Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

222

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-08-16

Deathday

2014-11-28 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Also Known As

菅原文太
Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Biography

Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)

Known For

8.5%

Spirited Away

Jul 20, 2001

8.2%

Wolf Children

Jul 21, 2012

6.5%

Tales from Earthsea

Jul 29, 2006

7.4%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Jan 13, 1973

6.3%

The Great Yokai War

Aug 6, 2005

7.4%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Apr 28, 1973

7.2%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Sep 25, 1973

6.3%

Star of David: Beauty Hunting

Oct 27, 1979

6.9%

Street Mobster

May 6, 1972

7.0%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Jan 15, 1974

7.3%

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Jun 29, 1974

7.3%

The Man Who Stole the Sun

Oct 6, 1979

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Acting

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2012

Wolf Children as Nirasaki (voice)

2008

Sisterhood

2007		The Battery as Yozo Ioka
2007		Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth as Syouzaburou Ooki

2006

Tales from Earthsea as Haitaka (voice)

2005		The Great Yokai War as Shuntarō Ino
2005		New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter as Tokugawa Leyasu
2005		New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji as Tokugawa Leyasu

2004		Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 2 - The Earth Chapter
2004		Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter

2003		4Teen
2003		Ryoukan-san as Ryoukan
2003		My Grandpa as Godai Kenzo

2002		Shura Group
2002		Toshiie and Matsu as Toshimasa Maeda
2002		Shura Group Part 3

2001

Spirited Away as Kamaji (voice)

2000		Hiroshima Yakuza War: Finale
2000		Hiroshima Yakuza War
2000		Dora-heita as Nadahachi on the Great River

1999

Japanese Gangster History Ambition Corps 3

1998		You Don't Know That, Teacher?
1998		Tokugawa Yoshinobu as Saisho Tokugawa
1998		Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most as Gensai

1997

An Angel with Many Scars

1995		Shura ga Yuku
1995		Kirikomi

1994		The Man Who Shot the Don
1994		Furuhata Ninzaburo

1993

Emperor of Upheaval

1992		Distant Justice as Rio Yuki
1992		Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992		Big Boss

1991		Jingi
1991		Let's Shoot Ridiculously

1990		Tekken as Seiji Nakamoto
1990		Signal Fool
1990		Yellow Fangs

1989

Yawara! as Kumajiro inokuma

1988

Crane as Rich man

1987		The Forced Marriage with Children as Kumazou
1987		The Eccentric Shinza as Shinza
1987		The Lady in a Black Dress as Shoji Katsuaki
1987		Actress as Kenji Mizoguchi

1986		The Hall of the Crying Deer
1986		Musashibo Benkei as Tomo

1985

The Burmese Harp as Platoon Commander

1984

The Story of a Man Among Men

1982		Domineering as Koji Kawakami
1982		To Trap a Kidnapper
1982		Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute

1981		Tuesday Suspense Theater
1981		Gate of Youth as Shigezo Ibuki
1981		Flames of Blood as Senkichi

1980		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga as Shozo Hirono
1980		The Lion Era

1979		Run Truck Rascal, Run!
1979		Star of David: Beauty Hunting as Momojirô Hoshi(運転手)
1979		The Man Who Stole the Sun as Inspector Yamashita
1979		A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun
1979		Dog of Fortune as Lorry driver
1979		Down with The Big Boss as Hachiyo Shunji

1978		The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978		Dynamite Don-Don as Ongagawa no Kasuke
1978		Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Akira Kawanishi
1978		Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978		Shag

1977		I Am A Man of Honor
1977		Japanese Godfather: Ambition as Shinsuke Tembo
1977		Boxer as Hayato
1977		Truckster of Guts
1977		Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977		Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu as Tetsuji Gondo
1977		Japan's Don as Eizo Iwami

1976		Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976		The Three Ginza Rascals
1976		Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss as Shuichi Nozaki
1976		The Machine Gun Dragon

1975		The Wild Trucker as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Shuji Kuroda
1975		The International Gang of Kobe as Kenzo Otaki
1975		Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Momojirô Hoshi - Ichibanboshi
1975		Cops vs. Thugs as Detective Kuno
1975		Great Jailbreak as Kunizo Kuniiwa
1975		The Viper Brothers and the Young General

1974		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 as Miyoshi Makio
1974		Violent Fraternity
1974		Code of Wolves
1974		Father of the Kamikaze
1974		The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Shozo Hirono
1974		Miracle on Lubang Island: Army Nakano School
1974		The Tattooed Hitman as Ginji Yozokura
1974		Violent Streets as Tatsu
1974		The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
1974		Student Yakuza
1974		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics as Shozo Hirono

1973		Yokosuka Navy Prison
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Shozo Hirono
1973		The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers as Masa
1973		Japan's Top Gangster as Hachiro Daicho
1973		Dangerous Trade in Kobe as Lee Chung Shun
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Shozo Hirono
1973		The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Shozo Hirono

1972		The Red Silk Gambler as Masa
1972		Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers as Gondo
1972		Yakuza Skirmishes
1972		Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth as Monjirô Kogarashi
1972		The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
1972		The Pledge
1972		Turtle Geisha
1972		A Yakuza Has His Way as Ishido Tsuneo
1972		Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro as Monjiro
1972		Street Mobster as Isamu Okita
1972		The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang as Yuijiro
1972		Delinquent Street
1972		The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
1972		Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

1971		Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor
1971		Trials of an Okinawa Village
1971		A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971		Evil Boss vs. Henchmen as Hanjiro Murase
1971		The Viper Brothers Rage Again
1971		The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1971		Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
1971		Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971		Wolves on Motorcycles
1971		The Viper Brothers
1971		The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
1971		A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
1971		Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments as Ryutatsu
1971		Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

1970		The Swindlers
1970		Thugs of Shinjuku
1970		Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder as Blind Priest Ryotatsu
1970		The Last Kamikaze as Lieutenant Satake
1970		Hooligans on Buggies
1970		Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô
1970		Fugitive Scoundrel as Izumi Tatsuya
1970		Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
1970		A Lively Geisha as Yukichi
1970		Postwar Secrets as Shin'ichi Yamada
1970		The Japan Derby Race
1970		Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel
1970		Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1970		Code Between Brothers: All New
1970		Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return as Aoyama Tsunejiro
1970		Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty
1970		Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back as Ryutatsu
1970		Bloodstained Clan of Honor as Gunji
1970		Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970		Wolves of the City: Checkmate

1969		Kanto Street Peddlers
1969		Memoir of Japanese Assassinations as Heigo Asahi
1969		Team of Ruffians
1969		Woman Boss: Chivalrous Fight as Shuichi Kitahashi
1969		The Private Police
1969		Wolf Escort
1969		Japan Organized Crime Boss as Kazama
1969		Yakuza Law
1969		Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1969		A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969		The Bad Boss 3
1969		Brothers Serving Time as Tatsuo Yaguchi
1969		Yakuza on Foot as Tamotsu Asai
1969		A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969		Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City

1968		Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder as Ryutatsu
1968		Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as Shiraishi
1968		Rogue as Ichiro Yamakawa
1968		Enlisted Yakuza
1968		Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
1968		Wicked Priest as Ryotatsu
1968		Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit as Shibayama Ukon
1968		The Marked Man
1968		Scoundrel

1967		A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm as Mamushi
1967		Rebellion of Japan

1966		Secret Agent 101
1966		Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966		The Kii River as School principal
1966		A Sky Full of Tears as Sakaki
1966		By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966		Flame and the Code as Ôtsu
1966		Face of the Dice
1966		Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage as Minoru Akihara

1965		King of the Highway
1965		Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otoko
1965		High-Ranking Yakuza
1965		Blood and Law

1964		Samurai from Somewhere as Yoshioka Shinnosuke
1964		The Shape of Night as Tamura
1964		The Scent of Incense as Sugiura
1964		Melody of Crime
1964		Destroyer Yukikaze

1963		For Love and Money
1963		A Legend, or Was It? as Goichi Takamori

1962		Marriage of the sky and the sea
1962		Tōkyō sanosa musume
1962		Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962		Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
1962		August Moon as Ishikawa
1962		Otoko no Uta

1961		Love New and Old as Kenji
1961		Invitation to the Enchanted Town
1961		Ren'ai Zubari Kôza

1960		Five Violent Girls as Kazuhiko Nanjô
1960		This Is a Man's World as Toshio Sugawara
1960		Female Detective as Sugiyama
1960		皇室と戦争とわが民族 as Captain Uehara
1960		Brutal Woman as Hiroshi Taniguchi
1960		Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu as Lieutenant Matsumoto
1960		Female Thief and the Bomb as Nobuo Asakura
1960		Female Slave Ship as Sugawa

1959		The Blood Sword of the 99th Virgin as Masayuki Abe
1959		Crazy Desire
1959		Haunted Cave as Detective Nonomiya
1959		Fight to the Death in a Blizzard

1956

Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu as Nakagawa, a student

Sound

1975

Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me as Theme Song Performance

Writing

2013

The Town of Iidate: Radiation and the Return Home as Other