Bunta Sugawara
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 August 1933 · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Died
- 28 November 2014
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)
Known for
Writing 1
Acting 219
- 2012Wolf Children as Nirasaki (voice)
- 2008Sisterhood
- 2007The Battery as Yozo Ioka
- 2006Tales from Earthsea as Haitaka (voice)
- 2005The Great Yokai War as Shuntarō Ino
- 2005New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter as Tokugawa Leyasu
- 2005New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji as Tokugawa Leyasu
- 2004Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
- 2004Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter
- 20034Teen
- 2003Ryoukan-san as Ryoukan
- 2003My Grandpa as Godai Kenzo
- 2002Shura Group
- 2002Shura Group Part 3
- 2001Spirited Away as Kamaji (voice)
- 2001The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away as Self
- 2000The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War: Final Chapter
- 2000The True Story of The Hiroshima Yakuza War
- 2000Dora-heita as Nadahachi on the Great River
- 1999History of Japan’s Yakuza — Ambition Corps 3
- 1997An Angel with Many Scars
- 1995Snow falls on a southern island
- 1995Shura ga Yuku
- 1995Kirikomi
- 1994The Man Who Shot the Don
- 1993Emperor of Upheaval
- 1992Distant Justice as Rio Yuki
- 1992Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
- 1992Big Boss
- 1991Jingi
- 1991Let's Shoot Ridiculously
- 1990Tekken as Seiji Nakamoto
- 1990Battleship Yamato as Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki
- 1990Signal Fool as Yuzo Yamanaka
- 1990Yellow Fangs
- 1989Yawara! as Kumajiro inokuma
- 1988Crane as Rich man
- 1987The Forced Marriage with Children as Kumazou
- 1987The Eccentric Shinza as Shinza
- 1987The Lady in a Black Dress as Shoji Katsuaki
- 1987Actress as Kenji Mizoguchi
- 1986The Hall of the Crying Deer
- 1985The Burmese Harp as Platoon Commander
- 1984The Story of a Man Among Men
- 1982Domineering as Koji Kawakami
- 1982To Trap a Kidnapper
- 1982Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
- 1981Flames of Blood as Senkichi
- 1981Gate of Youth as Shigezo Ibuki
- 1980Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga as Shozo Hirono
- 1979Run Truck Rascal, Run!
- 1979Star of David: Beauty Hunting as Momojirô Hoshi
- 1979The Man Who Stole the Sun as Inspector Yamashita
- 1979A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
- 1979Dog of Fortune as Lorry driver
- 1979Down with The Big Boss as Hachiyo Shunji
- 1978The Truck Rascals Go to The North
- 1978Dynamite Don-Don as Ongagawa no Kasuke
- 1978Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Akira Kawanishi
- 1978Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
- 1978Shag
- 1977I Am A Man of Honor
- 1977Japanese Godfather: Ambition as Shinsuke Tembo
- 1977Boxer as Hayato
- 1977Truckster of Guts as Momojiro
- 1977Japanese Humanity and Justice
- 1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu as Tetsuji Gondo
- 1977Japan's Don as Eizo Iwami
- 1976Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
- 1976The Three Ginza Rascals
- 1976Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
- 1976New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss as Shuichi Nozaki
- 1976The Machine Gun Dragon
- 1975The Wild Trucker as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
- 1975New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Shuji Kuroda
- 1975The International Gang of Kobe as Kenzo Otaki
- 1975Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
- 1975Cops vs. Thugs as Detective Kuno
- 1975Great Jailbreak as Kunizo Kuniiwa
- 1975The Viper Brothers and the Young General
- 1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 as Makio Miyoshi
- 1974Violent Fraternity
- 1974Code of Wolves
- 1974Father of the Kamikaze
- 1974The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Shozo Hirono
- 1974Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
- 1974The Tattooed Hitman as Ginji Yozokura
- 1974Violent Streets as Tatsu
- 1974The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
- 1974Student Yakuza
- 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics as Shozo Hirono
- 1973Yokosuka Navy Prison
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Shozo Hirono
- 1973The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers as Masa
- 1973Japan's Top Gangster as Hachiro Daicho
- 1973Dangerous Trade in Kobe as Lee Chung Shun
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Shozo Hirono
- 1973The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
- 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Shozo Hirono
- 1972The Red Silk Gambler as Masa
- 1972Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers as Gondo
- 1972Yakuza Skirmishes
- 1972Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth as Monjirô Kogarashi
- 1972The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
- 1972The Pledge
- 1972A Yakuza Has His Way as Ishido Tsuneo
- 1972Turtle Geisha
- 1972Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro as Monjiro
- 1972Street Mobster as Isamu Okita
- 1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang as Yuijiro
- 1972Delinquent Street
- 1972The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
- 1972Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
- 1971Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor as Masaru Kokubun
- 1971A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
- 1971Trials of an Okinawa Village
- 1971Evil Boss vs. Henchmen as Hanjiro Murase
- 1971The Viper Brothers Rage Again
- 1971The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
- 1971Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
- 1971Wolves on Motorcycles
- 1971Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler as Seijiro Otawa
- 1971The Viper Brothers as Masataro (Goro Masa)
- 1971The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
- 1971A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
- 1971Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments as Ryutatsu
- 1971Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival as Masaru Kokubun
- 1970The Swindlers
- 1970Thugs of Shinjuku
- 1970Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder as Blind Priest Ryotatsu
- 1970The Last Kamikaze as Lieutenant Satake
- 1970Hooligans on Buggies
- 1970Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô
- 1970Fugitive Scoundrel as Izumi Tatsuya
- 1970Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
- 1970A Lively Geisha as Yukichi
- 1970Postwar Secrets as Shin'ichi Yamada
- 1970The Japan Derby Race
- 1970Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel as Masaru Kokubun
- 1970Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
- 1970Code Between Brothers: All New
- 1970Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty as Masaru Kokubun
- 1970Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return as Aoyama Tsunejiro
- 1970Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back as Ryutatsu
- 1970Bloodstained Clan of Honor as Gunji
- 1970Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
- 1970Wolves of the City: Checkmate
- 1969Kanto Street Peddlers as Masaru Kokubun
- 1969Memoir of Japanese Assassinations as Heigo Asahi
- 1969Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight as Shuichi Kitahashi
- 1969Team of Ruffians
- 1969The Private Police
- 1969Wolf Escort
- 1969Japan Organized Crime Boss as Tsutomu Kazama
- 1969Yakuza Law
- 1969Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
- 1969A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
- 1969The Bad Boss 3
- 1969Brothers Serving Time as Tatsuo Yaguchi
- 1969Yakuza on Foot as Tamotsu Asai
- 1969A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
- 1969Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
- 1968Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder as Ryutatsu
- 1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as Shiraishi
- 1968Rogue as Ichiro Yamakawa
- 1968Enlisted Yakuza
- 1968Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
- 1968Wicked Priest as Ryotatsu
- 1968Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit as Shibayama Ukon
- 1968The Marked Man
- 1968Scoundrel
- 1967A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm as Mamushi
- 1967Rebellion of Japan
- 1967Under the Stars of Singapore
- 1966Secret Agent 101
- 1966Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
- 1966The Kii River as School principal
- 1966A Sky Full of Tears as Sakaki
- 1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
- 1966Flame and the Code as Ôtsu
- 1966Face of the Dice
- 1966Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage as Minoru Akihara
- 1965King of the Highway
- 1965Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otoko
- 1965Escape and the Law
- 1965High-Ranking Yakuza
- 1965Blood and Law
- 1964Samurai from Somewhere as Yoshioka Shinnosuke
- 1964The Shape of Night as Tamura
- 1964The Scent of Incense as Sugiura
- 1964Melody of Crime
- 1964Destroyer Yukikaze
- 1963For Love and Money
- 1963見上げてごらん夜の星を
- 1963A Legend or Was It? as Goichi Takamori
- 1962Marriage of the Sky and the Sea
- 1962Tōkyō sanosa musume
- 1962Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
- 1962Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
- 1962August Moon as Ishikawa
- 1962Otoko no Uta
- 1961Student Executive
- 1961Love New and Old as Kenji
- 1961Invitation to the Enchanted Town
- 1961Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
- 1960Five Violent Girls as Kazuhiko Nanjô
- 1960This Is a Man's World as Toshio Sugawara
- 1960Female Detective as Sugiyama
- 1960Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku as Captain Uehara
- 1960Brutal Woman as Hiroshi Taniguchi
- 1960Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu as Lieutenant Matsumoto
- 1960Female Thief and the Bomb as Nobuo Asakura
- 1960Female Slave Ship as Sugawa
- 1959The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin as Masayuki Abe
- 1959Crazy Desire
- 1959Haunted Cave as Detective Nonomiya
- 1959Fight to the Death in a Blizzard
- 1956Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu as Nakagawa, a student
Production 1
- 2001Dekotora Gaiden: A Man’s Life, a Road of Dreams · executive producer
Sound 1
- 1975Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me · theme song performance