Nobuo Kaneko

Born

3/27/1923

Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Nobuo Kaneko

Biography

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 For149 Movies

Ikiru
1952
★8.3
The Return of Godzilla
1984
★7.2
Godzilla 1985
1985
★6.8
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
★8.4
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
★7.3
The Shogun Assassins
1979
★5.4
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
★7.3
Shogun's Samurai
1978
★7.0
Floating Clouds
1955
★7.7
Giant Rumble
1964
★6.0
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
★7.3
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
★6.8
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom
1973
★6.2
The Biggest Gamble
1969
★7.0
Youth of the Beast
1963
★7.0
Black Thief
1964
★7.5
The Inferno
1979
★6.9
Never Give Up
1978
★6.4
The Pledge
1972
★5.8
The Imperial Navy
1981
★6.6
Summer Storm
1956
★6.5
Yakuza Graveyard
1976
★6.6
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
★7.0
The Rambler Rides Again
1960
★10.0
Sound of the Mountain
1954
★7.4
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
1976
★5.4
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
★7.0
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
★7.3
Japan's Don
1977
★7.2
Main Street in the Underworld
1964
★6.1
Wandering Shore
1956
★8.0
Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates
1973
★5.1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
★7.2
Turtle Geisha
1972
★5.1
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
★6.8
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973
★7.0
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
★6.6
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban
1973
★5.5
Hot Springs Geisha
1968
★3.4
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
1964
★6.0
Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom
1972
★6.1
Night Drum
1958
★5.9
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
★5.8
Truck Rascals in Fever Heat
1976
★10.0
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968
★6.5
Big Time Gambling Boss
1968
★7.2
Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game
1974
★6.7
Man Who Causes a Storm
1957
★6.8
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
★5.5
Living Skeleton
1968
★5.6
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
1968
★5.8
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991
★6.8
Shimane Prison Riot
1975
★6.5
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
★7.7
Rogue
1968
★7.0
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
★7.0
Red Peony Gambler
1968
★7.4
Down with The Big Boss
1979
★8.0
Red Handkerchief
1964
★7.2
Eight Hours of Terror
1957
★7.5
Devil's Flute
1979
★6.4
Voice Without a Shadow
1958
★6.2
Quick Draw Joe
1961
★NR
The Magic Serpent
1966
★6.4
A Yakuza Goes Home
1970
★10.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
★6.1
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973
★6.2
Samurai Geisha
1969
★7.5
Intimidation
1960
★7.2
King of the Night Life
1970
★5.0
Tokyo Knights
1961
★7.0
Cops vs. Thugs
1975
★6.1
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
★7.0
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
1961
★10.0
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1971
★6.1
Scoundrel
1968
★7.0
The Yakuza Awaits
1969
★8.0
Curse of the Blood
1968
★6.7
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
★7.8
Vacuum Zone
1952
★8.5
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1971
★9.0
Red Bud and White Flower
1962
★7.0
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
★5.8
This Day's Life
1957
★8.0
Thugs of Shinjuku
1970
★9.0
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963
★7.2
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
★1.0
Japan's Violent Archipelago: The Keihanshin Murder Corps
1975
★9.0
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
★6.5
Hungry Soul
1956
★6.2
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4
1967
★7.5
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
★6.6
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
★6.8
The Man Who Became The Don
1991
★7.0
Karate Cop 2
1983
★4.0
The Experience
1970
★6.0
Human Torpedoes
1968
★7.0
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
1962
★10.0
Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams
1970
★6.8
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree
1955
★8.0
The Rambling Guitarist
1959
★6.9
Check
1991
★10.0
Wakai hito-tachi
1954
★8.0
The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass
1961
★6.6
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971
★10.0
Till We Meet Again
1955
★7.0
Cape Ashizuri
1954
★9.0
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
★7.5
The Red Light Military Base
1953
★9.0
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963
★6.5
Woman Boss
1970
★8.0
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
1970
★5.0
Diamonds of the Andes
1968
★10.0
Faraway Tomorrow
1979
★3.7
The Garden of Women
1954
★6.6
Rub Out the Past
1966
★8.0
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
★10.0
Portrait of Chieko
1967
★7.5
Portrait of Chieko
1967
★7.5
Dissolution Rites
1967
★7.0
The Fatal Raid
1969
★10.0
The Worship of the Flesh
1968
★7.0
The Bad Guy Blues
1969
★7.0
Organized Violence II
1967
★7.5
The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975
★9.0
Seven Gamblers
1966
★6.5
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
★7.7
Enlisted Yakuza
1968
★6.0
The Black Cat
1965
★9.0
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1964
★8.5
Phoenix
1956
★6.5
A Hole of My Own Making
1955
★8.0
Yakuza Vassal
1966
★10.0
Return of the Vagabond
1960
★5.0
Yakuza Song
1960
★7.0
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
1975
★9.0
Itsuko to sono haha
1954
★8.0
Postwar Secrets
1970
★9.5
Surgical Designs in Flames
1986
★10.0
The Hard Core Criminal
1973
★7.5
The Harbor of No Return
1966
★7.0
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973
★9.0
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
★10.0
Downtown Blues
1968
★9.0
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
1975
★8.0
Called to the Stand
1956
★8.0
The Revenge and the Death
1963
★10.0
Violence
1952
★8.0
Friendship of Jazz
1959
★10.0