Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano (October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho, and Hiroshi Shimizu.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0526 |
| Birthday | 1912-10-20 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Shuji Sano, Сюдзи Сано, |
1956
Wedding Day
7/1
Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with S...
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Wedding Day
1950
Spring Snow
0/0
The Yoshikawa family is a typical small town family. With only the father's and daughter's salaries to support the family's six members, life is not e...
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Spring Snow
1942
There Was a Father
7/82
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
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There Was a Father
1954
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
0/0
1954 Theater of Life adaptation.
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Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
1957
Men Fighting Whales
0/0
A film about the rivalry between Captain Gondo and the harpooner Yosuke Yamagami, working on the best whaling ship Hayabusa Maru. One day they will ha...
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Men Fighting Whales
1962
Till Tomorrow Is
0/0
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition p...
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Till Tomorrow Is
1962
Haru no sanmyaku
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Haru no sanmyaku
1962
Dolls floating down the river
0/0
A touching story of pure love and tears between a boy and a girl, drawn by the innocent duo of Chieko Baisho and Shinichiro Mikami, based on "Nagashi...
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Dolls floating down the river
1962
Zoku aizen katsura
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Flower in a Storm
0/0
1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie
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Flower in a Storm
1978
The Beauty in the Bathroom
0/0
A magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
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The Beauty in the Bathroom
1953
Mole Alley
0/0
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating f...
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Mole Alley
1962
The Injured Boy
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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The Injured Boy
1946
Iki na fûraibô
0/0
A lost film by Masahiro Makino
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Iki na fûraibô
1937
What Did the Lady Forget?
6.3/33
A professor, Komiya, and his bossy wife, Tokiko, are to look after Setsuko, their high-spirited niece from Osaka. Despite being a minor, Setsuko is a...
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What Did the Lady Forget?
1970
Woman Boss
0/0
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Woman Boss
1949
Here's to the Young Lady
6.5/12
A matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of an auto garage.
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Here's to the Young Lady
1951
Carmen Comes Home
6.1/25
A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.
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Carmen Comes Home
1948
A Hen in the Wind
7.1/57
Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, s...
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A Hen in the Wind
1968
The Sands of Kurobe
6.5/6
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of t...
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The Sands of Kurobe
1954
An Inn at Osaka
7.3/12
Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries...
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An Inn at Osaka
1937
A Star Athlete
6/1
During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is tested when one of them becomes involved with a woman...
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A Star Athlete
1937
Forget Love for Now
7/2
Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.
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Forget Love for Now
1938
Queen of the Wind
0/0
A man and his girlfriend work for a cosmetics company, but would like to open their own store. The company is planning to send someone to Paris for sp...
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Queen of the Wind
1938
Kokumin no chikai
0/0
This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940...
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Kokumin no chikai
1942
A Certain Woman
0/0
Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who...
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A Certain Woman
1942
Moon of the Plateau
0/0
An older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their grandfather (Takeshi Sakamoto) who lives deep in the mountains....
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Moon of the Plateau
1937
The Trio's Engagements
7/1
Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japanese director Yasujiro Shimazu.
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The Trio's Engagements
1962
San'nin musume kanpai!
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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San'nin musume kanpai!
1968
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
0/0
A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.
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Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1967
Aruhi watashi wa
0/0
The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between pa...
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Aruhi watashi wa
1955
All is Well 2
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All is Well 2
1955
All is Well
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All is Well
1969
Sky Scraper!
0/0
A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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Sky Scraper!
1952
Kyōshū
0/0
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Kyōshū
1952
Kare o korosu na
0/0
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Kare o korosu na
1951
愛情の旋風
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愛情の旋風
1961
Love and the Shop Curtain
0/0
Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 To...
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Love and the Shop Curtain
1938
So Goes My Love
7/1
Shigeo is an aspiring writer living with his girl friend Minako and hoping for success and a better tomorrow every day. Both live on what Minako earns...
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So Goes My Love
1944
The Man Who Has Returned
0/0
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The Man Who Has Returned
1962
Naite waratta hanayome
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Naite waratta hanayome
1977
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
5.3/14
A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.
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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1945
Tengoku no hanayome
0/0
1945 Japanese movie
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Tengoku no hanayome
1953
Love Letter
6.8/28
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
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Love Letter
1960
Spring Dreams
5.6/7
When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous frien...
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Spring Dreams
1961
The Conspirator
6.4/5
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provi...
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The Conspirator
1956
Sudden Rain
6.5/14
Fumiko and Ryōtarō Namiki's marriage has gone stale, with both constantly arguing over what to do on a day off, or about her cutting out recipes from...
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Sudden Rain
1936
The New Road: Akemi
7/1
The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow aristocrat she thinks is a dullard. This part is told...
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The New Road: Akemi
1962
Mount Hakone
0/0
Japanese drama.
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Mount Hakone
1964
Here Because of You
5.5/6
An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing...
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Here Because of You
1959
Thus Another Day
5.3/6
A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out t...
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Thus Another Day
1957
The Horse Boy
0/0
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his fathe...
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The Horse Boy
1955
The Moon Has Risen
6.8/23
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in...
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The Moon Has Risen
1955
The Maid's Kid
8/2
In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her fami...
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The Maid's Kid
1958
The Snowy Heron
4/3
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catc...
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The Snowy Heron
1945
Victory Song
5.2/4
An anthology of thirteen patriotic stories about Japanese citizens contributing to the war effort.
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Victory Song
1941
Suzhou Nights
0/0
A hostile Chinese nurse (Yamaguchi) who works in an orphanage is won over by the care and commitment of the Japanese doctor (Sano) who treats her ward...
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Suzhou Nights
1949
The Bridal Night Again
0/0
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The Bridal Night Again
1937
The Golden Demon
6/5
A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and becom...
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The Golden Demon
1954
The Cock Crows Twice
0/0
Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.
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The Cock Crows Twice
1937
Song of the Flower Basket
0/0
Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.
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Song of the Flower Basket
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
5/2
Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.
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Moon Over the Ruins
1969
Fight for the Glory
0/0
Coming of age/high school sports drama.
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Fight for the Glory
1959
Tokyo Omnibus
0/0
The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who runs a small restaurant, and his son is in love with...
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Tokyo Omnibus
1962
Hadashi no hanayome
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Hadashi no hanayome
1966
Our Young World of Music
0/0
Japanese youth film.
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Our Young World of Music
1944
Army
6.7/15
Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.
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Army
1951
Early Summer
7.8/205
In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about...
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Early Summer
1961
Kaei
0/0
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Kaei
1956
Young Tree
0/0
A young girl moves to Tokyo and endures the rivalries between other high school girls of varying cultural and economic backgrounds.
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Young Tree
1958
Maria of the Ant Village
0/0
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been bapti...
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Maria of the Ant Village
1974
Statue in Fire
5/1
Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).
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Statue in Fire
1956
Twice on a Certain Night
0/0
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notic...
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Twice on a Certain Night
1945
Soyokaze
0/0
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Soyokaze
1966
Pretty Devil Yoko
3.3/3
Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be is an acquaintance who tries to...
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Pretty Devil Yoko
1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
0/0
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the...
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Our Chief, Our Doctor
1945
Otome no iru kichi
0/0
Japanese war movie.
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Otome no iru kichi
1941
Let's Go in Good Spirits
0/0
In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were called kyuji (給仕), which means “waiter” literally....
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Let's Go in Good Spirits
1962
August Moon
0/0
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August Moon
1956
Typhoon Furor
0/0
A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new o...
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Typhoon Furor
1942
Flowers of Patriotism
0/0
A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...
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Flowers of Patriotism
1946
Waiting Woman
0/0
Waiting woman
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Waiting Woman
1950
Crazy Uproar
0/0
Also known as Crazy Uproar.
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Crazy Uproar
1950
First Love Questions and Answers
0/0
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First Love Questions and Answers
1966
That Complicated Guy
0/0
Melodrama based on a novel by Yukio Mishima.
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That Complicated Guy
Noren to hanayome
0/0
Romantic comedy
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Noren to hanayome
1961
Koi no gashū
0/0
Taiji (Kawazu Yusuke), who works at Noble Cosmetics, wants to marry his girlfriend Tomie (Kuwano Miyuki), but is having a hard time saving up the mone...
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Koi no gashū
1958
Go and Get It
0/0
Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. Driven by his passion for capturing the truth, he...
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Go and Get It
1944
Yasen gungakutai
0/0
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Yasen gungakutai
1964
Taiyou wo Daku Onna
0/0
A countryside woman working as a maid gets scouted for a model job.
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Taiyou wo Daku Onna
1969
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
6/1
Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand
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Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1956
Rakuten fujin
0/0
In a corner of Tokyo, an old apartment housed the couple Sakaguchi Koyasu, a construction engineer, and Midori. According to Midori, Koyasu was a blan...
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Rakuten fujin
1965
若い野ばら
0/0
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若い野ばら
1956
Seishun no oto
0/0
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Seishun no oto
1948
The Man of Rumor
0/0
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