Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano ca. 1948
Born
Sekiguchi Shōsaburō

(1912-10-20)October 20, 1912[1][2]
DiedDecember 21, 1978(1978-12-21) (aged 66)[3][2]
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1977
ChildrenHiroshi Sekiguchi

Shūji Sano (佐野周二, Sano Shūji, October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios,[4] he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.[2]

Selected filmography

  • 1936: The New Road (Part one) (新道前篇, Shindo: Zenpen) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
  • 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? (淑女は何を忘れたか, Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
  • 1937: Konjiki yasha (金色夜叉) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
  • 1937: Forget Love for Now (恋も忘れて, Koi mo wasurete) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
  • 1942: There Was a Father (父ありき, Chichi Ariki) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
  • 1944: Army (陸軍, Rikugun) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
  • 1948: A Hen in the Wind (風の中の牝鶏, Kaze no naka no mendori) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
  • 1949: A Toast to the Young Miss (お嬢さん乾杯, Ojōsan kanpai) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
  • 1951: Carmen Comes Home (カルメン故郷に帰る, Karumen kokyō ni kaeru) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
  • 1951: Early Summer (麦秋, Bakushu) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
  • 1953: Mogura Yokochō (もぐら横丁) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
  • 1954: An Inn at Osaka (大阪の宿, Osaka no yado) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
  • 1954: The Cock Crows Twice (鶏はふたゝび鳴く, Niwatori wa futatabi naku) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
  • 1955: The Moon Has Risen (月は昇りぬ, Tsuki wa noborinu) – dir. Kinuyo Tanaka
  • 1955: The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) – dir. Tomotaka Tasaka
  • 1956: Sudden Rain (驟雨, Shūu) – dir. Mikio Naruse

References

  1. ^ "佐野周二 (Shūji Sano)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "佐野周二 (Shūji Sano)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Shūji Sano". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hirano, Kyoko (1992). Mr. Smith goes to Tokyo: the Japanese cinema under the American Occupation, 1945–1952. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 171. ISBN 9781560981572.

Bibliography

  • 松竹 (Shōchiku), ed. (2002). 小津安二郎 新発見 (Ozu Yasujirō Shinhakken). Tokyo: Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-256680-3.


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