Biography
Ichirō Sugai (菅井一郎, Sugai Ichirō, 25 July 1907 – 11 August 1973) was a Japanese actor and film director who appeared in more than 300 films in his 45 years spanning career, working with directors such as Kaneto Shindō, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kōzaburō Yoshimura. Sugai was born in Rukahara (now Higashiyama Ward), Kyoto. He left junior high school prematurely and entered the Kyoto section of the Nikkatsu film company in 1925. In the 1930s, he first switched to Shinkō Kinema before founding the actors group Dai-ichi kyōdan and becoming a freelance actor in 1939. Notable films of this era include Kenji Mizoguchi's The Water Magician (1933) and The Straits of Love and Hate (1937). After World War II, Sugai became a sought after supporting actor. In addition to numerous films by directors Shindō, Mizoguchi and Yoshimura, he appeared in films by Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura and Yasujirō Ozu.Sugai directed two films himself, Dorodarake no seishun (1954) and Furanki no uchūjin (1957).
Filmography
all 181
Movies 179
TV Shows 2
Director 2
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)
Troops of Darkness (1971)
The Armed Organization (1971)
The Gambler's Counterattack (1971)
Code Between Brothers: All New (1970)
Silk Hat Boss (1970)
Rise and Fall of Chivalry (1970)
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (1969)
Heat Wave Island (1969)
Yakuza Law (1969)
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)
The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game (1969)
Family Crest: Die Like a Man (1969)
Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
Duel in the Storm (1968)
Secret Report From A House Of Women (1968)
Ashita Koso (1968)
Journey (1967)
Showdown of Men 3 (1967)
Chivalry Broken from All Sides (1966)
Dash to the Sun (1966)
Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Youth A Go Go! (1966)
Night of Sorrow (1966)
The Pornographers (1966)
Woman Gambler (1965)
The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill (1965)
Gambling Kitten (1965)
Flowering Maidens (1965)
The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
The Flower and the Sword (1964)
Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (1964)
Tiger of the Sea (1964)
Muchana Yakko (1964)
The Sound of Waves (1964)
The Long Death (1964)
Gun Demon Without Form (1964)
Hot Spring Doctress (1964)
Blind Wolf (1963)
Typhoon Reporter (1963)
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963)
Futari dake no toride (1963)
Bad Reputation of the Big Three (1963)
Yôki na tono-sama (1962)
Umineko ga tonde (1962)
The Body (1962)
Naku n janai ze (1962)
The Man From the Sea (1962)
Black Test Car (1962)
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
Taiyō no yō ni akaruku (1962)
Princess and I (1962)
Shinobi ai (1962)
Kono ni uruwashi (1962)
Nuki uchi fūraibō (1962)
鉄砲安の生涯 (1962)
Love in the Air (1962)
寛美の我こそは一等社員 (1962)
Ningen Gari (1962)
Aru kankei (1962)
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Crimson pistol belt (1961)
A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)
Gunman's Alley (1961)
Living by Karate (1961)
A Lustful Man (1961)
Killers on Parade (1961)
Blood Is Dry (1960)
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (1960)
The Gun Like Lightning (1960)
Bonchi (1960)
Kirai Kirai Kirai (1960)
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)
Enchanted Princess (1959)
Mighty Rules (1959)
Who is in the Background? (1959)
The Human Cyclone (1959)
Odd Obsession (1959)
Endless Desire (1958)
Taiyō o buchi otose (1958)
The Night is mine (1958)
Night Drum (1958)
The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957)
Harbor Rats (1957)
Who's The Real Killer (1957)
Song of the Underworld (1956)
Kingorô no omawari-san (1956)
Tonari no yome (1956)
How Sorrowful (1956)
Satan's Town (1956)
Darkness at Noon (1956)
Confession (1956)
Victory is Ours (1956)
I'm Not the Criminal (1956)
Love is Lost (1956)
Evil Reward (1956)
Iroha Elegy (1955)
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
The Beautiful Nuns (1955)
The Wolves (1955)
Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Dorodarake no seishun (1954)
The Ditch (1954)
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Jūdai no yūwaku (1953)
Made in Japan (1953)
The Lovers (1953)
Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Before Dawn (1953)
A Geisha (1953)
Kurohyō (1953)
Yokubo (1953)
Mr. Pu (1953)
Miniature (1953)
Murahachibu (1953)
Kimi yue ni (1953)
江戸いろは祭 (1953)
Reminiscence (1953)
Beauty and the Thief (1952)
Tange Sazen (1952)
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
The Life of Oharu (1952)
The Life of a Horse Trader (1951)
Early Summer (1951)
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
The Tale of Genji (1951)
The Man Without a Nationality (1951)
The White Orchid (1951)
The Inner Palace Conspiracy (1951)
Clothes of Deception (1951)
Senka o koete (1950)
When We Came Back (1950)
The Angry Street (1950)
Duel in the Sun (1950)
Sad Whistling (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
A Fool's Love (1949)
A Bullet Hole Underground (1949)
Flame of My Love (1949)
Apostasy (1948)
The Portrait (1948)
A Visage to Remember (1948)
War and Peace (1947)
One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
Chikagai nijuyojikan (1947)
As Long as I Live (1946)
Lord for a Night (1946)
An Enemy of the People (1946)
A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)
Yoki na onna (1946)
Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (1945)
Kanchō umi no bara (1945)
天晴れ一心太助 (1945)
Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
The Most Beautiful (1944)
This Happy Life (1944)
Hot Wind (1943)
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943)
World of Love (1943)
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
The Opium War (1943)
Mother Never Dies (1942)
Onna keizu (1942)
Bouquet of the South Seas (1942)
Spring on Leper's Island (1940)
A Brother and His Younger Sister (1939)
The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
Karisome no kuchibeni (1934)
The Foghorn (1934)
Tsuki yori no shisha (1934)
The Feast of Gion (1933)
The Water Magician (1933)
The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia (1932)
And Yet They Go On (1931)
Jean Valjean: Part Two (1931)
Jean Valjean: Part One (1931)
Return to Heaven (1930)
Mistress of a Foreigner (1930)
The King of Rowing (1927)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1907-07-25
Deathday1973-08-11 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceKyoto, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As菅井一郎, Итиро Сугай
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