Deceased

How Did Bunta Sugawara Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known as菅原文太, Bunta SugawaraGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn16/08/1933Born inSendai, Miyagi, JapanDied28/11/2014 (aged 81)Died inTokyoCauseliver cancerWikidataQ1139492 ↗TMDb#119243 ↗

Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 200 feature films. Dropping out of Waseda University, he worked as a model before entering the film industry in 1956. After years of work, Sugawara finally established himself as a famous actor at the age of 39, with the lead role of Shozo Hirono in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976) of yakuza films.

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Filmography220 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2012	Wolf ChildrenMovie	Nirasaki (voice)	79
2008	SisterhoodMovie	—	75
2007	Hagetaka: Road to RebirthSeries	Syouzaburou Ooki	74
2007	The BatteryMovie	Yozo Ioka	74
2006	Tales from EarthseaMovie	Haitaka (voice)	73
2005	The Great Yokai WarMovie	Shuntarō Ino	72
2005	New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final ChapterMovie	Tokugawa Leyasu	72
2005	New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs OnmyojiMovie	Tokugawa Leyasu	72
2004	Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth ChapterMovie	—	71
2004	Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven ChapterMovie	—	71
2003	My GrandpaMovie	Godai Kenzo	70
2003	4TeenMovie	—	70
2002	Toshiie and MatsuSeries	Toshimasa Maeda	69
2002	Shura GroupMovie	—	69
2002	Shura Group Part 3Movie	—	69
2001	Spirited AwayMovie	Kamaji (voice)	68
2001	The Nippon Television Special of Spirited AwayMovie	—	68
2000	Dora-heitaMovie	Nadahachi on the Great River	67
2000	The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza WarMovie	—	67
1998	Tokugawa YoshinobuSeries	Saisho Tokugawa	65
1998	Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared MostSeries	Gensai	65
1995	KirikomiMovie	—	62
1995	Snow falls on a southern islandMovie	—	62
1995	Shura ga YukuMovie	—	62
1994	Furuhata NinzaburoSeries	—	61
1993	Emperor of UpheavalMovie	—	60
1992	Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1Movie	—	59
1992	Big BossMovie	—	59
1992	Distant JusticeMovie	Rio Yuki	59
1991	JingiMovie	—	58
1991	Let's Shoot RidiculouslyMovie	—	58
1990	Yellow FangsMovie	—	57
1990	Battleship YamatoMovie	Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki	57
1990	TekkenMovie	Seiji Nakamoto	57
1990	Signal FoolMovie	Yuzo Yamanaka	57
1989	Yawara!Movie	Kumajiro inokuma	56
1988	CraneMovie	Rich man	55
1987	ActressMovie	Kenji Mizoguchi	54
1987	The Eccentric ShinzaMovie	Shinza	54
1987	The Lady in a Black DressMovie	Shoji Katsuaki	54
1987	The Forced Marriage with ChildrenMovie	Kumazou	54
1986	The Hall of the Crying DeerMovie	—	53
1986	Musashibo BenkeiSeries	Tomo	53
1985	The Burmese HarpMovie	Platoon Commander	52
1984	The Story of a Man Among MenMovie	—	51
1982	Tasogare ni hyōteki o uteMovie	—	49
1982	To Trap a KidnapperMovie	—	49
1982	DomineeringMovie	Koji Kawakami	49
1981	Flames of BloodMovie	Senkichi	48
1981	Gate of YouthMovie	Shigezo Ibuki	48
1981	Tuesday Suspense TheaterSeries	—	48
1980	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete SagaMovie	Shozo Hirono	47
1979	A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching SunMovie	—	46
1979	Down with The Big BossMovie	Hachiyo Shunji	46
1979	Run Truck Rascal, Run!Movie	—	46
1979	The Man Who Stole the SunMovie	Inspector Yamashita	46
1979	Star of David: Beauty HuntingMovie	Momojirô Hoshi	46
1979	Dog of FortuneMovie	Lorry driver	46
1978	Dynamite Don-DonMovie	Ongagawa no Kasuke	45
1978	Japanese Godfather: ConclusionMovie	Akira Kawanishi	45
1978	The Truck Rascals Go to The NorthMovie	—	45
1978	Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of MomojiroMovie	—	45
1978	ShagMovie	—	45
1977	Japanese Humanity and JusticeMovie	—	44
1977	Japanese Godfather: AmbitionMovie	Shinsuke Tembo	44
1977	Japan's DonMovie	Eizo Iwami	44
1977	Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer TetsuMovie	Tetsuji Gondo	44
1977	I Am A Man of HonorMovie	—	44
1977	Truckster of GutsMovie	Momojiro	44
1977	The BoxerMovie	Hayato	44
1976	The Three Ginza RascalsMovie	—	43
1976	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the BossMovie	Shuichi Nozaki	43
1976	Truckster Goes to HokkaidoMovie	—	43
1976	Truck Rascals in Fever HeatMovie	—	43
1976	The Machine Gun DragonMovie	—	43
1975	The International Gang of KobeMovie	Kenzo Otaki	42
1975	Great JailbreakMovie	Kunizo Kuniiwa	42
1975	Cops vs. ThugsMovie	Detective Kuno	42
1975	Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop MeMovie	Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi	42
1975	The Wild TruckerMovie	Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi	42
1975	The Viper Brothers and the Young GeneralMovie	—	42
1975	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossMovie	Shuji Kuroda	42
1974	Violent FraternityMovie	—	41
1974	Code of WolvesMovie	—	41
1974	Violent StreetsMovie	Tatsu	41
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie	Makio Miyoshi	41
1974	Father of the KamikazeMovie	—	41
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeMovie	Shozo Hirono	41
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police TacticsMovie	Shozo Hirono	41
1974	The Tattooed HitmanMovie	Ginji Yozokura	41
1974	The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 ChargesMovie	—	41
1974	Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano SchoolMovie	—	41
1974	Student YakuzaMovie	—	41
1974	The Scoundler vs. The Viper BrothersMovie	—	41
1973	Yokosuka Navy PrisonMovie	—	40
1973	Battles Without Honor and HumanityMovie	Shozo Hirono	40
1973	The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in JailMovie	—	40
1973	Dangerous Trade in KobeMovie	Lee Chung Shun	40
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaMovie	Shozo Hirono	40
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarMovie	Shozo Hirono	40
1973	Japan's Top GangsterMovie	Hachiro Daicho	40
1973	The Viper Brothers: The BlackmailersMovie	Masa	40
1972	The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13Movie	—	39
1972	Withered Tree, the Adventures of MonjiroMovie	Monjiro	39
1972	Street MobsterMovie	Isamu Okita	39
1972	Yakuza SkirmishesMovie	—	39
1972	The Red Silk GamblerMovie	Masa	39
1972	Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog BrothersMovie	Gondo	39
1972	Delinquent StreetMovie	—	39
1972	Red Peony Gambler: Execution of DutyMovie	—	39
1972	Turtle GeishaMovie	—	39
1972	A Yakuza Has His WayMovie	Ishido Tsuneo	39
1972	The PledgeMovie	—	39
1972	Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's BirthMovie	Monjirô Kogarashi	39
1972	The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovie	Yuijiro	39
1972	The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion ThreatsMovie	—	39
1971	A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood BrothersMovie	—	38
1971	Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire FestivalMovie	Masaru Kokubun	38
1971	Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The CommandmentsMovie	Ryutatsu	38
1971	The Sucker's Blunt DaggerMovie	—	38
1971	The Kanto Brothers' Code of HonorMovie	—	38
1971	The Viper BrothersMovie	Masataro (Goro Masa)	38
1971	The Viper Brothers Rage AgainMovie	—	38
1971	Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan HonorMovie	Masaru Kokubun	38
1971	Evil Boss vs. HenchmenMovie	Hanjiro Murase	38
1971	Wolves on MotorcyclesMovie	—	38
1971	Trials of an Okinawa VillageMovie	—	38
1971	Bitter Tears of a Woman GamblerMovie	Seijiro Otawa	38
1971	Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-senMovie	—	38
1971	A Modern Yakuza: Broken CodeMovie	—	38
1970	Modern Chivarly: Sworn BrothersMovie	—	37
1970	A Lively GeishaMovie	Yukichi	37
1970	Code Between Brothers: All NewMovie	—	37
1970	The Japan Derby RaceMovie	—	37
1970	Gambler's Code - Loyalty OfferingMovie	—	37
1970	Thugs of ShinjukuMovie	—	37
1970	The SwindlersMovie	—	37
1970	Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent LoyaltyMovie	Masaru Kokubun	37
1970	The Last KamikazeMovie	Lieutenant Satake	37
1970	Wolves of the City, Money HuntersMovie	—	37
1970	Kigeki Gyanburu HisshôhôMovie	—	37
1970	Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes BackMovie	Ryutatsu	37
1970	Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple DuelMovie	Masaru Kokubun	37
1970	Whipmaster: Ballad of MurderMovie	Blind Priest Ryotatsu	37
1970	Hooligans on BuggiesMovie	—	37
1970	Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnMovie	Aoyama Tsunejiro	37
1970	Wolves of the City: CheckmateMovie	—	37
1970	Fugitive ScoundrelMovie	Izumi Tatsuya	37
1970	Bloodstained Clan of HonorMovie	Gunji	37
1970	Postwar SecretsMovie	Shin'ichi Yamada	37
1969	A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the OutlawMovie	—	36
1969	Brothers Serving TimeMovie	Tatsuo Yaguchi	36
1969	Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's PilgrimageMovie	—	36
1969	Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsMovie	Heigo Asahi	36
1969	The Private PoliceMovie	—	36
1969	Japan Organized Crime BossMovie	Tsutomu Kazama	36
1969	Woman Boss: Chivalrous FightMovie	Shuichi Kitahashi	36
1969	Yakuza on FootMovie	Tamotsu Asai	36
1969	Kanto Street PeddlersMovie	Masaru Kokubun	36
1969	The Bad Boss 3Movie	—	36
1969	Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the CityMovie	—	36
1969	A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the LawlessMovie	—	36
1969	Team of RuffiansMovie	—	36
1969	Wolf EscortMovie	—	36
1969	Yakuza LawMovie	—	36
1968	Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationMovie	Shiraishi	35
1968	Wicked PriestMovie	Ryotatsu	35
1968	Bakeneko: A Vengeful SpiritMovie	Shibayama Ukon	35
1968	Enlisted YakuzaMovie	—	35
1968	ScoundrelMovie	—	35
1968	RogueMovie	Ichiro Yamakawa	35
1968	The Marked ManMovie	—	35
1968	Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of MurderMovie	Ryutatsu	35
1967	A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow StormMovie	Mamushi	34
1967	Rebellion of JapanMovie	—	34
1967	Under the Stars of SingaporeMovie	—	34
1966	By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimMovie	—	33
1966	Flame and the CodeMovie	Ôtsu	33
1966	The Kii RiverMovie	School principal	33
1966	Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!Movie	—	33
1966	Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of CourageMovie	Minoru Akihara	33
1966	Secret Agent 101Movie	—	33
1966	A Sky Full of TearsMovie	Sakaki	33
1965	Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otokoMovie	—	32
1965	Blood and LawMovie	—	32
1965	Escape and the LawMovie	—	32
1965	King of the HighwayMovie	—	32
1965	High-Ranking YakuzaMovie	—	32
1964	The Scent of IncenseMovie	Sugiura	31
1964	Destroyer YukikazeMovie	—	31
1964	Melody of CrimeMovie	—	31
1964	The Shape of NightMovie	Tamura	31
1964	Samurai from SomewhereMovie	Yoshioka Shinnosuke	31
1963	見上げてごらん夜の星をMovie	—	30
1963	A Legend or Was It?Movie	Goichi Takamori	30
1963	For Love and MoneyMovie	—	30
1962	Otoko no UtaMovie	—	29
1962	Tōkyō sanosa musumeMovie	—	29
1962	Gakusei geisha koi to kenkaMovie	—	29
1962	August MoonMovie	Ishikawa	29
1962	Marriage of the Sky and the SeaMovie	—	29
1962	Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjūMovie	—	29
1961	Invitation to the Enchanted TownMovie	—	28
1961	Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive GuideMovie	—	28
1961	Student ExecutiveMovie	—	28
1961	Love New and OldMovie	Kenji	28
1960	Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzokuMovie	Captain Uehara	27
1960	Brutal WomanMovie	Hiroshi Taniguchi	27
1960	This Is a Man's WorldMovie	Toshio Sugawara	27
1960	Female Slave ShipMovie	Sugawa	27
1960	Female Thief and the BombMovie	Nobuo Asakura	27
1960	Female DetectiveMovie	Sugiyama	27
1960	Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship MutsuMovie	Lieutenant Matsumoto	27
1960	Five Violent GirlsMovie	Kazuhiko Nanjô	27
1959	The Blood Sword of the 99th VirginMovie	Masayuki Abe	26
1959	Fight to the Death in a BlizzardMovie	—	26
1959	Haunted CaveMovie	Detective Nonomiya	26
1959	Crazy DesireMovie	—	26
1956	Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furuMovie	Nakagawa, a student	23
0	警視庁殺人課Series	—	—