Nobuo Kaneko

Acting · Born 1923-03-27 in Taito, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄 Kaneko Nobuo, 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. He was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses.

Filmography

• Ikiru as Mitsuo, son of Kanji
• The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer as Kirihara Gôchô
• The Return of Godzilla as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
• Never Give Up as Head of Mizoguchi City
• Phoenix
• Japanese Godfather: Ambition as Hirano
• Sound of the Mountain
• Godzilla 1985 as Home Affairs Minister Isomura
• Main Street in the Underworld
• The Magic Serpent as Dôjin Hiki

TV

• Shōgun as Ishido
• Kusa Moeru as Taira no Kiyomori
• Shadow Warriors as Sakai Tadakiyo