Shōbun Inoue

Shōbun Inoue (井上 昭文, Inoue Shōbun; 22 August 1927 – 28 January 2013) was a Japanese actor.^[2][3][4]

Shōbun Inoue
Born	(1927-08-22)22 August 1927 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
Died	28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 85)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2001

Inoue started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Company.^[5] Later, he signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company.^[6]

Filmography

Films

• Throne of Blood (1957) as Tsuzuki's messenger
• Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) as Genta
• The Human Condition Road to Eternity (1959)
• Hana and Ryu (1962)
• Izo no Odoriko (1963)
• Aoi sanmyaku (1963) as Nakata
• Cruel Gun Story (1964) as Okada
• Our Blood Will Not Forgive (1964) as Ushigoro Tobita
• The Wild Sea (1969) as Takei
• Mushukunin Mikogami no Jkichiō Kawakazeni Kakowa Nagareta (1972)
• Sword of the Beast (1965) as Araiwa
• Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966) as Onijima
• Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) as Kumeji
• Men and War (1970)
• Tempyō no Iraka (1980) as Yoshihiko
• Minna no Ie (2001) as Painter

Television drama

• Taiga drama
  • Taikōki (1965) as Date Masamune
  • Ten to Chi to (1969) as Tomita Gōzaemon
  • Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Kawai Takeemon
  • Tokugawa ieyasu (1983) as Yamagata Masakage
• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973) (ep.9) as Sabu
• Lone Wolf and Cub (1973) (ep.15) as Jyunai Kutsuki
• Zatoichi (1974) (ep.12) as Gonzō
• The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979) (ep.5)
• Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi (1979) (ep.16) as Izō
• Shadow Warriors (1980) (ep.9)
• Pro Hunter (1981) (ep.7)
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1982) (ep.495) as Denkichi Hakamada, (1985) (ep.636) as Kōzō Nagata
• Seibu Keisatsu (1982–83) as Gentarō Hama
• Hissatsu Shigotonin V (1985) (ep.5) as Kiheiji
• Onihei Hankachō (1991) (ep.18) as Kosuke, (1995) (ep.9) as Kannana