Itagaki
Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko1967 · as Sawada
Organized Violence II
Organized Violence II1967 · as Head of Department
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters1967
Gambler's World
Gambler's World1967 · as Ushimatsu Fujii
Killer of Seven
Killer of Seven1967
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 41967
The Last Loyalty Offering
The Last Loyalty Offering1967
Escape Man
Escape Man1967
Under the Stars of Singapore
Under the Stars of Singapore1967
The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent1966 · as Dôjin Hiki
Love Eternal
Love Eternal1966 · as Aoki
Seven Gamblers
Seven Gamblers1966
Yakuza Vassal
Yakuza Vassal1966
The Harbor of No Return
The Harbor of No Return1966
Hi No Taiko
Hi No Taiko1966
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love1966
A Drop of Grease
A Drop of Grease1966
Prison Release Loyalty Offering
Prison Release Loyalty Offering1966
Convicted Woman
Convicted Woman1966
Warm Current
Warm Current1966
Dianas of the Campus
Dianas of the Campus1966
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Love and Desire in the Night Mist1966
Rub Out the Past
Rub Out the Past1966
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City1966
Flowering Maidens
Flowering Maidens1965 · as Matsui
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow1965
Chivalrous Life
Chivalrous Life1965
The Black Cat
The Black Cat1965
Color
Color1965
Expelled from the Kanto Mob
Expelled from the Kanto Mob1965
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight1964 · as Unosuke
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office1964 · as Kansuke
The Glamorous Ghost
The Glamorous Ghost1964 · as Kenji Yamakoshi
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws1964 · as Honda Shinpachi
Red Handkerchief
Red Handkerchief1964
Call My Black Dice
Call My Black Dice1964 · as Sakakibara (Boss of the Tokyo-based Sakakibara gang)
Main Street in the Underworld
Main Street in the Underworld1964
Black Weapon
Black Weapon1964
Giant Rumble
Giant Rumble1964
Black Thief
Black Thief1964
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut1964
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
Traveling Alone with a Guitar1964
The Flower and the Sword
The Flower and the Sword1964
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast1963 · as Sôichi Ozawa
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!1963 · as Inspector Kumagaya
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women1963 · as Kumagai
The Revenge and the Death
The Revenge and the Death1963 · as Kawazu
The Third Shadow Warrior
The Third Shadow Warrior1963
Red Bud and White Flower
Red Bud and White Flower1962
Traces of Lead
Traces of Lead1962
Bōkyō no umi
Bōkyō no umi1962
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha1962
Song of a Traveller
Song of a Traveller1962
Last Round
Last Round1962
Jūdan no arashi
Jūdan no arashi1962
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa1962
Ai to shi no katami
Ai to shi no katami1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer7.2·1961 · as Kirihara Gôchô
Tokyo Knights
Tokyo Knights1961 · as Mishima
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass1961 · as Ken
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab1961 · as Kozo Haraguchi
Quick Draw Joe
Quick Draw Joe1961 · as Mishima
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living1961 · as Katsumata
Standing Towards the Great Forest
Standing Towards the Great Forest1961
Wind and waves of the South
Wind and waves of the South1961 · as Kihei
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Joe of Aces: Give and Take1961
Whistling in the Darkness
Whistling in the Darkness1961
The Famous Wanderer
The Famous Wanderer1961
Crimson Pistol
Crimson Pistol1961
The Plateau Man
The Plateau Man1961
An Angel is Chasing Me
An Angel is Chasing Me1961
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
The Rambler under the Southern Cross1961
Intimidation
Intimidation1960 · as Kyosuke Takita
Yakuza Song
Yakuza Song1960
Wakai toppū
Wakai toppū1960
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm1960
The Law's Bloody Wounds
The Law's Bloody Wounds1960
The Rambler Rides Again
The Rambler Rides Again1960
The Lost Diamond
The Lost Diamond1960
Return of the Vagabond
Return of the Vagabond1960
The Rambling Guitarist
The Rambling Guitarist1959 · as Akitsu
The Praying Man
The Praying Man1959 · as Shinichiro Kuraki
Merciless Bullet
Merciless Bullet1959 · as Sawamura
The Wild Reporter
The Wild Reporter1959 · as Funakoshi
Get Over Her
Get Over Her1959 · as Yoshino
The Age of Our Own
The Age of Our Own1959
The Echo of Love
The Echo of Love1959
Kawaii Onna
Kawaii Onna1959
Ningyō no uta
Ningyō no uta1959
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Farewell to Southern Tosa1959
A Man Explodes
A Man Explodes1959
We Live Today
We Live Today1959
Friendship of Jazz
Friendship of Jazz1959
Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow1958 · as Kawai
Forever, My Love
Forever, My Love1958 · as Tachio Kinumaki
Unga
Unga1958 · as Hitoshi Itami
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon1958 · as Yuzo Hayata
Tomorrow is Another Day
Tomorrow is Another Day1958
Wolves of the Night
Wolves of the Night1958
Night Drum
Night Drum1958
That Wonderful Guy
That Wonderful Guy1958
Eight Hours of Terror
Eight Hours of Terror1957 · as Kosaku Mori
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era1957 · as Denbei
Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm1957 · as Toru Sakyo, the critic
This Day's Life
This Day's Life1957
The Barefoot Girl
The Barefoot Girl1957
The Awakening
The Awakening1957
Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul1956 · as Reiji Ajioka
Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II1956 · as Reiji Ajioka
Summer Storm
Summer Storm1956 · as Kido
Called to the Stand
Called to the Stand1956
Phoenix
Phoenix1956 · as Fuji director
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse1956
Wandering Shore
Wandering Shore1956
Okinawa no Tami
Okinawa no Tami1956
Gyakukōsen
Gyakukōsen1956
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again1955 · as Akira Mimura
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds6.8·1955
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree1955 · as Sayama
A Hole of My Own Making
A Hole of My Own Making1955
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 21955
So Deep in My Heart
So Deep in My Heart1955
The Garden of Women
The Garden of Women1954 · as Kihei Hirato
Itsuko to sono haha
Itsuko to sono haha1954 · as Tokuji Funabashi
Sound of the Mountain
Sound of the Mountain1954
Wakai hito-tachi
Wakai hito-tachi1954
Cape Ashizuri
Cape Ashizuri1954
Student Double Suicide
Student Double Suicide1954
The Red Light Military Base
The Red Light Military Base1953 · as Sugio Kawanabe
Waseda University
Waseda University1953 · as Hotani Nitarō
At the End of the Clouds
At the End of the Clouds1953
Ikiru
Ikiru7.9·1952 · as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
Vacuum Zone
Vacuum Zone1952 · as Sergeant Kaneko
Violence
Violence1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai1952
Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai
Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai1951
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
The Rainbow-Colored Flower1950 · as Kashima

TV Shows

Father and Son Hawk
Father and Son Hawk1994
Shadow Warriors
Shadow Warriors1980 · as Sakai Tadakiyo
Shōgun
Shōgun7.5·1980 · as Ishido
Kusa Moeru
Kusa Moeru1979 · as Taira no Kiyomori
Unified Shadows
Unified Shadows1975

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