Portrait of Bunta Sugawara

Acting

Bunta Sugawara

Career

Active from 1959 to 2007, busiest in 1970 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
75
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bunta Sugawara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 14
  • Gang Warfare 13
  • Japanese Cinema 12
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Gritty Realism 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Brotherhood & Betrayal 5
  • Yakuza 5
  • Revenge 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Power Struggles 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

122
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
警視庁殺人課
警視庁殺人課

TV show

2010s

2 titles · average score 84
The Town of Iidate: Radiation and the Return Home
The Town of Iidate: Radiation and the Return Home (2013)

Other

Wolf Children
Wolf Children (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

as Nirasaki (voice)

2000s

12 titles · average score 66
The Battery
The Battery (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Yozo Ioka

Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007)

TV show · as Syouzaburou Ooki

Tales from Earthsea
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as Haitaka (voice)

The Great Yokai War
The Great Yokai War (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shuntarō Ino

New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter (2005)

as Tokugawa Leyasu

New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji (2005)

as Tokugawa Leyasu

My Grandpa
My Grandpa (2003)

as Godai Kenzo

Ryoukan-san
Ryoukan-san (2003)

as Ryoukan

Toshiie and Matsu
Toshiie and Matsu (2002)

TV show · as Toshimasa Maeda

Spirited Away
Spirited Away (2001)
GoodWatch score 92

as Kamaji (voice)

Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams
Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams (2001)

Executive Producer

Dora-heita
Dora-heita (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nadahachi on the Great River

1990s

8 titles · average score 49
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)

TV show · as Saisho Tokugawa

You Don't Know That, Teacher?
You Don't Know That, Teacher? (1998)

TV show

Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most (1998)

TV show · as Gensai

Furuhata Ninzaburo
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)

TV show

Distant Justice
Distant Justice (1992)

as Rio Yuki

Tekken
Tekken (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

as Seiji Nakamoto

Battleship Yamato
Battleship Yamato (1990)

as Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki

Signal Fool
Signal Fool (1990)

as Yuzo Yamanaka

1980s

14 titles · average score 63
Yawara!
Yawara! (1989)

as Kumajiro inokuma

Crane
Crane (1988)

as Rich man

Actress
Actress (1987)

as Kenji Mizoguchi

The Lady in a Black Dress
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)

as Shoji Katsuaki

The Eccentric Shinza
The Eccentric Shinza (1987)

as Shinza

The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

as Platoon Commander

Domineering
Domineering (1982)

as Koji Kawakami

Gate of Youth
Gate of Youth (1981)

as Shigezo Ibuki

Flames of Blood
Flames of Blood (1981)

as Senkichi

Tuesday Suspense Theater
Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981)

TV show

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

as Shozo Hirono

The Lion Era
The Lion Era (1980)

TV show

1970s

52 titles · average score 70
The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
GoodWatch score 80

as Inspector Yamashita

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shuichi Nozaki

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shuji Kuroda

Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
GoodWatch score 76

as Detective Kuno

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shozo Hirono

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shozo Hirono

The Tattooed Hitman
The Tattooed Hitman (1974)

as Ginji Yozokura

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as Makio Miyoshi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shozo Hirono

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shozo Hirono

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shozo Hirono

Street Mobster
Street Mobster (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Isamu Okita

1960s

30 titles · average score 73
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tsutomu Kazama

Brothers Serving Time
Brothers Serving Time (1969)

as Tatsuo Yaguchi

Yakuza on Foot
Yakuza on Foot (1969)

as Tamotsu Asai

Wicked Priest
Wicked Priest (1968)

as Ryotatsu

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)

as Ryutatsu

Rogue
Rogue (1968)

as Ichiro Yamakawa

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shiraishi

The Shape of Night
The Shape of Night (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tamura

A Legend or Was It?
A Legend or Was It? (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Goichi Takamori

Female Slave Ship
Female Slave Ship (1960)

as Sugawa

Brutal Woman
Brutal Woman (1960)

as Hiroshi Taniguchi

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu (1960)

as Lieutenant Matsumoto

1950s

3 titles
The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin
The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin (1959)

as Masayuki Abe

Haunted Cave
Haunted Cave (1959)

as Detective Nonomiya

Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu (1956)

as Nakagawa, a student