--- name: "Masao Mishima" canonical: "https://film.one/person/masao-mishima" fi1m_id: "masao-mishima" imdb_id: "nm0592756" tmdb_id: 125721 wikidata_id: "Q11355290" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 January 1906" died: "18 July 1973" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 92 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T18:25:43.179638+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." --- # Masao Mishima ## Identity Masao Mishima - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masao-mishima - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** masao-mishima - **IMDb ID:** nm0592756 - **TMDB ID:** 125721 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11355290 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11355290, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592756/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125721 Actor. Born 2 January 1906 in Niigata, Japan. Died 18 July 1973. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 January 1906, Niigata, Japan - **Died:** 18 July 1973 - **Active:** 1949–1962 - **Also known as:** Масао Мисима, ماسائو میشیما - **Average Fi1m score:** 92, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 92 (1), 1960s 91 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11355290, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592756/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125721 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Late Spring*](https://film.one/film/late-spring.md) (92) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Masao Mishima was a Japanese actor. Born Masao Nagaoka on 2 January 1906 in Niigata, he began his film career in 1935 and appeared in more than 240 productions over nearly four decades. He is known for supporting roles in *Late Spring* (1949) as Jo Onodera, *The Human Condition I: No Greater Love* (1959) as Kuroki Shochô, *Pigs and Battleships* (1961) as Himori, *Harakiri* (1962) as Inaba Tango, *Zatoichi's Pilgrimage* (1966) as Nanashino Gonbei, *Samurai Rebellion* (1967) as Sanzaemon Yanase, and *Horus: Prince of the Sun* (1968) as the Village Leader (voice). He frequently worked with directors including Masaki Kobayashi and Mikio Naruse. Mishima died on 18 July 1973 in Tokyo. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, allmovie.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Harakiri* (1962), Fi1m 91, as Tango Inaba — [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md) - *Late Spring* (1949), Fi1m 92, as Jo Onodera — [page](https://film.one/film/late-spring.md) ## Complete filmography (220) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Taiyō no Namida* (1971), series, Actor - *Inn of Evil* (1971), as Funayado Tokubei - *Love and Death* (1971), Actor - *Challenge at Dawn* (1971), Actor - *Maboroshi no Satsui* (1971), Actor - *World of Two* (1970), series, Actor - *Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi* (1970), as Vitalis (voice) - *Tora-san's Grand Scheme* (1970), as Yoshida - *Killer's Mission* (1969), Actor - *Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza* (1969), Actor - *Art of Assassination* (1969), as Nobuyuki Tobita - *Family of Three* (1968), series, Actor - *The Final Winner?* (1968), Actor - *Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy* (1968), Actor - *Horus: Prince of the Sun* (1968), as Village Leader (voice) - *The Time of Reckoning* (1968), as Ikuzo Koyanagi - *Hymn to a Tired Man* (1968), as Narrator (voice) · Narrator - *Dice and Swords* (1968), Actor - *Shogun and His Mistress 2* (1967), as Ieharu - *The Greatest Challenge of All* (1967), Actor - *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), as Sanzaemon Yanase - *Two Wives* (1967), Actor - *Kotoshi no Koi* (1967), series, Actor - *River of Forever* (1967), Actor - *Zatoichi's Pilgrimage* (1966), as Nanashino Gonbei - *Watashi, chigatteiru kashira* (1966), as Tamura - *Nothing But Bones* (1966), Actor - *Kill the Night Rose* (1966), Actor - *By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him* (1966), Actor - *The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks* (1966), Actor - *Young Boss: Invitation to Fight* (1966), Actor - *In Tears* (1965), Actor - *The Ghost of the One Eyed Man* (1965), Actor - *The Spy* (1965), Actor - *Born Under Crossed Stars* (1965), as Buddhist Priest - *Illusion of Blood* (1965), as Takuetsu - *The Last Judgment* (1965), Actor - *A Charming Devil* (1965), Actor - *Nami kage* (1965), Actor - *Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu* (1965), Actor - *Revenge* (1964), as Ogawa Kobei - *間諜* (1964), Actor - *Blind Monk Swordsman* (1964), Actor - *The Frolic of the Beasts* (1964), Actor - *Shingo's Final Duel* (1964), Actor - *The Man Disappears Yesterday* (1964), Actor - *Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut* (1964), Actor - *Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection* (1963), as Ieyasu Tokugawa - *A Life of Intimidation* (1963), Actor - *Duel of Blood and Sand* (1963), Actor - *Ukyunosuke on Patrol* (1963), Actor - *Tange Sazen* (1963), Actor - *The Coin Thrower Zenigata* (1963), Actor - *The Black Trademark* (1963), as Ryuichi Terasawa - *Tale on Kanto Chivalry* (1963), Actor - *20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion* (1963), Actor - *Castle of Owls* (1963), Actor - *Violent Street* (1963), Actor - *Pressure of Guilt* (1963), Actor - *Sing, Young People!* (1963), as Professor Hirayama - *Beyond the Green Hills* (1963), Actor - *Revenge for His Lover* (1962), Actor - *Jigoku no kagebōshi* (1962), Actor - *Tengu Priest* (1962), Actor - *Mark of Blood* (1962), as Arai Toragoro - *Harakiri* (1962), as Tango Inaba — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md) - *Case of Umon: Red Lizard* (1962), Actor - *The President's Son* (1962), Actor - *All Rascals* (1962), Actor - *Black Lizard* (1962), as Shobei Iwase - *Teppo Yasu no Shogai* (1962), Actor - *A Warrior Generation* (1962), Actor - *Knightly Advice* (1962), Actor - *The Eve of the Chinese Festival* (1962), Actor - *The Temple of Wild Geese* (1962), as Jikai Kitami - *The Actress and the Three Rascals* (1962), Actor - *Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues* (1961), as Maruyama - *Himalayan Wanderer* (1961), Actor - *The Orphan Brother* (1961), as Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice) - *20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2* (1961), Actor - *Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō* (1961), Actor - *A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji* (1961), Actor - *Pigs and Battleships* (1961), as Himori - *20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1* (1961), Actor - *Case of a Young Lord 8* (1960), Actor - *The War Without Weapons* (1960), as Police Sergeant - *Wait for Tomorrow* (1960), Actor - *Volunteering for Villainy* (1960), as Yahei - *Bet on a Seaside Romance* (1960), Actor - *Hero of the Red Light District* (1960), Actor - *Lord Mito: All Star Version* (1960), Actor - *Tokyo Mighty Guy* (1960), as Asai - *Good-for-Nothing* (1960), as Kensaku Kitajima - *Hibari’s Favorite 2* (1960), Actor - *Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō* (1960), Actor - *The Second Bullet is Marked* (1960), Actor - *The Cards Will Tell* (1960), Actor - *Evil Man of Edo* (1959), as Doman - *Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men* (1959), Actor - *The Human Wall* (1959), Actor - *53 Stages of the Road* (1959), Actor - *The Medicine Case* (1959), Actor - *Yuganda tsuki* (1959), as Yutaka Tachibana - *Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun* (1959), Actor - *Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord* (1959), Actor - *Night of the Suspicions* (1959), Actor - *Tokyo no Kodoku* (1959), Actor - *No Stronger Swords* (1959), Actor - *I Will Challenge* (1959), Actor - *Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan* (1959), Actor - *Turbulent Highways* (1959), Actor - *Kaze no uchi so to* (1959), Actor - *Jōen* (1959), Actor - *The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight* (1959), Actor - *Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf* (1959), Actor - *The Forbidden Castle* (1959), Actor - *Lucky Dragon No. 5* (1959), Actor - *The Bastards of Lawless Town* (1959), as Toshio Namikawa - *The Human Condition I: No Greater Love* (1959), as Kuroki Shochô - *Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons* (1959), Actor - *Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2* (1959), Actor - *Roughneck From Asama* (1958), Actor - *Points and Lines* (1958), Actor - *His Scarlet Cloak* (1958), Actor - *Feline Spirit* (1958), Actor - *Beyond the Seasonal Wind* (1958), Actor - *Romance Freestyle* (1958), Actor - *Love River* (1958), Actor - *Secret of The Golden Spell* (1958), as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kami - *Firefly Light* (1958), Actor - *直八子供旅* (1958), Actor - *Man of Thirteen Eyes* (1958), Actor - *Travel Romances* (1957), Actor - *Ghost Ship Part 2* (1957), as Oniyasha - *Ghost Ship Part 1* (1957), as Oniyasha - *Temple of Revenge* (1957), as Ehei Ikuta - *Two Daimyos* (1957), Actor - *Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief* (1957), Actor - *Rebellion* (1957), Actor - *Tales of Young Genji Kuro* (1957), Actor - *The Lord Takes a Bride* (1957), as Lord Matsudaira - *Lords of Oppression 2* (1957), Actor - *Love of the Princess* (1957), Actor - *Lords of Oppression* (1957), Actor - *Lofty Ambitions* (1957), Actor - *The Forest Is Alive* (1956), Actor - *The Ceiling at Utsunomiya* (1956), as Kagiya Jinbee - *Ancient Coins* (1956), Actor - *Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship* (1956), Actor - *Swordsman of the Two Sword Style* (1956), as Satomi Hoshi-Morito - *Policeman's Diary, Part 2* (1955), Actor - *Santōshain to onna hisho* (1955), Actor - *Tsukiyo no kasa* (1955), Actor - *Seven Masks of Revenge* (1955), Actor - *ふり袖侠艶録* (1955), Actor - *The Wolves* (1955), Actor - *Six Assassins* (1955), Actor - *Golden Valley* (1955), Actor - *Burden of Love* (1955), as Dr. Yamauchi - *Mysterious Dwarf* (1955), Actor - *Policeman's Diary* (1955), as Chief Ishiwari - *His Highness Surabaya* (1955), as Yuzo Tanigawa - *Foul Play* (1955), as Haruo Kuboki - *Fall of the Shogun's Militia* (1954), as Enomoto Takeaki - *Turbid Youth* (1954), Actor - *Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako* (1954), Actor - *The Street Without Sun* (1954), as Managing Director Furuya - *Five Sisters* (1954), Actor - *Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin* (1954), as 大野柳斉 - *Hiroshima* (1953), Actor - *Street Fight at Dawn* (1953), Actor - *A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land* (1953), Actor - *江戸いろは祭* (1953), as 赤羽根主膳 - *Vacuum Zone* (1952), as Warrant Officer Tatsuzawa - *Four Asakusa Sisters* (1952), Actor - *Mother* (1952), as Ryosuke Fukuhara - *Devil’s Statue* (1952), Actor - *August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan* (1952), as Toyama-san - *Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu* (1952), as Munekata Ominokami - *Riverside Fish Market Empire* (1952), Actor - *Become a Mother, Become a Woman* (1952), as Nagashima - *Satsuma-bikyaku* (1951), Actor - *Five Men of Edo* (1951), as Tonosuke Kondo - *Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzai* (1951), Actor - *Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask* (1951), Actor - *G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack* (1951), Actor - *Ginza Cosmetics* (1951), as Tasuzô Fujimura - *Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom* (1950), Actor - *Les Miserables I: God and the Devil* (1950), Actor - *The Rainbow-Colored Flower* (1950), Actor - *Escape Between Midnight and Dawn* (1950), Actor - *City of the Spider* (1950), Actor - *I Saw a Phantom Fish* (1950), Actor - *Tsuma mo koisu* (1950), Actor - *The Motherland Far Far Away* (1950), as Kazushichi Kineya - *Town of Violence* (1950), as Onishi - *Escape from Prison* (1950), as Aramaki - *Chobei the Rogue* (1949), Actor - *Late Spring* (1949), as Jo Onodera — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/late-spring.md) - *Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya* (1949), Actor - *The Blue Mountains: Part II* (1949), as Kenzo Iguchi - *The Blue Mountains: Part I* (1949), as Kenzo Iguchi - *Flirtation in Spring* (1949), Actor - *A Woman's Life* (1949), Actor - *Yūkyō no mure* (1948), Actor - *The Grand Master* (1948), as Shinzo - *Actress* (1947), as Heisuke Gakuyaban - *The Brick Factory Girl* (1946), as Misa's father - *Battle Troop* (1944), Actor - *Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro* (1938), as Takeno - *Composition Class* (1938), as Tanno-san - *Young Lady* (1937), Actor - *Avalanche* (1937), as Koyanagi, the lawyer - *Mother's Melody* (1937), Actor - *Hikoroku Laughs a lot* (1936), Actor - *Morning's Tree-Lined Street* (1936), as Madame's husband - *The Responsibility of Kissing* (1936), Actor - *Man of the House* (1936), as Kurata - *The Actress and the Poet* (1935), as Actor - *Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts* (1935), as Bad boy at Rokku ## Gallery - ![From left to right: Masao Mishima, Takashi Itō and Kinuyo Tanaka in Okaasan (おかあさん) directed by Mikio Naruse, 1952](https://film.one/media/person/102964/gallery-7053e65fb318.jpg) From left to right: Masao Mishima, Takashi Itō and Kinuyo Tanaka in Okaasan (おかあさん) directed by Mikio Naruse, 1952 — Shintōhō, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Masao_Mishima%2C_Takashi_It%C5%8D_and_Kinuyo_Tanaka_in_Okaasan%2C_1952.jpg/1280px-Masao_Mishima%2C_Takashi_It%C5%8D_and_Kinuyo_Tanaka_in_Okaasan%2C_1952.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Masao Mishima](https://film.one/media/person/102964/gallery-067e6946dbec.jpg) Masao Mishima — Shintōhō, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Masao_Mishima_in_Okaasan%2C_1952.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Setsuko Hara and Masao Mishima in Late Spring (晩春) directed by Yasujirō Ozu, 1949](https://film.one/media/person/102964/gallery-f62ae167a42a.jpg) Setsuko Hara and Masao Mishima in Late Spring (晩春) directed by Yasujirō Ozu, 1949 — Shōchiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Setsuko_Hara_and_Masao_Mishima_in_Late_Spring%2C_1949.jpg/1280px-Setsuko_Hara_and_Masao_Mishima_in_Late_Spring%2C_1949.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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