

Acting
Ichirō Sugai
- Titles
- 84movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1932 to 1969, busiest in 1956 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
Sansho the Bailiff91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Pathos7.3average 5.2
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.8
- Politics3.5average 2.6
- Coming of Age3.8average 3.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.4
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.9
- Situational Comedy1.0, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Historical Drama 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Patriotism 2
- World War II 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Character Study 2
- Post-War Japan 2
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masao ShimizuActorOne Wonderful Sunday, The Life of Oharu, The Sound of Waves, A Fool's Love, Suicide Troops of the Watchtower, +4 more
Kenji MizoguchiDirectorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, A Geisha, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, The Water Magician, +2 more
Kaneto ShindōWriterClothes of Deception, Avalanche, Turbid Youth, Who's the Real Killer, Flame of My Love, +1 more
Akira IfukubeComposerDarkness at Noon, Clothes of Deception, Turbid Youth, Who's the Real Killer, Love is Lost, +1 more
Seizaburō KawazuActorA Geisha, Clothes of Deception, Satan's Town, Bouquet of the South Seas, Duel in the Sun
Takako IrieActorThe Most Beautiful, The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia, Karisome no kuchibeni, The Water Magician, Tsuki yori no shisha
Yumiko NogawaActorChivalry Broken from All Sides, Duel in the Storm, Woman Gambler, Family Crest: Die Like a Man, Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell- KKazue NagatsukaCinematographerSong of the Underworld, The Gun Like Lightning, Ryuji, the Gun Slinger, Living by Karate, Satan's Town
Haruyasu NoguchiDirectorSong of the Underworld, The Gun Like Lightning, Ryuji, the Gun Slinger, Woman Gambler, I'm Not the Criminal
Hideki TakahashiActorChivalry Broken from All Sides, Duel in the Storm, Family Crest: Die Like a Man, Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
Eitarō ShindōActorSansho the Bailiff, The Life of Oharu, A Geisha, Clothes of Deception
Machiko KyōActorOdd Obsession, The Life of a Horse Trader, Clothes of Deception, A Fool's Love
Movies and TV shows
86Upcoming
1 title
as Ban Araki
1970s
2 titles
TV show · as Yamatoya
as Fujioka
1960s
23 titles · average score 64
as Yakuza boss Kanichi Shige
as Jisuke Sawaiya
as Shun Ogata
as Dr. Matsushita
as Detective Kinoshita
as Detective Kinoshita
as Daisaku Yabuuchi
as Jukichi Oyama
as Mawatari
as Tsuyama
as Mizuta
as Dr Goro Shizu
1950s
35 titles · average score 83
as Masseur
as Eikichi
as Ôba
as Lawyer Yamamoto
as Minister of Justice
Director
as Saeki
as Teppuu
as Shinzaemon
as Shukichi Mamiya
as Yamashita
as Ogasawara
1940s
16 titles · average score 67
as Osamu Kachigawa
as Kentaro Omoi
as Yayoi Hotel owner
as Tagawa
as Nomura
as Keinosuke Kazama
as Black-marketeer
as Yoshizo Fubiki
as Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section
as Police Chief Mishima
as Nagabayashi, former chief
1930s
9 titles · average score 73
as Kiyosi Arakava
as Sanjuro Mori
as Cooper
as Kono
as Totsuka
as Gozô Iwabuchi
as Jinbee
as Charlie Cho
as Denkichi















































