Portrait of Shūji Sano

Acting

Shūji Sano

Career

Active from 1937 to 1977, busiest in 1937 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for There Was a Father
There Was a Father
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shūji Sano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.6, average 3.6
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Family Relationships 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Human Condition 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • 1930s Japan 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Cultural Heritage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles · average score 60
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977)
GoodWatch score 60

as Takagi

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)

TV show · as Zentaro Tamamura

Kininaru Yomesan
Kininaru Yomesan (1971)

TV show

1960s

12 titles
The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

as Hirata

Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

as Jiro's father

Our Young World of Music
Our Young World of Music (1966)

as Hiroshi Yamamura

That Complicated Guy
That Complicated Guy (1966)

as Naoto Morita

Wakai nobara
Wakai nobara (1965)

as 成沢重之

Taikouki
Taikouki (1965)

TV show · as Asano Matauemon

Till Tomorrow Is
Till Tomorrow Is (1962)

as Tetsuo

Dolls floating down the river
Dolls floating down the river (1962)

as Otoya Otomaru

August Moon
August Moon (1962)

as Ryosuke Mishima

Koi no gashū
Koi no gashū (1961)

as Aizawa

Noren to hanayome
Noren to hanayome (1961)

as Nagata

Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams (1960)

as Doctor Hanamura

1950s

18 titles · average score 72
Thus Another Day
Thus Another Day (1959)

as Managing director

Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1958)

as Kobayashi

Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain (1956)
GoodWatch score 75

as Ryotaro Namiki

Young Tree
Young Tree (1956)

as Mr. Shinohara

Twice on a Certain Night
Twice on a Certain Night (1956)

as Shida Bunzo

The Moon Has Risen
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Takasu

All is Well
All is Well (1955)

as Yosuke Sugimura

An Inn at Osaka
An Inn at Osaka (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mito

Love Letter
Love Letter (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Atami Blues

Our Chief, Our Doctor
Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)

as Yusaku Araki

Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Haruo Taguchi

Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
GoodWatch score 89

as Sotaro Satake

1940s

9 titles · average score 73
Here's to the Young Lady
Here's to the Young Lady (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Keizo Ishizu

A Hen in the Wind
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shuichi Amamiya

The Man of Rumor
The Man of Rumor (1948)

as 松崎英二

Iki na fûraibô
Iki na fûraibô (1946)

as Bun'noshin Koike

Soyokaze
Soyokaze (1945)

as 横山(楽団員)

Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)

as Captain

Field Army Orchestra
Field Army Orchestra (1944)

as Sakuma

Army
Army (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kaneko

There Was a Father
There Was a Father (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ryohei Horikawa

1930s

8 titles · average score 66
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1938)

as Shigeo Tanikawa

A Star Athlete
A Star Athlete (1937)

as Seki

Forget Love for Now
Forget Love for Now (1937)

as Kyôsuke

What Did the Lady Forget?
What Did the Lady Forget? (1937)
GoodWatch score 66

as Okada

The Trio's Engagements
The Trio's Engagements (1937)

as Shûji Kamura

Moon Over the Ruins
Moon Over the Ruins (1937)

as Taki

Song of the Flower Basket
Song of the Flower Basket (1937)

as Ono

The Golden Demon
The Golden Demon (1937)

as Naomichi