Nobuo Yana Explained

Nobuo Yana
Birth Date:	19 August 1935
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1956–present

is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for playing villains. Before he started his acting career, he was a professional baseball player of Toei Flyer's.^{[1] [2]}

In 1956, he joined Toei Flyer's but in 1958, he retired because of an injury.^[3] He joined Toei film company and made his film debut in 1959. He debuted as a director with his film Dagashiya Koharu in 2018.^[4]

Selected filmography

Film

• The Proud Challenge (1962)
• Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
• Wolves, Pigs and Men (1964) : Bagman
• A Fugitive from the Past (1965) : Machida
• Soshiki Bōryoku series (1967–69) : Tetsu
• Abashiri Prison film series (1965-1972)
• (1969) : Itō
• Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) : Yabuki
• Street Mobster (1972) : Karasawa
• (1973) : Adachi
• (1973) : Asano
• (1974) : Kawanishi
• (1974) : Ryosuke Kaga
• New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) : Susumu Kudo
• (1975) : Miyai
• (1975) : Tsurukichi Nemoto
• Yakuza Graveyard (1976) : Ezaki
• (1985) : General Gilmore (Voice)
• The Triple Cross (1992)
• Ghost Pub (1994) : Uohara
• Ambition Without Honor (1996)
• Minna no Ie (2001) : Arakawa Jr.
• Dagashiya Koharu (2018)

Television

• Kikaider 01 (1973–74) as Big Shadow
• Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1976–77) as Black cross Führer
• Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1984) as Nobuyuki Fukami
• Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) as Munefuyu Murata

Notes and References

1. News: Yana Nobuo . Asagei plus. 2017-06-01. 2017-06-11.
2. News: Yana Nobuo's official cite . Asagei plus. 2017-06-01. 2017-06-11.
3. News: 悪役人生 八名信夫さん. 日本衛生検査所. 2014-03-22. 2020-12-19.
4. News: 熊本復興へ八名信夫さん製作の映画完成 地震被災者"リアルに"熱演. 西日本新聞. 2018-09-19. 2020-12-19.