--- name: "Saburo Date" canonical: "https://film.one/person/saburo-date" fi1m_id: "saburo-date" imdb_id: "nm0202135" tmdb_id: 125011 wikidata_id: "Q7396487" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 March 1924" died: "12 September 1991" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 89 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-26T15:19:43.236670+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." --- # Saburo Date ## Identity Saburo Date - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/saburo-date - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** saburo-date - **IMDb ID:** nm0202135 - **TMDB ID:** 125011 - **Wikidata ID:** Q7396487 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo_Date, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7396487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202135/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125011 Actor. Born 27 March 1924 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Died 12 September 1991. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 March 1924, Osaka, Osaka, Japan - **Died:** 12 September 1991 - **Active:** 1953–1963 - **Also known as:** Saburô Date, Takeshi Date, 伊达三郎, 伊達岳志, سابورو داته, Shuntaro Sakura, 櫻春太郎 - **Average Fi1m score:** 89, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 90 (2), 1960s 85 (1) - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo_Date, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7396487, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0202135/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/125011 ## Biography Saburo Date (also credited as Saburô Date or Takeshi Date) was a Japanese actor. Born Shuntaro Sakura in Taishō-ku, Osaka, in 1924, he signed with Daiei Film in 1945 and made his screen debut the following year in *Okagura Kyōdai*, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, who also gave him his stage name. He remained with the studio until 1970, when he became a freelance actor, and appeared in nearly 200 films between 1947 and 1990. Date is known for supporting roles in several films by Kenji Mizoguchi, including *Ugetsu* (1953), *Gate of Hell* (1953) and *Sansho the Bailiff* (1954). He played Kawaguchi-ya in Kon Ichikawa's *An Actor's Revenge* (1963) and appeared in the *Lone Wolf and Cub* series (1972) and *Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion* (1972). His later credits include *Typhoon Club* (1985) and *Childhood Days* (1990). He died in 1991. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), Fi1m 85, as Kawaguchi-ya — [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) - *Sansho the Bailiff* (1954), Fi1m 92, as Kimpei — [page](https://film.one/film/sansho-the-bailiff.md) - *Ugetsu* (1953), Fi1m 89, as Vassal — [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) ## Complete filmography (273) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Takeshi: Childhood Days* (1990), as Takeno Grandfather - *Luminous Woman* (1987), Actor - *Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion* (1985), as Maruyama - *Typhoon Club* (1985), as Okabe - *The Bored Samurai* (1983), as Ikeda Kazue - *Lowly Ronin* (1981), Actor - *The Woman* (1980), Actor - *Ballad of Orin* (1977), Actor - *Gambling Code and Feuds* (1977), Actor - *Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu* (1977), Actor - *Song of the Devil* (1975), Actor - *The Bullet Train* (1975), as Businessman's Man - *Wolf Guy* (1975), as Tsukada - *Graveyard of Honor* (1975), as Oyabun - *Oh Wonderful Utamaro!* (1974), Actor - *The Blossom and the Sword* (1973), Actor - *Yokosuka Navy Prison* (1973), Actor - *The Bodyguard* (1973), as Kenzo Ebina - *Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth* (1972), as Rokubei of Hakoda - *Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades* (1972), as Swift-style Swordsman - *Professional Killers* (1972), series, Actor - *Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion* (1972), as Kaizutoshi - *The Trail of Blood* (1972), Actor - *Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance* (1972), as Official Envoy - *Kogarashi Monjiro* (1972), series, as Senzo - *Kumo no Yuna* (1971), Actor - *The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule* (1971), Actor - *Island of Horrors* (1970), Actor - *Ghost of Kasane Swamp* (1970), as Fukami Shinzaemon - *Naked Ambition* (1970), Actor - *The Angry Sword* (1970), Actor - *Mission: Iron Castle* (1970), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay* (1969), Actor - *Blood End* (1969), Actor - *Gokudô Petenshi* (1969), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman* (1969), Actor - *Girl with Bamboo Leaves* (1969), Actor - *The Curse of the Ghost* (1969), Actor - *Lefty Fencer* (1969), Actor - *Devil's Temple* (1969), Actor - *Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts* (1969), Actor - *Sworn Brothers* (1969), Actor - *Samaritan Zatoichi* (1968), as Yakuza - *Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint* (1968), Actor - *The Funeral Racket* (1968), Actor - *Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging* (1968), Actor - *The Bride from Hades* (1968), Actor - *The Saga of Tanegashima* (1968), as Tokunoshin Wakita - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair* (1968), Actor - *Lone Wolf Isazo* (1968), Actor - *Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters* (1968), as First Ronin - *Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty* (1968), Actor - *A Killer's Key* (1967), Actor - *The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka* (1967), as Ryôan Shimomura - *Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack* (1967), Actor - *Zatoichi the Outlaw* (1967), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps* (1967), Actor - *Secret Assignment* (1967), Actor - *Quick-Draw Dog* (1967), Actor - *A Certain Killer* (1967), Actor - *Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies* (1966), Actor - *Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom* (1966), Actor - *Assignment Cloud* (1966), Actor - *Zatoichi's Pilgrimage* (1966), as Kagimatsu - *The Betrayal* (1966), Actor - *Dianas of the Campus* (1966), Actor - *Zatoichi's Vengeance* (1966), as Hanji - *Daimajin* (1966), as Ippei Cyjûma - *The Thieves' Who's Who* (1966), Actor - *Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back* (1966), as Jinnai - *The Virgin Witness* (1966), as Policeman - *Zatoichi and the Chess Expert* (1965), Actor - *New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel* (1965), Actor - *Sword Devil* (1965), as Toda Shingo - *New Tengu from Mount Kurama* (1965), Actor - *Young Boss: Prison Release* (1965), Actor - *Life of Matsu the Untamed* (1965), Actor - *Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy* (1965), as Kanai Hanbei - *Rampaging Dog* (1965), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan* (1965), as Anzai - *Zatoichi's Revenge* (1965), Actor - *Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi* (1965), Actor - *Young Boss* (1965), as Monjiro - *Bloody Shuriken* (1965), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire* (1965), as Mon'nosuke Kaizuka - *Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo* (1964), as Hatori Hanzo - *Showdown at Night's End* (1964), as Anami - *Fight, Zatoichi, Fight* (1964), Actor - *The Gambling Samurai* (1964), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction* (1964), Actor - *The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords* (1964), Actor - *Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege* (1964), as Juzo Kakei - *Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery* (1964), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing* (1964), as Flying Squirrel Banzo - *Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold* (1964), Actor - *Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection* (1963), as Hattori Hanzo - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade* (1963), as Zeniya Gohei - *Bamboo Doll of Echizen* (1963), as Choshichi - *Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor* (1963), Actor - *Maiko and the Assassin* (1963), Actor - *Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance* (1963), as Hattori Hanzo - *A Samurai Never Tells a Lie* (1963), as Kobotoke Kodaira - *The Third Shadow Warrior* (1963), Actor - *New Tale of Zatoichi* (1963), as Anzo - *Assassins for sale* (1963), Actor - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), as Kawaguchi-ya — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) - *Shinsengumi Chronicles* (1963), as Keisuke Yamanami - *Ninja, A Band of Assassins* (1962), as Hattori Hanzo - *Hell's Assassin* (1962), Actor - *The Tale of Zatoichi Continues* (1962), as Mirosuke - *The Fencing Master* (1962), Actor - *Betting on the Sword* (1962), Actor - *The Tragedy of a Young Warrior* (1962), Actor - *Destiny's Son* (1962), Actor - *The Notorious Man's Return* (1962), Actor - *Seven Miles to Nakayama* (1962), Actor - *Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to* (1962), Actor - *Sōran wataridori* (1962), Actor - *Her Hidden Past* (1962), as Manta - *Teppo Yasu no Shogai* (1962), Actor - *The Temple of Wild Geese* (1962), as Heikichi Hisama - *The Actress and the Three Rascals* (1962), Actor - *Flowers of Chivalry* (1961), Actor - *Oniisan to oneesan* (1961), Actor - *The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark* (1961), Actor - *Buddha* (1961), as Ashvajit - *Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo* (1961), Actor - *Otemoyan* (1961), Actor - *A Lustful Man* (1961), Actor - *Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger* (1961), Actor - *木曽ぶし三度笠* (1961), Actor - *Three Young Samurai* (1961), Actor - *Shikaku yashiki* (1961), Actor - *Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut* (1961), Actor - *晴小袖* (1961), Actor - *Vagabonds from Badgerville* (1961), Actor - *Satan's Sword* (1960), as Hirama Jusuke - *風来物語 あばれ飛車* (1960), Actor - *Scars of Honor* (1960), Actor - *What Price Love?* (1960), Actor - *The Blind Menace* (1960), Actor - *Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous* (1960), Actor - *Koga's Messenger* (1960), Actor - *お嬢さん三度笠* (1960), Actor - *The Demon of Mount Oe* (1960), Actor - *Bonchi* (1960), Actor - *Yûrei koban* (1960), Actor - *The Two Musashis* (1960), Actor - *Samurai Vendetta* (1959), Actor - *The Lord Pretends* (1959), as Watônai no Yasu - *Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord* (1959), Actor - *The Ghost of Yotsuya* (1959), Actor - *Odd Obsession* (1959), as Police Detective - *Ojo-kichiza* (1959), Actor - *The Woman and the Pirate* (1959), as 転法利平 - *Gambler and the Princess* (1959), Actor - *Peony on the Skin* (1959), Actor - *Travels of Lord Mito* (1958), as Jûbei Negoro - *The Gay Masquerade* (1958), Actor - *Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion* (1958), Actor - *Conflagration* (1958), as Police detective A - *Megitsune Buro* (1958), Actor - *The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall* (1958), Actor - *The 7th Secret Agent to Edo* (1958), Actor - *Shogun's Holiday* (1958), Actor - *Hanatarō Jumon* (1958), Actor - *Princess Tsuki* (1958), Actor - *Advance Patrol* (1957), Actor - *Secret of Naruto* (1957), Actor - *Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower* (1957), Actor - *Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman* (1957), as Genba Kanai - *Mangorō Tengu* (1957), Actor - *Yataro’s Travel Hat* (1957), Actor - *Fighting Letter for 29 People* (1957), Actor - *A Tale of Dung and Urine* (1957), Actor - *Ninjō misui* (1957), Actor - *Night Butterflies* (1957), Actor - *An Osaka Story* (1957), as Shokichi, samurai's servant - *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin* (1957), Actor - *Gonpachi* (1956), as Denzô Yuasa - *Haha shirayuki* (1956), Actor - *Fighting Fire Fighter* (1956), Actor - *Unchan monogatari* (1956), Actor - *Flowery Hood 2* (1956), Actor - *Undercurrent* (1956), Actor - *Aizome gasa* (1956), Actor - *The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued* (1956), Actor - *The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane* (1956), Actor - *Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae* (1956), Actor - *Asataro the Crow* (1956), Actor - *Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan* (1956), Actor - *Marathon Samurai* (1956), Actor - *Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō* (1956), Actor - *I Was Tokichiro* (1955), Actor - *Taira Clan Saga* (1955), Actor - *Nagasaki no yoru* (1955), Actor - *The Rust Cleaner Sings* (1955), Actor - *Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago* (1955), Actor - *The Dancer and Two Warriors* (1955), Actor - *The Young Lord* (1955), Actor - *The Magistrate* (1955), Actor - *Jakō yashiki* (1955), Actor - *Maiko sanjūshi* (1955), Actor - *Ginji of the Seven Faces* (1955), Actor - *Itarō jishi* (1955), Actor - *Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot* (1954), Actor - *Chikamatsu Monogatari* (1954), as Katada Government Official - *Otomi-san* (1954), Actor - *Date sōdō: Haha goten* (1954), Actor - *Akōgishi* (1954), Actor - *Daikichi Konomura* (1954), as Mizuno - *The Great White Tiger Platoon* (1954), Actor - *Tekka bugyō* (1954), Actor - *The Woman in the Rumor* (1954), as Nakauchi - *Shirazu no Yatarō* (1954), Actor - *Maiko monogatari* (1954), Actor - *Hana no nagadosu* (1954), Actor - *Sansho the Bailiff* (1954), as Kimpei — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/sansho-the-bailiff.md) - *Hana no sando gasa* (1954), Actor - *Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami* (1953), Actor - *Demon Sword* (1953), Actor - *Gate of Hell* (1953), as Tomoyuki - *A Geisha* (1953), as Imanishi - *Kisoji no Komori-uta* (1953), Actor - *City of Violence* (1953), Actor - *An Heir's Place* (1953), Actor - *Ugetsu* (1953), as Vassal — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) - *Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru* (1953), Actor - *Asama no karasu* (1953), Actor - *Shachō hisho* (1953), Actor - *This Way, That Way* (1952), Actor - *Furisode kyōjo* (1952), Actor - *Castle of Carnage* (1952), Actor - *Avalanche* (1952), as Tomita - *Mabuta no haha* (1952), Actor - *Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū* (1951), Actor - *Duel at Omagatsuji* (1951), Actor - *Story of a Beloved Wife* (1951), Actor - *Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi* (1951), Actor - *Mange jigoku* (1951), Actor - *Judge of the Ashuras* (1951), Actor - *Tetsuro no dankon* (1950), Actor - *Hibotan tōzoku* (1950), Actor - *Kaikyo no same* (1950), Actor - *The End of the War* (1950), Actor - *Minami no bara* (1950), Actor - *Senryō hada* (1950), Actor - *Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri* (1950), Actor - *Condor* (1950), Actor - *Song of Love* (1950), Actor - *Kazanmyaku* (1950), Actor - *The Motherland Far Far Away* (1950), as Kino - *Hebi hime dōchū* (1949), Actor - *The Invisible Man Appears* (1949), as Keizô Sasatani - *Ghost Train* (1949), Actor - *Three Pearls* (1949), Actor - *Haha koiboshi* (1949), Actor - *A Bullet Hole Underground* (1949), Actor - *The Man Who Laughs Last* (1949), Actor - *Messenger from the Moon* (1949), Actor - *Goblin Courier* (1949), Actor - *Thirty-three footprints* (1948), Actor - *Children Hand in Hand* (1948), Actor - *Oshiroi jō* (1947), Actor - *The Devil's toast* (1947), Actor - *Tree of Life* (1947), Actor - *Duel at Moonrise* (1947), Actor - *Tenka no gyoi kenban o iken suru otoko* (1947), Actor - *A Carriage Running in the Darkness* (1947), Actor - *Female Police Officer* (1947), Actor - *Kunisada Chūji* (1946), Actor - *Tebukuro o nugasu otoko* (1946), Actor - *Zoku hebi hime dōchū*, Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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