
Nobuo Yana
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1935-08-19 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Okayama, Okayama, Japan
- Also known as
- 八名信夫
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (127)

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
1985
as Dorakoruru (voice)

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
as Takuya Asano

Heroes of the East
1978
as Japanese Spear Master

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Isamu Kasai

A Fugitive from the Past
1965
as Machida

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
1988
as Shudo Shimazaki

Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Nobuhisa Ezaki

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973
as Adachi

Violent Streets
1974
as Higashimatsu

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975
as Miyai

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Ryôsuke Kaga

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
as Kobe Police Detective

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Shin Kudô

Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Hokuryu-kai Executive

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Bomb Hurricane!
1976
as Black Cross Führer

Glorious Fights
1966

Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964
as Bagman

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969

Gamblers and Racketeers
1964

The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
as Kikuchi

Street Mobster
1972
as Karasawa

The Triple Cross
1992

The Man
1971

Asakusa no kyōkaku
1963
as Nagoya Traveler 2

Thugs of Shinjuku
1970

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Volcano's Last Big Eruption
1976
as Black Cross Fuhrer (voice)

The Challenge
1962

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976

Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
1977
as Shohei Iwaki

Code of Ruffians
1965

Police Precinct: Nothing Left at the Scene
1959

Road to the Don Theatrical Version
2003

The Drifting Gambler
1970
as Shota Nomura

Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965
as Shimada

Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Dobutatsu

Ghost Pub
1994
as Fishmonger

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963

Life of Hishakaku 3
1964

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
1969
The Gambling Nun
1971

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967

The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973

Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971

Police Precinct Part 21
1963

Team of Ruffians
1969

The Second Bullet is Marked
1960

Parole
1967

Woman His Prey
1972

Yakuza on Foot
1969
as So

Dissolution Rites
1967
as Yasuhara

All About Our House
2001
as Arakawa Sr.

Organized Violence II
1967
as Shiraki

Bloodstained Clan of Honor
1970

Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando
1972

Devotion to Railway
1960
as Railway police officer A

The Private Police
1969

League of Gangsters
1963

Organized Violence
1967

The Bandits
1968
as Takimoto

Nerves for Victory
1966

Wild Spirit
1967
as Kanbayashi

A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969

Quarreling with Yakuza
1973

The Thinking Leaf
1962

Reformatory Buddies
1974

Judo Life
1963

The Cheating Underworld
1968
as Torakichi

Mist and Shadows
1961

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964

The Lucky Status Symbol
1972

Gambler Biography
1968
as Debatora

G-Men in the Pacific
1962
as Takebayashi

Betrayal Tomorrow
1990

Gang Warfare
1972

A Single Flower Withered
1974

A Charming Devil
1965

Rogue
1968
as Kazama

Mahjong Demon 4: Mahjong Proxy War
1994

Continental Drifter
1966

Henchmen
1968
as Tsuchiya

Dream Stadium
1997

Phantom Agents
1964

The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1967

Fireflies: River of Light
2004
as Tanaka-san

This Is Shinogi
1994

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage
1969

House of Gamblers
1970

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi hissatsu no shiraha
1983

Return of the Outlaw
1968
as Maruyama

Gang vs. G-Men
1962

Prison Boss
1968

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968

The Devil's Messenger DEATH MESSENGER
1991

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963

The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
1971

Crow
1995

Otoko no chiheisen
1961

Gambler's Farewell
1968
as Dosa

Ambition Without Honor
1996

Violent Fraternity
1974

One Man's Chivalry
1965

Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
1961

The Path of the King
1971

The Armed Organization
1971

Fu · Shi · Gi · na BABY
1988

Brothers Serving Time
1969

An Impudent Man 2
1964

All Rascals
1962

Gang vs. Gang
1962

Main Street in the Underworld
1964

Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
1982

Orders from Hell
1964

Gambler's World 2
1967
as Yukizô

Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1970

Hell's Kitchen
1962

Dupe
1965

The Villain Company Wolf's Soul
1991
About Nobuo Yana
Nobuo Yana is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 134 credits spanning from 1959 to 2009, Nobuo Yana has appeared in 127 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nobuo Yana Movies
- Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) — as Dorakoruru (voice)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) — as Takuya Asano
- Heroes of the East (1978) — as Japanese Spear Master
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) — as Isamu Kasai
- A Fugitive from the Past (1965) — as Machida
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