Shūji Sano

Known for: Acting

Born: 1912-10-20 – 1978-12-21 (aged 66)

From: Tokyo, Japan

Shūji Sano (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.

Filmography (107)

MOVIE
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
TV
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
as Zentaro Tamamura
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
as Takagi
MOVIE★ 7.5
Statue in Fire
1974
TV
Kininaru Yomesan
1971
MOVIE★ 8.0
Woman Boss
1970
MOVIE★ 9.0
Fight for the Glory
1969
MOVIE★ 6.5
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sky Scraper!
1969
MOVIE
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1968
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Hirata
MOVIE
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
MOVIE
Our Young World of Music
1966
as Hiroshi Yamamura
MOVIE
That Complicated Guy
1966
as Naoto Morita
MOVIE★ 3.3
Pretty Devil Yoko
1966
as Jiro's father
MOVIE
Wakai nobara
1965
as 成沢重之
TV
Taikouki
1965
as Asano Matauemon
MOVIE
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
1964
MOVIE★ 5.5
Here Because of You
1964
MOVIE
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
MOVIE
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
MOVIE
Hadashi no hanayome
1962
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mount Hakone
1962
MOVIE
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
MOVIE
August Moon
1962
as Ryosuke Mishima
MOVIE
The Injured Boy
1962
MOVIE
Flower in a Storm
1962
MOVIE
Dolls floating down the river
1962
as Otoya Otomaru
MOVIE
Haru no sanmyaku
1962
MOVIE★ 8.0
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
as Tetsuo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Shadow of a Flower
1961
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Conspirator
1961
MOVIE
Koi no gashū
1961
as Aizawa
MOVIE
Love and the Shop Curtain
1961
MOVIE
I Will Never Forget
1960
MOVIE★ 6.0
Spring Dreams
1960
as Doctor Hanamura
MOVIE
Tokyo Omnibus
1959
MOVIE★ 5.7
Thus Another Day
1959
as Managing director
MOVIE★ 8.0
Maria of the Ant Village
1958
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Snowy Heron
1958
MOVIE
Age of Resistance
1958
MOVIE★ 8.0
Go and Get It
1958
as Kobayashi
MOVIE
Monkey Business
1957
as Kyūichirō Sonobe
MOVIE
Men Fighting Whales
1957
as Captain Gondo
MOVIE
The Time of Angels
1957
MOVIE
The Horse Boy
1957
MOVIE★ 10.0
Typhoon Furor
1956
MOVIE★ 9.0
Seishun no oto
1956
MOVIE
Rakuten fujin
1956
as Teruo Asami
MOVIE★ 10.0
Twice on a Certain Night
1956
as Shida Bunzo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wedding Day
1956
MOVIE★ 8.0
Young Tree
1956
as Mr. Shinohara
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sudden Rain
1956
as Ryotaro Namiki
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Maid's Kid
1955
MOVIE★ 10.0
All is Well 2
1955
MOVIE★ 10.0
All is Well
1955
as Yosuke Sugimura
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Moon Has Risen
1955
as Takasu
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
MOVIE★ 8.0
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
1954
MOVIE★ 7.5
An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Mito
MOVIE
Autumn Interlude
1954
as Cook
MOVIE
Mama's Diary
1954
MOVIE★ 6.8
Love Letter
1953
as Atami Blues
MOVIE
Waseda University
1953
as Namishima Gen'ichi
MOVIE
A Song of Little Men
1953
MOVIE★ 8.0
Mole Alley
1953
MOVIE
Kare o korosu na
1952
MOVIE
Kyōshū
1952
MOVIE★ 8.0
Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952
as Yusaku Araki
MOVIE★ 7.9
Early Summer
1951
as Sotaro Satake
MOVIE★ 6.3
Carmen Comes Home
1951
as Haruo Taguchi
MOVIE
愛情の旋風
1951
MOVIE★ 9.0
Crazy Uproar
1950
MOVIE
Spring Snow
1950
as Toshio Kijima
MOVIE★ 10.0
First Love Questions and Answers
1950
MOVIE★ 6.8
Here's to the Young Lady
1949
as Keizo Ishizu
MOVIE
The Bridal Night Again
1949
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Hen in the Wind
1948
as Shuichi Amamiya
MOVIE
The Man of Rumor
1948
as 松崎英二
MOVIE
Newlywed League Match
1947
MOVIE
Waiting Woman
1946
MOVIE
Iki na fûraibô
1946
as Bun'noshin Koike
MOVIE
Tengoku no hanayome
1945
MOVIE★ 7.0
Soyokaze
1945
as 横山（楽団員）
MOVIE
Otome no iru kichi
1945
MOVIE★ 6.0
Victory Song
1945
as Captain
MOVIE★ 6.8
Army
1944
as Kaneko
MOVIE★ 7.0
Field Army Orchestra
1944
as Sakuma
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Man Who Has Returned
1944
MOVIE
Flowers of Patriotism
1942
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Certain Woman
1942
MOVIE
Moon of the Plateau
1942
MOVIE★ 7.0
There Was a Father
1942
as Ryohei Horikawa
MOVIE★ 10.0
Suzhou Nights
1941
MOVIE
Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941
MOVIE★ 8.0
Kokumin no chikai
1938
MOVIE★ 8.5
So Goes My Love
1938
as Shigeo Tanikawa
MOVIE
Queen of the Wind
1938
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Trio's Engagements
1937
as Shûji Kamura
MOVIE★ 7.0
Forget Love for Now
1937
as Kyôsuke
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Golden Demon
1937
as Naomichi
MOVIE★ 7.5
A Star Athlete
1937
as Seki
MOVIE★ 6.3
What Did the Lady Forget?
1937
as Okada
MOVIE★ 8.0
Song of the Flower Basket
1937
as Ono
MOVIE★ 6.7
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Taki
MOVIE★ 8.5
The New Road: Akemi
1936
MOVIE
Noren to hanayome
—
as Nagata