Acting
Shūji Sano
- Titles
- 47movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 1977, busiest in 1937 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
There Was a Father87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Family Dynamics8.2average 4.8
- Melancholy7.4average 4.7
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.3average 4.9
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Crime0.6, average 3.7
- Adrenaline2.4, average 4.9
- Violence1.9, average 4.2
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Melancholy 4
- Social Realism 2
- Human Condition 2
- 1930s Japan 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Family Relationships 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chishū RyūActorA Hen in the Wind, The Moon Has Risen, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, The Man of Rumor, +4 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorWhat Did the Lady Forget?, A Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, Carmen Comes Home, Here's to the Young Lady, +2 more
Shin SaburiActorThere Was a Father, Field Army Orchestra, The Golden Demon, The Trio's Engagements, Moon Over the Ruins
Chūji KinoshitaComposerCarmen Comes Home, Here's to the Young Lady, Thus Another Day, Our Chief, Our Doctor, Dolls floating down the river
Kōji MitsuiActorCarmen Comes Home, Field Army Orchestra, Koi no gashū, Thus Another Day
Ken UeharaActorWhat Did the Lady Forget?, Field Army Orchestra, Soyokaze, The Trio's Engagements
Yasujirō OzuWriterWhat Did the Lady Forget?, A Hen in the Wind, The Moon Has Risen, There Was a Father
Keisuke KinoshitaDirectorCarmen Comes Home, Here's to the Young Lady, Thus Another Day, Dolls floating down the river- YYoshiyasu HamamuraEditorA Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, Koi no gashū, Wakai nobara
Yûharu AtsutaCinematographerWhat Did the Lady Forget?, A Hen in the Wind, There Was a Father, Wakai nobara
Takashi ShimuraActorThe Sands of Kurobe, Young Tree, Spring Snow
Mitsuko MitoActorThere Was a Father, An Inn at Osaka, Moon Over the Ruins
Movies and TV shows
501970s
3 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Zentaro Tamamura
TV show
1960s
12 titles
as Hirata
as Jiro's father
as Hiroshi Yamamura
as Naoto Morita
TV show · as Asano Matauemon
as 成沢重之
as Tetsuo
as Otoya Otomaru
as Ryosuke Mishima
as Aizawa
as Nagata
as Doctor Hanamura
1950s
18 titles · average score 72
as Managing director
as Kobayashi
as Ryotaro Namiki
as Mr. Shinohara
as Shida Bunzo
as Takasu
as Yosuke Sugimura
as Mito
as Atami Blues
as Yusaku Araki
as Haruo Taguchi
as Sotaro Satake
1940s
9 titles · average score 74
as Keizo Ishizu
as Shuichi Amamiya
as 松崎英二
as Bun'noshin Koike
as 横山（楽団員）
as Captain
as Sakuma
as Kaneko
as Ryohei Horikawa
1930s
8 titles · average score 66
as Shigeo Tanikawa
as Seki
as Shûji Kamura
as Kyôsuke
as Naomichi
as Taki