Portrait of Noboru Andō

Acting

Noboru Andō

Career

Active from 1966 to 1997, with a break from 1977 to 1996, busiest in 1971 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Noboru Andō Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Gang Warfare 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Yakuza Film 2
  • Violent Action 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
Shibuya Story
Shibuya Story (2005)

Original Story

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules (2002)

Producer

1990s

1 title
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface (1997)

Novel

1980s

2 titles
Kizu
Kizu (1988)

Producer

Love on a Daily Basis
Love on a Daily Basis (1988)

Producer

1970s

18 titles · average score 70
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

as Noboru Ando

The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai (1976)

as Kondo

Yakuza Cruel Secret Amputation Of An Arm
Yakuza Cruel Secret Amputation Of An Arm (1976)

Director

Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kisaburo Nozu

Violent Streets
Violent Streets (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Koichi Egawa

Violent Fraternity
Violent Fraternity (1974)

Producer, Original Story

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (1973)

as Iketani

Yakuza of the Present
Yakuza of the Present (1973)

as Mitsuo Kurata

Street Mobster
Street Mobster (1972)
GoodWatch score 77

as Boss Yato

Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Noburo Kudo

The Wolves
The Wolves (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gunjiro Ozeki

The Viper Brothers
The Viper Brothers (1971)

as Yukichi Hayasaki

1960s

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

as Noboru Ooba

Showdown at Nagasaki
Showdown at Nagasaki (1969)

as Ryukichi Koiwa

Penitentiary Brothers
Penitentiary Brothers (1969)

as Naoji Iwamoto

Secret Information
Secret Information (1968)

as Mamoru Sagara

Eighteen Years in Prison
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)

as Kawada

Parole
Parole (1967)

as Shinsuke Gunji

Organized Violence II
Organized Violence II (1967)

as Kenji Kunisaki

A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm (1967)

as Todoroki

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shuichi Amamiya

Flame and the Code
Flame and the Code (1966)

as Shin Nanjô

Debt of Honor
Debt of Honor (1966)

as Iwagami

Blood and Law
Blood and Law (1965)

Original Story