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Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Toru Abe (安部徹, Abe Tōru, 28 March 1917 – 18 July 1993) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1944 to 1985.

Known for

Evidence of the Devil

The Lonely Olympics

The Lonely Olympics

Lovers Lost

The Blazing Valiant

The Blazing Valiant

1981 • Sakae Oya

The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

Run Truck Rascal, Run!

Run Truck Rascal, Run!

Demon Pond

1979 • Leader of the Village Assembly

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari

1979 • Otto Frank (voice)

Full filmography

Evidence of the Devil

1986

The Lonely Olympics

The Lonely Olympics

1983

Lovers Lost

1982

The Blazing Valiant

The Blazing Valiant

1981 • Sakae Oya

The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy

1981

Run Truck Rascal, Run!

Run Truck Rascal, Run!

1979

Demon Pond

1979 • Leader of the Village Assembly

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari

Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari

1979 • Otto Frank (voice)

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

1979

Lord Mito

1978 • Mondo Murai

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978 • Kentaro Yokokawa

Tarao Bannai

1978 • Koizumi

1978

Ballad of Orin

1977 • Besho

The Classroom of Terror

The Classroom of Terror

1976

Cobra 2

1976 • Goda

Gambling Den Heist

Gambling Den Heist

1975 • Hada

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps

1975

Cops vs. Thugs

1975

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

1975

Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game

Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game

1974 • Yakuza Boss

My Blood is the Blood of Others

My Blood is the Blood of Others

1974

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

1974

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

1974 • Kendo Terauchi

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown

1974 • Oshima Humio

The Blossom and the Sword

The Blossom and the Sword

1973 • Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

The Incident at Takanodai

The Incident at Takanodai

1973

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

1973

Female Yakuza Tale

Female Yakuza Tale

1973 • Asakichi

The School Deviate Waru

The School Deviate Waru

1973

Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses

Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses

1972

The Fearless Avenger

The Fearless Avenger

1972

Girl Boss Guerilla

Girl Boss Guerilla

1972

Rogue Of The Night

Rogue Of The Night

1972

Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando

Delinquent Boss: Alley Dog Commando

1972

Delinquent Street

Delinquent Street

1972

Wolves of the City: First to Fight

Wolves of the City: First to Fight

1971

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack

1971 • Yakuza Boss

Evil Boss vs. Henchmen

Evil Boss vs. Henchmen

1971

Human Target

1971 • Chief Senda

The Gambling Nun

1971

Blood Vendetta

1971 • Hideo Tokuzawa

Monk's Paradise

Monk's Paradise

1971

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

1971

The Killer

1971

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair

1971 • Furuya

King of the Widow-Killers

King of the Widow-Killers

1971

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments

1971

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971 • Boss Toubei

The Swindlers

1970

The Silk Hat Boss 2

The Silk Hat Boss 2

1970

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

1970

The Militarists

The Militarists

1970 • Chuichi Nagumo

A Lively Geisha

A Lively Geisha

1970

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

1970

Blind Woman's Curse

Blind Woman's Curse

1970 • Dobashi

Brothers of Capones

Brothers of Capones

1970

Greatest Boss of Japan

Greatest Boss of Japan

1970

Code Between Brothers: All New

Code Between Brothers: All New

1970

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

1970 • Samezu no Masagoro

Duel at Fort Ezo

Duel at Fort Ezo

1970 • Ronin

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 • Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)

Peonies And Dragons

Peonies And Dragons

1970

Wolves of the City: Checkmate

Wolves of the City: Checkmate

1970

Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders

Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders

1969

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

1969 • Tokuzo Sekiyama

Okatsu the Fugitive

Okatsu the Fugitive

1969

Chivalrous Pride

Chivalrous Pride

1969

The Fatal Raid

1969

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

1969

Wolf Escort

1969

Penitentiary Brothers

Penitentiary Brothers

1969

Daring Girls

1969

Trapped, the Crimson Bat

Trapped, the Crimson Bat

1969 • Bunzo

The Cross of Vengeance

The Cross of Vengeance

1969

100 Gamblers

1969

The Biggest Gamble

The Biggest Gamble

1969 • Iwasa

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin

1969

Family Crest: Die Like a Man

Family Crest: Die Like a Man

1969 • Yoshiichiro Omori

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless

1969

Harbor Light Yokohama

Harbor Light Yokohama

1968

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

1968

Desperate Hoodlum

Desperate Hoodlum

1968

Champion Woman Gambler

Champion Woman Gambler

1968

The Two Bodyguards

The Two Bodyguards

1968 • Oike

Admiral Yamamoto

Admiral Yamamoto

1968 • Chief of Staff Soka

Secret Information

Secret Information

1968 • Yasaburo Oba

Tattooed Temptress

1968 • Tonomura

Once and For All Pt.２

Once and For All Pt.２

1968

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

1968

A History of the Japanese Underworld

A History of the Japanese Underworld

1968

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

1968 • Geki

Code Between Brothers 6

Code Between Brothers 6

1967 • Tsuyoshi Shimaoka

The Endless Duel

The Endless Duel

1967

The Homely Sister

The Homely Sister

1967 • Ukichi Tsurumura

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

1967

1967

Hawk of the Harbour

Hawk of the Harbour

1967

Medal from the Devil

Medal from the Devil

1967

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

1967

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

1967

Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows

Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows

1967 • Detective Kuroshima

Flower Cards Chivalry

Flower Cards Chivalry

1967

Three Gamblers

1967 • Kichinosuke Koizumi

Wrath of Daimajin

Wrath of Daimajin

1966 • Hidanokami Arakawa

フォークで行こう銀嶺は恋してる

フォークで行こう銀嶺は恋してる

1966

Game of Chance

1966 • Kizaki

Rampaging Dragon of the North

Rampaging Dragon of the North

1966

Rub Out the Past

Rub Out the Past

1966 • Bunsho Tei

Code Between Brothers

Code Between Brothers

1966 • Kito

Flame and the Code

Flame and the Code

1966 • Tsukuru Tachibana

Tokyo Ninja Force

Tokyo Ninja Force

1966

Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage

Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage

1966 • Kanzaki

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

1965

Gang's Upward Strategy

Gang's Upward Strategy

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

1965 • Yasui

Blood of Revenge

Blood of Revenge

1965 • Tatsuzo Karasawa

The Hoodlum Brothers

The Hoodlum Brothers

1965

Life of Matsu the Untamed

Life of Matsu the Untamed

1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1965 • Yoda

Fangs of Vengeance

Fangs of Vengeance

1965

Abashiri Prison

Abashiri Prison

1965 • Heizo Yoda

Hoodlum Soldier

Hoodlum Soldier

1965

Back Stairways

1965

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

1965 • Atobe

The Boss

1965

Gamblers and Racketeers

Gamblers and Racketeers

1964

Black Thief

1964

Storm Party

1964

The Ninja Hunt

1964

The Shogun's Vault

The Shogun's Vault

1964

The Domain

1964

On the Road Forever

On the Road Forever

1964

The Scarred Crest

The Scarred Crest

1964

The Great Killing

The Great Killing

1964

1964 • Yuasa Teizo

Main Street in the Underworld

Main Street in the Underworld

1964

An Outlaw

1964 • Te

Melody of Crime

Melody of Crime

1964

The Third Ninja

The Third Ninja

1964

Orders from Hell

Orders from Hell

1964

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

1964

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo

1963

The School Cap

1963

Kanto Wanderer

1963 • Boss Yoshida

Yakuza of Seki

1963 • Sukegoro Iioka

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963 • Toribu

Tale of Scarlet Love

Tale of Scarlet Love

1963

Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963 • Boss Yagiri Tokyuro

Duel of the Underworld

Duel of the Underworld

1963

Bury Me Deep

1963 • Ryuzo Goda

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi

1963

I Have the Sun in My Back

I Have the Sun in My Back

1963 • Yamada

Eleven Gangsters

Eleven Gangsters

1963 • Kurobe

Utau abarenbō

1962

Order of Yakuza

Order of Yakuza

1962

Hell's Kitchen

1962

The Young and Bad

The Young and Bad

1962

The Rambler Returns Home

The Rambler Returns Home

1962

The Man From the Sea

1962

Solo Traveler

1962

Genkuro Yoshitsune

Genkuro Yoshitsune

1962

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1962 • Deputy Chief Kawanishi

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1962

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962 • Detective A

Night Mist Makes Women Cry

1962 • Kenji Funaki

Aniki

1962

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab

1961

With Wife, Children, and Friends

With Wife, Children, and Friends

1961 • Hoshino

Wharf Temperament

Wharf Temperament

1961 • Ryu

Standing Towards the Great Forest

Standing Towards the Great Forest

1961

Koina no Ginpei

Koina no Ginpei

1961

Gunman's Alley

1961

Young Lord Yakuza

Young Lord Yakuza

1961

Red Flowers of Hell

Red Flowers of Hell

1961

Gonin no totsugeki tai

Gonin no totsugeki tai

1961

The Man from the East

The Man from the East

1961

Three Young Samurai

Three Young Samurai

1961

Nuregami botan

1961

Bara to ryū

1961

He Killed Dad

1961

The Ginza Three Boys

The Ginza Three Boys

1961

Man at the Bullfight

Man at the Bullfight

1960

Storming Squadron

Storming Squadron

1960

Wait for Tomorrow

Wait for Tomorrow

1960

The River Fuefuki

The River Fuefuki

1960

Master Fencer Sees the World

Master Fencer Sees the World

1960

The Blind Menace

The Blind Menace

1960

The Last Betrayal

The Last Betrayal

1960

Jungle Block

1960 • Hanji Takebayashi

Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat

1960 • Kenzo Goda

The Man of Seven Faces

The Man of Seven Faces

1960

Delinquent Angel

Delinquent Angel

1960

Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van

1960 • Akahori

Tatsumaki kozō

Tatsumaki kozō

1960

When a Woman Loves

When a Woman Loves

1960 • Yoshimura

Who is in the Background?

Who is in the Background?

1959

Elegy to Youth

1959

Wakai hyou no mure

Wakai hyou no mure

1959

Tokyo no Kodoku

Tokyo no Kodoku

1959

Gun Number Zero

Gun Number Zero

1959

I Will Challenge

I Will Challenge

1959

The Bastards of Lawless Town

The Bastards of Lawless Town

1959

Get Over Her

1959 • Osawa

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959 • Watarai Gunsô

Ama Reef

1958

The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back

1958

Fearless Opposition

Fearless Opposition

1958

Underworld Beauty

Underworld Beauty

1958 • Mihara

Fangs of Night

1958

Man Who Causes a Storm

Man Who Causes a Storm

1957

But the Flesh is Weak

But the Flesh is Weak

1957 • Iida

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1957 • Matsu

Harbor Rats

1957

Jûnana-sai no teikô

Jûnana-sai no teikô

1957

The Champion

1957 • Shinzo Takaoka

Frankie's Aliens

Frankie's Aliens

1957

Inn of the Floating Weeds

Inn of the Floating Weeds

1957 • Murayama

Dancing Sisters

Dancing Sisters

1957

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō

1956

Lunar Eclipse

1956

Kingorô no omawari-san

1956

Phoenix

1956

快傑耶茶坊

1956

Crossroad

1956 • Inspector Hanada

Jigoku no hatoba

Jigoku no hatoba

1956

Love is Lost

1956

Rikidozan: Man of Fury

Rikidozan: Man of Fury

1955

Forever a Woman

Forever a Woman

1955 • Yamagami

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

Policeman's Diary, Part 2

1955

The juvenile

1955

Tales of Ginza

1955 • Gô Momoyama

Bridal Candidates

Bridal Candidates

1955 • Fortune Teller Raiunken

Tomboy Daughter Diary

Tomboy Daughter Diary

1955 • Fortune Teller Raiunken

Foul Play

1955 • Second baseman Aoike

Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin

1954 • Company president

日本敗れず

日本敗れず

1954

Turbid Youth

1954

The Black Current

The Black Current

1954

The Street Without Sun

The Street Without Sun

1954 • Police Department Manager

Hanran

1954 • Takaji Muranaka

Love Letter

1953

Tokyo Story

1953 • Railway Staff

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

1953 • Kakubei Oiwa

Hana no shôgai

Hana no shôgai

1953 • 通訳

Yasen kangofu

1953 • Sergeant Aoki

Modern People

1952

Minami kaze

1951

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951 • Older brother Taro Ichi

Rumba of Passion

Rumba of Passion

1950

Battle of Roses

Battle of Roses

1950

Street of Violence

Street of Violence

1950 • Tajima

Ishimatsu of the Forest

Ishimatsu of the Forest

1949

The Portrait

1948 • Ichiro

Great X

1948 • X

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

1947

Yurusareta ichiya

1946

Kigeki wa owarinu

1946

1945

Otome no iru kichi

Otome no iru kichi

1945

Jubilation Street

Jubilation Street

1944

Sinking the Unsinkable

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944

Passion to Soar

1941

Tōru Abe – Biography, Known For & Filmography