Nobuo Kaneko

Acting

Nobuo Kaneko

Born March 27, 1923 Taito, Tokyo, Japan235 credits

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.

Known For

Father and Son Hawk

Father and Son Hawk

TV

1994

Kokkai e ikô!

Kokkai e ikô!

Movie

1993

The Great Shogunate Battle
6.0

The Great Shogunate Battle

Movie

1991

Check

Check

Movie

1991

The Man Who Became The Don

The Man Who Became The Don

Movie

1991

Four Days of Snow and Blood
6.8

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Movie

1989

Filmography

Father and Son Hawk
1994Father and Son HawkTV
Kokkai e ikô!
1993Kokkai e ikô!Movie
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991The Great Shogunate BattleMovie
Check
1991Checkas TennojiMovie
The Man Who Became The Don
1991The Man Who Became The DonMovie
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989Four Days of Snow and Bloodas Yoshiyuki KawashimaMovie
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986Surgical Designs in FlamesMovie
Godzilla 1985
1985Godzilla 1985as Home Affairs Minister IsomuraMovie
The Return of Godzilla
1984The Return of Godzillaas Home Affairs Minister IsomuraMovie
Karate Cop 2
1983Karate Cop 2Movie
The Imperial Navy
1981The Imperial Navyas Chuichi NagumoMovie
The Detective Journey
1980The Detective JourneyMovie
Shōgun
1980Shōgunas IshidoTV
N
1980Nurse's HusbandMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Sagaas Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Shadow Warriors
1980Shadow Warriorsas Sakai TadakiyoTV
Faraway Tomorrow
1979Faraway TomorrowMovie
The Shogun Assassins
1979The Shogun Assassinsas Hayashi RazanMovie
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
1979Troubleman Laughs and Killsas ActorMovie
The Inferno
1979The Infernoas Emma DaioMovie
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanityas Kokichi AsakuraMovie
Down with The Big Boss
1979Down with The Big BossMovie
Devil's Flute
1979Devil's FluteMovie
Kusa Moeru
1979Kusa Moeruas Taira no KiyomoriTV
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978The Fall of Ako Castleas KiraMovie
Never Give Up
1978Never Give Upas Head of Mizoguchi CityMovie
Dynamite Don-Don
1978Dynamite Don-Donas Denjiro HasimotoMovie
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978Japanese Godfather: Conclusionas Hideyoshi HirayamaMovie
Shogun's Samurai
1978Shogun's SamuraiMovie
K
1978Karate WarsMovie
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977Japanese Godfather: Ambitionas HiranoMovie
Japan's Don
1977Japan's Donas Shoji TaguchiMovie
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976Truck Rascals in Fever HeatMovie
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
1976New Female Prisoner 701: ScorpionMovie
Yakuza Graveyard
1976Yakuza Graveyardas Chief AkamaMovie
Cobra 2
1976Cobra 2as TajimaMovie
Seigida! Mikatada! Zeninshugo!!
1975Seigida! Mikatada! Zeninshugo!!Movie
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
1975300 Million Thief: Statute of LimitationsMovie
Shimane Prison Riot
1975Shimane Prison Riotas Torao YoshinariMovie
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
1975Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder CorpsMovie
Cops vs. Thugs
1975Cops vs. Thugsas Masaichi TomoyasuMovie
Unified Shadows
1975Unified ShadowsTV
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975The Viper Brothers and the Young GeneralMovie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974The Rapacious Jailbreakeras Yoshio Imazu - WardenMovie
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
1974Girl Boss: Crazy Ball GameMovie
Father of the Kamikaze
1974Father of the KamikazeMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episodeas Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tacticsas Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courage
1973Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courageas Kakutarô ShinoharaMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy Waras Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangleas Senzo OgataMovie
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973Dangerous Trade in KobeMovie
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973Girl Boss: Escape From Reform Schoolas HadanoMovie
The Hard Core Criminal
1973The Hard Core CriminalMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshimaas Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
1973Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroomas Shigeru Satô - The President of The SchoolMovie
Semi-Document: Eros No Joô
1973Semi-Document: Eros No Joôas NarratorMovie
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
1973Girl Boss Revenge: Sukebanas Visitor of the Shoe PolishingMovie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanityas Yoshio YamamoriMovie
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
1972Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent ClassroomMovie
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the StormMovie
The Pledge
1972The PledgeMovie
Turtle Geisha
1972Turtle GeishaMovie
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972Shōwa GokudōshiMovie
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gangas Chief of PoliceMovie
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1971The Kanto Brothers' Code of HonorMovie
Story of Japanese Bad Men
1971Story of Japanese Bad MenMovie
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971Bitter Tears of a Woman GamblerMovie
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1971Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confessas Boss Ohya, the nightclub ownerMovie
Thugs of Shinjuku
1970Thugs of ShinjukuMovie
The Experience
1970The ExperienceMovie
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
1970Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night DreamsMovie
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
1970The Kingpin of Fair LadiesMovie
King of the Night Life
1970King of the Night LifeMovie
Postwar Secrets
1970Postwar SecretsMovie
アッと驚く為五郎
1970アッと驚く為五郎Movie
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970Duel at Fort EzoMovie
A Yakuza Goes Home
1970A Yakuza Goes HomeMovie
Woman Boss
1970Woman BossMovie
The Bad Guy Blues
1969The Bad Guy BluesMovie
The Fatal Raid
1969The Fatal RaidMovie
Samurai Geisha
1969Samurai Geishaas OsugaMovie
The Biggest Gamble
1969The Biggest GambleMovie
The Yakuza Awaits
1969The Yakuza AwaitsMovie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968New Prison Walls of AbashiriMovie
Living Skeleton
1968Living Skeletonas SuetsuguMovie
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
1968Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First TimeMovie
Rogue
1968Rogueas SuyamaMovie
Enlisted Yakuza
1968Enlisted YakuzaMovie
Red Peony Gambler
1968Red Peony GamblerMovie
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
1968Brothers'Code - The Back RelationMovie
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
1968Goké, Body Snatcher from Hellas TokuyasuMovie
Downtown Blues
1968Downtown BluesMovie
The Worship of the Flesh
1968The Worship of the Fleshas DenbeiMovie
Hot Springs Geisha
1968Hot Springs Geishaas ShinagawaMovie
Curse of the Blood
1968Curse of the Bloodas SojunMovie
Diamonds of the Andes
1968Diamonds of the AndesMovie
Scoundrel
1968ScoundrelMovie
Big Time Gambling Boss
1968Big Time Gambling Bossas Tasaburô SenbaMovie
Human Torpedoes
1968Human TorpedoesMovie
The Last Loyalty Offering
1967The Last Loyalty OfferingMovie
Escape Man
1967Escape ManMovie
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967The Domain: Where The Blade EntersMovie
Killer of Seven
1967Killer of SevenMovie
Gambler's World
1967Gambler's Worldas Ushimatsu FujiiMovie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Trapsas Shurinosuke AsahinaMovie
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4Movie
Organized Violence II
1967Organized Violence IIas Head of DepartmentMovie
Portrait of Chieko
1967Portrait of Chiekoas SawadaMovie
Dissolution Rites
1967Dissolution Ritesas ItagakiMovie
Under the Stars of Singapore
1967Under the Stars of SingaporeMovie
Prison Release Loyalty Offering
1966Prison Release Loyalty OfferingMovie
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of LoveMovie
A Drop of Grease
1966A Drop of GreaseMovie
Rub Out the Past
1966Rub Out the PastMovie
The Harbor of No Return
1966The Harbor of No ReturnMovie
Seven Gamblers
1966Seven GamblersMovie
Love Eternal
1966Love Eternalas AokiMovie
Dianas of the Campus
1966Dianas of the CampusMovie
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966Love and Desire in the Night MistMovie
Warm Current
1966Warm CurrentMovie
C
1966Convicted WomanMovie
Yakuza Vassal
1966Yakuza VassalMovie
The Magic Serpent
1966The Magic Serpentas Dôjin HikiMovie
Color
1965ColorMovie
Chivalrous Life
1965Chivalrous LifeMovie
The Black Cat
1965The Black CatMovie
The Dice You Throw Will Bring About Tomorrow
1965The Dice You Throw Will Bring About TomorrowMovie
Flowering Maidens
1965Flowering Maidensas MatsuiMovie
Black Thief
1964Black ThiefMovie
Traveling Alone with a Guitar
1964Traveling Alone with a GuitarMovie
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964Fight, Zatoichi, Fightas UnosukeMovie
The Flower and the Sword
1964The Flower and the SwordMovie
The Glamorous Ghost
1964The Glamorous Ghostas Kenji YamakoshiMovie
Giant Rumble
1964Giant RumbleMovie
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Officeas KansukeMovie
Black Weapon
1964Black WeaponMovie
Main Street in the Underworld
1964Main Street in the UnderworldMovie
Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
1964Edo Crime Book: Black Clawsas Honda ShinpachiMovie
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
1964Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji CutMovie
Red Handkerchief
1964Red HandkerchiefMovie
The Revenge and the Death
1963The Revenge and the Deathas KawazuMovie
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Womenas KumagaiMovie
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963The Third Shadow WarriorMovie
Youth of the Beast
1963Youth of the Beastas Sôichi OzawaMovie
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!as Inspector KumagayaMovie
Traces of Lead
1962Traces of LeadMovie
Ai to shi no katami
1962Ai to shi no katamiMovie
Bōkyō no umi
1962Bōkyō no umiMovie
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
1962Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta saMovie
Jūdan no arashi
1962Jūdan no arashiMovie
Last Round
1962Last RoundMovie
Red Bud and White Flower
1962Red Bud and White FlowerMovie
Song of a Traveller
1962Song of a TravellerMovie
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
1962Sugata Naki TsuisekishaMovie
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961Million Dollar Smash-and-Grabas Kozo HaraguchiMovie
Wind and waves of the South
1961Wind and waves of the Southas KiheiMovie
Crimson pistol belt
1961Crimson pistol beltMovie
Standing Towards the Great Forest
1961Standing Towards the Great ForestMovie
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain PassMovie
The Plateau Man
1961The Plateau ManMovie
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961Joe of Aces: Give and TakeMovie
Whistling in the Darkness
1961Whistling in the DarknessMovie
Quick Draw Joe
1961Quick Draw Joeas MishimaMovie
でかんしょ風来坊
1961でかんしょ風来坊Movie
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1961Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Livingas KatsumataMovie
Tokyo Knights
1961Tokyo Knightsas MishimaMovie
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayeras Kirihara GôchôMovie
An Angel is Chasing Me
1961An Angel is Chasing MeMovie
The Rambler under the Southern Cross
1961The Rambler under the Southern CrossMovie
The Rambler Rides Again
1960The Rambler Rides AgainMovie
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960The Rambler on a Pearl FarmMovie
Wakai toppū
1960Wakai toppūMovie
The Lost Diamond
1960The Lost DiamondMovie
Return of the Vagabond
1960Return of the VagabondMovie
Intimidation
1960Intimidationas Kyosuke TakitaMovie
The Poem of the Blue Star
1960The Poem of the Blue StarMovie
The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960The Law's Bloody WoundsMovie
The Age of Our Own
1959The Age of Our OwnMovie
The Rambling Guitarist
1959The Rambling Guitaristas AkitsuMovie
The Wild Reporter
1959The Wild Reporteras FunakoshiMovie
Ningyō no uta
1959Ningyō no utaMovie
Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959Farewell to Southern TosaMovie
Merciless Bullet
1959Merciless Bulletas SawamuraMovie
Kawaii Onna
1959Kawaii OnnaMovie
The Echo of Love
1959The Echo of LoveMovie
A Man Explodes
1959A Man ExplodesMovie
We Live Today
1959We Live TodayMovie
The Praying Man
1959The Praying Manas Shinichiro KurakiMovie
Get Over Her
1959Get Over Heras YoshinoMovie
Friendship of Jazz
1959Friendship of JazzMovie
Voice Without a Shadow
1958Voice Without a Shadowas KawaiMovie
Wolves of the Night
1958Wolves of the NightMovie
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
1958The Man Who Rode the TyphoonMovie
That Wonderful Guy
1958That Wonderful GuyMovie
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
1958Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga FukuMovie
Night Drum
1958Night DrumMovie
Forever, My Love
1958Forever, My Loveas Tachio KinumakiMovie
Man Who Causes a Storm
1957Man Who Causes a Stormas Toru Sakyo, the criticMovie
The Awakening
1957The AwakeningMovie
The Barefoot Girl
1957The Barefoot GirlMovie
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Eraas DenbeiMovie
This Day's Life
1957This Day's LifeMovie
M
1957MadamMovie
Eight Hours of Terror
1957Eight Hours of Terroras Kosaku MoriMovie
Lunar Eclipse
1956Lunar EclipseMovie
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956Hungry Soul, Part IIas Reiji AjiokaMovie
Okinawa no Tami
1956Okinawa no TamiMovie
Hungry Soul
1956Hungry Soulas Reiji AjiokaMovie
Summer Storm
1956Summer Stormas KidoMovie
T
1956Tonari no yomeMovie
Gyakukōsen
1956GyakukōsenMovie
Ryûri no kishi
1956Ryûri no kishiMovie
Phoenix
1956PhoenixMovie
C
1956Called to the StandMovie
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2Movie
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Treeas SayamaMovie
A Hole of My Own Making
1955A Hole of My Own MakingMovie
S
1955Stray Sheepas Haraguchi, the painterMovie
Till We Meet Again
1955Till We Meet Againas Akira MimuraMovie
Floating Clouds
1955Floating CloudsMovie
Wakai hito-tachi
1954Wakai hito-tachiMovie
Student Double Suicide
1954Student Double SuicideMovie
Cape Ashizuri
1954Cape AshizuriMovie
The Garden of Women
1954The Garden of Womenas Kihei HiratoMovie
Itsuko to sono haha
1954Itsuko to sono hahaas Tokuji FunabashiMovie
Sound of the Mountain
1954Sound of the MountainMovie
Red-Light Bases
1953Red-Light Basesas Sugio KawanabeMovie
At the End of the Clouds
1953At the End of the CloudsMovie
Vacuum Zone
1952Vacuum ZoneMovie
Ikiru
1952Ikiruas Mitsuo, son of KanjiMovie
Violence
1952ViolenceMovie
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952Vendetta of a SamuraiMovie
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950The Rainbow-Colored Floweras KashimaMovie