| Shūji Sano | |
|---|---|
 Shūji Sano ca. 1948 | |
| Born | Sekiguchi Shōsaburō (1912-10-20)October 20, 1912 |
| Died | December 21, 1978(1978-12-21) (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–1977 |
| Children | Hiroshi 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, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.
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
- "佐野周二 (Shūji Sano)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "佐野周二 (Shūji Sano)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- "Shūji Sano". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- Hirano, Kyoko (1992). Mr. Smith goes to Tokyo: the Japanese cinema under the American Occupation, 1945–1952. Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 171. ISBN 9781560981572.
External links
- Shūji Sano at IMDb
- Shūji Sano at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Shūji Sano at worldcat.org
- Shūji Sano at the Library of Congress
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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