Shuji Sano
Shūji Sano (佐野周二, Sano Shūji, October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.
Shuji Sano
- Name
- Shūji Sano
- Birth Name
- Sekiguchi Shōsaburō
- Born
- 20 October 1912
- Died
- 21 December 1978
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- 関口正三郎.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Rikkyo University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Shūji Sano (佐野周二, Sano Shūji, October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.
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Key facts
• Name — Shūji Sano • Birth Name — Sekiguchi Shōsaburō • Born — 20 October 1912 • Died — 21 December 1978 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1936–1977 • Children — Hiroshi Sekiguchi
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• 1936: The New Road (Part one) (新道前篇, Shindo: Zenpen) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho • 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? (淑女は何を忘れたか, Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu • 1937: Konjiki yasha (金色夜叉) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu • 1937: Forget Love for Now (恋も忘れて, Koi mo wasurete) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu • 1942: There Was a Father (父ありき, Chichi Ariki) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu • 1944: Army (陸軍, Rikugun) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita • 1948: A Hen in the Wind (風の中の牝鶏, Kaze no naka no mendori) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu • 1949: A Toast to the Young Miss (お嬢さん乾杯, Ojōsan kanpai) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita • 1951: Carmen Comes Home (カルメン故郷に帰る, Karumen kokyō ni kaeru) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita • 1951: Early Summer (麦秋, Bakushu) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu • 1953: Mogura Yokochō (もぐら横丁) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu • 1954: An Inn at Osaka (大阪の宿, Osaka no yado) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho • 1954: The Cock Crows Twice (鶏はふたゝび鳴く, Niwatori wa futatabi naku) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho • 1955: The Moon Has Risen (月は昇りぬ, Tsuki wa noborinu) – dir. Kinuyo Tanaka • 1955: The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) – dir. Tomotaka Tasaka • 1956: Sudden Rain (驟雨, Shūu) – dir. Mikio Naruse
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1912
Shuji Sano born at Tokyo.
1978
Shuji Sano died at Tokyo.
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