Kyū Sazanka
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Kyū Sazanka(山茶花 究, Sazanka Kyū; April 1, 1914 – March 4, 1971) was a Japanese actor.
Career
Sazanka debuted as a singer in Asakusa in 1932 and was active on the vaudeville circuit as a member of the Akireta Bōizu (Boys). He made his film debut in 1946.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Meoto zenzai | Kyōichi | Shirō Toyoda |
| Takekurabe | Tatsugorō | Heinosuke Gosho | |
| 1956 | Mahiru no ankoku | Shiraki | Tadashi Imai |
| Koi Sugata Kitsune Goten | Fujimaru | Nobuo Nakagawa | |
| 1957 | An Osaka Story | Kōzaburō Yoshimura | |
| Oshidori kenkagasa | Ryō Hagiwara | ||
| 1958 | Giants and Toys | Ryûzô Higashi | Yasuzo Masumura |
| Yūrakuchō de Aimashō | Saburō Maeda | Koji Shima | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition | Chang | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Odd Obsession | Curio dealer | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1960 | When a Woman Ascends the Stairs | Bar owner | Mikio Naruse |
| Cruel Story of Youth | Nagisa Oshima | ||
| The Bad Sleep Well | Kaneko | Akira Kurosawa | |
| 1961 | Yojimbo | Ushitora | Akira Kurosawa |
| Akumyō | Yoshioka | Tokuzō Tanaka | |
| Zoku Akumyō | Yoshioka | Tokuzō Tanaka | |
| The End of Summer | Yamaguchi | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 1962 | Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki | Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| 1963 | High and Low | Creditor | Akira Kurosawa |
| 1964 | Pale Flower | Boss Imai | Masahiro Shinoda |
| 1965 | The Hoodlum Soldier | Yasuzo Masumura |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Taikōki | Hachisuka Masakatsu | NHK | Taiga drama |
External links
- at IMDb