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Kyū Sazanka | The Couch Critic
Born
April 1, 1914
Place of Birth
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting
Kyū Sazanka
Biography
Kyū Sazanka (山茶花 究 Sazanka Kyū, born April 1, 1914 – March 4, 1971) was a Japanese actor.
Movies
TV Shows
Yojimbo
Movie
8.1
as Ushitora
April 25, 1961
High and Low
Movie
8.3
as First Creditor
March 1, 1963
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Movie
8.1
as Meisan Chô
January 15, 1959
Chûshingura
Movie
7.3
Cast
November 3, 1962
The Bad Sleep Well
Movie
7.7
as Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
September 19, 1960
The End of Summer
Movie
7.5
as Yamaguchi
October 29, 1961
Fires on the Plain
Movie
7.6
as Army surgeon
November 3, 1959
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Movie
8.0
as Bar Owner
January 15, 1960
Pale Flower
Movie
7.4
as Imai
March 1, 1964
Odd Obsession
Movie
6.3
as Curio Dealer
June 23, 1959
I Will Buy You
Movie
7.0
as Tarô Furukawa
November 21, 1956
Cruel Story of Youth
Movie
6.7
Cast
June 3, 1960
Manji
Movie
6.5
as Principal
July 25, 1964
Giants and Toys
Movie
6.9
as Takakura Higashi
June 22, 1958
Elegant Beast
Movie
7.1
as Shuntaro Yoshizawa, Writer
December 26, 1962
A Whistle in My Heart
Movie
6.3
Cast
March 29, 1959
Night River
Movie
6.2
as Shinoda
September 12, 1956
When Women Lie
Movie
7.0
as Mochizuki
March 30, 1963
The Masterless 47
Movie
as Koichi Bannai
December 25, 1960
The Man from Planet Alpha
Movie
Cast
May 28, 1966
Silence Has No Wings
Movie
7.0
Cast
February 11, 1966
The Catch
Movie
6.3
Cast
November 22, 1961
The Maid Story
Movie
Cast
June 16, 1963
Detective Duel
Movie
6.0
Cast
August 6, 1958
A Geisha's Diary
Movie
7.2
as Yajima
July 28, 1961
The Temple of Wild Geese
Movie
6.3
as Sesshū Fujimoto
January 21, 1962
Let's Meet in Our Dreams
Movie
Cast
September 15, 1962
The Makioka Sisters
Movie
8.0
Cast
January 14, 1959
Bonds of Love
Movie
as Hamuro
February 15, 1969
Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Movie
9.0
as Suzukawa Genjuro
April 17, 1962
Darkness at Noon
Movie
6.6
as Shiraki
March 26, 1956
Fifty-Fifty
Movie
Cast
June 16, 1963
An Osaka Story
Movie
5.4
Cast
March 6, 1957
親馬鹿花合戦
Movie
Cast
January 29, 1953
Sweet Sweat
Movie
8.0
as Kaneko
September 19, 1964
Nami kage
Movie
Cast
January 31, 1965
Heso no taisho
Movie
Cast
June 20, 1962
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Movie
as Sentarou Hideyama
April 10, 1963
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
Movie
6.7
Cast
October 9, 1956
Master Fencer Sees the World
Movie
Cast
October 16, 1960
喜劇 各駅停車
Movie
Cast
September 18, 1965
Pressure of Guilt
Movie
7.0
Cast
February 17, 1963
Bad Reputation Returns
Movie
2.5
as Yamaoka
December 17, 1961
Shin kitsune to tanuki
Movie
Cast
September 29, 1962
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Movie
7.0
Cast
January 3, 1956
The Fiery Magistrate
Movie
Cast
September 19, 1956
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
Movie
Cast
December 23, 1962
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
Movie
Cast
April 23, 1950
The Red Water
Movie
Cast
May 3, 1963
This Greedy Old Skin
Movie
as Masukin
September 18, 1960
The Precipice
Movie
Cast
March 17, 1958
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Movie
as Genban Oniyama
April 29, 1958
Chance Meeting
Movie
as Saburo Maeda
January 15, 1958
Warm Current
Movie
7.7
Cast
December 1, 1957
Shachō to onna tenin
Movie
Cast
January 7, 1948
The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
Movie
Cast
April 14, 1950
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Movie
6.0
Cast
July 12, 1959
Hoodlum Soldier
Movie
7.3
Cast
March 18, 1965
On This Earth
Movie
as Mineya
November 22, 1957
Geisha in the Old City
Movie
as master of Jeep
October 13, 1957
Hadaka no Machi
Movie
Cast
July 23, 1957
The Preacher of Love
Movie
Cast
February 1, 1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
Movie
as Mr. Yamamura (Yumi's father/Keiko's uncle)
October 31, 1965
The Fencing Master
Movie
5.5
as Hyogoishi
September 30, 1962
抱寝の長脇差
Movie
Cast
January 26, 1960
Playboy President: Part II
Movie
as President Oyamada
May 30, 1961
Tale of a Company Boss 3
Movie
as Kurokoma
November 1, 1961
The Enforcer
Movie
Cast
November 14, 1964
Love and Life
Movie
as Shigezo Hanada
January 27, 1961
Nonsense Boys
Movie
as Beggar
June 1, 1963
聟入り豪華船
Movie
Cast
January 14, 1947
ふり袖小天狗
Movie
Cast
November 22, 1955
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Movie
Cast
January 3, 1959
浮かれ狐千本櫻
Movie
Cast
December 28, 1954
Botchan shain seishun de tsuppashire!
Movie
Cast
May 20, 1967
First Love of Okon
Movie
5.0
Cast
July 6, 1958
High School Geisha
Movie
Cast
September 21, 1968
Fighting Fire Fighter
Movie
Cast
December 12, 1956
The Sand City in Manchuria
Movie
6.5
as Hong
August 24, 1960
Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!
Movie
Cast
April 1, 1967
High Teen
Movie
Cast
May 26, 1959
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Movie
Cast
April 15, 1962
Room for Let
Movie
6.0
as Kanzo Kumada
June 2, 1959
A Warrior's Flute
Movie
6.0
Cast
December 4, 1955
Megitsune Buro
Movie
Cast
July 13, 1958
Red Flowers of Hell
Movie
Cast
May 3, 1961
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Movie
Cast
July 31, 1968
The Sandal Keeper
Movie
as General Affairs Manager
June 11, 1964
The Crowded Train
Movie
6.8
Cast
March 29, 1957
Police Precinct Part 12
Movie
Cast
January 27, 1960
Chronicle of the Bulbul
Movie
Cast
October 23, 1952
風雲児
Movie
Cast
May 18, 1951
Accomplice
Movie
Cast
October 22, 1958
The Shop Curtain
Movie
Cast
June 15, 1958
Ayako
Movie
Cast
February 24, 1962
The Black Hooded Man Rides Again
Movie
Cast
August 2, 1959
Oshidori kenkagasa
Movie
Cast
May 22, 1957
Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin
Movie
Cast
October 26, 1963
Playboy President
Movie
as Oyamada
April 25, 1961
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Movie
Cast
October 11, 1959
Black Challenger
Movie
Cast
April 4, 1964
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Movie
Cast
July 13, 1957
Sisters of Gion
Movie
Cast
May 18, 1956
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Movie
Cast
August 29, 1961
Case of a Young Lord 3
Movie
Cast
June 21, 1956
A Doting Parent’s Lullaby
Movie
Cast
November 1, 1955
Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
Movie
Cast
September 7, 1952
Travel Romances
Movie
Cast
November 10, 1957
Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
Movie
Cast
March 18, 1956
The Wayside Pebble
Movie
as Chusuke
December 31, 1960
Spring Voyage
Movie
Cast
April 19, 1955
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Movie
Cast
January 14, 1962
Sisters of Destiny
Movie
Cast
August 14, 1956
Marriage of the sky and the sea
Movie
Cast
December 19, 1962
Tough Guy
Movie
as Yoshioka
September 30, 1961
Demonfire Palanquin
Movie
Cast
November 9, 1957
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Movie
as Heita (head clerk)
August 19, 1958
Gambling Den Breakdown
Movie
Cast
July 12, 1964
The Adventures of Kantaro
Movie
Cast
October 18, 1959
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
Movie
Cast
January 3, 1957
Travel Chronicles of Yaji and Kita
Movie
Cast
August 22, 1956
Talkative Company President
Movie
as Kuroda (Managing Director)
January 3, 1957
Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon Dogs
Movie
Cast
May 1, 1955
Black Dividend
Movie
as Executive Managing Director Ishigami
April 21, 1963
ぽんこつ
Movie
Cast
November 8, 1960
Internees of Kampili
Movie
as Commander Matsushita
September 29, 1960
ふり袖侠艶録
Movie
Cast
July 5, 1955
Haru ranman tanuki matsuri
Movie
Cast
June 29, 1948
The Swordsman and the Actress
Movie
5.0
Cast
January 9, 1955
大当り黄金狂時代
Movie
Cast
June 5, 1952
A Company President's Life Story
Movie
as Odanaka Masanosuke (Owariya CEO)
January 3, 1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
Movie
as President Iyami
April 28, 1966
