Kantarō Suga

Kantarō Suga (菅貫太郎, Suga Kantarō, born December 12, 1934 in Yuzawa, Akita - died March 22, 1994 in Yokohama)[1] was a leading Japanese actor. His film credits span three decades, from 1960 to 1990.[2][3] One of his prominent appearances was in the lead role in Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Suga also appeared in The Gate of Youth, Sword of the Beast, and Theater of Life. He also portrays Souichiro Akizuki- the father of Nobuhiko, Kyoko and also the foster father of the protagonist Kotaro Minami in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black.

Kantarō Suga
菅貫太郎
Kantarō Suga in 1960
Born(1934-12-12)December 12, 1934
Yuzawa, Akita, Japan
DiedMarch 22, 1994(1994-03-22) (aged 59)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupationactor

A frequent television guest star, Suga acted in jidaigeki and contemporary shows. Twenty appearances on Abarenbō Shōgun, thirteen on Zenigata Heiji, eleven on Momotarō-zamurai, nine on Ōoka Echizen, seven on Edo o Kiru, and numerous guest roles on various programs in the Hissatsu　series top his list of roles.

Filmography

Film
  • Knightly Advice (1962)
  • Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) - Naritsugu
  • Ankokugai Main Street (1964) - Katsuo Nakata
  • Sword of the Beast (1965) - Daizaburo
  • Gohiki no shinshi (1966)
  • Eleven Samurai (1967) - Lord Nariatsu
  • Mushukunin mikogami no jôkichi: Kawakaze ni kako wa nagareta (1972)
  • Mushukunin Mikogami no Jôkichi: Kiba wa hikisaita (1972)
  • Onsen suppon geisha (1972) - Kurajirô Hattori
  • Sukeban: Tamatsuki asobi (1974) - Koike
  • Den-en ni shisu (1974) - Me
  • Ôoku ukiyo-buro (1977)
  • Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977) - Keiji Sasamoto
  • Tarao Bannai: Kimen mura no sangeki (1978) - Kazuomi Ebata
  • The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978) - Matsudaira Tadanao
  • Seishun no mon (1981) - Ichimura
  • Tsumiki kuzushi (1983) - Teacher
  • Jinsei gekijo (1983)
  • Renzoku satsujinki: Reiketsu (1984) - Takafumi Tatsuta
  • Hakujitsumu 2 (1987) - Doctor
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987) - Zennen
  • Hanazono no meikyu (1998)
  • Shaso (1989) - Hiroto, Fukamachi
  • Gokudo no onna-tachi: Saigo no tatakai (1990) - Lawyer Sakurai
  • Kyokutô kuroshakai (1993)

Television
gollark: I can find us a FOSS civilization game if you want.
gollark: Civilization V but the flag is a city-state?
gollark: Well, "playing".
gollark: I am consuming food *while* playing this, it's efficient.
gollark: Your reason was just "oh, I CONSUMED FOOD". But why CONSUME FOOD when GAMING?

References
  1. "Kantarō Suga biography (In Japanese language)". big.or.jp. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. Kantaro Suga at IMDb (Retrieved on April 30, 2009)
  3. 菅貫太郎 (Suga Kantarō) at JMDB (Retrieved on April 30, 2009)
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