Portrait of Shōzō Nanbu

Acting

Shōzō Nanbu

Career

Active from 1928 to 1968, with a break from 1929 to 1942, busiest in 1943 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 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
Shōzō Nanbu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1972)

TV show

1960s

15 titles · average score 68
Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

as Priest Genkai

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tokuzaemon

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kae's Grandfather

The Virgin Witness
The Virgin Witness (1966)

as Shûken

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Oinokami Doi

New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Jinpachiro Kanda

Bronze Magician
Bronze Magician (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Хамана

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gouemon Kashiya

The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kaio Takeda

Destiny's Son
Destiny's Son (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Kazue Yasutomi

The Wandering Princess
The Wandering Princess (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hidesato Sugawara

Satan's Sword
Satan's Sword (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Katayanagi Banjirou

1950s

11 titles · average score 72
The Lord Pretends
The Lord Pretends (1959)

as Hanzaemon Muramatsu

Etajima, the Naval Academy
Etajima, the Naval Academy (1959)

as Sakutaro Ishikawa

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Hayakawa

Warning from Space
Warning from Space (1956)
GoodWatch score 42

as The Elder Dr. Itsobe

Gonpachi
Gonpachi (1956)

as Bundayû Akamatsu

Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari (1956)

as Doctor

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

as Masasue Taira

Ugetsu
Ugetsu (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Shintô Priest

Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sadafusa

Taki no Shiraito
Taki no Shiraito (1952)

as Judge

Miss Oyu
Miss Oyu (1951)
GoodWatch score 76

as Doctor

1940s

4 titles · average score 62
The Invisible Man Appears
The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Umeo Miyazawa

Kenpu Renpeikan
Kenpu Renpeikan (1944)

as Yoshida Shoin

The Tiger of Malaya
The Tiger of Malaya (1943)

as Yasuda

All-out Attack on Singapore
All-out Attack on Singapore (1943)

as Captain Tsukimurasaki

1920s

3 titles · average score 63
Tokyo March
Tokyo March (1929)
GoodWatch score 63

as 劇作家島津健

Town of Love
Town of Love (1928)

as Jiro Tezuka, engineer

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (1927)

as Yasota Sugimura