
Saburo Date
Known for Acting · 214 credits
- Born
- 1924-03-27
- Died
- 1991-09-12
- Place of birth
- Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Saburô Date · Takeshi Date · 伊达三郎 · 伊達岳志 · سابورو داته · Shuntaro Sakura
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (212)

Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Kimpei

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
as Kaizutoshi

The Bullet Train
1975
as Businessman's Man

Ugetsu
1953
as Vassal

Graveyard of Honor
1975

Typhoon Club
1985
as Okabe

Odd Obsession
1959
as Police Detective

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972
as Swift-style Swordsman

Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Katada Government Official

Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963
as Choshichi

An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Kawaguchi-ya

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
as Mirosuke

Ballad of Orin
1977

Samurai Vendetta
1959

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964

Island of Horrors
1970

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
as Official Envoy

A Geisha
1953
as Imanishi

Gate of Hell
1953
as Tomoyuki

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968
as First Ronin

Buddha
1961
as Ashvajit

Sword Devil
1965
as Toda Shingo

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965

Destiny's Son
1962

The Betrayal
1966

Devil's Temple
1969

Oniisan to oneesan
1961

Daimajin
1966
as Ippei Cyjûma

Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
as Hanji

The Bodyguard
1973

The Blind Menace
1960

Assignment Cloud
1966

New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
as Anzo

Luminous Woman
1987

Three Young Samurai
1961

Wolf Guy
1975
as Tsukada

The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964
as Flying Squirrel Banzo

Gambling Code and Feuds
1977

Satan's Sword
1960
as Hirama Jusuke

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
1985
as Maruyama

A Lustful Man
1961

Taira Clan Saga
1955

The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Nakauchi

Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964

Takeshi: Childhood Days
1990
as Takeno Grandfather

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958

Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967

Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962
as Hattori Hanzo

Children Hand in Hand
1948

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969

The Bride from Hades
1968

The Curse of the Ghost
1969

The Two Musashis
1960

Secret of Naruto
1957

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964

A Certain Killer
1967

Flowers of Chivalry
1961

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965
as Mon'nosuke Kaizuka

Young Boss
1965
as Monjiro

The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
as Kino

A Killer's Key
1967

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
as Hattori Hanzo

New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965

Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
as Yakuza

Undercurrent
1956

Conflagration
1958
as Police detective A

Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
The Gay Masquerade
1958

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
1957
as Genba Kanai

Song of the Devil
1975

Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963
as Keisuke Yamanami

Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960

The Invisible Man Appears
1949
as Keizô Sasatani

The Temple of Wild Geese
1962
as Heikichi Hisama

The Demon of Mount Oe
1960

The Third Shadow Warrior
1963

Secret Assignment
1967

Zatoichi's Revenge
1965

Megitsune Buro
1958

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1954

The Trail of Blood
1972

Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
as Hatori Hanzo

Bonchi
1960

Lowly Ronin
1981

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
as Juzo Kakei

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
as Ryôan Shimomura

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963
as Zeniya Gohei

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
1972
as Rokubei of Hakoda

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
as Kobotoke Kodaira

Maiko and the Assassin
1963

Sworn Brothers
1969

An Osaka Story
1957
as Shokichi, samurai's servant

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
as Jinnai

Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
as Hattori Hanzo

Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
as Kanai Hanbei

Story of a Beloved Wife
1951

An Heir's Place
1953

お嬢さん三度笠
1960

The Virgin Witness
1966
as Policeman

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
1962

The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
as Kagimatsu

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968

Peony on the Skin
1959

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
1965

Rampaging Dog
1965

Judge of the Ashuras
1951

Mission: Iron Castle
1970

Ghost of Kasane Swamp
1970
as Fukami Shinzaemon

Bloody Shuriken
1965

The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
as Tokunoshin Wakita

Ken ni kakeru
1962

Vagabonds from Badgerville
1961

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967
About Saburo Date
Saburo Date is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 214 credits spanning from 1947 to 1990, Saburo Date has appeared in 212 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Saburo Date Movies
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Kimpei
- Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972) — as Kaizutoshi
- The Bullet Train (1975) — as Businessman's Man
- Ugetsu (1953) — as Vassal
- Graveyard of Honor (1975)
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