Portrait of Sonosuke Sawamura

Acting

Sonosuke Sawamura

Career

Active from 1950 to 1963, busiest in 1962 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi on the Road
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sonosuke Sawamura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Special Effects Showcase 2
  • Classic Samurai Film 2
  • Blind Swordsman 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

10 titles · average score 70
Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Boss Tatsugoro

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yoshihiro Shimazu

Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Boss Tobei of Shimozuma

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

as Seki no Kanbei

The Notorious Man's Return
The Notorious Man's Return (1962)

as Kaneko

Good Rascals
Good Rascals (1962)

as Tamotsu Watanabe

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kihei

The Red Shadow
The Red Shadow (1961)

as Hyakusuke

The Man Who Came to the Harbor Festival
The Man Who Came to the Harbor Festival (1961)

as Feudal Lord

Paper Crane Palanquin
Paper Crane Palanquin (1960)

as Manji-ya

1950s

15 titles · average score 65
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

as Shibeki

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins (1958)

as Iga no Genji

Secret of The Golden Spell
Secret of The Golden Spell (1958)

as Asaki Shisai

The Living Koheiji
The Living Koheiji (1957)

as Actor 2

I Saw the Killer
I Saw the Killer (1956)

as Okamoto

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

as (uncredited)

Fighting Cha Cha Girl
Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)

as Foreman Kumada

Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki

A Man Among Men
A Man Among Men (1955)

as Takako's patron

Invisible Man
Invisible Man (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nomura, Dietman

Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

as Sentaro

Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo (1951)

as Military police senior soldier B