Deceased

How Did Sonosuke Sawamura Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 60

Also known asSônosuke Sawamura, 沢村宗之助, 二代目澤村宗之助GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn01/07/1918Born inAsakusa, Taito, Tokyo, JapanDied03/11/1978 (aged 60)Died inHyogo Prefectural Tsukaguchi HospitalCausediabetes insipidusWikidataQ11565893 ↗TMDb#80714 ↗

Filmography138 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	シネマ歌舞伎『歌舞伎NEXT 朧の森に棲む鬼』Movie	—	106
1970	The Invisible SwordsmanMovie	—	52
1969	Lefty FencerMovie	—	51
1969	The Curse of the GhostMovie	—	51
1968	Hoodlum Priest And The Gold MintMovie	—	50
1967	Heiji, the DetectiveMovie	—	49
1965	Zatoichi's RevengeMovie	Boss Tatsugoro	47
1965	The Flower and the DragonMovie	—	47
1965	Chivalrous NatureMovie	—	47
1964	On the Road ForeverMovie	—	46
1964	The Ninja HuntMovie	—	46
1964	Warrior of the WindMovie	—	46
1964	Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoMovie	Yoshihiro Shimazu	46
1964	Blind Monk SwordsmanMovie	—	46
1964	The Man Disappears YesterdayMovie	—	46
1963	Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeMovie	—	45
1963	Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMovie	—	45
1963	Zatoichi on the RoadMovie	Boss Tobei of Shimozuma	45
1963	Yakuza of SekiMovie	—	45
1963	Ghost Story of Devil's Fire SwampMovie	—	45
1962	The Notorious Man's ReturnMovie	Kaneko	44
1962	Sabakareru Echizen no kamiMovie	—	44
1962	Seven Miles to NakayamaMovie	—	44
1962	The Phantom GoblinMovie	—	44
1962	Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the TokaidoMovie	—	44
1962	Good RascalsMovie	Tamotsu Watanabe	44
1962	Kisaragi SwordMovie	—	44
1962	Drunken SwordMovie	—	44
1962	Revenge for His LoverMovie	—	44
1962	Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral MansionMovie	—	44
1962	Knightly AdviceMovie	—	44
1962	Yakuza OfficialMovie	—	44
1962	Ninja, A Band of AssassinsMovie	—	44
1961	The Tale of Oiwa's GhostMovie	Kihei	43
1961	Fine ManMovie	—	43
1961	The Red ShadowMovie	Hyakusuke	43
1961	Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masumeMovie	—	43
1961	Unruly LionMovie	—	43
1961	A Young Warrior on Mount FujiMovie	—	43
1961	Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful batMovie	—	43
1961	Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henkaMovie	—	43
1961	Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic LanternMovie	—	43
1961	Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beautiesMovie	—	43
1961	The Man Who Came to the Harbor FestivalMovie	Feudal Lord	43
1961	Young Lord YakuzaMovie	—	43
1961	Case of a Young Lord 9: Black CamelliaMovie	—	43
1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2Movie	—	43
1961	The Shogun and the FishmongerMovie	—	43
1961	20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1Movie	—	43
1961	Ōedo kenka matsuriMovie	—	43
1961	Young Lord and Second SonMovie	—	43
1961	Mask of the MoonMovie	—	43
1960	The Demon of Mount OeMovie	—	42
1960	Road of ChivalryMovie	—	42
1960	Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed AvengerMovie	—	42
1960	Shinran, Part IIMovie	—	42
1960	Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of PassageMovie	—	42
1960	Mighty ShosukeMovie	—	42
1960	Case of Umon: Hell’s WindmillMovie	—	42
1960	Paper Crane PalanquinMovie	Manji-ya	42
1960	Scarier than the DevilMovie	—	42
1960	Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie	—	42
1960	Case of a Young Lord 8Movie	—	42
1960	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon MaskMovie	—	42
1960	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of KurayamizakaMovie	—	42
1960	The PiratesMovie	—	42
1960	Samurai VagabondsMovie	—	42
1960	Ryuji, the Gun SlingerMovie	—	42
1960	Hibari’s Favorite 2Movie	—	42
1960	Unwieldy BrothersMovie	—	42
1960	Ooka Seidan: Devil ImageMovie	—	42
1960	The Chivalrous Youth of Great EdoMovie	—	42
1959	Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovie	Shibeki	41
1959	Bride of Peacock CastleMovie	—	41
1959	Mission to HellMovie	—	41
1959	Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin DragonsMovie	—	41
1959	An Actor's RevengeMovie	—	41
1959	Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2Movie	—	41
1959	Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaMovie	—	41
1959	Gentle BreezeMovie	—	41
1959	Case of Umon: One-Eyed WolfMovie	—	41
1959	Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga OdaMovie	—	41
1959	Happily Tied to the RoadMovie	—	41
1959	The Edo Official and ApprenticeMovie	—	41
1959	Echo in the MountainsMovie	—	41
1959	53 Stages of the RoadMovie	—	41
1959	Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among MenMovie	—	41
1959	Diary of a Wandering LordMovie	—	41
1958	Megitsune BuroMovie	—	40
1958	A Martial CrowdMovie	—	40
1958	Drenched Swallow GonpachiMovie	—	40
1958	Nichiren and the Great Mongol InvasionMovie	—	40
1958	Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden HairpinsMovie	Iga no Genji	40
1958	Isshin Tasuke: A World in DangerMovie	—	40
1958	Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story JourneyMovie	—	40
1958	Secret of The Golden SpellMovie	Asaki Shisai	40
1958	Inochi wo Kakeru OtokoMovie	—	40
1958	Epic CrashMovie	—	40
1958	Kuchibue o fuku wataridoriMovie	—	40
1958	Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayomeMovie	—	40
1958	The Swishing SwordMovie	—	40
1957	Secret of NarutoMovie	—	39
1957	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)Movie	—	39
1957	Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2Movie	—	39
1957	Sasaki KojiroMovie	—	39
1957	The Living KoheijiMovie	Actor 2	39
1956	Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the SkinMovie	—	38
1956	Settlement of LoveMovie	—	38
1956	I Saw the KillerMovie	—	38
1956	Fighting Cha Cha GirlMovie	Foreman Kumada	38
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	(uncredited)	38
1956	Tenten MusumeMovie	—	38
1956	The Hoodlum and the Young MasterMovie	—	38
1956	The Affair 55 Years LaterMovie	—	38
1956	The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)Movie	—	38
1956	Runaway BrideMovie	—	38
1956	Aizome gasaMovie	—	38
1956	Achako's Diary: Bride-Catching TestMovie	—	38
1955	Godzilla Raids AgainMovie	Hokkaido Branch Manager Shingo Shibeki	37
1955	Nonki saibanMovie	—	37
1955	The Lone JourneyMovie	—	37
1955	A Man Among MenMovie	Takako's patron	37
1955	Three Brides for Three SonsMovie	—	37
1955	Marital RelationsMovie	—	37
1954	Invisible ManMovie	Nomura, Dietman	36
1954	Late ChrysanthemumsMovie	Sentaro	36
1954	My Six Favorite Men — Speedy MenMovie	—	36
1954	A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeMovie	—	36
1953	Half VirginMovie	—	35
1952	Riverside Fish Market EmpireMovie	—	34
1952	Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern ClothMovie	Noshiho Arashi	34
1951	Bengawan SoloMovie	Military police senior soldier B	33
1951	新遊侠伝Movie	—	33
1951	Yasubei NakayamaMovie	—	33
1951	新遊侠伝　遊侠往来Movie	—	33
1950	When We Came BackMovie	—	32
1950	Duel in the SunMovie	Worker	32
1950	Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogMovie	Peasant Inokichi	32