Portrait of Ichirō Sugai

Acting

Ichirō Sugai

Career

Active from 1932 to 1969, busiest in 1956 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ichirō Sugai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

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.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Fighting Horizon
Fighting Horizon

as Ban Araki

1970s

2 titles
Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)

TV show · as Yamatoya

The Gambler's Counterattack
The Gambler's Counterattack (1971)

as Fujioka

1960s

23 titles · average score 64
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)

as Yakuza boss Kanichi Shige

Duel in the Storm
Duel in the Storm (1968)

as Jisuke Sawaiya

Gamera vs. Barugon
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dr. Matsushita

The Pornographers
The Pornographers (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shun Ogata

Youth A Go Go!
Youth A Go Go! (1966)

as Iwao Muraki

Woman Gambler
Woman Gambler (1965)

as Detective Kinoshita

Hot Spring Doctress
Hot Spring Doctress (1964)

as Daisaku Yabuuchi

The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves (1964)

as Jukichi Oyama

Black Test Car
Black Test Car (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mawatari

Living by Karate
Living by Karate (1961)

as Tsuyama

Killers on Parade
Killers on Parade (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mizuta

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)

as Dr Goro Shizu

1950s

37 titles · average score 83
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Masseur

Who's the Real Killer
Who's the Real Killer (1957)

as Eikichi

Satan's Town
Satan's Town (1956)

as Ôba

Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Lawyer Yamamoto

Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Minister of Justice

Turbid Youth
Turbid Youth (1954)

Director

A Geisha
A Geisha (1953)
GoodWatch score 90

as Saeki

The Lovers
The Lovers (1953)

as Teppuu

The Eagle of the Pacific
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

as Admiral Koshirô Oikawa

The Life of Oharu
The Life of Oharu (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Shinzaemon

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

as Shukichi Mamiya

The Life of a Horse Trader
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)

as Ogasawara

1940s

16 titles · average score 67
Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kentaro Omoi

Sad Whistling
Sad Whistling (1949)

as Osamu Kachigawa

Stray Dog
Stray Dog (1949)
GoodWatch score 90

as Yayoi Hotel owner

A Fool's Love
A Fool's Love (1949)

as Tagawa

The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nomura

Apostasy
Apostasy (1948)

as Keinosuke Kazama

One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 80

as Black-marketeer

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Yoshizo Fubiki

The Most Beautiful
The Most Beautiful (1944)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943)

as Ryu

Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Police Chief Mishima

Bouquet of the South Seas
Bouquet of the South Seas (1942)

as Nagabayashi, former chief

1930s

9 titles · average score 73
A Brother and His Younger Sister
A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939)

as Kiyosi Arakava

The Straits of Love and Hate
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sanjuro Mori

The Foghorn
The Foghorn (1934)

as Cooper

Karisome no kuchibeni
Karisome no kuchibeni (1934)

as Kono

Tsuki yori no shisha
Tsuki yori no shisha (1934)

as Totsuka

The Water Magician
The Water Magician (1933)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gozô Iwabuchi

The Feast of Gion
The Feast of Gion (1933)

as Jinbee

The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia (1932)

as Charlie Cho

Mistress of a Foreigner
Mistress of a Foreigner (1930)

as Denkichi