Daisuke Awaji

Biography

Career Overview

Daisuke Awaji has 84 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Their work spans 18 cinematic universes — most prominently The Yakuza Papers Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, Red Peony Gambler. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

84

Birth Date

1932-02-06 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Known For

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  Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas
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  Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
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  Red Peony Gambler
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  The Domain: White Blade
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  Trials of an Okinawa Village
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  Kagemaru of the Iga Clan

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 18 universes

• The Yakuza Papers Collection (3 titles)
• Red Peony Gambler (3 titles)
• Code Between Brothers Collection (3 titles)
• Yagyu Chronicles (3 titles)
• Japanese Godfather Trilogy (2 titles)
• Battles Without Honor and Humanity (2 titles)
• Kanto Street Peddlers Collection (2 titles)
• Gamblers Collection (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bin Amatsu (4 collaborations)
• Sumiko Fuji (4 collaborations)
• Akira Hirasawa (3 collaborations)
• Kyōsuke Machida (3 collaborations)
• Tomisaburō Wakayama (2 collaborations)
• Bunta Sugawara (2 collaborations)
• Junpei Arishima (2 collaborations)
• Shôgo Egami (2 collaborations)
• Michitarō Mizushima (2 collaborations)
• Masao Hori (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (84 credits)

  • Black Rain

    Ohashi's Man

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Sure Death 4

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Fall Guy

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Shogun Assassins

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Japanese Godfather: Ambition

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Doberman Cop

    Makoto Shimokawa

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Japanese Humanity and Justice

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Hokuriku Proxy War

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Japan's Don

    Isao Kobayashi

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Yakuza Code Still Lives

    Furukawa

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Operation Plazma in Osaka

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Company Buggers

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Third Generation Boss

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

    Kondo Shinichi

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Tattooed Hitman

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

    Kosaku Maejima

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Yakuza of the Present

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Dangerous Trade in Kobe

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Hikage-Mono

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Trials of an Okinawa Village

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Dagger

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Prison Tales

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty

    Muneo Taguchi

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Kanto Street Peddlers

    Horikawa Takeo

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Brothers Serving Time

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Yakuza on Foot

    Go

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

    Itagaki

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Enlisted Yakuza

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Red Peony Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Wicked Priest

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Bandits

    Kitamura

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Ninja's Mark

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Code Between Brothers 6

    Tosuke Ishiguro

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Code Between Brothers 5

    Torakichi Ishiguro

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Gambler: Victory Without Death

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Tears of Banishment

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Samurai Wolf II

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

    寅吉

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Domain: White Blade

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Gamblers

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Code Between Brothers 2

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Watari, the Ninja Boy

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Code Between Brothers

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Yakuza G-Men

    Shuriken

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Revenge

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Giant Rumble

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Yakuza of Seki

    Daishichi of Kokagura

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Sword of Wind and Clouds

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Kagemaru of the Iga Clan

    Jubei

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • 関東遊侠伝　利根の朝焼け

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Tokaido Fullhouse

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    Master of Martial Arts

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • While Traveling

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Skull Coins

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • A Revengeful Raid

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Case of Umon: Red Lizard

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Mukōmizu no kenka kasa

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Princess and the Bearded Lord

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • 八幡鳩九郎

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The South Sea Wolf

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henka

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Spear of Heroism

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Traveling of Two Young Men

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Magistrate of Dice

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword

    actor

    actors
    1961