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name: "Ikio Sawamura"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 September 1905"
died: "20 September 1975"
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average_fi1m_score: 89
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:07.025533+00:00"
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# Ikio Sawamura

Actor. Born 4 September 1905 in Tochigi, Japan. Died 20 September 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 September 1905, Tochigi, Japan
- **Died:** 20 September 1975
- **Active:** 1961–1963

## Biography

Ikio Sawamura (born Shizuo Okabe; 4 September 1905 – 20 September 1975) was a Japanese actor from Tochigi Prefecture. He made his stage debut in 1921 at the Imperial Theatre as a disciple of the seventh Sawamura Sōjūrō and later performed with troupes including Zenshinza and Moulin Rouge Shinjuku-za before entering film in the early 1950s.

He joined Toho in 1954 and appeared in more than 130 films, often in supporting or bit parts. Among his credits are roles in Akira Kurosawa’s *Throne of Blood* (1957), *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), *Yojimbo* (1961) as the constable Hansuke, *High and Low* (1963) and *Red Beard* (1965), as well as numerous Toho tokusatsu and kaiju productions such as *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962), *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964) and *Destroy All Monsters* (1968).

*Sources: imdb.com, wikizilla.org, ja.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *High and Low* (1963), Fi1m 90, as Yokohama Station Trolley Man — [page](https://film.one/film/high-and-low.md)
- *Yojimbo* (1961), Fi1m 88, as Hansuke — [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Throne of Blood* (1957), Washizu soldier
- *The Hidden Fortress* (1958), Gambler (uncredited)
- *Red Beard* (1965), Resident
- *King Kong vs. Godzilla* (1962), Witch Doctor
- *Mothra vs. Godzilla* (1964), Shinto Priest
- *Destroy All Monsters* (1968), Old Farmer
- *Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster* (1964), Honest Fisherman
- *The Bad Sleep Well* (1960), Taxi Driver

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