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name: "Hisao Toake"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 September 1908"
died: "18 December 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:27.329226+00:00"
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# Hisao Toake

Actor. Born 8 September 1908 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Died 18 December 1985.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 September 1908, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 18 December 1985
- **Also known as:** Хисао Тоакэ

## Biography

Hisao Toake was a Japanese actor. Born on 8 September 1908 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, he attended Hosei University and began his career in theatre, including with the Bungakuza group, before making his film debut in 1951. He left Bungakuza in 1953 to focus on film.

Toake appeared in numerous films, often in supporting roles. He is known for parts in several works by Yasujirō Ozu, including *The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice* (1952) as Toichiro Amamiya, *Tokyo Story* (1953) as Osamu Hattori, *Equinox Flower* (1958) as Ryozo Soga and *Late Autumn* (1960) as Tanekichi Kuwata. He also worked with Kenji Mizoguchi on *Chikamatsu Monogatari* (1954) and *Street of Shame* (1956), and appeared in *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970) as Saburo Kurusu. He died on 18 December 1985. He was the father of actress Yukiyo Toake.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tokyo Story* (1953), Fi1m 92, as Osamu Hattori — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-story.md)

## Also known for

- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), Saburo Kurusu
- *Late Autumn* (1960), Tanekichi Kuwata
- *Equinox Flower* (1958), Ryozo Soga
- *Chikamatsu Monogatari* (1954), Morinokoji
- *Street of Shame* (1956), Shiomi
- *The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice* (1952), Toichiro Amamiya
- *Yearning* (1964), Mr. Okamoro
- *Sound of the Mountain* (1954), Shingo no yuujin

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