Saburo Date

Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Born	Shuntaro Sakura; 27 March 1924; Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	12 September 1991 (aged 67)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1990

Saburo Date (伊達三郎, Date Saburō, 27 March 1924 – 12 September 1991) was a Japanese actor.^[1]^[2] In 1945, he signed a contract with Daiei Film company and started his acting career.^[1] Following year, he made his film debut with Okagura Kyōdai directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.^[1] At the same time, he was given the stage name Saburo Date by Inagaki.^[3] As the Daiei studio gave up film production in 1970, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor.^[1] He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1947 and 1990.

Selected filmography

Okagura Kyōdai (1946)
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Avalanche (1952)
Ugetsu (1953)^[3]
Gate of Hell (1953)^[3]
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)^[3]
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Enjō (1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Tsukihime keizu (1958)^[4]
Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles (1958)^[5]
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (1963) as Zeniya
Daimajin (1966)
A Certain Killer (1967)
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)^[6]
Hitokiri (1969)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Karate Kiba (1973)
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
The Bullet Train (1975)
Typhoon club (1985)
Childhood Days (1990)

References

External links

Saburo Date at IMDb

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Saburo Date
Born	Shuntaro Sakura^[1] (1924-03-27)27 March 1924 Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	12 September 1991(1991-09-12) (aged 67)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1990