Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko
Born(1923-03-27)27 March 1923
Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Died20 January 1995(1995-01-20) (aged 71)
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1946–1995

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄, Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor.[1] His wife was actress Yatsuko Tanami.[2] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1946 and 1993.

Career

Kaneko was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses. He is especially known for his role as Yoshio Yamamori in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series.[3]

Kaneko started his acting career at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1946.[2] His film debut was in the 1946 film Urashimano Kōei.[2] In 1952, he appeared in the Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru.[3] He signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company in 1955 and he often played villains in action films.[3]

He was the host of a cooking program Kaneko Nobuo no Tanoshi Yushoku from 1987 to 1995 on TV Asahi.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "Nobuo Kaneko". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "金子信雄" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Nobuo Kaneko profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ “個性派俳優、料理も指南・金子信雄さん死亡” Yomiuri Shimbun January 21 1995: p. 31
  5. ^ "不毛地帯". TV drama database. Retrieved 6 September 2021.