was a Japanese actor. Inoue started his acting career at the

Haiyuza Theatre Company The is a Japanese theatre company based in Tokyo, Japan. Along with the Mingei Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. Former Members *Eijirō Tōno *Koreya Senda *Eitaro Ozawa ...

. Later, he signed his contract with

Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally ...

film company.

Filmography

Films

* ''

Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese '' jidaigeki'' film co-written, produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot of William Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth'' from Medieval Scotland to feudal ...

'' (1957) as Tsuzuki's messenger * ''

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate is a 1957 Japanese comedy film directed by Yūzō Kawashima with a screenplay by Kawashima, Shōhei Imamura and Keiichi Tanaka. It was voted the fifth best Japanese film of all time in a poll of 140 Japanese critics and filmmakers conducted by ...

'' (1957) as Genta * '' The Human Condition Road to Eternity'' (1959) * ''Hana and Ryu'' (1962) * '' Izo no Odoriko'' (1963) * ''

Aoi sanmyaku is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushid ...

'' (1963) as Nakata * ''

Cruel Gun Story is a 1964 Japanese action film directed by Takumi Furukawa. This film was made available in North America when Janus Films released a special set of Nikkatsu studio's Noir films as part of The Criterion Collection, also including '' I Am Wa ...

'' (1964) as Okada * ''

Our Blood Will Not Forgive is a 1964 Japanese film by the noted filmmaker Seijun Suzuki. It stars Akira Kobayashi and Hideki Takahashi as two brothers who seek revenge on the yakuza for the death of their father. Cast * Akira Kobayashi as Ryōta Asari * Hideki Takahashi ...

'' (1964) as Ushigoro Tobita * ''

The Wild Sea is a 1969 Japanese Seafaring film directed by Tokujirō Yamazaki. Planning took five years, and it was filmed under Director Yamazaki over a one year and two month period. Plot Source: Yōji Kitami is a young man who stands at the crossroads of ...

'' (1969) as Takei * ''Mushukunin Mikogami no Jkichiō Kawakazeni Kakowa Nagareta'' (1972) * ''

Sword of the Beast is a 1965 jidaigeki film co-written and directed by Hideo Gosha. Set in 1857 at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the story follows a fugitive samurai who has killed a counselor in his clan and is on the run. He gets involved in a scheme to poac ...

'' (1965) as Araiwa * ''

Tokyo Drifter is a 1966 ''yakuza'' film directed by Seijun Suzuki. The story follows Tetsuya Watari as the reformed yakuza hitman "Phoenix" Tetsu who is forced to roam Japan avoiding execution by rival gangs. Plot An old ''yakuza'' boss named Kurata decides ...

2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love'' (1966) as Onijima * ''

Zatoichi and the Fugitives is a 1968 Japanese ''chambara'' film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Film, Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zato ...

'' (1968) as Kumeji * ''Men and War'' (1970) * '' Tempyō no Iraka'' (1980) as Yoshihiko * ''

Minna no Ie (also known as ''All About Our House'') is a 2001 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Kōki Mitani. The film is about an affluent couple who decide to build a new house, and the clash between traditional Japanese and modern we ...

'' (2001) as Painter

Television drama

* Taiga drama ** ''

Taikōki The is a biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of '' taikō'' during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. The Confucian scholar (1564–1640) published the work in 1626 during the rule of the third Tokugawa shōgu ...

'' (1965) as Date Masamune ** ''

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 Ame ...

'' (1969) as Tomita Gōzaemon ** '' Haru no Sakamichi'' (1971) as Kawai Takeemon ** ''

Tokugawa ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

'' (1983) as

Yamagata Masakage also known as Obu Masakage was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was famous for his red armour and skill in battlefield, and was a personal friend of Takeda ...

* ''

Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. It is based on ...

'' (1973) (ep.9) as Sabu * ''

Lone Wolf and Cub is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and i ...

'' (1973) (ep.15) as Jyunai Kutsuki * ''

Zatoichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' se ...

'' (1974) (ep.12) as Gonzō * '' The Fierce Battles of Edo'' (1979) (ep.5) * '' Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi'' (1979) (ep.16) as Izō * '' Shadow Warriors'' (1980) (ep.9) * ''

Pro Hunter was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Masao Kusakari, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Shishido, Mayumi Ogawa, with Kyohei Shibata as a semi-regular. It ran for 25 episodes in 1981 and won popularity. Yoichi Sai made his debut as a ...

'' (1981) (ep.7) * ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1982) (ep.495) as Denkichi Hakamada, (1985) (ep.636) as Kōzō Nagata * ''

Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the ...

'' (1982–83) as Gentarō Hama * ''

Hissatsu Shigotonin V is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1985 to 1986. It is the 23rd in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Isuzu Yamada made her final appearance in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Plot Kumihimoya no Ryu is a maker of cords ...

'' (1985) (ep.5) as Kiheiji * ''

Onihei Hankachō is a series of historical novels written by Japanese author Shōtarō Ikenami. Following the character Heizo Hasegawa in the Edo period of Japan, Ikegami wrote the first story for the December 1967 issue of the light novel magazine ' published b ...

'' (1991) (ep.18) as Kosuke, (1995) (ep.9) as Kannana

References

External links

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