Acting
Bunta Sugawara
- Titles
- 113movies10TV shows
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2007, busiest in 1970 with 9 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 75top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Man Who Stole the Sun80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Crime7.4average 3.7
- Violence7.8average 4.3
- Politics5.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.3average 3.3
- Adrenaline6.6average 5.1
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Wholesome1.9, average 3.3
- Romance2.6, 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
- Crime Drama 4
- Japanese Historical Drama 4
- Feudal Japan 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kinji FukasakuDirectorBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, +10 more
Tomisaburō WakayamaActorWicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Japan Organized Crime Boss, Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments, Flames of Blood, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, +9 more
Kōji TakadaWriterJapanese Godfather: Ambition, Japan's Don, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss, Japanese Godfather: Conclusion, +9 more- KKozo HoriikeEditorJapanese Godfather: Ambition, Japan's Don, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss, Japanese Godfather: Conclusion, +9 more
- TToshiaki TsushimaComposerBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, +8 more
- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, A Lively Geisha, +7 more
Kunie TanakaActorBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, Dynamite Don-Don, +6 more
Hiroki MatsukataActorSanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Japanese Godfather: Ambition, Japan's Don, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, +6 more
Kazuo KasaharaWriterBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Memoir of Japanese Assassinations, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, +6 more
Norifumi SuzukiWriterTruck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival, Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty, Truckster of Guts, +5 more
Sadao NakajimaDirectorJapanese Godfather: Ambition, Japan's Don, Memoir of Japanese Assassinations, Japanese Godfather: Conclusion, Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro, +5 more
Shingo YamashiroActorBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War, Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
122Upcoming
1 title
警視庁殺人課
TV show
2010s
2 titles · average score 84
84
Wolf Children (2012)
as Nirasaki (voice)
2000s
12 titles · average score 68
70
The Battery (2007)
as Yozo Ioka
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth (2007)
TV show · as Syouzaburou Ooki
50
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
as Haitaka (voice)
65
The Great Yokai War (2005)
as Shuntarō Ino
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter (2005)
as Tokugawa Leyasu
New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji (2005)
as Tokugawa Leyasu
My Grandpa (2003)
as Godai Kenzo
Ryoukan-san (2003)
as Ryoukan
Toshiie and Matsu (2002)
TV show · as Toshimasa Maeda
92
Spirited Away (2001)
as Kamaji (voice)
Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams (2001)
Executive Producer
64
Dora-heita (2000)
as Nadahachi on the Great River
1990s
8 titles · average score 67
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
TV show · as Saisho Tokugawa
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most (1998)
TV show · as Gensai
84
Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994)
TV show
Distant Justice (1992)
as Rio Yuki
49
Tekken (1990)
as Seiji Nakamoto
Signal Fool (1990)
as Yuzo Yamanaka
Battleship Yamato (1990)
as Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki
1980s
14 titles · average score 63
Yawara! (1989)
as Kumajiro inokuma
Crane (1988)
as Rich man
Actress (1987)
as Kenji Mizoguchi
The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)
as Shoji Katsuaki
The Eccentric Shinza (1987)
as Shinza
The Forced Marriage with Children (1987)
as Kumazou
63
The Burmese Harp (1985)
as Platoon Commander
Domineering (1982)
as Koji Kawakami
Gate of Youth (1981)
as Shigezo Ibuki
Flames of Blood (1981)
as Senkichi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
as Shozo Hirono
The Lion Era (1980)
TV show
1970s
52 titles · average score 70
80
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
as Inspector Yamashita
50
The Boxer (1977)
as Hayato
76
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
as Detective Kuno
71
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
as Shozo Hirono
72
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
as Shozo Hirono
64
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
as Makio Miyoshi
78
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
as Shozo Hirono
71
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
as Shozo Hirono
77
Street Mobster (1972)
as Isamu Okita
1960s
30 titles · average score 73
71
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
as Tsutomu Kazama
Yakuza on Foot (1969)
as Tamotsu Asai
Brothers Serving Time (1969)
as Tatsuo Yaguchi
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)
as Heigo Asahi
Wicked Priest (1968)
as Ryotatsu
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)
as Ryutatsu
Rogue (1968)
as Ichiro Yamakawa
70
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
as Shiraishi
71
The Shape of Night (1964)
as Tamura
Female Slave Ship (1960)
as Sugawa
Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu (1960)
as Lieutenant Matsumoto
Brutal Woman (1960)
as Hiroshi Taniguchi
1950s
3 titles
The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin (1959)
as Masayuki Abe
Haunted Cave (1959)
as Detective Nonomiya
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu (1956)
as Nakagawa, a student