Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 200 feature films. Dropping out of Waseda University, he worked as a model before entering the film industry in 1956. After years of work, Sugawara finally established himself as a famous actor at the age of 39, with the lead role of Shozo Hirono in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976) of yakuza films. He quickly found additional success starring as the truck driver Momojiro Hoshi in the comedic Torakku Yarō series (1975–1979). In 1980, Sugawara won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a detective in the satirical Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko (1979).
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🎬 Movies
Wolf Children
actor
2012
Sisterhood
actor
2008
The Battery
actor
2007
Tales from Earthsea
actor
2006
The Great Yokai War
actor
2005
New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
actor
2005
My Grandpa
actor
2003
Spirited Away
actor
2001
Dora-heita
actor
2000
An Angel with Many Scars
actor
1997
Shura ga Yuku
actor
1995
Kirikomi
actor
1995
Jingi
actor
1991
Let's Shoot Ridiculously
actor
1991
Tekken
actor
1990
Yellow Fangs
actor
1990
Yawara!
actor
1989
Crane
actor
1988
The Eccentric Shinza
actor
1987
The Lady in a Black Dress
actor
1987
Actress
actor
1987
The Hall of the Crying Deer
actor
1986
The Burmese Harp
actor
1985
The Story of a Man Among Men
actor
1984
Domineering
actor
1982
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
actor
1982
Flames of Blood
actor
1981
Gate of Youth
actor
1981
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
actor
1980
Run Truck Rascal, Run!
actor
1979
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
actor
1979
The Man Who Stole the Sun
actor
1979
A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
actor
1979
Down with The Big Boss
actor
1979
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
actor
1978
Dynamite Don-Don
actor
1978
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
actor
1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
actor
1978
Shag
actor
1978
I Am A Man of Honor
actor
1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
actor
1977
Boxer
actor
1977
Truckster of Guts
actor
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
actor
1977
Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
actor
1977
Japan's Don
actor
1977
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
actor
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
actor
1976