--- name: "Takamaru Sasaki" canonical: "https://film.one/person/takamaru-sasaki" fi1m_id: "takamaru-sasaki" imdb_id: "nm0765825" tmdb_id: 1008470 wikidata_id: "Q11382174" roles: ["Actor"] born: "30 January 1898" died: "28 December 1986" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T07:55:56.737900+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." --- # Takamaru Sasaki ## Identity Takamaru Sasaki - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/takamaru-sasaki - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** takamaru-sasaki - **IMDb ID:** nm0765825 - **TMDB ID:** 1008470 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11382174 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11382174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1008470 Actor. Born 30 January 1898 in Shibecha, Hokkaido, Japan. Died 28 December 1986. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 30 January 1898, Shibecha, Hokkaido, Japan - **Died:** 28 December 1986 - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11382174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765825/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1008470 ## 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 Takamaru Sasaki (30 January 1898 – 28 December 1986) was a Japanese actor. Born in Shibecha, Hokkaido, he appeared in numerous films and television productions from the 1950s to the 1980s. He is known for roles including Kuniharu Tsuzuki in Akira Kurosawa's *Throne of Blood* (1957), Ishinsai Nakamura in *The Sword of Doom* (1966), Kenmotsu Sasahara in *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), and the Chairman of the Earth Committee in *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965). Other credits include *A Colt Is My Passport* (1967) and *Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman* (1971). Sasaki was the father-in-law of actor Minoru Chiaki and grandfather of actor Katsuhiko Sasaki. He also wrote the Japanese lyrics for 'The Internationale' in 1922. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Kuniharu Tsuzuki — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) ## Complete filmography (173) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Hangyaku no Tabi* (1976), Actor - *The War of the 16 Year Olds* (1976), as Kōzaburō - *Ninja Captor* (1976), series, as Hakūn Togakushi - *The Roads Men Travel* (1976), series, as Takada - *Submersion of Japan* (1974), series, Actor - *The King* (1973), as Kobayashi Tōhakusai - *The Battle of Okinawa* (1971), as Ugaki - *Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman* (1971), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man* (1970), Actor - *The Militarists* (1970), as Reijiro Wakatsuki - *Wolves of the City, Money Hunters* (1970), Actor - *The Performers* (1970), as Yamazaki - *The Woman Gambler's Trump Card* (1969), Actor - *Kanto Woman Fortitude* (1969), Actor - *New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2* (1969), Actor - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Consultant Kuki - *Bloody Territories* (1969), as Godô Yamanouchi, the mediator - *Japan Organized Crime Boss* (1969), as Kita Kido - *The Rough One* (1969), Actor - *100 Gamblers* (1969), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Imamura - *The Bride from Hades* (1968), as Zenzaemon - *Judge and Jeopardy* (1968), Actor - *Industrial Spy* (1968), as Araki - *Big Time Gambling Boss* (1968), as Gisuke Kawashima - *A History of the Japanese Underworld* (1968), Actor - *The Aftermath of War* (1967), Actor - *Portrait of Chieko* (1967), as Koun Takamura - *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), as Kenmotsu Sasahara - *A Colt Is My Passport* (1967), as Otawara - *Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!* (1966), Actor - *Kill or Be Killed* (1966), Actor - *3 Raccoon Dogs* (1966), Actor - *New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City* (1966), Actor - *Story of Japanese Chivalry: Flower of a Chivalrous Man* (1966), Actor - *Greatest Boss of the Showa Era* (1966), Actor - *The Sword of Doom* (1966), as Ishinsai Nakamura - *Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back* (1966), Actor - *Rise Against the Sword* (1966), as Goro Shiro - *The Dragon and the Tiger* (1966), Actor - *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), as Chairman of Earth Committee - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor - *New Tengu from Mount Kurama* (1965), Actor - *Beast Alley* (1965), as Dietman Okamura - *Young Guy at Sea* (1965), as 武田教授 - *Sanshiro Sugata* (1965), as Inuma - *A Chair in the Sunshine* (1965), Actor - *The Black Cat* (1965), Actor - *The Boss* (1965), Actor - *Profit from Killing* (1964), Actor - *The Scarred Crest* (1964), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing* (1964), as The Honorable Elder Mizuno Tadakuni - *Homeless Dog* (1964), Actor - *Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut* (1964), Actor - *Fright Time* (1964), Actor - *Tange Sazen* (1963), Actor - *Ōkuma Shigenobu the great* (1963), Actor - *Young Guy in Hawaii* (1963), as 矢内教授 - *The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy* (1963), Actor - *午前零時の出獄* (1963), Actor - *Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai* (1963), Actor - *Five Ronins* (1963), Actor - *Shichinin no keiji* (1963), as Ebihara - *Order of Yakuza* (1962), as Nobuaki Kawashima - *Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights* (1962), as Terumasa Ikeda - *Rainbow Over Kinmon* (1962), Actor - *Zoku aizen katsura* (1962), Actor - *A Flame at the Pier* (1962), Actor - *Night of Bloody Hell* (1962), Actor - *Tokyo's Business District* (1962), Actor - *Facing to the Clouds* (1962), Actor - *Princess and I* (1962), Actor - *G-Men in the Pacific* (1962), as Kanji Matsuno - *Gorath* (1962), as Prime Minister Seki - *The Christian Revolt* (1962), Actor - *Drunkard's Paradise* (1962), Actor - *Love in the Air* (1962), Actor - *The Rambler Goes North* (1962), Actor - *The Eighth Enemy* (1961), as Usuki - *With Wife, Children, and Friends* (1961), as Shinzo Matsuyama - *Yakuza Princess of Edo* (1961), as Sakai Uenosuke - *Seven Knights Pt. 3* (1961), Actor - *Seven Knights Pt. 2* (1961), Actor - *Seven Knights Pt. 1* (1961), Actor - *Flower, Storm and Gangster* (1961), as Kawakita - *The Spear of Heroism* (1961), Actor - *A Fishwife's Tale* (1961), Actor - *Tange Sazen and the Princess* (1961), Actor - *Zero Focus* (1961), Actor - *Darling Escape* (1961), Actor - *Bitter End of a Sweet Night* (1961), Actor - *The Human Vapor* (1960), as Police Chief - *Towering Waves* (1960), Actor - *The Rambler Rides Again* (1960), Actor - *Blood Is Dry* (1960), Actor - *Reporters from the Sky* (1960), Actor - *G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves* (1960), Actor - *Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzoku* (1960), as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan Kido - *Irohanihoheto* (1960), Actor - *Won't Stand for Dying* (1960), as Kensuke Senba - *The Secret of the Telegian* (1960), as Dr. Niki - *The Lost Alibi* (1960), as Judge - *The Forbidden Scoop* (1960), Actor - *The Prickly Mouthed Geisha* (1959), as Senda - *The Aristocrat's Stairs* (1959), Actor - *Elegy of a Geisha* (1959), as Sakai Shunzo - *Tokyo Detective Girl* (1959), Actor - *Brutal Battle* (1959), Actor - *Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost* (1959), Actor - *Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun* (1959), Actor - *Hawk of the North* (1959), Actor - *Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger* (1959), Actor - *Lord Nobunaga's Early Days* (1959), Actor - *The Bastards of Lawless Town* (1959), as Manager Hayashi - *The Human Condition I: No Greater Love* (1959), as (uncredited) - *The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal* (1959), as Counsel Kiyose - *Queen Bee's Anger* (1958), as Hikotarô - *The Outsiders* (1958), as Yamashiro-ya - *Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters* (1958), Actor - *Moonlight Mask* (1958), Actor - *Feline Spirit* (1958), Actor - *Executive Chair* (1958), as Takada - *Showdown in Blood* (1957), Actor - *Blooms of Hell* (1957), Actor - *Rebellion* (1957), Actor - *Tales of Young Genji Kuro* (1957), Actor - *Sedge Hat* (1957), Actor - *Throne of Blood* (1957), as Kuniharu Tsuzuki — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *I Will Buy You* (1956), as Shiraishi - *Three-Headed Tower* (1956), Actor - *Kurama Tengu: Goyō tō ihen* (1956), Actor - *Marathon Samurai* (1956), Actor - *Lightning Karate Blow* (1956), Actor - *Five Paths to Revenge* (1956), as Toshiaki Soma - *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island* (1956), as Omitsu's father - *Bara no kōdōkan* (1956), Actor - *Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace* (1955), Actor - *The Roar of The Lion* (1955), Actor - *Nagasaki no yoru* (1955), Actor - *The History of Love* (1955), Actor - *Shippu no Seitarou* (1955), Actor - *The Sea Warrior* (1955), Actor - *The Birth of Judo* (1955), Actor - *Foul Play* (1955), as Inspector Osawa - *The Black Fury* (1954), as Wang Taishing - *New Tengu Kurama Part II: Duel at Toji Temple* (1954), Actor - *日本敗れず* (1954), Actor - *How the Bell of Liberty Rings* (1954), as Samurai passing each other - *The Devil comes and plays the Flute* (1954), Actor - *Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten* (1954), as Kizô Tomoda - *Hanran* (1954), as Mitsugi Nishida - *Omatsuri hanjiro* (1953), Actor - *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), as Chief of Staff, Combined Fleet - *Muntinlupa: Song of Nostalgia* (1953), Actor - *The Battleship Yamato* (1953), as Captain Aruga - *The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki* (1953), Actor - *An Edoite Judge* (1953), as Sanjuro Mizuno - *Town of Seven Colors* (1952), Actor - *Machi no kotengu* (1952), Actor - *Adolescence* (1952), as Yasuzo, Haruo's father - *Shanghai Rose* (1952), as Kurushima, Colonel - *Forty-Eight Man* (1952), as Chisaka Hyobu - *The Stormy Era of Twenty Years* (1951), Actor - *Hida no ko tengu* (1951), Actor - *新遊侠伝　遊侠往来* (1951), Actor - *風雲児* (1951), Actor - *新遊侠伝* (1951), Actor - *Cordon at Midnight* (1951), Actor - *San akunin to akanbō* (1950), Actor - *Tokyo Gate* (1950), as Kazuyoshi Tokita - *Phoenix* (1950), Actor - *Town of Violence* (1950), as Kano - *Fighting Horizon*, as Iwashita --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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