Biography
Japanese social activist, business leader, writer, art patron, and occasional actor. In the West he is best known for his cameo appearances in several of the last films directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Acting
Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Born · Died
Japanese social activist, business leader, writer, art patron, and occasional actor. In the West he is best known for his cameo appearances in several of the last films directed by Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle· 1973
Tsusai Sugawara

A Narcotics Agent's Ballad· 1972

The Horrible Obsessions· 1972
Sugawara

The Kii River· 1966
Tazaki

A Trap· 1965

How to Make Money· 1964

An Autumn Afternoon· 1962
Dousousei Sugai

The King· 1962

This Year's Love· 1962

A Geisha's Diary· 1961
Shimazaki

Late Autumn· 1960
Sushiya Kyaku

Floating Weeds· 1959
Sushi Restaurant Customer

Good Morning· 1959
Customer

Equinox Flower· 1958
Mr. Sugai

Flower's Yearning· 1958
Tsuzuki Keigo

Tokyo Twilight· 1957
Mahjong Parlor Owner

Early Spring· 1956
Mr. Sugai

Our Town· 1956
Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss