Deceased

How Did Gannosuke Ashiya Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known as芦屋雁之助, Gannosuke AshiyaGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn29/05/1931Born inKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, JapanDied07/04/2004 (aged 72)Died inKyotoCauseheart failureWikidataQ11614853 ↗TMDb#240010 ↗

Filmography56 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1999	AsukaSeries	藤吉巌治郎	68
1994	Kyoto Yokai Map 6: A legend of love that transcends time and space and is revived at the Jidai Matsuri! A 1200-year-old beauty vs. a psychic detectiveMovie	—	63
1994	Pom PokoMovie	Inugami Gyobu (voice)	63
1993	Kyoto Yokai Map 5: A 900-Year-Old Beautiful Noh Mask Maker Who Lived in SaganoMovie	—	62
1990	Sea of WanderingMovie	—	59
1985	Ichiban DaikoSeries	養父・徳治	54
1984	Sure DeathMovie	—	53
1983	Ninja Gangsters IV: The Mysterious Golden CastleMovie	—	52
1983	Ninja Gangsters III: The Missing Daimyo ProcessionMovie	—	52
1982	The DropoutMovie	Seiji Shimamura	51
1981	The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita StoryMovie	Kiyoshi Yamashita	50
1981	Tora-san's Love in OsakaMovie	Kisuke	50
1981	Chie the BratMovie	Shacho (voice)	50
1981	Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad!Movie	—	50
1971	Monk's ParadiseMovie	—	40
1971	Okoma, the Orphan GamblerMovie	Katsuji Hanada	40
1970	Story of Yakuza in NaniwaSeries	—	39
1969	Inferno of TortureMovie	Onikichi	38
1968	Hot Springs GeishaMovie	Kuroshima	37
1968	Nunnery ConfidentialMovie	—	37
1968	Ohyaku: The Female DemonMovie	Genji	37
1967	Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya ConfusionMovie	—	36
1967	Tokyo GamblerMovie	—	36
1966	Nothing But BonesMovie	—	35
1966	Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to FreedomMovie	—	35
1966	Dianas of the CampusMovie	—	35
1965	Taking the CastleMovie	—	34
1965	The Tattooed LordMovie	—	34
1965	The Third ContestMovie	—	34
1965	New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka DuelMovie	—	34
1965	Yakuza G-MenMovie	—	34
1965	Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.Movie	—	34
1964	GamblerMovie	Jonen	33
1964	The Spying SorceressMovie	—	33
1964	Bad Reputation: The Big DrumMovie	Ichiro	33
1963	The Confusing Journey of JirochoMovie	—	32
1963	The Kingdom of Jirocho 1Movie	—	32
1963	Tenamonya SandogasaMovie	—	32
1963	The Kingdom of Jirocho 2Movie	—	32
1963	18 RoughsMovie	Moriyama	32
1963	For Love and MoneyMovie	—	32
1963	Alone Across the PacificMovie	—	32
1963	Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in TokyoMovie	—	32
1963	Legends of HonorMovie	—	32
1963	Bad Reputation: Imposter's ParadiseMovie	—	32
1963	Song FestivalMovie	Inugami Tenzen	32
1962	A Country BossMovie	Shigezo of Juso	31
1962	Naite waratta hanayomeMovie	—	31
1962	Records of loyal vassalsMovie	—	31
1962	Gan-chan no keisatsu nikkiMovie	—	31
1961	Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no makiMovie	—	30
1961	続々々番頭はんと丁稚どんチャンポン旅行Movie	—	30
1961	Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	30
1960	Bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	29
1960	Zoku bantōhan to detchidonMovie	—	29
1959	Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeMovie	Ganshichi	28