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Saburo Date

Known for
Acting
Born
March 27, 1924, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Died
September 12, 1991
Movies
292

Upcoming Saburo Date Movies

Zoku hebi hime dōchū

Zoku hebi hime dōchū

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Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

Ugetsu
8.0

Ugetsu

1953

Sansho the Bailiff
8.1

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
7.0

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
7.1

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972

Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
7.1

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

1962

Gate of Hell
7.1

Gate of Hell

1953

New Tale of Zatoichi
7.0

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

An Actor's Revenge
6.6

An Actor's Revenge

1963

Filmography

1990Takeshi: Childhood DaysTakeno Grandfather
1987Luminous Woman
1985Lost Chapter of Snow: PassionMaruyama
1985Typhoon ClubOkabe
1983The Bored SamuraiIkeda Kazue
1981Lowly Ronin
1980The Woman
1977Ballad of Orin
1977Gambling Code and Feuds
1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
1975Song of the Devil
1975The Bullet TrainBusinessman's Man
1975Wolf GuyTsukada
1975Graveyard of HonorOyabun
1974Oh Wonderful Utamaro!
1973The Blossom and the Sword
1973Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973The BodyguardKenzo Ebina
1972Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's BirthRokubei of Hakoda
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesSwift-style Swordsman
1972Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionKaizutoshi
1972The Trail of Blood
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceOfficial Envoy
1971Kumo no Yuna
1971The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
1970Island of Horrors
1970Ghost of Kasane SwampFukami Shinzaemon
1970The Angry Sword
1970Naked Ambition
1970Mission: Iron Castle
1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969Gokudô Petenshi
1969Blood End
1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969The Curse of the Ghost
1969Lefty Fencer
1969Devil's Temple
1969Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969Sworn Brothers
1968Samaritan ZatoichiYakuza
1968Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968The Funeral Racket
1968Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
1968The Bride from Hades
1968The Saga of TanegashimaTokunoshin Wakita
1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968Lone Wolf Isazo
1968Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersFirst Ronin
1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1967A Killer's Key
1967The Wife of Seishu HanaokaRyoan Shimomura
1967Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967Secret Assignment
1967Quick-Draw Dog
1967A Certain Killer
1966Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
1966Assignment Cloud
1966Zatoichi's PilgrimageKagimatsu
1966The Betrayal
1966Dianas of the Campus
1966Zatoichi's VengeanceHanji
1966DaimajinIppei Cyjûma
1966The Thieves' Who's Who
1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes BackJinnai
1966The Virgin WitnessPoliceman
1965Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965Sword DevilToda Shingo
1965New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965Young Boss: Prison Release
1965Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpyKanai Hanbei
1965Rampaging Dog
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanAnzai
1965Zatoichi's Revenge
1965Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
1965Young BossMonjiro
1965Bloody Shuriken
1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of FireMon'nosuke Kaizuka
1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoHatori Hanzo
1964Showdown at Night's EndAnami
1964Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964The Gambling Samurai
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1964Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeJuzo Kakei
1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingFlying Squirrel Banzo
1964Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1963Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionHattori Hanzo
1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeZeniya Gohei
1963Bamboo Doll of EchizenChoshichi
1963Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
1963Maiko and the Assassin
1963Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceHattori Hanzo
1963A Samurai Never Tells a LieKobotoke Kodaira
1963The Third Shadow Warrior
1963New Tale of ZatoichiAnzo
1963Assassins for sale
1963An Actor's RevengeKawaguchi-ya
1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesKeisuke Yamanami
1962Ninja, A Band of AssassinsHattori Hanzo
1962Hell's Assassin
1962The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesMirosuke
1962The Fencing Master
1962Betting on the Sword
1962The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962Destiny's Son
1962The Notorious Man's Return
1962Sōran wataridori
1962Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to
1962Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962Teppo Yasu no Shogai
1962Her Hidden PastManta
1962The Temple of Wild GeeseHeikichi Hisama
1962The Actress and the Three Rascals
1961Flowers of Chivalry
1961Oniisan to oneesan
1961The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961BuddhaAshvajit
1961Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961Otemoyan
1961A Lustful Man
1961Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961木曽ぶし三度笠
1961Three Young Samurai
1961Shikaku yashiki
1961Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
1961晴小袖
1961Vagabonds from Badgerville
1960Ippon-gatana dohyō iri
1960Satan's SwordHirama Jusuke
1960Wanderer's Story: Checkmate
1960Scars of Honor
1960What Price Love?
1960The Blind Menace
1960Tōkaidō chakkiri musume
1960Inugami Mansion
1960Gentarō fune
1960Red Lizard
1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960Koga's Messenger
1960Oja sando gosa
1960Hitohada jumon
1960The Demon of Mount Oe
1960Bonchi
1960Yûrei koban
1960Yosakoi sandogasa
1960Niji no kai midareba
1960Fūun shōgidani
1960The Two Musashis
1959Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
1959Samurai Vendetta
1959The Lord PretendsWatônai no Yasu
1959Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959Odd ObsessionPolice Detective
1959Ojo-kichiza
1959The Woman and the Pirate転法利平
1959Gambler and the Princess
1959Peony on the Skin
1958Travels of Lord MitoJûbei Negoro
1958The Gay Masquerade
1958Chi mojisen
1958Tsuki no kagebōshi: Yama o tobu kitsune hime
1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958Tsuki no kagebōshi: Kieyuku nōmen
1958Tōkaidō no yarōdomo
1958ConflagrationPolice detective A
1958Edo wa aozora
1958Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
1958Megitsune Buro
1958The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
1958The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
1958Tenryū shibukigasa
1958Shogun's Holiday
1958Hanatarō Jumon
1958Senryō yari
1958Princess Tsuki
1957Advance Patrol
1957Shimizukō kenka tabi
1957Yuki no wataridori
1957Secret of Naruto
1957Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
1957Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed SwordsmanGenba Kanai
1957Mangorō Tengu
1957Night Butterflies
1957Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957Ninjō misui
1957Nerawareta doyōbi
1957An Osaka StoryShokichi, samurai's servant
1957Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1956GonpachiDenzô Yuasa
1956Haha shirayuki
1956Fighting Fire Fighter
1956Unchan monogatari
1956Flowery Hood 2
1956Undercurrent
1956Aizome gasa
1956The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
1956The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
1956Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
1956Asataro the Crow
1956Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
1956Marathon Samurai
1956Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō
1955I Was Tokichiro
1955Taira Clan Saga
1955Nagasaki no yoru
1955The Rust Cleaner Sings
1955Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
1955The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955The Young Lord
1955The Magistrate
1955Jakō yashiki
1955Maiko sanjūshi
1955Ginji of the Seven Faces
1955Itarō jishi
1954Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954Chikamatsu MonogatariKatada Government Official
1954Otomi-san
1954Date sōdō: Haha goten
1954Akōgishi
1954Daikichi KonomuraMizuno
1954The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954Tekka bugyō
1954The Woman in the RumorNakauchi
1954Shirazu no Yatarō
1954Maiko monogatari
1954Hana no nagadosu
1954Sansho the BailiffKimpei
1954Hana no sando gasa
1953Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953Demon Sword
1953Gate of HellTomoyuki
1953A GeishaImanishi
1953Kisoji no Komori-uta
1953City of Violence
1953An Heir's Place
1953UgetsuVassal
1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
1953Asama no karasu
1953Shachō hisho
1952This Way, That Way
1952Furisode kyōjo
1952Castle of Carnage
1952AvalancheTomita
1952Mabuta no haha
1951Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
1951Duel at Omagatsuji
1951Story of a Beloved Wife
1951Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi
1951Mange jigoku
1951Judge of the Ashuras
1950Tetsuro no dankon
1950Hibotan tōzoku
1950Kaikyo no same
1950The End of the War
1950Minami no bara
1950Senryō hada
1950Duel in Senjo Mountain
1950Condor
1950Song of Love
1950Kazanmyaku
1950The Motherland Far Far AwayKino
1949Hebi hime dōchū
1949The Invisible Man AppearsKeizô Sasatani
1949Ghost Train
1949Three Pearls
1949Haha koiboshi
1949A Bullet Hole Underground
1949The Man Who Laughs Last
1949Messenger from the Moon
1949Goblin Courier
1948Thirty-three footprints
1948Children Hand in Hand
1947Oshiroi jō
1947The Devil's toast
1947Tree of Life
1947Duel at Moonrise
1947Tenka no gyoi kenban o iken suru otoko
1947A Carriage Running in the Darkness
1947Female Police Officer
1946Kunisada Chūji
1946Tebukuro o nugasu otoko

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