Personal Info
Birth date
1920-02-14 (105 Years)
Day of death
1989-03-03
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Сиро Оосака
Сиро Осака
شیرو اوساکا
Shirō Ōsaka
Biography
Shirō Ōsaka (大坂志郎 ; 14 February 1920 - 3 March 1989) was a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Inochi
NYR
Overview:
The drama begins in August 1945, three days after the end of the Pacific war. A freight train completely jam-packed with passengers heads for Aomori from devastated Tokyo. On the train is Takahara Miki and her sister Sachi. Miki and Sachi are the daughters of a wealthy landlord living in a village in the Tsugaru area in Aomori prefecture, but they have been living in Tokyo since before the war to attend school. After seeing her village does not have a doctor, Miki is determined to become a rural doctor.Kasuga the Court Lady
NYR
Overview:
This is the story about the a very powerful Lady Kasuga who established Ooku the inner palace.The Samurai's Justice
NYR
Overview:
The 8th Tokugawa shogun, Yoshimune, sets up a suggestion box to hear the complaints of the common people. However, not all the complaints were addressed. Kuroda Gunbei, a vassal of the senior councilor Okubo Kaga-no-kami, took it upon himself to pick up unresolved cases. Along with his subordinates, he worked to rectify wrongdoings and bring about resolutions.Tokyo Story
8.172
Overview:
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.Pigs and Battleships
7.1
Overview:
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.The Great Killing
7.5
Overview:
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.Morning for the Osone Family
6.9
Overview:
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.Forever a Woman
7.5
Overview:
Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her budding vocation as a poet. The beginning of her successful literary career coincides with her divorce and her breast cancer diagnosis. In the last stage of her life, she meets a young journalist from Tokyo who wants to write a story on her life.Yakuza Ladies
5.6
Overview:
While her husband is in prison doing time, Tamaki, the wife of a yakuza capo, runs her spouse’s gang with an iron hand. Meanwhile, Makoto, her younger sister, marries a member of a rival band after being raped by him. The two sisters, united by blood ties but married to enemy yakuzas, will ultimately have to decide whose side they’re on.Time and Tide
7.5
Overview:
An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.Pretty Devil Yoko
4.5
Overview:
Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be (Ichiro Araki) is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here (Hayato Tani) the first boyfriend. Director Yasuo Furuhata (his first picture) lets his camera roll in trendy clubs amongst partying youngsters in a way that could've been out of 60s England or a Nikkatsu film. The film was inspired by an article in Life magazine (Volume 57, 1964) titled The Young Rebellion.Badge of the Night
NYR
Overview:
A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case. Nightclub-managing, drug-dealing gangster Uchida is the prime suspect in the case until he commits suicide. Kobayashi then discovers evidence that points to the doctor sibling of an innocent girl. The climax in a rural snowy locale is suspenseful and well-staged.Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
6.4
Overview:
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.Love in the Mud
6.6
Overview:
This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.Appassionata
5
Overview:
This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.The Ghost of Iwojima
NYR
Overview:
The monologue and mysterious death of a man who survived and returned from Iwo Jima. A newspaper reporter writes an article about "The Man from Iwo Jima" asking the people who were close to him about his character and the painful memories off all those involved.Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
9
Overview:
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.Woman Gambler and the Nun
NYR
Overview:
Eighth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
NYR
Overview:
"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle for the popular singer/actor Yūjirō Ishihara.Brand of Evil
6.5
Overview:
A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for a murder and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where he is asked to investigate Mitsue Takazawa, the wife of a local trading firm president. While secretly conducting his own research, he finds out that Takazawa's husband is the one, responsible for Kikuchi's imprisonment, who also have set sights on Setsuko, a woman Kikuchi becomes romantically involved with.Dice and Swords
7
Overview:
The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter Orin (Ruriko Asaoka) and the son of notorious Gyotoku clan, but Orin’s heart belonged to Shinjiro (Yujiro Ishihara), a member of her father’s clan.Alone Across the Pacific
6.9
Overview:
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning, many unforeseen events will test his determination.Phoenix
6
Overview:
Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she performed enthusiastically on the stage that night, attracting a crowded audience.Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
7
Overview:
Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.Policeman's Diary, Part 2
6
Overview:
From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.Five Ronins
NYR
Overview:
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.Port of Flowers
7.2
Overview:
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.Rainbow Over Kinmon
NYR
Overview:
Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the hospital and had since sailed around the world as an on-board doctor. As he was about to reach the Taiwanese piers of Kinmon Island, thoughts of his days in Japan crossed his mind - he reminisced about the Taiwanese girl, Yan, who had scooped him out of his misery during the time of the medical accident. At times of war, the two rekindle an old flame.Acting
1989Kasuga the Court Lady (50 Episodes) as Ittetsu Inaba
1986Yakuza Ladies as Unknown
1986Inochi (50 Episodes) as Kudo Seikichi
1984Appassionata as Unknown
1983Time and Tide as Unknown
1980The Bear Storm as Unknown
1979Run Truck Rascal, Run! as Unknown
1977Love in the Mud as Unknown
1977The Wild Daisy as Tamiko's Father
1977Ame no meguri ai as Unknown
1975The Last Song as Unknown
1972A Chorus of One Million People as Machimura
1971The Samurai's Justice (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1969Penitentiary Brothers as Unknown
1969The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game as Unknown
1969Two Enemy Women Gamblers as Unknown
1968Woman Gambler and the Nun as Unknown
1968若い川の流れ as Unknown
1968Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi as Unknown
1968Age of Japanese Guerrillas as Kiyama
1968ドリフターズですよ！盗って盗って盗りまくれ as Unknown
1968Dice and Swords as Unknown
1967Return to Kanto Prison as Chuzo Okai
1967Aruhi watashi wa as Unknown
1967The Bogus Policeman as Unknown
1966Secret Love as Shoichiro Yabe
1966The Pretty Jade as Unknown
1966Dianas of the Campus as Unknown
1966Pretty Devil Yoko as Yabuki
1966A World For Two as Unknown
1966A Circus Girl as Unknown
1965Secret Club 000 as Unknown
1965Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 as Michiko's Husband
1965Rampaging Dog as Unknown
1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan as Unknown
1964Black Strait as Unknown
1964Black Thief as Unknown
1964The Eternal Life as Unknown
1964The Great Killing as Unknown
1964Brand of Evil as Matsuno
1964Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut as Unknown
1964Jakoman and Tetsu as Sotaro
1964Tale on Tokai Chivalry as Unknown
1963Ukyunosuke on Patrol as Unknown
1963Yakuza of Seki as Wakichi of Sakai
1963Alone Across the Pacific as Unknown
1963The Symbol of a Man as Kanzo
1963Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai as Unknown
1963Badge of the Night as Unknown
1963Five Ronins as Unknown
1962A Man With Dragon Tattoos as Unknown
1962Ai to shi no katami as Unknown
1962Rainbow Over Kinmon as 王哲文
1962Fresh Leaves as Dr. Yamaka
1962Boku chin hōrō-ki as Unknown
1962零戦黒雲一家 as Unknown
1962The Frozen Plains as Unknown
1962Kawa wa nagareru as Unknown
1962Ningen Gari as Unknown
1962Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi as Unknown
1961The Black Scar as Unknown
1961Kusa wo karu musume as Unknown
1961Doing What I Please as Unknown
1961Gonin no totsugeki tai as Unknown
1961Pigs and Battleships as Hoshino
1961For This We Fight as Unknown
1960Shippû kozô as Unknown
1960The Rambler in the Sunset as Unknown
1960The Day of Youth as Unknown
1960Knock Down as Unknown
1959When a Man Risks His Life as Unknown
1959The Ghost of Iwojima as Unknown
1959Windy Street as Unknown
1959青春蛮歌 as Unknown
1959Yuganda tsuki as Akira Kimoto
1959Kawaii Onna as Unknown
1959Wakai hyou no mure as Unknown
1959Tokyo no Kodoku as Unknown
1959Abashiri Prison as Unknown
1959Talented Woman as Ichimatsu
1959Kamen no Onna as Unknown
1959Immoral Lecture as Bunpei Sagara / Ryosuke Fujimura
1958Osaka no kaze as Unknown
1958続夫婦百景 as Unknown
1958Red Pier as Detective Noro
1958The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow as Daishirô Shirafuji
1958That Wonderful Guy as Ichirō
1958Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku as Unknown
1958The Husband Wore the Apron as Unknown
1957Teen Age Trap as Unknown
1957The Awakening as Unknown
1957The Barefoot Girl as Unknown
1957Nikutai no hankō as Unknown
1957Saigo no totsugeki as Unknown
1957Dancing Sisters as Unknown
1956Hungry Soul, Part II as Masaharu Shimotsuma
1956Hungry Soul as Masaharu Shimotsuma
1956Saigo no sentō-ki as Unknown
1956Nikoyon monogatari as Unknown
1956Our Town as Shintaro
1956Phoenix as Unknown
1956Crossroad as Unknown
1956I'm Not the Criminal as Unknown
1956Funny Friend: The Baby and Express as Unknown
1955Forever a Woman as Yoshio
1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2 as Unknown
1955Passion and Rifle Bullets as Koji Sugimoto
1955Tales of Ginza as Santarô Mochizuki
1955Every Wife Cannot Stand Still as Kentaro Sakurai
1954Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3 as Unknown
1954Between Yesterday and Tomorrow as Unknown
1954Always in My Heart Part 3 as Unknown
1954Beautiful Gonpati as 桜川小善平
1954Shinkon Tenki-zu as Unknown
1953Young Miss Executive as Unknown
1953Tokyo Story as Keizo Hirayama
1953Ganpeki as Unknown
1953New Tokyo March as Unknown
1952Kyōshū as Unknown
1951男の哀愁 as Unknown
1950Rumba of Passion as Unknown
1950Battle of Roses as Unknown
1950Street of Violence as Suzumoto
1949Sad Whistling as Matsu-chan
1949Odoru ryûgûjô as Sabakichi
1946Twenty-Year-Old Youth as 啓吉/Keikichi
1946Victory of Women as Student
1946Morning for the Osone Family as Takashi Osone
1943Our Planes Fly South as Unknown
1943Port of Flowers as Eikichi
1943Air Raid of the Enemy Plane as Unknown
1943Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home as Unknown