Saburo Date

Saburo Date (伊達三郎, Date Saburō; 27 March 1924 – 12 September 1991) was a Japanese actor.^[1][2] In 1945, he signed a contract with Daiei Film company and started his acting career.^[1] Following year, he made his film debut with Okagura Kyōdai directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.^[1] At the same time, he was given the stage name Saburo Date by Inagaki.^[3] As the Daiei studio gave up film production in 1970, he left Daiei and became a freelance actor.^[1] He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1947 and 1990.

Saburo Date
Born	Shuntaro Sakura[1] (1924-03-27)27 March 1924 Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	12 September 1991(1991-09-12) (aged 67)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1990

Selected filmography

• Okagura Kyōdai (1946)
• Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
• Avalanche (1952)
• Ugetsu (1953)^[3]
• Gate of Hell (1953)^[3]
• Sansho the Bailiff (1954)^[3]
• The Crucified Lovers (1954)
• Enjō (1958)
• The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
• Tsukihime keizu (1958)^[4]
• Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles (1958)^[5]
• The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
• Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman (1963) as Zeniya
• Daimajin (1966)
• A Certain Killer (1967)
• Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)^[6]
• Hitokiri (1969)
• Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
• Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)
• Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
• Karate Kiba (1973)
• Graveyard of Honor (1975)
• The Bullet Train (1975)
• Typhoon club (1985)
• Childhood Days (1990)