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Nobuo Kaneko

Acting

Born March 27, 1923 · Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Died January 20, 1995

Also known as Нобуо Канэко · Nobuo Kaneko

Biography

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.

Filmography29 titles

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

1961as Kirihara Gôchô

Ikiru

1952as Mitsuo, son of Kanji

Shadow Warriors

as Sakai Tadakiyo

Shogun

1980as Ishido

Floating Clouds

1955

Red Peony Gambler

1968

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973as Yoshio Yamamori

Sound of the Mountain

1954

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974as Yoshio Yamamori

Hiroshima Death Match

1973as Yoshio Yamamori

Big Time Gambling Boss

1968as Tasaburô Senba

The Return of Godzilla

1984as Home Affairs Minister Isomura

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963

Intimidation

1960as Kyosuke Takita

Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

1978

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974as Yoshio Yamamori

Proxy War

1973as Yoshio Yamamori

Youth of the Beast

1963as Sôichi Ozawa

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964as Unosuke

The Fall of Ako Castle

1978as Kira

Yakuza Graveyard

1976as Chief Akama

The Garden of Women

1954as Kihei Hirato

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

1963as Inspector Kumagaya

Magic Serpent

1966as Dôjin Hiki

Night Drum

1958

Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell

1968as Tokuyasu

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974

The Living Skeleton

1968as Suetsugu