Bunta Sugawara
| Bunta Sugawara | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1933 Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor, seiyū |
| Years active | 1958–2012 |
Bunta Sugawara (菅原 文太 Sugawara Bunta, born August 16, 1933) is a Japanese actor from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.[1] He is the father of Kaoru Sugawara along with two daughters.
Sugawara's debut came in the 1956 Toho film Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu. He starred in movies by the Japanese studios Shintoho, Shochiku and Toei.
Throughout his career, Sugawara appeared in almost 200 feature films, the most famous being Kinji Fukasaku's five-part yakuza epic Battles Without Honor and Humanity. Sugawara also starred in Fukasaku's Street Mobster and Cops vs. Thugs.
On February 23, 2012, Sugawara announced his retirement from acting. He came to the decision after the Great East Japan Earthquake and being hospitalized in the winter of 2011. Though he said he might consider future roles.[2]
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Baka Masa Hora Masa Toppa Masa (Baka Masa)
- Chōeki Tarō: Mamushi no Kyōdai (Masatarō)
- Kenkei tai Soshikibōryoku (Tokomatsu Kunō)
- Torakku Yarō series (Hoshi Momojirō)
- Dynamite Dondon (Kasuke Onga)
- Honō no Gotoku (Senkichi)
- Jingi Naki Tatakai (Shōzō Hirono)
- Jingi Naki Tatakai: Hiroshima Shitō Hen (Shōzō Hirono)
- Jingi Naki Tatakai: Dairisensō (Shōzō Hirono)
- Jingi Naki Tatakai: Chōjō Sakusen (Shōzō Hirono)
- Jingi Naki Tatakai: Kanketsu Hen (Shōzō Hirono)
- Seishun no Mon (Jūzō Ibuki)
- Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai (Makio Miyoshi)
- Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai: Kumichō no Kubi (Shūji Kuroda)
- Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai: Kumichō Saigo no Hi (Shūichi Nozaki)
- Watashi no Grandpa (Kenzō Godai)
- Taiyou wo Nusunda Otoko (Yamashita)
[edit] Television animation
- Yuki no Joō ~The Snow Queen~ (Bē)
- Samurai Jack (Aku)
[edit] Theater animation
- Gedo Senki (Ged Sparrowhawk)
- Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Kamaji)
[edit] Video games
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Narration/Cid of the Lufaine)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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