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Takeshi Sakamoto

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 21, 1899 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthSakoshi, Hyogo, Japan
Career Span1925 – 1974
Known Credits161 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1

Takeshi Sakamoto

Total Works

161

161 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi, 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu and Heinosuke Gosho. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeshi Sakamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

I Was Born, But...
7.5
I Was Born, But...
1932•movie
as Juuyaku
There Was a Father
7.0
There Was a Father
1942•movie
as Makoto Hirata
A Story of Floating Weeds
7.2
as Kihachi
A Hen in the Wind
7.1
A Hen in the Wind
1948•movie
as Hikozo Sakai

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 161 titles featuring Takeshi Sakamoto

I Was Born, But...
7.5
I Was Born, But...
1932•movie

as Juuyaku

There Was a Father
7.0
There Was a Father
1942•movie

as Makoto Hirata

A Story of Floating Weeds
7.2

as Kihachi

A Hen in the Wind
7.1
A Hen in the Wind
1948•movie

as Hikozo Sakai

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
7.2

as Kawayoshi

Tokyo Chorus
6.8
Tokyo Chorus
1931•movie

as Rou-Shain Yamada

What Did the Lady Forget?
6.3

as Sugiyama

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
6.9

as Antique Dealer

An Inn in Tokyo
7.0
An Inn in Tokyo
1935•movie

as Kihachi

A Straightforward Boy
5.8

as Boss Gontora

Passing Fancy
6.6
Passing Fancy
1933•movie

as Kihachi

Carmen Comes Home
6.3
Carmen Comes Home
1951•movie

as Shoichi Aoyama

I Graduated, But...
5.8

as Secretary

Ornamental Hairpin
6.6
Ornamental Hairpin
1941•movie
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
6.5

as College janitor

Days of Youth
5.6
Days of Youth
1929•movie

as Professor

Every-Night Dreams
7.3
Every-Night Dreams
1933•movie
Walk Cheerfully
6.1
Walk Cheerfully
1930•movie

as Ono

Daydream
5.7
Daydream
1964•movie

as Department store guard

A Legend or Was It?
7.0
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
6.6

as Driver

Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.6

as Tokuji Kawamura

Carmen's Innocent Love
5.2

as Landlord's cousin

Here's to the Young Lady
6.8

as Mr. Sato

The Lady and the Beard
6.0

as Karei

Boyhood
6.9
Boyhood
1951•movie

as Furukawa

Children in the Wind
7.4

as Uncle

Port of Flowers
7.0
Port of Flowers
1943•movie
Street Without End
6.6
Street Without End
1934•movie

as Guest for portrait painter

Untamed Woman
7.5
Untamed Woman
1957•movie

as Kisuke, the foster father

The Tattered Wings
6.2
The Tattered Wings
1955•movie

as Fuyuko's father

The Living Magoroku
6.8
Burden of Life
6.6
Burden of Life
1935•movie
Four Seasons of Children
8.4

as Grandfather

Ballad of a Workman
6.1
A Brother and His Younger Sister
6.0

as Shinzō Arita

Introspection Tower
6.7

as Tamiko's Father

Fireworks Over the Sea
5.4

as Jinkichi Aikawa

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
7.0
Victory Song
5.7
Victory Song
1945•movie

as Nobue's father

Growing Up
7.2
Growing Up
1955•movie
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
5.5
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
1937•movie

as Tessai Yamaoka

Okoto and Sasuke
6.8
Okoto and Sasuke
1935•movie

as Seikichi

The Waves
5.5
The Waves
1952•movie
Warm Current
5.2
Warm Current
1939•movie
The Dancing Girl of Izu
6.7

as Hattori

Family Diary
5.7
Family Diary
1938•movie

as Policeman

Wood and Stone
6.7
Wood and Stone
1940•movie

as director of the arishima's hospital

Japanese King Kong
4.7
Japanese King Kong
1933•movie

as Yokoshima

The Tree of Love
7.0
The Tree of Love
1938•movie
The Dawning Sky
6.0
The Dawning Sky
1929•movie
Yakuza of Seki
8.5
Yakuza of Seki
1963•movie
Sound in the Mist
7.5
Sound in the Mist
1956•movie
The Boss's Son at College
7.5

as Fujii's uncle Muraki

So Goes My Love
8.5
So Goes My Love
1938•movie

as Shigeo's uncle

The Cock Crows Twice
6.5
Lovers' Duet
7.0
Lovers' Duet
1939•movie

as Rakugo-ka

Hell's Kitchen
7.5
Hell's Kitchen
1962•movie
Zoku aizen katsura
8.0
Zoku aizen katsura
1939•movie
Woman in the Mist
8.0
Woman in the Mist
1936•movie

as Fumikichi

Housewife Camellia
7.0
Housewife Camellia
1936•movie
The Tokyo Kid
8.0
The Tokyo Kid
1950•movie
A Boy and Three Mothers
7.0

as Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father

Hard Times
8.0
Hard Times
1930•movie

as Yoshida

Marching On
10.0
Marching On
1930•movie

as Officer A

New Tokyo March
9.0
New Tokyo March
1953•movie
A Certain Woman
7.0
A Certain Woman
1942•movie
Love and Power
9.0
Love and Power
1930•movie
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
7.0

as Thief

The Genealogy of Women
10.0

as Night Shop Master

My Elder Brother
6.0
My Elder Brother
1934•movie

as Nagamatu, driver

Happy Times
7.0
Happy Times
1933•movie
Young Miss Executive
9.0
An Innocent Maid
7.0
An Innocent Maid
1935•movie

as Kihachi

Spring Comes from the Ladies
10.0

as Sakaguchi, tailor

The Luck Which Touched the Leg
10.0

as Section chief

The Life of an Office Worker
7.0

as Friend

Pumpkin
8.0
Pumpkin
1928•movie

as Principal

Wife Lost
10.0
Wife Lost
1928•movie

as Uncle

The Man Who Has Returned
10.0
The Young Women of Izu
8.0
Dreams of Youth
10.0
Dreams of Youth
1928•movie

as Okada's father

Men vs. Women
7.0
Men vs. Women
1936•movie
Physical Beauty
10.0
Physical Beauty
1928•movie
College Is a Nice Place
9.0

as Teacher

Twice on a Certain Night
10.0
Twenty-Year-Old Youth
7.0

as Morita

Silver Stream
7.0
Silver Stream
1931•movie
The Blacksmith of the Forest
8.0

as School Teacher

Our Chief, Our Doctor
8.0

as Tahei

Beauty of Life
10.0
Beauty of Life
1951•movie
Love
8.0
Love
1933•movie
Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep
9.0

as Akabeko Shosuke

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa
8.0

as Tetsunoya Tōzō (Boss)

Farewell Tango
8.0
Farewell Tango
1949•movie
Sound of Youth
9.0
Sound of Youth
1956•movie
The Naked General
7.0
The Naked General
1958•movie
Mother is Strong
Mother is Strong
1939•movie
Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari
1938•movie
Outlaw island
Outlaw island
1956•movie
Okashina yatsu
Okashina yatsu
1963•movie

as Kiichi Shuntô

Theater
Theater
1945•movie
King of the Land
King of the Land
1928•movie

as Kan-san (barber)

Manchurian Sunset
Manchurian Sunset
1956•movie

as Matsugen

Utsukushiki Rinjin
Utsukushiki Rinjin
1940•movie
Sailor
Sailor
1944•movie

as Teacher (uncredited)

Sunny house
Sunny house
1954•movie
Otoko no iki
Otoko no iki
1942•movie
Sumida River
Sumida River
1942•movie
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948•movie

as Policeman

Family Meeting
Family Meeting
1936•movie

as Hanaju

The Foster Mother

as Kanzo

The Beauty Expert
The Beauty Expert
1957•movie
The Capital of Love

as Eitaro Yoshii

At a Crossroads
At a Crossroads
1930•movie
Dawn Chorus
Dawn Chorus
1941•movie
Blackmail
Blackmail
1963•movie
Over That Hill
Over That Hill
1951•movie
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

as Fortuneteller

桃色の超特急
桃色の超特急
1961•movie
Fallen Samurai
Fallen Samurai
1925•movie

as Loyalist Kato

Youth, Why Do You Cry?

as Akazawa

Before the Wedding
Before the Wedding
1933•movie

as Kyōsuke Kawai

Triumphant Song of Youth

as Genkichi Ogawa

Daphne
Daphne
1933•movie

as Landlord

Spring Snow
Spring Snow
1950•movie

as Uncle

Love in the Deep
Love in the Deep
1958•movie
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
1957•movie

as Kōshichi Yamaji

Story of a Detective's Assistant

as Hirosuke, Toshiko's father

Yakyukyō jidai
Yakyukyō jidai
1948•movie
The Birth of Judo
The Birth of Judo
1955•movie
I Was Tokichiro
I Was Tokichiro
1955•movie