Noboru Andō
Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤 昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man.[1]
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
as Noboru AndoAndo on the run, stopping in to service all the women in his life, with a bit of the old...
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Father of the Kamikaze
as uncreditedVice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to...
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Graveyard of Honor
as Ryunosuke NozuA self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his...
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The Viper Brothers Rage Again
as uncreditedPart 2 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short...
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Sympathy for the Underdog
as Noburo KudoA yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to...
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A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
as Iketani SanroAfter a desperate gang of ex-soldiers and gamblers meet in a fistfight in occupied Ginza they...
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The Wolves
as Gunjiro OzekiAfter going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, Seji Iwahashi (Tatsuya Nakadai)...
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Down with The Big Boss
as Shozo HanamoriIn pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the...
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True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
as Self in the present day / NarratorFormer yakuza gang boss Noboru Ando reminisces about old partner in crime Kei Hanagata.
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Violent Streets
as Egawa KoichiWith a Kansai syndicate setting their sights on Tokyo, a former yakuza boss gets dragged back...
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
as OobaComing out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang...
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Violent Fraternity
as uncreditedSet in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's...
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Street Mobster
as Boss YatoAfter serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza...
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Unokichi KaizuBunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a...
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
as Shuichi AmamiyaAlso known as "History of a Man’s Face" and "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him" . Immigrant...
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Blood and Law
as uncreditedBased on the autobiography of Noboru Andô .
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Penitentiary Brothers
as Naoji IwamotoAuthentic action drama of modern gangsters.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
as uncreditedFormer inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand...
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Those Swell Yakuza
as uncreditedRyo, a young former banker, gets beaten up over a debt from gambling. A yakuza boss saves him,...
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The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
as uncreditedWith a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the...
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Quarreling with Yakuza
as uncreditedSet loose in a postwar world with no rules, an ex-juvenile delinquent begins building the most...
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Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
as uncreditedFollowing “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of...
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Eighteen Years in Prison
as uncreditedA former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes...
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A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
as uncredited
A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
as TodorokiConvict son revenges innocent father's death.
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King of the Gang
as uncreditedThe 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast,...
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The Homeless
as Senzo HikawaTwo inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross...
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The Ando Gang Documentary Film
as uncreditedThis biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
as uncreditedThe ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.
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The Betrayers Out!
as uncreditedShochiku's popular series of gang films, this one has the hero returning from prison bent on...
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Secret Information
as Mamoru SagaraA gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and...
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Debt of Honor
as uncreditedA hobo exposes the misdeeds of a new yakuza.
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Parole
as Shinsuke GunjiThree men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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A History of the Japanese Underworld
as uncreditedThe hero tries to unite various gangs.
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Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
as HimselfThe history of the Yakuza Eiga at the TOEI studio is roughly outlined. Real Yakuza and also...
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Yakuza Skirmishes
as uncreditedIn the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively...
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Third Generation Boss
as uncreditedBased on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small...
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Shibuya Story
as uncreditedBiopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography.
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The Sea of Genkai
as KondoTwo yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean...
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The Private Police
as uncreditedAfter the war, Kijima (Bunta Sugawara) returns to Tokyo where he meets Ôba (Noboru Andô), an...
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Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
as uncreditedThird and last movie in the Yakuza Hijoshi trilogy.
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Fill the Cup with Blood
as uncreditedSecond delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn...
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Showdown at Nagasaki
as Ryukichi KoiwaWhen Keiji Takama returns to Nagasaki, he finds many changes. The rights of the entertainment...
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