Noboru Andō - Actor Profile

Noboru Andō

Acting
50Total Films
8.7 Highest Rated
Born: May 24, 1926
Birth Place: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

About Noboru Andō

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]

Best Noboru Andō Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Noboru Andō's career based on audience ratings.

★8.7
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967) movie poster
★8.7

Eighteen Years in Prison — A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a

Eighteen Years in Prison

1967•Drama
★8.0
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966) movie poster
★8.0

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him — Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

1966•Crime
★7.6
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969) movie poster
★7.6

Japan Organized Crime Boss — Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his

Japan Organized Crime Boss

1969•Crime
★7.5
The Homeless (1974) movie poster
★7.5

The Homeless — Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest

The Homeless

1974•Crime
★7.4
The Wolves (1971) movie poster
★7.4

The Wolves — After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai) gets released early -- onl

The Wolves

1971•Crime

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Noboru Andō.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2009 Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza Himself Hit Similar →
2002 True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules Self in the present day / Narrator Flop Similar →
2000 Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5 - Flop Similar →
1998 Kizu Blood Apocalypse 4 - Flop Similar →
1998 Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3 - Flop Similar →
1998 Kizu Blood Apocalypse 2 - Flop Similar →
1998 Kizu Blood Apocalypse - Flop Similar →
1988 Those Swell Yakuza - Average Similar →
1976 Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex Noboru Ando Hit Similar →
1976 The Sea of Genkai Kondo Flop Similar →
1975 Graveyard of Honor Ryunosuke Nozu Hit Similar →
1974 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 Unokichi Kaizu Flop Similar →
1974 Violent Fraternity - Flop Similar →
1974 The Homeless Senzo Hikawa Super Hit Similar →
1974 Father of the Kamikaze - Flop Similar →
1974 Third Generation Boss - Flop Similar →
1974 The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers - Flop Similar →
1974 Violent Streets Egawa Koichi Hit Similar →
1974 Reformatory Buddies - Flop Similar →
1973 The Ando Gang Documentary Film - Average Similar →
1973 Yakuza of the Present Mitsuo Kurata Flop Similar →
1973 A True Story of the Private Ginza Police Iketani Flop Similar →
1973 Quarreling with Yakuza - Flop Similar →
1972 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die - Flop Similar →
1972 Yakuza Skirmishes - Flop Similar →
1972 Street Mobster Boss Yato Hit Similar →
1972 Gang Warfare - Hit Similar →
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter - Flop Similar →
1971 Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor Shingo Otsuki Flop Similar →
1971 The Wolves Gunjiro Ozeki Hit Similar →
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape - Flop Similar →
1971 The Viper Brothers Yukichi Hayasaki Hit Similar →
1971 Sympathy for the Underdog Noburo Kudo Hit Similar →
1969 Showdown at Nagasaki Ryukichi Koiwa Flop Similar →
1969 The Private Police - Hit Similar →
1969 Penitentiary Brothers Naoji Iwamoto Flop Similar →
1969 Japan Organized Crime Boss Ooba Super Hit Similar →
1968 Secret Information Mamoru Sagara Flop Similar →
1968 A History of the Japanese Underworld - Flop Similar →
1967 A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm Todoroki Flop Similar →
1967 Parole Shinsuke Gunji Flop Similar →
1967 King of the Gang - Flop Similar →
1967 Organized Violence II Kenji Kunisaki Average Similar →
1967 A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance - Flop Similar →
1967 The Gambler's Law - Flop Similar →
1967 Eighteen Years in Prison Kawada Super Hit Similar →
1966 Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge! - Flop Similar →
1966 By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him Shuichi Amamiya Super Hit Similar →
1966 Flame and the Code Shin Nanjô Flop Similar →
1966 The Betrayers Out! - Flop Similar →

Noboru Andō - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Noboru Andō?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Noboru Andō is "Eighteen Years in Prison" with a rating of 8.7/10.

How many movies has Noboru Andō acted in?

Noboru Andō has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Noboru Andō?

Other notable films include "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him", "Japan Organized Crime Boss", and "The Homeless".