Deceased

How Did Shūji Sano Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

Also known asShuji Sano, Сюдзи СаноGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn20/10/1912Born inTokyo, JapanDied21/12/1978Died inTokyoCauseheart failureWikidataQ11384973 ↗TMDb#944892 ↗

Shūji Sano 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.

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Filmography109 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1978	The Beauty in the BathroomMovie	—	66
1977	Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuSeries	Zentaro Tamamura	65
1977	A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessMovie	Takagi	65
1974	Statue in FireMovie	—	62
1970	Woman BossMovie	—	58
1969	Sky Scraper!Movie	—	57
1969	Young Guy on Mt. CookMovie	—	57
1969	Fight for the GloryMovie	—	57
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	Hirata	56
1968	Dorobō Sodachi DorobōiMovie	—	56
1968	The Green YearsMovie	—	56
1967	Aruhi watashi waMovie	—	55
1966	Our Young World of MusicMovie	Hiroshi Yamamura	54
1966	Pretty Devil YokoMovie	Jiro's father	54
1966	That Complicated GuyMovie	Naoto Morita	54
1965	TaikoukiSeries	Asano Matauemon	53
1965	Wakai nobaraMovie	成沢重之	53
1964	Here Because of YouMovie	—	52
1964	Taiyou wo Daku OnnaMovie	—	52
1962	Mount HakoneMovie	—	50
1962	Till Tomorrow IsMovie	Tetsuo	50
1962	The Injured BoyMovie	—	50
1962	Naite waratta hanayomeMovie	—	50
1962	Hadashi no hanayomeMovie	—	50
1962	August MoonMovie	Ryosuke Mishima	50
1962	San'nin musume kanpai!Movie	—	50
1962	Flower in a StormMovie	—	50
1962	Haru no sanmyakuMovie	—	50
1962	Zoku aizen katsuraMovie	—	50
1961	Shadow of a FlowerMovie	—	49
1961	The ConspiratorMovie	—	49
1961	Love and the Shop CurtainMovie	—	49
1961	Noren to hanayomeMovie	Nagata	49
1961	Koi no gashūMovie	Aizawa	49
1960	Spring DreamsMovie	Doctor Hanamura	48
1960	I Will Never ForgetMovie	—	48
1959	Thus Another DayMovie	Managing director	47
1959	Tokyo OmnibusMovie	—	47
1958	Maria of the Ant VillageMovie	—	46
1958	Go and Get ItMovie	Kobayashi	46
1958	Family SafetyMovie	—	46
1958	The Snowy HeronMovie	—	46
1958	Age of ResistanceMovie	—	46
1957	The Horse BoyMovie	—	45
1957	Men Fighting WhalesMovie	Captain Gondo	45
1957	Monkey BusinessMovie	Kyūichirō Sonobe	45
1957	The Time of AngelsMovie	—	45
1956	Housewives Are SuingMovie	—	44
1956	Sound of YouthMovie	—	44
1956	Twice on a Certain NightMovie	Shida Bunzo	44
1956	Sudden RainMovie	Ryotaro Namiki	44
1956	Young TreeMovie	Mr. Shinohara	44
1956	Typhoon FurorMovie	—	44
1955	All is WellMovie	Yosuke Sugimura	43
1955	All is Well 2Movie	—	43
1955	The Moon Has RisenMovie	Takasu	43
1955	The Maid's KidMovie	—	43
1954	Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirakoMovie	—	42
1954	An Inn at OsakaMovie	Mito	42
1954	Husband Beware!Movie	—	42
1954	Mama's DiaryMovie	—	42
1954	The Cock Crows TwiceMovie	—	42
1954	Husband on the RunMovie	—	42
1954	Autumn InterludeMovie	Cook	42
1953	Love LetterMovie	Atami Blues	41
1953	A Song of Little MenMovie	—	41
1953	Mole AlleyMovie	—	41
1953	Waseda UniversityMovie	Namishima Gen'ichi	41
1952	KyōshūMovie	—	40
1952	Our Chief, Our DoctorMovie	Yusaku Araki	40
1952	Kare o korosu naMovie	—	40
1951	Early SummerMovie	Sotaro Satake	39
1951	Carmen Comes HomeMovie	Haruo Taguchi	39
1951	愛情の旋風Movie	—	39
1950	The Actress and the DetectiveMovie	—	38
1950	First Love Questions and AnswersMovie	—	38
1950	Spring SnowMovie	Toshio Kijima	38
1950	Crazy UproarMovie	—	38
1949	The Bridal Night AgainMovie	—	37
1949	Here's to the Young LadyMovie	Keizo Ishizu	37
1948	The Man of RumorMovie	松崎英二	36
1948	A Hen in the WindMovie	Shuichi Amamiya	36
1948	The FollowerMovie	—	36
1947	Newlywed League MatchMovie	—	35
1946	Iki na fûraibôMovie	Bun'noshin Koike	34
1946	Waiting WomanMovie	—	34
1945	Victory SongMovie	Captain	33
1945	SoyokazeMovie	横山（楽団員）	33
1945	Tengoku no hanayomeMovie	—	33
1944	Field Army OrchestraMovie	Sakuma	32
1944	ArmyMovie	Kaneko	32
1944	The Man Who Has ReturnedMovie	—	32
1942	Flowers of PatriotismMovie	—	30
1942	There Was a FatherMovie	Ryohei Horikawa	30
1942	Moon of the PlateauMovie	—	30
1942	A Certain WomanMovie	—	30
1941	Suzhou NightsMovie	—	29
1941	Let's Go in Good SpiritsMovie	—	29
1938	Kokumin no chikaiMovie	—	26
1938	So Goes My LoveMovie	Shigeo Tanikawa	26
1938	Queen of the WindMovie	—	26
1937	A Star AthleteMovie	Seki	25
1937	The Golden DemonMovie	Naomichi	25
1937	Song of the Flower BasketMovie	Ono	25
1937	What Did the Lady Forget?Movie	Okada	25
1937	Forget Love for NowMovie	Kyôsuke	25
1937	Moon Over the RuinsMovie	Taki	25
1937	The Trio's EngagementsMovie	Shûji Kamura	25
1936	The New Road: AkemiMovie	—	24