Portrait of Tōru Abe

Acting

Tōru Abe

Career

Active from 1950 to 1982, busiest in 1966 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tōru Abe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 9
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Revenge 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Yakuza 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Yakuza Film 3
  • Gang Warfare 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles · average score 80
Nemuri Kyoshiro
Nemuri Kyoshiro (1982)

TV show

The Blazing Valiant
The Blazing Valiant (1981)

as Sakae Oya

Shōgun
Shōgun (1980)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Hiromatsu

1970s

25 titles · average score 65
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

as Besho

Gambling Den Heist
Gambling Den Heist (1975)

as Hada

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Kendo Terauchi

Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (1974)

as Yakuza Boss

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (1974)

as Oshima Humio

The Blossom and the Sword
The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Boss Toubei

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair (1971)

as Furuya

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971)
GoodWatch score 52

as Yakuza Boss

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return (1970)

as Samezu no Masagoro

Blind Woman's Curse
Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dobashi

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)

1960s

46 titles · average score 69
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
Trapped, the Crimson Bat (1969)

as Bunzo

The Two Bodyguards
The Two Bodyguards (1968)

as Oike

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968)

as Geki

The Homely Sister
The Homely Sister (1967)

as Ukichi Tsurumura

Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hidanokami Arakawa

Game of Chance
Game of Chance (1966)

as Kizaki

Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Heizo Yoda

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)

as Yasui

Blood of Revenge
Blood of Revenge (1965)

as Tatsuzo Karasawa

Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Boss Yagiri Tokyuro

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

as Deputy Chief Kawanishi

Take Aim at the Police Van
Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Akahori

1950s

28 titles · average score 77
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as Watarai Gunsô

Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mihara

The Boy Who Came Back
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

as Miyamura

The Champion
The Champion (1957)

as Shinzo Takaoka

But the Flesh is Weak
But the Flesh is Weak (1957)

as Iida

Inn of the Floating Weeds
Inn of the Floating Weeds (1957)

as Murayama

Crossroad
Crossroad (1956)

as Inspector Hanada

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

as Yamagami

Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gô Momoyama

Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Railway Staff

The Inner Palace Conspiracy
The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)

as Older brother Taro Ichi

Town of Violence
Town of Violence (1950)

as Tajima

1940s

2 titles · average score 67
The Portrait
The Portrait (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ichiro

Great X
Great X (1948)

as X