--- name: "Yoshio Inaba" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yoshio-inaba" fi1m_id: "yoshio-inaba" imdb_id: "nm0408343" tmdb_id: 20828 wikidata_id: "Q1861772" roles: ["Actor"] born: "15 July 1920" died: "20 April 1998" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 91 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T07:47:35.767049+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." --- # Yoshio Inaba ## Identity Yoshio Inaba - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yoshio-inaba - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yoshio-inaba - **IMDb ID:** nm0408343 - **TMDB ID:** 20828 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1861772 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Inaba, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20828 Actor. Born 15 July 1920 in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Died 20 April 1998. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 15 July 1920, Narita, Chiba, Japan - **Died:** 20 April 1998 - **Active:** 1954–1962 - **Also known as:** Ёсио Инаба, 稻叶义男, یوشیو اینابا, イナバヨシオ - **Frequently works with:** [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 91, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 92 (2), 1960s 91 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 91 to 87 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, History 2 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $105m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Inaba, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1861772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20828 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Seven Samurai*](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) (95) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor. He was born on 15 July 1920 in Narita, Chiba, and died on 20 April 1998. Inaba began his career in theatre after the Second World War and became a member of the Haiyuza Theatre Company. His film debut came in the early 1950s, and he worked steadily as a character actor, often in supporting roles. He is best known for playing Gorobei Katayama in Akira Kurosawa's *Seven Samurai* (1954). Other notable credits include *Throne of Blood* (1957), *Harakiri* (1962) and *Samurai Assassin* (1965). He died of a heart attack. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Harakiri* (1962), Fi1m 91, as Jinai Chijiiwa — [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md) - *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, as Military Commander #3 — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *Seven Samurai* (1954), Fi1m 95, as Gorobei Katayama — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) ## Complete filmography (116) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Secret Agreement: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secret Leak Incident* (1988), Actor - *First Time Train Molestation* (1987), Actor - *国東物語* (1985), Actor - *Fireflies in the North* (1984), as Bessho - *Ningyo Sashichi: The Cat’s Golden Claws of Death* (1984), Actor - *Shogunate Secret Ninja* (1983), Actor - *Karate Cop 2* (1983), Actor - *Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins* (1983), Actor - *Battle Anthem* (1983), Actor - *The Yoshida School* (1983), as Shūji Masutani - *The Legend of Sayo* (1982), as Ichitaro - *The Challenge* (1982), as Instructor - *Assassin's Road* (1982), Actor - *運命の殺意　北信濃母子心中* (1982), as Otani - *The Old Bear Hunter* (1982), as Kokichi Suzuki - *Willful Murder* (1981), as Horii - *Magnitude 7.9* (1980), as National Land Agency Director - *Port Arthur* (1980), as Kosuke Ijichi - *The Night of Martial Law* (1980), Actor - *The Wicked* (1980), as Detective - *Gassan* (1979), as Gensuke - *The Three Undelivered Letters* (1979), Actor - *Blood Type: Blue* (1978), as Special Forces Commander - *Japanese Godfather: Conclusion* (1978), as Satomi - *Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron* (1978), as Seizô - *Village of Eight Gravestones* (1977), Actor - *Island of Hell* (1977), as Village head Araki - *Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu* (1977), series, Actor - *Human Revolution II* (1976), Actor - *The Fossil* (1975), as Toyoshima - *Main Line to Terror* (1975), Actor - *The Perennial Weed* (1975), Actor - *Without Complaint* (1975), Actor - *Love Is in the Green Wind* (1974), Actor - *The Castle of Sand* (1974), as Search Chief Clerk - *The Black Battlefront Kidnappers* (1973), as Onimaru - *Rise, Fair Sun* (1973), as Kohei Tai - *Long Journey into Love* (1973), Actor - *シークレット部隊* (1972), series, Actor - *Kogarashi Monjiro* (1972), series, as Yachiyoshi - *Silence* (1971), as Prisoner official - *I Hear the Whistle* (1971), as Kitagawa - *Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71* (1971), as Yoshitaro Araki - *Banner of the Young* (1970), Actor - *The Shadow Within* (1970), Actor - *Live Again Tomorrow* (1970), as 峰尾教授 - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Chief of Staff Officer Shimamura - *Broken Swords* (1969), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Chief of Staff Ugaki - *Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack* (1967), Actor - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps* (1967), Actor - *Our Silent Love* (1967), Actor - *Assignment Dragon No. 3* (1967), Actor - *Moment of Terror* (1966), Actor - *The Stranger Within a Woman* (1966), Actor - *Tokyo Ninja Force* (1966), Actor - *Cash Calls Hell* (1966), Actor - *Beast Alley* (1965), Actor - *The Spy* (1965), Actor - *The Retreat from Kiska* (1965), as Tamai - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan* (1965), Actor - *Hoodlum Soldier* (1965), Actor - *Samurai Assassin* (1965), as Keijiro Sumita - *Taikouki* (1965), series, as Kato Kiyotada - *Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo* (1964), as Ishin Suden - *Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction* (1964), Actor - *The Great Killing* (1964), Actor - *Ken* (1964), as Seiichiro Kokubun - *Whirlwind* (1964), Actor - *Ukyunosuke on Patrol* (1963), Actor - *Bronze Magician* (1963), as Мицунари из рода Фудзивара - *Cut the Shadow* (1963), Actor - *A Fishmonger's Tour* (1963), Actor - *Farm Girls* (1962), as Ginjiro - *Harakiri* (1962), as Jinai Chijiiwa — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/harakiri.md) - *Destiny's Son* (1962), as Giichirô Ikebe - *Kumoemon to sono tsuma* (1962), Actor - *Kiriko no unmei* (1962), Actor - *Woman of Design* (1962), as Yasuda - *Aniki* (1962), Actor - *Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi* (1962), Actor - *The Black Scar* (1961), Actor - *Oniisan to oneesan* (1961), Actor - *The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark* (1961), Actor - *Lost in the Sun* (1961), Actor - *The Spear of Heroism* (1961), Actor - *The Gambler's Code* (1961), as Shôten - *Darling Escape* (1961), Actor - *Lord Tadanao* (1960), Actor - *The Angry Sea* (1960), Actor - *The Blue Beast* (1960), Actor - *The Man of Seven Faces* (1960), as Yukichi Akutsu - *Police Precinct Part 12* (1960), Actor - *Spring Dreams* (1960), as Yamada - *Fires on the Plain* (1959), Actor - *Hell's Companion* (1959), Actor - *I Want to Be a Shellfish* (1959), Actor - *Lucky Dragon No. 5* (1959), Actor - *The Song of the Cart* (1959), Actor - *The Bastards of Lawless Town* (1959), as Missile Tatsu - *Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer* (1957), Actor - *The Story of Pure Love* (1957), Actor - *Yagyu Secret Scrolls* (1957), Actor - *Throne of Blood* (1957), as Military Commander #3 — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) - *The Storm* (1956), Actor - *Rebels on the High Sea* (1956), Actor - *Three-Headed Tower* (1956), Actor - *Image of Mother* (1955), Actor - *Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple* (1955), as (uncredited) - *Hirado Pirates* (1955), Actor - *The Valley Between Love and Death* (1954), Actor - *Seven Samurai* (1954), as Gorobei Katayama — Fi1m 95, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) - *The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki* (1953), Actor - *Dispersed Clouds* (1951), Actor - *Fireworks Over the Sea* (1951), Actor - *Beyond Love and Hate* (1951), Actor ## Gallery - ![Yoshio Inaba](https://film.one/media/person/59905/gallery-e8d3b65ba4be.jpg) Yoshio Inaba — Drected by en:Kaneto Shindo, distributed by en:Daiei Film, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Jukichi_Uno_5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![『七人の侍』のリハーサル。左から志村喬、津島恵子、稲葉義男、黒澤明、三船敏郎、千秋実。 (1953)](https://film.one/media/person/59905/gallery-4607c11824aa.jpg) 『七人の侍』のリハーサル。左から志村喬、津島恵子、稲葉義男、黒澤明、三船敏郎、千秋実。 (1953) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Sekai-Geino-Gaho-1953-August-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![『七人の侍』 (1953)](https://film.one/media/person/59905/gallery-9003842828f1.jpg) 『七人の侍』 (1953) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Sekai-Geino-Gaho-1953-August-6.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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