Saburo Date
Known for
Seen across enough titles, Saburo Date turns into a familiar face known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The single most recognizable credit is 'Ugetsu', playing Vassal. 'Sansho the Bailiff' is the other credit most often cited. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Very few actors keep finding work for 80 years.
Saburo Date
62 Movies
1 Series
Seen across enough titles, Saburo Date turns into a familiar face known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The single most recognizable credit is 'Ugetsu', playing Vassal. 'Sansho the Bailiff' is the other credit most often cited. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Very few actors keep finding work for 80 years.
Movies
Plays Vassal
Ugetsu
1953
Plays Kimpei
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
Plays Tomoyuki
Gate of Hell
1953
Plays Okabe
Typhoon Club
1985
Plays Kaizutoshi
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Plays Businessman's Man
The Bullet Train
1975
Plays Mirosuke
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Plays Katada Government Official
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
Plays Swift-style Swordsman
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972
Plays Hanji
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Plays Oyabun
Graveyard of Honor
1975
Plays Anzo
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
Plays Imanishi
A Geisha
1953
Plays First Ronin
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968
Plays Kawaguchi-ya
An Actor's Revenge
1963
Plays Toda Shingo
Sword Devil
1965
Plays Tsukada
Wolf Guy
1975
Plays Ryoan Shimomura
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Plays Hattori Hanzo
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
Plays Ashvajit
Buddha
1961
Plays Official Envoy
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
Plays Police Detective
Odd Obsession
1959
Plays Hattori Hanzo
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Plays Kagimatsu
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Plays Hattori Hanzo
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Plays Takeno Grandfather
Takeshi: Childhood Days
1990
Plays Ippei Cyjûma
Daimajin
1966
Plays Hatori Hanzo
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
Plays Police detective A
Conflagration
1958
Plays Heikichi Hisama
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
Plays Hirama Jusuke
Satan's Sword
1960
Plays Nakauchi
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
Plays Yakuza
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
Plays Maruyama
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
1985
Plays Choshichi
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
Plays Kenzo Ebina
The Bodyguard
1973
Plays Kanai Hanbei
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
Plays Keizô Sasatani
The Invisible Man Appears
1949
Plays Shokichi, samurai's servant
An Osaka Story
1957
Plays Flying Squirrel Banzo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
Plays Juzo Kakei
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
Plays Rokubei of Hakoda
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
1972
Plays Mon'nosuke Kaizuka
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
Plays Zeniya Gohei
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
Plays Keisuke Yamanami
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
Plays Tokunoshin Wakita
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Plays Manta
Her Hidden Past
1962
Plays Anzai
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965
Plays Fukami Shinzaemon
Ghost of Kasane Swamp
1970
Plays Jinnai
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
TV Shows
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Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
Full Filmography
Takeshi: Childhood Days
Takeno Grandfather
1990
Film
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
Maruyama
1985
Film
Typhoon Club
Okabe
1985
Film
The Bored Samurai
Ikeda Kazue
1983
Film
The Bullet Train
Businessman's Man
1975
Film
Wolf Guy
Tsukada
1975
Film
Graveyard of Honor
Oyabun
1975
Film
The Bodyguard
Kenzo Ebina
1973
Film
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Rokubei of Hakoda
1972
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Saburo Date still alive?
Saburo Date passed away on September 12, 1991 at age 67.
What are the most famous roles of Saburo Date?
Saburo Date is best known for roles in Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff, Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance.
How many movies has Saburo Date been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1946), Saburo Date has appeared in 62 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Saburo Date's first movie?
The career of Saburo Date began with Tebukuro o nugasu otoko (1946).
What is Saburo Date's most recent movie or series?
Saburo Date's most recent release is Takeshi: Childhood Days, which premiered on January 12, 1990.
What TV shows has Saburo Date appeared in?
On television, Saburo Date has appeared in Professional Killers, Kogarashi Monjiro.
Saburo Date
1924-03-27 · Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Seen across enough titles, Saburo Date turns into a familiar face known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. The single most recognizable credit is 'Ugetsu', playing Vassal. 'Sansho the Bailiff' is the other credit most often cited. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. Very few actors keep finding work for 80 years.