Kyû Sazanka
Biography
Kyû Sazanka was born on April 1, 1914 in Osaka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), Fires on the Plain (1959) and High and Low (1963). He died on March 4, 1971.
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 6 years1958 to 1964
First and latest
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Kyû Sazanka movies on Netflix
Pale Floweras Imai
High and Lowas First Creditor
The End of Summeras Yamaguchi
Yojimboas Ushitora
Cruel Story of Youth
The Bad Sleep Wellas Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
When a Woman Ascends the Stairsas Bar Owner
Fires on the Plainas Army surgeon
The Human Condition I: No Greater Loveas Meisan Chô
Giants and Toysas Ryûzô Higashi
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Akira Kurosawa directed three of these films. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Eijirô Tôno4 films together, 1959 to 1964
Eijirô Tôno's page Pale Flower1964IMDb rating 7.7Sazanka as ImaiTôno as Yasuoka
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First CreditorTôno as Factory Worker
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraTôno as Gonji - Tavern Keeper
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959IMDb rating 8.5Sazanka as Meisan Chô
Tatsuya Nakadai4 films together, 1959 to 1963
Tatsuya Nakadai's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First CreditorNakadai as Chief Detective Tokura
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraNakadai as Unosuke - Gunfighter
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs1960IMDb rating 8.0Sazanka as Bar OwnerNakadai as Kenichi Komatsu
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959IMDb rating 8.5Sazanka as Meisan ChôNakadai as Kaji
Toshirô Mifune3 films together, 1960 to 1963
Toshirô Mifune's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First CreditorMifune as Kingo Gondo
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraMifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Sazanka as Construction Company Executive Director KanekoMifune as Kôichi Nishi
Takashi Shimura3 films together, 1960 to 1963
Takashi Shimura's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First CreditorShimura as Chief of Investigation Section
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraShimura as Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Sazanka as Construction Company Executive Director KanekoShimura as Administrative Officer Moriyama
Daisuke Katô3 films together, 1960 to 1961
Daisuke Katô's page The End of Summer1961IMDb rating 7.7Sazanka as YamaguchiKatô as Kitagawa Yanosuke
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraKatô as Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs1960IMDb rating 8.0Sazanka as Bar OwnerKatô as Matsukichi Sekine
Takeshi Katô3 films together, 1960 to 1963
Takeshi Katô's page High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First CreditorKatô as Detective Nakao
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as UshitoraKatô as Ronin Kobuhachi
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Sazanka as Construction Company Executive Director KanekoKatô as Itakura
Akira KurosawaDirector, 3 films, 1960 to 1963
High and Low1963IMDb rating 8.4Sazanka as First Creditor
Yojimbo1961IMDb rating 8.2Sazanka as Ushitora
The Bad Sleep Well1960IMDb rating 7.9Sazanka as Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
Also three films together3 more actors
- Kôji MitsuiHigh and Low (1963), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
- Nobuo NakamuraHigh and Low (1963), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
- Seiji MiyaguchiPale Flower (1964), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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