was a leading Japanese actor. His film credits span three decades, from 1960 to 1990.
(Suga Kantarō) at JMDB (Retrieved on April 30, 2009) One of his prominent appearances was in the lead role in '' Pastoral: To Die in the Country''. Suga also appeared in '' The Gate of Youth'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also portrays Souichiro Akizuki- the father of Nobuhiko, Kyoko and also the foster father of the protagonist

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in the ''tokusatsu'' series

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. A frequent television guest star, Suga acted in ''

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'' and contemporary shows. Twenty appearances on ''

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'', thirteen on ''

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'', eleven on '' Momotarō-zamurai'', nine on ''

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'', seven on ''

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'', and numerous guest roles on various programs in the

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'' and Hissatsu　series top his list of roles.

Death

On the night of March 16,

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, on his way home in Aso ward,

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, he was hospitalized for a blow to the head in contact with a

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at a pedestrian crossing in front of his home, and six days later, on March 22, 1994, due to a brain contusion, Midori ward,

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he died at Yokohama New Urban Neurosurgery Hospital. on March 23, after the burial by family relatives was held, it became known in newspapers on March 24, and on March 25, the news was reported in each

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. on April 10, a funeral and farewell ceremony was held at the Yamaguchidai kaikan in Kawasaki city with Masao Sato, Director of the Toei kyoto Studio, as the funeral Chairperson. He died at the age of 59.

Filmography

Film

*''Knightly Advice'' (1962) *''Jûsan-nin no shikaku'' (1963) - Naritsugu *''Ankokugai Main Street'' (1964) - Katsuo Nakata *''

'' (1965) - Daizaburo *''Gohiki no shinshi'' (1966) *'' Eleven Samurai'' (1967) - Lord Nariatsu *''Mushukunin mikogami no jôkichi: Kawakaze ni kako wa nagareta'' (1972) *''Mushukunin Mikogami no Jôkichi: Kiba wa hikisaita'' (1972) *''Onsen suppon geisha'' (1972) - Kurajirô Hattori *''Sukeban: Tamatsuki asobi'' (1974) - Koike *'' Pastoral: To Die in the Country'' (1974) - Me *''Ôoku ukiyo-buro'' (1977) *''Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten'' (1977) - Keiji Sasamoto *''Tarao Bannai: Kimen mura no sangeki'' (1978) - Kazuomi Ebata *''

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'' (1978) -

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*'' The Gate of Youth'' (1981) - Ichimura *''Tsumiki kuzushi'' (1983) - Teacher *''Jinsei gekijo'' (1983) *''Renzoku satsujinki: Reiketsu'' (1984) - Takafumi Tatsuta *''Hakujitsumu 2'' (1987) - Doctor *'' Shinran: Path to Purity'' (1987) - Zennen *''Hanazono no meikyu'' (1998) *'' Shaso'' (1989) - Hiroto, Fukamachi *''Gokudo no onna-tachi: Saigo no tatakai'' (1990) - Lawyer Sakurai *''Kyokutô kuroshakai'' (1993)

Television

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'' (1973) -

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*'' Shadow Warriors'' (1980) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *''

'' (1987, episode 1) - Souichiro Akizuki *''

''（1989,episode 18） - Ichijyo Sanyi *''

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''(1989) Season 3 Episode 64 "Snow Princess Fight" (1989) - Genbu Sakurai

References

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