was a Japanese actor. He was known for playing the role of
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
, also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the s ...
on the television
jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning " period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—'' Portrait o ...
series ''
Mito Kōmon''. Sano died on 28 June 2022, at the age of 96.
Selected filmography
Film
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Listen to the Voices of the Sea'' (1950)
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Season of the Sun'' (1956)
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Black River'' (1957)
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Fires on the Plain'' (1959)
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Ballad of the Cart'' (1959)
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Burari Bura-bura Monogatari (1962)
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Carmen from Kawachi'' (1966)
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Fighting Elegy'' (1966)
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Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō
is a 1967 Japanese film directed by Mio Ezaki. Inspired by Yujiro Ishihara's mega hit song of the same title
Plot
Sagara Toru proposed to his girlfriend Kitazawa Akiko. She was intended to accept it but she was in a traffic accident on the way t ...
'' (1967)
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The Sands of Kurobe'' (1968)
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Apart from Life'' (1970)
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The Last Samurai'' (1974)
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Cops vs. Thugs
is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It won two Blue Ribbon Awards in 1976: Best Director (Fukasaku) and Best Actor (Sugawara). '' Complex'' named it number 6 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. Kino International ...
'' (1976)
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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset'' (1976)
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THe Incident'' (1978)
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NIchiren'' (1979)
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Kagero-za'' (1981)
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The Funeral'' (1984)
*''Ooinaru Kan'' (1998)
Television
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Ten to Chi to
is a 1990 Japanese film, directed by Haruki Kadokawa and starring Takaaki Enoki, Tsugawa Masahiko, Asano Atsuko, Zaizen Naomi and Nomura Hironobu. The film was released in Japan in June 1990, and an English version was released in North Ameri ...
'' (1969)
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Katsu Kaishū'' (1974)
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Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976)
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Mito Kōmon'' (1993–2000) as
Mito Mitsukuni
References
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1925 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Japanese male actors
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male television actors
Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class
Male actors from Yokohama
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