Portrait of Kōtarō Bandō

Acting

Kōtarō Bandō

Career

Active from 1935 to 1960, busiest in 1960 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score84/100
Highest rated
Poster for Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women
GoodWatch score86/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles · average score 71
Kisaragi Sword
Kisaragi Sword (1962)

as Hyôko Yagyû

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Akiyama Chobei

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)

as Abe Mondonosho

Road Warriors
Road Warriors (1960)

as Kakei Denhachiro

Ghost of the 53 Stations
Ghost of the 53 Stations (1960)

as Okuma Danemon

1950s

7 titles · average score 82
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)

as Admiral Yonai

Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū
Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū (1959)

as Araki Mataemon

Bloody History of Soldiers
Bloody History of Soldiers (1958)

as Kazushige Ugaki

Small Rats of the Edo Town
Small Rats of the Edo Town (1957)

as Sanshichi Kada

Duel at Sundown
Duel at Sundown (1955)

as Yasunosuke

Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Rokurō

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1951)

as To no Chujo

1940s

2 titles · average score 86
Utamaro and His Five Women
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as Seinosuke

Military Song of the Morning Mist
Military Song of the Morning Mist (1943)

as Shintarô Kunitake

1930s

3 titles
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka (1937)

as Toyotomi Hideyori

The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate (1935)

as Gonza

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)

as Shinzaemon Katsuta