--- name: "Akira Kubo" canonical: "https://film.one/person/akira-kubo" fi1m_id: "akira-kubo" imdb_id: "nm0473530" tmdb_id: 30469 wikidata_id: "Q418778" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 December 1936" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T07:55:56.741113+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Akira Kubo ## Identity Akira Kubo - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/akira-kubo - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** akira-kubo - **IMDb ID:** nm0473530 - **TMDB ID:** 30469 - **Wikidata ID:** Q418778 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kubo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418778, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473530/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30469 Actor. Born 1 December 1936 in Tokyo, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 December 1936, Tokyo, Japan - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kubo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418778, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0473530/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30469 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Throne of Blood*](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Akira Kubo is a Japanese actor born on 1 December 1936 in Tokyo. He has appeared in more than 70 films since his debut in 1952. Kubo is known for supporting roles in two films directed by Akira Kurosawa: *Throne of Blood* (1957) as Yoshiteru Miki and *Sanjuro* (1962). He also played leading parts in several tokusatsu productions for Toho, including *Matango* (1963), *Son of Godzilla* (1967) and *Destroy All Monsters* (1968). Earlier in his career he appeared in *Arashi* (1956), which was entered in the Berlin International Film Festival. *Sources: imdb.com, wikizilla.org, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Yoshiteru Miki — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) ## Complete filmography (88) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Human Disguise* (2020), Actor - *The Great Buddha Arrival* (2018), as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - *The Code* (2009), Actor - *Rakugo musume* (2008), Actor - *I Love You* (1999), Actor - *Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive* (1999), series, as Ittetsu Banda - *The Bridge Club* (1996), Actor - *Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe* (1995), as Captain of the Kairyumaru - *Getting Any?* (1995), as Bank Manager - *47 Ronin* (1994), Actor - *Mysterious Nile Girl Thutmose* (1991), series, as Takuboku Nile - *Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen* (1990), series, Actor - *Rikyu* (1989), as Geni - *Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally* (1989), Actor - *Kojika Monogatari* (1983), series, as ウィルソン - *The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge* (1981), Actor - *The Castle of Sand* (1974), as Patrolman at Setagaya - *The Militarists* (1970), as Takami - *Space Amoeba* (1970), as Taro Kudo - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Matsui - *Samurai Banners* (1969), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as 1st Lt. Takano - *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), as Katsuo Yamabe - *Young Guy in Rio* (1968), Actor - *Kill!* (1968), as Monnosuke Takei - *Son of Godzilla* (1967), as Goro Maki - *Japan's Longest Day* (1967), as Major Sadakichi Ishihara - 1st Imperial Guards Division - *Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion* (1967), Actor - *Zero Fighter* (1966), Actor - *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), as Tetsuo Torii - *Stairs of Evil* (1965), as Kumagai - *We Will Remember* (1965), as Ichiro Nakahira - *The Retreat from Kiska* (1965), as Tawara - *The School of Flesh* (1965), Actor - *Trap of Suicide Kilometer* (1964), as Sakuma - *Whirlwind* (1964), Actor - *Matango* (1963), as Kenji Murai - Professor - *La Fée Diabolique* (1963), Actor - *Chûshingura* (1962), as Lord Date - *Gorath* (1962), as Tatsuma Kanai - *Sanjuro* (1962), as Samurai - *A Man in Red* (1961), Actor - *Toilet Manager* (1961), Actor - *Challenge to Live* (1961), Actor - *Westward Desperado* (1960), Actor - *University Bandits* (1960), Actor - *New Third Class Executive: Husband Education* (1960), as Norio Fujisawa - *Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance* (1960), as Hisada Hiroshi - *3 Dolls Go to Hong Kong* (1959), Actor - *The Three Treasures* (1959), as Prince Iogi - *Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers* (1959), Actor - *Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender* (1959), Actor - *The College Ruggers* (1959), as Masahiko Ōmori - *Mariko's Autobiography: Flowing Constellation* (1959), Actor - *A Whistle in My Heart* (1959), Actor - *3 Dolls in College* (1959), as Akira Ōkubo - *The Lighthouse* (1959), Actor - *Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period* (1959), Actor - *The College Hero* (1958), as Teppei Taki - *The Young Beast* (1958), Actor - *Holiday in Tokyo* (1958), Actor - *A Bridge for Two Alone* (1958), Actor - *The Girl in the Target* (1957), Actor - *The Blue Mountains Part 2* (1957), as Rokusuke Kanaya - *The Blue Mountains* (1957), as Rokusuke Kanaya - *Schooldays* (1957), as Ōkubo Akira - *Atarashii Sebiro* (1957), Actor - *Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion* (1957), Actor - *Snow Country* (1957), as Saichiro - *Ujō* (1957), as Kanichi - *Throne of Blood* (1957), as Yoshiteru Miki — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *The Singing Tireless Town* (1957), as Yukichi Hidaka - *The Storm* (1956), Actor - *Gendai no yokubô* (1956), Actor - *The Wicked Boy* (1956), Actor - *Beyond The Stars* (1956), as Noriyuki Shichijō - *Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume* (1955), as Nakatani - *To Love and Forgive* (1955), Actor - *Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree* (1955), as Ayuta At 18 Years Old - *Love Never Fails* (1955), as Nobuo - *Anmitsu Princess: Story of the Magic Competition* (1954), Actor - *Anmitsu hime: Amakara shiro no maki* (1954), Actor - *The Surf* (1954), as Shinji - *Farewell Rabaul* (1954), as Shimada - *Adolescence Part II* (1953), as (uncredited) - *Okore Sanpei* (1953), Actor - *The Whisper of Spring* (1952), Actor - *Adolescence* (1952), Actor ## Gallery - ![『潮騒』（1954年）に出演した久保明](https://film.one/media/person/3874987/gallery-9aaa40d9f3e7.jpg) 『潮騒』（1954年）に出演した久保明 — 産業経済新聞社（Sankei Shinbun Co., Ltd.）, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Kubo-Akira-1.jpg/1280px-Kubo-Akira-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![『潮騒』（1954年）に出演した青山京子と久保明](https://film.one/media/person/3874987/gallery-6eb87cad9e0b.jpg) 『潮騒』（1954年）に出演した青山京子と久保明 — 産業経済新聞社（Sankei Shinbun Co., Ltd.）, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Aoyama-Kyoko-Kubo-Akira-1.jpg/1280px-Aoyama-Kyoko-Kubo-Akira-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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