
Shūji Sano
50Movies
7.8 Best Rating
Biography
Shūji Sano (October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho, and Hiroshi Shimizu.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Beauty in the Bathroom | - | FLOP | |
| 1977 | A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness | Takagi | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Statue in Fire | - | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Woman Boss | - | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Young Guy on Mt. Cook | - | FLOP | |
| 1968 | The Sands of Kurobe | Hirata | HIT | |
| 1967 | Aruhi watashi wa | - | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Pretty Devil Yoko | Jiro's father | FLOP | |
| 1964 | Here Because of You | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Zoku aizen katsura | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | San'nin musume kanpai! | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | The Injured Boy | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Flower in a Storm | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Dolls floating down the river | Otoya Otomaru | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Haru no sanmyaku | - | FLOP | |
| 1962 | As Long as There's Tomorrow | Tetsuo | FLOP | |
| 1961 | The Conspirator | - | FLOP | |
| 1960 | Spring Dreams | Doctor Hanamura | FLOP | |
| 1959 | Thus Another Day | Managing director | FLOP | |
| 1958 | The Snowy Heron | - | FLOP | |
| 1957 | Men Fighting Whales | Captain Gondo | FLOP | |
| 1956 | Wedding Day | - | HIT | |
| 1956 | Sudden Rain | Ryotaro Namiki | HIT | |
| 1955 | The Maid's Kid | - | HIT | |
| 1955 | The Moon Has Risen | Takasu | HIT | |
| 1954 | Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako | - | FLOP | |
| 1954 | An Inn at Osaka | Mito | HIT | |
| 1953 | Love Letter | Atami Blues | HIT | |
| 1953 | Mole Alley | - | FLOP | |
| 1951 | Early Summer | Sotaro Satake | HIT | |
| 1951 | Carmen Comes Home | Haruo Taguchi | FLOP | |
| 1950 | Spring Snow | - | FLOP | |
| 1949 | Here's to the Young Lady | Keizo Ishizu | HIT | |
| 1948 | A Hen in the Wind | Shuichi Amamiya | HIT | |
| 1946 | Iki na fûraibô | Bun'noshin Koike | FLOP | |
| 1945 | Victory Song | Captain | FLOP | |
| 1944 | Army | Kaneko | HIT | |
| 1942 | A Certain Woman | - | FLOP | |
| 1942 | Moon of the Plateau | - | FLOP | |
| 1942 | There Was a Father | Ryohei Horikawa | HIT | |
| 1938 | Kokumin no chikai | - | FLOP | |
| 1938 | So Goes My Love | Shigeo Tanikawa | HIT | |
| 1938 | Queen of the Wind | - | FLOP | |
| 1937 | The Trio's Engagements | Shûji Kamura | HIT | |
| 1937 | Forget Love for Now | Kyôsuke | HIT | |
| 1937 | The Golden Demon | Naomichi | FLOP | |
| 1937 | A Star Athlete | Seki | FLOP | |
| 1937 | What Did the Lady Forget? | Okada | FLOP | |
| 1937 | Moon Over the Ruins | Taki | FLOP | |
| 1936 | The New Road: Akemi | - | HIT |




