Shōbun Inoue
Japanese actor (1927-2013)
Shōbun Inoue (井上 昭文, Inoue Shōbun; 22 August 1927 – 28 January 2013) was a Japanese actor.
Inoue started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Company. Later, he signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company.
Filmography
Films
Throne of Blood (1957) as Tsuzuki's messenger
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) as Genta
The Human Condition: Road to Eternity (1959)
Hana and Ryu (1962)
Izo no Odoriko (1963)
Aoi sanmyaku (1963) as Nakata
Cruel Gun Story (1964) as Okada
The Long Death (1964)
Our Blood Will Not Forgive (1964) as Ushigoro Tobita
The Wild Sea (1969) as Takei
Mushukunin Mikogami no Jkichiō Kawakazeni Kakowa Nagareta (1972)
Sword of the Beast (1965) as Araiwa
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966) as Onijima
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) as Kumeji
Men and War (1970)
Tempyō no Iraka (1980) as Yoshihiko
Minna no Ie (2001) as Painter
Television drama
Taiga drama
Taikōki (1965) as Date Masamune
Ten to Chi to (1969) as Tomita Gōzaemon
Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Kawai Takeemon
Tokugawa ieyasu (1983) as Yamagata Masakage
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973) (ep.9) as Sabu
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973) (ep.15) as Jyunai Kutsuki
Zatoichi (1974) (ep.12) as Gonzō
The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979) (ep.5)
Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi (1979) (ep.16) as Izō
Shadow Warriors (1980) (ep.9)
Pro Hunter (1981) (ep.7)
Taiyō ni Hoero!
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