was a Japanese actor. His son was child actor Sō Shuntarō. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1928 and 1986. His final film role was in the 1986 film ''Dixieland Daimyō'' directed by

Kihachi Okamoto was a Cinema of Japan, Japanese film director who worked in several different film genre, genres. Career Born in Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Okamoto attended Meiji University, but was drafted into the Air Force 1943 and entered World War II, an exp ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Story of a Beloved Wife is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It was Shindō's debut film as a director. The story is a fictionalised account of Shindō's first marriage. Plot Numazaki, an aspiring screenwriter, lives as a boarder with ...

'' (1951) * '' Dedication of the Great Buddha'' (1952) * '' Gate of Hell'' (1953) * ''

Ugetsu ''Ugetsu'' (雨月物語, ''Ugetsu Monogatari'', lit. "Rain-moon tales") is a 1953 Japanese period fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on the stories "The House in the Thicket" and "Th ...

'' (1953) * ''

Sansho the Bailiff is a 1954 Japanese period film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi based on a 1915 short story of the same name by Mori Ōgai (translated as "Sanshō the Steward" in English), which in turn was based on a (oral lore) appearing in written form in the ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Second Son is a 1955 black-and-white Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Mitsuo Hirotsu. Cast * Ichikawa Raizō VIII * Michiko Saga * Tomosaburō Li () * Ryōsuke Kagawa * Shinobu Araki * Hiroshi Ueda * Teruko Ōmi References

Japanese black ...

'' (1955) * '' The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story'' (1956) * ''

Suzakumon The was the main gate built in the center of the south end of the imperial palaces in the Japanese ancient capitals of Fujiwara-kyō (Kashihara), Heijō Kyō, Heijō-kyō (Nara, Nara, Nara), and later Kyoto, Heian-kyō (Kyoto). The placement foll ...

'' (1957) * '' Enjō'' (1958) * ''

The Loyal 47 Ronin ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (1958) * '' Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles'' (1958) as Hōjō Sanemasa * '' Samurai Vendetta'' (1959) * '' Scar Yosaburo'' (1960) * '' The Story of Osaka Castle'' (1961) as Michiiku Itamiya * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) as Matsumae Izunokami * '' Hangyakuji'' (1961) as

Ōkubo Tadayo was a samurai general in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Azuchi–Momoyama period, subsequently becoming a ''Daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in early Edo period, Japan. Biography Ōkubo Tadayo was the eldest son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, a her ...

* ''

Love Under the Crucifix is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki, historical drama film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, based on Tōkō Kon's novel ''Ogin-sama''. It was the last film Tanaka directed. Plot Set in Azuchi–Momoyama period, late 16th century Japan, the film tells the t ...

'' (1962) * '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) as

Rōjū The , usually translated as ''Elder (administrative title), Elder'', was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. The term refers either to individual Elders, or to the Council of Elders as a wh ...

* ''

Bushido, Samurai Saga , also titled ''Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai'' and ''Cruel Tale of Bushido'', is a 1963 Japanese drama and jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Gold ...

'' (1963) as Kōzuki Genza * '' Kojiki Taishō'' (1964) * '' Zatoichi's Flashing Sword'' (1964) * '' Shinobi No Mono 6: Iga Mansion'' (1965) as Makino Hyōgo * ''

The Sword of Doom ''The Sword of Doom'', known in Japan as , is a 1966 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. It is based on the serial novel of the same title by Kaizan Nakazato. Plot The story follows the life of R ...

'' (1966) as Dansho Tsukue * ''

Japan's Longest Day is a 1967 Japanese epic film, epic war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. The subject of the majority of the movie is the period between noon on August 14, 1945, and noon on August 15, 1945, when Emperor Hirohito's decision to surrender to the ...

'' (1967) as Tadaatsu Ishiguro * '' Kill!'' (1968) as Mizoguchi * ''

Shinsengumi The was a small secret police organization, elite group of swordsmen that was organized by commoners and low rank samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was ac ...

'' (1969) * ''

Samurai Banners is a Japanese samurai drama film released in 1969. It was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and is based on the novel ''Furin kazan'' by Yasushi Inoue. Plot Yamamoto Kansuke (Toshiro Mifune) is a general of warlord Takeda Shingen ( Nakamura Kinno ...

'' (1969) as Nagasaka Yorihiro * ''

Bakumatsu were the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate Meiji Restoration, ended. Between 1853 and 1867, under foreign diplomatic and military pressure, Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as and changed from a Feudali ...

'' (1970) as Tōkichi * ''

Battle of Okinawa The , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa Island, Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific War, Impe ...

'' (1971) as Old man * ''

Daichūshingura (Dai Chushingura) is a Japanese television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in t ...

'' (1971, TV) as Hara Sōemon * '' The Fall of Ako Castle'' (1978) as Uchikawa Magozaemon * ''

Nichiren was a Japanese Buddhist priest and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the '' Lotus Sutra''. Nichiren declared that the '' Lotus Sutra ...

'' (1979) as

Hōjō Masamura was the seventh ''Shikken'' (regent) of the Kamakura Shogunate, regining from 1264 to 1268. He was the son of Hōjō Yoshitoki, the second ''Shikken,'' and brother of Hōjō Yasutoki and Hōjō Shigetoki. Life Hōjō Masamura was born on Jul ...

* '' Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku'' (1979) as Tenkai * '' Akō Rōshi'' (1979, TV) as Horibe Yahei * '' The Fierce Battles of Edo'' (1979, TV) (ep.25) as Kuroda Gensai * ''Tokugawa Ichizoku no Hokai'' (1980) as Takachika Mōri * ''

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, Ikenami wrote the first story for the December 1967 issue of the light novel magazine ' published ...

'' (1980–82, TV) as Funagata no Sōhei * '' The Funeral'' (1984) as President of the old people's association * ''Dixieland Daimyō'' (1986)

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* 1896 births 1987 deaths Japanese male film actors Actors from Saga Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub