Bunta Sugawara
Known for Acting · 227 credits
- Born
- 1933-08-16
- Died
- 2014-11-28
- Place of birth
- Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Also known as
- 菅原 文太 · Bunta Sugawara
Biography
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
as Toshimasa Maeda
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
2007
as Syouzaburou Ooki
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998
as Saisho Tokugawa
Tuesday Suspense Theater
1981
The Lion Era
1980
Musashibo Benkei
1986
as Tomo
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
1998
as Gensai
You Don't Know That, Teacher?
1998
警視庁殺人課
Movies (217)
Spirited Away
2001
as Kamaji (voice)
Wolf Children
2012
as Nirasaki (voice)
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
1979
as Momojirô Hoshi
Tales from Earthsea
2006
as Haitaka (voice)
Gate of Youth
1981
as Shigezo Ibuki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Shozo Hirono
Violent Streets
1974
as Tatsu
The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979
as Inspector Yamashita
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
as Shozo Hirono
The Great Yokai War
2005
as Shuntarō Ino
Wicked Priest
1968
as Ryotatsu
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
1970
as Gunji
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Shozo Hirono
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Shozo Hirono
The Marked Man
1968
Cops vs. Thugs
1975
as Detective Kuno
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
2004
Japan's Don
1977
as Eizo Iwami
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968
as Ryutatsu
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Miyoshi Makio
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Ginji Yozokura
Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
2004
The Lady in a Black Dress
1987
as Shoji Katsuaki
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Yuijiro
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
as Shinsuke Tembo
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Dora-heita
2000
as Nadahachi on the Great River
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
as Yoshioka Shinnosuke
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976
as Shuichi Nozaki
Down with The Big Boss
1979
as Hachiyo Shunji
Dog of Fortune
1979
as Lorry driver
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Shuji Kuroda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Shozo Hirono
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
Truckster of Guts
1977
Actress
1987
as Kenji Mizoguchi
Street Mobster
1972
as Isamu Okita
Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971
The Battery
2007
as Yozo Ioka
The Wild Trucker
1975
as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
Turtle Geisha
1972
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
as Shiraishi
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
as Heigo Asahi
The Red Silk Gambler
1972
as Masa
The Shape of Night
1964
as Tamura
Domineering
1982
as Koji Kawakami
Yakuza Law
1969
The International Gang of Kobe
1975
as Kenzo Otaki
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
as Akira Kawanishi
Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
1975
as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
Scoundrel
1968
Ren'ai Zubari Kōza
1961
Boxer
1977
as Hayato
The Burmese Harp
1985
as Platoon Commander
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
The Scent of Incense
1964
as Sugiura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
as Shozo Hirono
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Tsutomu Kazama
The Last Kamikaze
1970
as Lieutenant Satake
Yellow Fangs
1990
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
1974
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972
as Monjiro
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
as Ongagawa no Kasuke
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976
I Am A Man of Honor
1977
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
1968
as Shibayama Ukon
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977
Brothers Serving Time
1969
as Tatsuo Yaguchi
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970
as Aoyama Tsunejiro
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973
as Lee Chung Shun
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
Shura Group Part 3
2002
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971
as Masaru Kokubun
Violent Fraternity
1974
The Viper Brothers
1971
as Masataro (Goro Masa)
Distant Justice
1992
as Rio Yuki
An Angel with Many Scars
1997
Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970
Code of Wolves
1974
Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961
The Kii River
1966
as School principal
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
as Hachiro Daicho
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
2005
as Tokugawa Leyasu
Crane
1988
as Rich man
Otoko no Uta
1962
The Japan Derby Race
1970
Kirikomi
1995
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971
A Legend or Was It?
1963
as Goichi Takamori
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
1972
Shag
1978
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
1967
as Mamushi
Great Jailbreak
1975
as Kunizo Kuniiwa
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979
Yakuza on Foot
1969
as Tamotsu Asai
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970
as Ryutatsu
Enlisted Yakuza
1968
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972
Rogue
1968
as Ichiro Yamakawa
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973
as Masa
Rebellion of Japan
1967
Thugs of Shinjuku
1970
The Private Police
1969
Kanto Street Peddlers
1969
as Masaru Kokubun
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986
Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
1966
as Minoru Akihara
A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969
Yawara!
1989
as Kumajiro inokuma
Flames of Blood
1981
as Senkichi
About Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia) With 227 credits spanning from 1956 to 2012, Bunta Sugawara has appeared in 217 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Spirited Away (2001) — as Kamaji (voice)
- Wolf Children (2012) — as Nirasaki (voice)
- Star of David: Beauty Hunting (1979) — as Momojirô Hoshi
- Tales from Earthsea (2006) — as Haitaka (voice)
- Gate of Youth (1981) — as Shigezo Ibuki
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