Saburo Date

Biography

Career Overview

Saburo Date has 216 screen credits in a career dating back to 1946. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection with 10 titles. Signature works include Song of the Devil, The Man Who Laughs Last, Gokudô Petenshi. 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

216

Birth Date

1924-03-27 00:00:00

Birth Place

Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Known For

• 

  Song of the Devil
• 

  The Man Who Laughs Last
• 

  Gokudô Petenshi
• 

  The Magistrate
• 

  Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
• 

  Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection (10 titles)
• Shinobi No Mono Collection (9 titles)
• Shinobi no Mono (8 titles)
• Sleepy Eyes of Death Collection (5 titles)
• Lone Wolf and Cub (2 titles)
• Inu Series Collection (2 titles)
• Female Prisoner Scorpion Collection (1 titles)
• Daimajin (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Shōsaku Sugiyama (2 collaborations)
• Ryōsuke Kagawa (2 collaborations)
• Giichi Fujimoto (1 collaborations)
• Jun Hongo (1 collaborations)
• Yukitaro Hotaru (1 collaborations)
• Hisashi Igawa (1 collaborations)
• Yosuke Irie (1 collaborations)
• Fukudanji Katsura (1 collaborations)
• Shinzo Kin (1 collaborations)
• Sanae Nakahara (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (216 credits)

  • Takeshi: Childhood Days

    Takeno Grandfather

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Luminous Woman

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

    Maruyama

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Typhoon Club

    Okabe

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Bored Samurai

    Ikeda Kazue

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Lowly Ronin

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Woman

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Ballad of Orin

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Gambling Code and Feuds

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Song of the Devil

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Bullet Train

    Businessman's Man

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Wolf Guy

    Tsukada

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Graveyard of Honor

    Oyabun

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Oh Wonderful Utamaro!

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Blossom and the Sword

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Yokosuka Navy Prison

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Bodyguard

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

    Rokubei of Hakoda

    actor

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

    Swift-style Swordsman

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

    Kaizutoshi

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Trail of Blood

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    Official Envoy

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Kumo no Yuna

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Island of Horrors

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Ghost of Kasane Swamp

    Fukami Shinzaemon

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Naked Ambition

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Angry Sword

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Mission: Iron Castle

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Gokudô Petenshi

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Blood End

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Girl with Bamboo Leaves

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Curse of the Ghost

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Lefty Fencer

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Devil's Temple

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Sworn Brothers

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Samaritan Zatoichi

    Yakuza

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Funeral Racket

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Bride from Hades

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Saga of Tanegashima

    Tokunoshin Wakita

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Lone Wolf Isazo

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

    First Ronin

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • A Killer's Key

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    Ryôan Shimomura

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Zatoichi the Outlaw

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Secret Assignment

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Quick-Draw Dog

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • A Certain Killer

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Assignment Cloud

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    Kagimatsu

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Betrayal

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Dianas of the Campus

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Zatoichi's Vengeance

    Hanji

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Daimajin

    Ippei Cyjûma

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Thieves' Who's Who

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

    Jinnai

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Virgin Witness

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Sword Devil

    Toda Shingo

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • New Tengu from Mount Kurama

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Young Boss: Prison Release

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Life of Matsu the Untamed

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

    Kanai Hanbei

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Rampaging Dog

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Anzai

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Zatoichi's Revenge

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Young Boss

    Monjiro

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Bloody Shuriken

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

    Mon'nosuke Kaizuka

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    Hatori Hanzo

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Showdown at Night's End

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Gambling Samurai

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    Juzo Kakei

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

    Flying Squirrel Banzo

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

    Hattori Hanzo

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    Zeniya Gohei

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen

    Choshichi

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Maiko and the Assassin

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

    Hattori Hanzo

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

    Kobotoke Kodaira

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Third Shadow Warrior

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • New Tale of Zatoichi

    Anzo

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Assassins for sale

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • An Actor's Revenge

    Kawaguchi-ya

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Shinsengumi Chronicles

    Keisuke Yamanami

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    Hattori Hanzo

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Hell's Assassin

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    Mirosuke

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Fencing Master

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Betting on the Sword

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Destiny's Son

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Notorious Man's Return

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Seven Miles to Nakayama

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Sōran wataridori

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Her Hidden Past

    Manta

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Temple of Wild Geese

    Heikichi Hisama

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Actress and the Three Rascals

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Flowers of Chivalry

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Oniisan to oneesan

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Buddha

    Ashvajit

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Otemoyan

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • A Lustful Man

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • 木曽ぶし三度笠

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Three Young Samurai

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Shikaku yashiki

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • 晴小袖

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Vagabonds from Badgerville

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Satan's Sword

    Hirama Jusuke

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • 風来物語 あばれ飛車

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Scars of Honor

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • What Price Love?

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Blind Menace

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Koga's Messenger

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • お嬢さん三度笠

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Demon of Mount Oe

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Bonchi

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Yûrei koban

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Two Musashis

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Samurai Vendetta

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Lord Pretends

    Watônai no Yasu

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Ghost of Yotsuya

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Odd Obsession

    Police Detective

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Ojo-kichiza

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Woman and the Pirate

    転法利平

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Gambler and the Princess

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Peony on the Skin

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Travels of Lord Mito

    Jûbei Negoro

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Gay Masquerade

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Conflagration

    Police detective A

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Megitsune Buro

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Shogun's Holiday

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Hanatarō Jumon

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Princess Tsuki

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Advance Patrol

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Secret of Naruto

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

    Genba Kanai

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Mangorō Tengu

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Yataro’s Travel Hat

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Fighting Letter for 29 People

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • A Tale of Dung and Urine

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Ninjō misui

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Night Butterflies

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • An Osaka Story

    Shokichi, samurai's servant

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gonpachi

    Denzô Yuasa

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Fighting Fire Fighter

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Flowery Hood 2

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Undercurrent

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Asataro the Crow

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Marathon Samurai

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Dancer and Two Warriors

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Young Lord

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Magistrate

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Maiko sanjūshi

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Chikamatsu Monogatari

    Katada Government Official

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Daikichi Konomura

    Mizuno

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Great White Tiger Platoon

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Woman in the Rumor

    Nakauchi

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Maiko monogatari

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Sansho the Bailiff

    Kimpei

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Demon Sword

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Gate of Hell

    Tomoyuki

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • A Geisha

    Imanishi

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • City of Violence

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • An Heir's Place

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Ugetsu

    Vassal

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • This Way, That Way

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Story of a Beloved Wife

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Judge of the Ashuras

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Song of Love

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Motherland Far Far Away

    Kino

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Invisible Man Appears

    Keizô Sasatani

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Ghost Train

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • A Bullet Hole Underground

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Man Who Laughs Last

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Goblin Courier

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Thirty-three footprints

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Children Hand in Hand

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Devil's toast

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Duel at Moonrise

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Kunisada Chūji

    actor

    actors
    1946