ACTOR
Toranosuke Ogawa
Known for Godzilla · Sanjuro · The Hidden Fortress
Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1897
- Died
- Dec 29, 1967
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.
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Known For
MOVIE
GodzillaPresident of Southern Seas Salvage · 1954
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
MOVIE
Sanjuro · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
MOVIE
The Hidden FortressMagistrate (uncredited) · 1958
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
MOVIE
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!President of Company · 1956
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
GodzillaPresident of Company (uncredited) · 1977
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanPresident of Company (uncredited) · 1957
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
MOVIE
The Eagle of the Pacific(uncredited) · 1953
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
Filmography
Movies
Mange jigoku
1951
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952
Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952
Fighting Yasubei
1952
Forty-Eight Man
1952
IkiruPark Section Chief
1952
Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952
Mr. Lucky
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
The Life of OharuYoshioka
1952
Third Class Executives
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Zoku santō jūyaku
1952
恐妻時代President
1952
Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthMizuno
1953
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate HusbandPresident Manami
1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953
Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953
My Wonderful Yellow CarThe old man
1953
Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
1953
Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
1953
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953
The Battleship YamatoCombined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific(uncredited)
1953
Tokoharu jamono
1953
An Inn at OsakaPresident
1954
Bride in a Bathing SuitSōzaemon Iwamura
1954
GodzillaPresident of Southern Seas Salvage
1954
How the Bell of Liberty Ringsuncle
1954
Koina no Ginpei
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
1954
Seven SamuraiGrandfather of Kidnapped Girl
1954
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954
Tekka bugyō
1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1954
日本敗れず
1954
All is WellToranosuke Yase
1955
All is Well 2Toranosuke Yase
1955
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
Burden of LoveCongress Committee Chairman
1955
I Live in FearHori, the lawyer
1955
Jakō yashiki
1955
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
School Girls
1955
School Girls in Costume
1955
So Young, So BrightShigebei Saito
1955
The Phantom HorseNishiyama
1955
Tôjûrô no koiYoshizaemon Kaneko
1955
Asataro the Crow
1956
FountainheadDr. Onuma
1956
Gendai no yokubô
1956
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!President of Company
1956
Jacks and JillsKawamura
1956
Lightning Karate Blow
1956
Marathon Samurai
1956
Street of ShameMickey's Father
1956
Tenten Musume
1956
The Chop Professor
1956
A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957
A Town of the Starry Skies
1957
Birth of RomanceRyûzô
1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanPresident of Company (uncredited)
1957
Night Butterflies
1957
Ninjō misui
1957
Warm CurrentShima Yasuhide
1957
All About MarriageRyuzo Doi
1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
Face in the DarkNaruse
1958
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958
Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
1958
Otora-san's Business is Booming
1958
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1958
Sister with SisterPresident Hase
1958TC
The Chastity Boy and Miss Brassiere
1958
The Gion TempestMiyaguchi
1958
The Hidden FortressMagistrate (uncredited)
1958
The Ladder of Success
1958
The Swishing Sword
1958
Tokai toiu minato
1958
Travels of Lord MitoShirôemon Matsubara
1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
1958
Elegy to Youth
1959EO
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1959
Naruto no hanayome
1959
Night of the Suspicions
1959
The Lord and the GamblerKubodera Heizaemon
1959
The Lord PretendsKatsunosuke Nakai
1959
The Path I RememberGentarô, Grandfather
1959
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
おヤエのあんま天國
1959
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Devotion to RailwayCoal mine president Yoshida
1960
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960
The Five Jolly Thieves
1960
The Grave Tells All
1960
Tokyo Mighty GuyOnizaemon Ippon'yari
1960
A Good Man, A Good Day
1961
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-OldDaido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
1961
Daigaku buyū-den
1961SE
Seven Enemies
1961
Structure of Hate
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's WhirlwindSaikai Marine Transport President K
1961
A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962
Ballad of a WorkmanYoshio's father
1962
Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962
Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai
1962
San'nin musume kanpai!
1962
Sanjuro
1962
Seinen no isu
1962
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiExecutive Kihara
1963
Cosmetic Sales CompetitionYasubei Takada
1963
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Ginza no jirochō
1963
Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
1963SM
Sararīman monogatari - Taiki bansai
1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
The Rabble
1964
Women's Doctor
1964
GodzillaPresident of Company (uncredited)
1977Photos
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