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Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

7 movies on Netflix

Biography

Japanese character actor who achieved his greatest acclaim in the role of "Gorobei" in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954). Inaba began in the theatre after the Second World War, joining the Haiyu-Za company and appearing in plays such as The Cherry Orchard and The Threepenny Opera. His film debut came in 1954, and he worked steadily in the following years as a character actor, usually of a good-hearted type.

Movie Career

Films
7
Career span
28 years1954 to 1982

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Seven Samurai1954 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Gorobei Katayama

    IMDb rating 8.6406K votes

  2. Harakiri1962 Action, Drama, Historyas Jinai Chijiiwa

    IMDb rating 8.694K votes

  3. Throne of Blood1957as Military Commander #3

    IMDb rating 8.061K votes

  4. Fires on the Plain1959

    IMDb rating 7.96.0K votes

  5. The Challenge1982as Instructor

    IMDb rating 6.23.1K votes

  6. Samurai Assassin1965as Keijiro Sumita

    IMDb rating 7.42.8K votes

  7. Port Arthur1980as Kosuke Ijichi

    IMDb rating 6.6436 votes

Most often with

Akira Kurosawa directed two of these films. Toshirô Mifune appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Toshirô Mifune, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Toshirô MifuneTakashi Shimura, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Takashi ShimuraEijirô Tôno, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Eijirô TônoTatsuya Nakadai, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tatsuya NakadaiYoshio Tsuchiya, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Yoshio TsuchiyaMinoru Chiaki, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Minoru ChiakiAkira KurosawaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Akira Kurosawa

Films together

  • Toshirô Mifune4 films together, 1954 to 1982
    Toshirô Mifune's page
    • The Challenge1982IMDb rating 6.2Inaba as InstructorMifune as Toru Yoshida
    • Samurai Assassin1965IMDb rating 7.4Inaba as Keijiro SumitaMifune as Tsuruchiyo Niiro
    • Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Inaba as Military Commander #3Mifune as Taketoki Washizu
    • Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Gorobei KatayamaMifune as Kikuchiyo
  • Takashi Shimura2 films together, 1954 to 1957
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    • Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Inaba as Military Commander #3Shimura as Noriyasu Odagura
    • Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Gorobei KatayamaShimura as Kambei Shimada
  • Eijirô Tôno2 films together, 1954 to 1965
    Eijirô Tôno's page
    • Samurai Assassin1965IMDb rating 7.4Inaba as Keijiro SumitaTôno as Masagorō Kisoya
    • Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Gorobei KatayamaTôno as Thief
  • Tatsuya Nakadai2 films together, 1962 to 1980
    Tatsuya Nakadai's page
    • Port Arthur1980IMDb rating 6.6Inaba as Kosuke IjichiNakadai as Maresuke Nogi
    • Harakiri1962IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Jinai ChijiiwaNakadai as Hanshiro Tsugumo
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya2 films together, 1954 to 1957
    Yoshio Tsuchiya's page
    • Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Inaba as Military Commander #3Tsuchiya as Washizu samurai
    • Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Gorobei KatayamaTsuchiya as Farmer Rikichi
  • Minoru Chiaki2 films together, 1954 to 1957
    Minoru Chiaki's page
    • Throne of Blood1957IMDb rating 8.0Inaba as Military Commander #3Chiaki as Yoshiaki Miki
    • Seven Samurai1954IMDb rating 8.6Inaba as Gorobei KatayamaChiaki as Heihachi
  • Akira KurosawaDirector, 2 films, 1954 to 1957
  • Also two films together4 more actors

    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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