Acting
Tōru Abe
- Titles
- 99movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 1982, busiest in 1966 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 8top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Forever a Woman76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Violence6.9average 4.2
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.2, average 5.4
- Wholesome1.6, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.1, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Historical Drama 6
- Revenge 5
- Yakuza 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Gang Warfare 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Yakuza Film 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Betrayal 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Umetsugu InoueWriterThe Champion, Human Target, Victory and Defeat, Crossroad, Flame and the Code, +2 more
Koji TsurutaActorBlood of Revenge, Code Between Brothers 6, Rub Out the Past, Three Gamblers, The Biggest Gamble, +1 more
Yōko MinamidaActorThe Champion, Unga, Get Over Her, Debt of Honor, I Have the Sun in My Back- AAkira SuzukiEditorUnderworld Beauty, Take Aim at the Police Van, Crossroad, Prison Walls of Abashiri 3, Inn of the Floating Weeds
Shirō ŌsakaActorForever a Woman, Tales of Ginza, The Trap, Town of Violence
Kanjūrō ArashiActorAbashiri Prison, Prison Walls of Abashiri 3, Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return, The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
Ryōhei UchidaActorTake Aim at the Police Van, Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair, Family Crest: Die Like a Man, I Have the Sun in My Back
Michitarō MizushimaActorUnderworld Beauty, Take Aim at the Police Van, Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows, Debt of Honor
Kōji NanbaraActorZatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, Abashiri Prison, Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance, The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
Yumeji TsukiokaActorForever a Woman, Tales of Ginza, Unga, But the Flesh is Weak
Saburo HiromatsuActorThe Trap, Take Aim at the Police Van, Get Over Her, Wharf Temperament
Shōki FukaeActorThirteen Times a Loser, Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows, Family Crest: Die Like a Man, Wharf Temperament
Movies and TV shows
1041980s
3 titles · average score 80
TV show
as Sakae Oya
TV show · as Hiromatsu
1970s
25 titles · average score 65
as Besho
as Hada
as Yakuza Boss
as Kendo Terauchi
as Oshima Humio
as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
as Boss Toubei
as Yakuza Boss
as Dobashi
as Samezu no Masagoro
as Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)
1960s
46 titles · average score 69
as Bunzo
as Oike
as Ukichi Tsurumura
as Hidanokami Arakawa
as Kizaki
as Heizo Yoda
as Tatsuzo Karasawa
as Boss Yagiri Tokyuro
as Deputy Chief Kawanishi
as Akahori
1950s
28 titles · average score 77
as Watarai Gunsô
as Mihara
as Shinzo Takaoka
as Murayama
as Iida
as Inspector Hanada
as Yamagami
as Gô Momoyama
as Hagiyama
as Railway Staff
as Older brother Taro Ichi
as Tajima
1940s
2 titles · average score 67
as Ichiro
as X