Kyū Sazanka Explained

Kyū Sazanka
Birthname:Mineo Suehiro
Birth Date:1 April 1914
Birth Place:Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1932–1970

was a Japanese actor.

Career

Sazanka debuted as a singer in Asakusa in 1932 and was active on the vaudeville circuit as a member of the Akireta Bōizu (Boys).[1] He made his film debut in 1946.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector
1955Meoto zenzai KyōichiShirō Toyoda
Takekurabe TatsugorōHeinosuke Gosho
1956Mahiru no ankoku ShirakiTadashi Imai
Koi Sugata Kitsune Goten FujimaruNobuo Nakagawa
1957An Osaka Story Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Oshidori kenkagasa Ryō Hagiwara
1958Giants and Toys Ryûzô HigashiYasuzo Masumura
Yūrakuchō de Aimashō Saburō MaedaKoji Shima
1959The Human Condition ChangMasaki Kobayashi
Odd Obsession Curio dealerKon Ichikawa
1960When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Bar ownerMikio Naruse
Cruel Story of Youth Nagisa Oshima
The Bad Sleep Well KanekoAkira Kurosawa
1961Yojimbo UshitoraAkira Kurosawa
Akumyō YoshiokaTokuzō Tanaka
Zoku Akumyō YoshiokaTokuzō Tanaka
The End of Summer YamaguchiYasujirō Ozu
1962 Yanagisawa YoshiyasuHiroshi Inagaki
1963High and Low CreditorAkira Kurosawa
1964Pale Flower Boss ImaiMasahiro Shinoda
1965The Hoodlum Soldier

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sazanka Kyū. Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. 29 September 2014.