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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-09-21

Day of Death

1974-05-17 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Sakoshi, Hyogo, Japan

Also Known As

Takeshi Sakamoto

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.

Known For

Acting

There Was a Father

1942

There Was a Father

as

Makoto Hirata

I Was Born, But...

1932

I Was Born, But...

as

Juuyaku

Okashina yatsu

1963

Okashina yatsu

as

Kiichi Shuntô

An Inn in Tokyo

1935

An Inn in Tokyo

as

Kihachi

Theater

1945

Theater

as

Carmen Comes Home

1951

Carmen Comes Home

as

Shoichi Aoyama

A Hen in the Wind

1948

A Hen in the Wind

as

Hikozo Sakai

Tokyo Chorus

1931

Tokyo Chorus

as

Rou-Shain Yamada

Boyhood

1951

Boyhood

as

Furukawa

King of the Land

1928

King of the Land

as

Kan-san (barber)

The Big City: Labor

1929

The Big City: Labor

as

Kasamatsu (engine driver)

Passing Fancy

1933

Passing Fancy

as

Kihachi

Manchurian Sunset

1956

Manchurian Sunset

as

Matsugen

Sailor

1944

Sailor

as

Teacher (uncredited)

Woman in the Mist

1936

Woman in the Mist

as

Fumikichi

The Tattered Wings

1955

The Tattered Wings

as

Fuyuko's father

A Straightforward Boy

1929

A Straightforward Boy

as

Boss Gontora

I Graduated, But...

1929

I Graduated, But...

as

Secretary

Day-Dream

1964

Day-Dream

as

Department store guard

A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

A Boy and Three Mothers

as

Seitaro Nakahara, Seiji's father

Hard Times

1930

Hard Times

as

Yoshida

Marching On

1930

Marching On

as

Officer A

The Boss's Son at College

1933

The Boss's Son at College

as

Fujii's uncle Muraki

Okoto and Sasuke

1935

Okoto and Sasuke

as

Seikichi

So Goes My Love

1938

So Goes My Love

as

Shigeo's uncle

Street Without End

1934

Street Without End

as

Guest for portrait painter

Where Chimneys Are Seen

1953

Where Chimneys Are Seen

as

Tokuji Kawamura

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948

Ghosts Die at Dawn

as

Policeman

Family Diary

1938

Family Diary

as

Policeman

The Genealogy of Women

1934

The Genealogy of Women

as

Night Shop Master

Family Meeting

1936

Family Meeting

as

Hanaju

Victory Song

1945

Victory Song

as

Nobue's father

My Elder Brother

1934

My Elder Brother

as

Nagamatu, driver

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

1937

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

as

Tessai Yamaoka

Days of Youth

1929

Days of Youth

as

Professor

Four Seasons of Children

1939

Four Seasons of Children

as

Grandfather

Wood and Stone

1940

Wood and Stone

as

director of the arishima's hospital

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952

Carmen's Innocent Love

as

Landlord's cousin

Him, Her, and the Boys

1935

Him, Her, and the Boys

as

Tokochbi's Father

The Waves

1952

The Waves

as

Japanese King Kong

1933

Japanese King Kong

as

Yokoshima

An Innocent Maid

1935

An Innocent Maid

as

Kihachi

Spring Comes from the Ladies

1932

Spring Comes from the Ladies

as

Sakaguchi, tailor

Pumpkin

1928

Pumpkin

as

Principal

Wife Lost

1928

Wife Lost

as

Uncle

Lovers' Duet

1939

Lovers' Duet

as

Rakugo-ka

Introspection Tower

1941

Introspection Tower

as

Tamiko's Father

City of Love

1958

City of Love

as

Eitaro Yoshii

Untamed Woman

1957

Untamed Woman

as

Kisuke, the foster father

Fireworks Over the Sea

1951

Fireworks Over the Sea

as

Jinkichi Aikawa

Dreams of Youth

1928

Dreams of Youth

as

Okada's father

The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929

The Blacksmith of the Forest

as

School Teacher

Love

1933

Love

as

Blackmail

1963

Blackmail

as

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

1943

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

as

Fortuneteller

Fallen Samurai

1925

Fallen Samurai

as

Loyalist Kato

Magic

1927

Magic

as

Sankichi the Flying Squirrel

1927

Sankichi the Flying Squirrel

as

Jin'emon Honjō

What a Handsome Man!

1928

What a Handsome Man!

as

Ōgane Arizō

A Wife Quits

1928

A Wife Quits

as

Hirano (husband)

The Father and His Son

1929

The Father and His Son

as

Deputy Mayor Mizuhara

Storm Zone

1932

Storm Zone

as

President Murase

Before the Wedding

1933

Before the Wedding

as

Kyōsuke Kawai

Triumphant Song of Youth

1956

Triumphant Song of Youth

as

Genkichi Ogawa

Daphne

1933

Daphne

as

Landlord

Mother of the East

1934

Mother of the East

as

Yasukawa

Honeymoon

1934

Honeymoon

as

Production

Crew

Directing