Nobuo Kaneko
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Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.
Known for
Credits
Ikiru (1952)
as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
as Kirihara Gôchô
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Giant Rumble (1964)
Actor
Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)
Actor
Floating Clouds (1955)
Actor
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
Actor
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
as Yoshio Yamamori
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
as Kira
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Youth of the Beast (1963)
as Sôichi Ozawa
New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City (1966)
Actor
Lovers (1956)
Actor
Quick Draw Joe (1961)
as Mishima
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
Waseda University (1953)
as Hotani Nitarō
The Rambler Rides Again (1960)
Actor
Curse of the Blood (1968)
as Sojun
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Enlisted Yakuza (1968)
Actor
Kokkai e ikô! (1993)
Actor
Call My Black Dice (1964)
as Sakakibara (Boss of the Tokyo-based Sakakibara gang)
Hi No Taiko (1966)
Actor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat (1976)
Actor
Hungry Soul (1956)
as Reiji Ajioka
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)
Actor
Black Thief (1964)
Actor
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Actor
A Yakuza Goes Home (1970)
Actor
Convicted Woman (1966)
Actor
Postwar Secrets (1970)
Actor
Warm Current (1966)
Actor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
as Shigeru Satô - The President of The School
Never Give Up (1978)
as Head of Mizoguchi City
Japan's Don (1977)
as Shoji Taguchi
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)
as Hideyoshi Hirayama
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)
as Visitor of the Shoe Polishing
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (1964)
Actor
The Shogun Assassins (1979)
as Hayashi Razan
Color (1965)
Actor
The Inferno (1979)
as Emma Daio
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
as Denbei
The Flower and the Sword (1964)
Actor
The Biggest Gamble (1969)
Actor
Summer Storm (1956)
as Kido
Seven Gamblers (1966)
Actor
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
as Unosuke
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
as Chief Akama
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Actor
Wandering Shore (1956)
Actor
Surgical Designs in Flames (1986)
Actor
Main Street in the Underworld (1964)
Actor
The Imperial Navy (1981)
as Chuichi Nagumo
The Pledge (1972)
Actor
So Deep in My Heart (1955)
Actor
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab (1961)
as Kozo Haraguchi
Love Eternal (1966)
as Aoki
Song of a Traveller (1962)
Actor
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Actor
Gambler's World (1967)
as Ushimatsu Fujii
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation (1968)
Actor
Night Drum (1958)
Actor
Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
Actor
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)
Actor
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)
as Hadano
Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1965)
Actor
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973)
as Senzo Ogata
Unga (1958)
as Hitoshi Itami
Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
as Masaichi Tomoyasu
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Turtle Geisha (1972)
Actor
Till We Meet Again (1955)
as Akira Mimura
The Black Cat (1965)
Actor
The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)
as Yoshio Imazu - Warden
Hot Springs Geisha (1968)
as Shinagawa
The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)
Actor
Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
as Toru Sakyo, the critic
Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)
Actor
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)
as Chief of Police
Living Skeleton (1968)
as Suetsugu
Friendship of Jazz (1959)
Actor
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1976)
Actor
Down with The Big Boss (1979)
Actor
The Glamorous Ghost (1964)
as Kenji Yamakoshi
Ai to shi no katami (1962)
Actor
Thugs of Shinjuku (1970)
Actor
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
as Hirano
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
as Tokuyasu
Troubleman Laughs and Kills (1979)
as Actor
Scoundrel (1968)
Actor
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Sayama
Samurai Geisha (1969)
as Osuga
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams (1970)
Actor
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Sergeant Kaneko
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game (1974)
Actor
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps (1975)
Actor
The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
Actor
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
as Kawai
Merciless Bullet (1959)
as Sawamura
Portrait of Chieko (1967)
as Sawada
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon (1958)
as Yuzo Hayata
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
as Kashima
Nurse's Husband (1980)
Actor
That Wonderful Guy (1958)
Actor
Wakai hito-tachi (1954)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963)
as Inspector Kumagaya
Karate Cop 2 (1983)
Actor
アッと驚く為五郎 (1970)
Actor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
as Yoshio Yamamori
Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
Actor
At the End of the Clouds (1953)
Actor
Red Bud and White Flower (1962)
Actor
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (1967)
as Shurinosuke Asahina
Duel at Fort Ezo (1970)
Actor
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates (1973)
as Kakutarô Shinohara
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (1971)
as Boss Ohya, the nightclub owner
The Viper Brothers and the Young General (1975)
Actor
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom (1972)
Actor
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
Actor
Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Actor
The Detective Journey (1980)
Actor
Dynamite Don-Don (1978)
as Denjiro Hasimoto
Organized Violence II (1967)
as Head of Department
Tokyo Knights (1961)
as Mishima
Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)
as Tasaburô Senba
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!! (1975)
Actor
Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai (1951)
Actor
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
as Kokichi Asakura
Red Handkerchief (1964)
Actor
Wind and waves of the South (1961)
as Kihei
The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
Actor
The Hard Core Criminal (1973)
Actor
Traveling Alone with a Guitar (1964)
Actor
Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
Actor
The Man Who Became The Don (1991)
Actor
Diamonds of the Andes (1968)
Actor
Last Round (1962)
Actor
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
as Kosaku Mori
Devil's Flute (1979)
Actor
The Rambling Guitarist (1959)
as Akitsu
The Worship of the Flesh (1968)
as Denbei
Tomorrow is Another Day (1958)
Actor
Intimidation (1960)
as Kyosuke Takita
Dissolution Rites (1967)
as Itagaki
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)
Actor
The Magic Serpent (1966)
as Dôjin Hiki
Shimane Prison Riot (1975)
as Torao Yoshinari
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964)
as Kansuke
Rogue (1968)
as Suyama
The Red Light Military Base (1953)
as Sugio Kawanabe
An Angel is Chasing Me (1961)
Actor
This Day's Life (1957)
Actor
Shōwa Gokudōshi (1972)
Actor
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)
Actor
Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)
as Reiji Ajioka
The Lost Diamond (1960)
Actor
Chivalrous Life (1965)
Actor
Woman Boss (1970)
Actor
Whistling in the Darkness (1961)
Actor
Lunar Eclipse (1956)
Actor
Crimson Pistol (1961)
Actor
Phoenix (1956)
as Fuji director
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966)
Actor
The Plateau Man (1961)
Actor
Rub Out the Past (1966)
Actor
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws (1964)
as Honda Shinpachi
Tonari no yome (1956)
Actor
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967)
Actor
Forever, My Love (1958)
as Tachio Kinumaki
Human Torpedoes (1968)
Actor
Farewell to Southern Tosa (1959)
Actor
Check (1991)
as Tennoji
Joe of Aces: Give and Take (1961)
Actor
The Garden of Women (1954)
as Kihei Hirato
Return of the Vagabond (1960)
Actor
The Fatal Raid (1969)
Actor
Black Weapon (1964)
Actor
The Last Loyalty Offering (1967)
Actor
Cobra 2 (1976)
as Tajima
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (1971)
Actor
Downtown Blues (1968)
Actor
Killer of Seven (1967)
Actor
Madam (1957)
Actor
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living (1961)
as Katsumata
The Harbor of No Return (1966)
Actor
Wolves of the Night (1958)
Actor
Gyakukōsen (1956)
Actor
Flowering Maidens (1965)
as Matsui
Stray Sheep (1955)
as Haraguchi, the painter
Dianas of the Campus (1966)
Actor
The Experience (1970)
Actor
Story of Japanese Bad Men (1971)
Actor
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters (1967)
Actor
Women of Ginza (1955)
Actor
Yakuza Song (1960)
Actor
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (1961)
as Ken
Jūdan no arashi (1962)
Actor
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations (1975)
Actor
Violence (1952)
Actor
King of the Night Life (1970)
Actor
The Wild Reporter (1959)
as Funakoshi
Okinawa no Tami (1956)
Actor
Standing Towards the Great Forest (1961)
Actor
Escape Man (1967)
Actor
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa (1962)
Actor
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler (1971)
Actor
The Praying Man (1959)
as Shinichiro Kuraki
Ningyō no uta (1959)
Actor
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha (1962)
Actor
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time (1968)
Actor
The Awakening (1957)
Actor
Wakai toppū (1960)
Actor
Called to the Stand (1956)
as Prosecutor
Itsuko to sono haha (1954)
as Tokuji Funabashi
Get Over Her (1959)
as Yoshino
Student Double Suicide (1954)
Actor
A Man Explodes (1959)
Actor
Kawaii Onna (1959)
Actor
We Live Today (1959)
Actor
The Revenge and the Death (1963)
as Kawazu
The Age of Our Own (1959)
Actor
The Echo of Love (1959)
Actor
The Bad Guy Blues (1969)
Actor
Under the Stars of Singapore (1967)
Actor
The Yakuza Awaits (1969)
Actor
Traces of Lead (1962)
Actor
Bōkyō no umi (1962)
Actor
Yakuza Vassal (1966)
Actor
The Famous Wanderer (1961)
Actor
危険な関係 (1957)
Actor
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963)
as Kumagai
The Barefoot Girl (1957)
Actor
Prison Release Loyalty Offering (1966)
Actor
A Drop of Grease (1966)
Actor
Karate Wars (1978)
Actor
The Law's Bloody Wounds (1960)
Actor
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow (1965)
Actor
Queen of Eros (1973)
as Narrator