Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura (沢村いき雄 Sawamura Ikio) was born on September 4, 1905 in Tochigi, Japan. He was an actor, known for Yojimbo (1961), The Hidden Fortress (1958) and Throne of Blood (1957). He died on September 20, 1975.
High and Low
as Yokohama Station Trolley ManIn the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge...
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Witch DoctorThe advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their...
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All Monsters Attack
as BartenderIchiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents'...
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Yojimbo
as HansukeA nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two...
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
as Shinto PriestJournalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found...
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The Hidden Fortress
as Gambler (uncredited)In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
as Elderly Slave (uncredited)Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two...
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Atragon
as Taxi DriverThe legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with...
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
as Mafune's ButlerA submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur...
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
as Honest Fisherman (uncredited)After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla...
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Throne of Blood
as Washizu soldierReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...
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Destroy All Monsters
as Old FarmerAt the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on...
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Red Beard
as ResidentAspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is...
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Battle in Outer Space
as Lantern ManIn 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global...
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Witch Doctor (uncredited)When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong...
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King Kong Escapes
as NativeAn adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the...
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The Bad Sleep Well
as Taxi DriverIn this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position...
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The Mysterians
as uncreditedIn Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an...
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
as HousekeeperDuring WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to...
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The War of the Gargantuas
as Fisherman #1Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks...
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47 Ronin
as uncreditedAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Innkeeper (uncredited)A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and...
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Samurai Assassin
as Tatsukichi BisenyaJapan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the...
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Desperado Outpost
as uncreditedWhen Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the...
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The Three Treasures
as Gods of YaoyorozuThe legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...
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Gorath
as Taxi DriverIn 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth....
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The Mad Atlantic
as KagaCaptain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former...
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Snow Country
as uncreditedIt's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He...
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The Secret of the Telegian
as Amusement Park AnnouncerMen are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device...
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Westward Desperado
as uncreditedIn this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do...
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The Last Gunfight
as Yata, Strip BrokerJapanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the...
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Daredevil in the Castle
as uncreditedDuring the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family...
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Blueprint of Murder
as uncreditedYuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother...
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Warring Clans
as uncreditedA brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful...
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Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
as uncreditedJapanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the...
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Operation Sewer Rats
as Village Chief (uncredited)Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from...
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The Legend of the White Serpent
as Official BLavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in...
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The Age of Assassins
as uncreditedA nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the...
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The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as MournerA salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into...
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Sazae-san Sequel
as uncreditedAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.
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The Big Boss
as uncreditedRyuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in...
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
as AuctioneerOsami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the...
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Fort Graveyard
as uncreditedCharged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the...
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Marital Relations
as uncreditedThe story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era....
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Oh, Bomb!
as Takezo Shiino aka ShiitakeDuring the mayoral election, two ex-prisoners decide to replace the lucky pen of an annoying...
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The Dangoro Party in the Sky
as uncreditedThe film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great...
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Teenage Sazae
as uncreditedAdaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.
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喜劇 駅前飯店
as uncreditedThe fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
as uncreditedHistorical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin
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Master Fencer Sees the World
as uncreditedA historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the...
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
as uncreditedThe Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures...
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Operation Mad Dog
as uncreditedFilm number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda
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Sazae-san's Marriage
as uncreditedSazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken...
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The Scarlet Camellia
as uncreditedA young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because...
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You Can Succeed, Too
as uncreditedA group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie
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The Trail of Blood
as uncreditedCan a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of...
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Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
as uncreditedSazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's...
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Life of a Country Doctor
as uncreditedA skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and...
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Blood on the Sea
as uncreditedFour fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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Rise Against the Sword
as YasubeiFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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Hito mo arukeba
as Gihei NarikinA drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
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Marco
as LomarA combination of live action and animation chronicinge the great journey of Marco Polo to the...
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This Greedy Old Skin
as Truck driverA kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy...
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Down Town
as uncreditedA woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with...
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The Witness Killed
as KitagawaJapanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda
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Bright Young Maidens
as The DirectorIn order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the...
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Sazae-san Plays Cupid
as uncreditedAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
as uncreditedOn a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...
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The Daphne
as uncreditedFour sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two...
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Young Challengers
as MonkA story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow,...
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Room for Let
as uncreditedWhen Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old...
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Operation Enemy Fort
as uncreditedSoldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and...
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The Youth and His Amulet
as uncreditedGen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the...
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A Holiday in Tokyo
as uncreditedMay Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New...
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Sazae-san's Baby
as uncreditedAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Antique shopUshinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. ...
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Japan for Sale
as uncreditedThe sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".
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The Hotelman's Holiday
as uncreditedA longtime hotel employee (Morishige) struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with...
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Sazae-san
as uncreditedAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.
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Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
as uncreditedMasuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in...
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Sir Galahad in Campus
as uncreditedThe first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
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A Man in Red
as uncreditedTakashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a...
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Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip
as Kaku-san (Atsumi Kakunoshin)
Me and Me
as uncreditedToho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats....
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