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Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Actor · Died August 11, 1973, aged 66 · Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Ichirō Sugai was born on 25 July 1907 in Kyoto, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Early Summer (1951), Shiosai (1964) and Dorodarake no seishun (1954). He died on 11 August 1973.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 24, 1907
Died
August 11, 1973 (aged 66)
From
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 241 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Ichirō Sugai's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
24%
Survival
20%
Power
14%
Morality
12%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
2
Absurd
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ichirō Sugai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ichirō Sugai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

241 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Yamatoya

  • The Armed Organization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Troops of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Gambler's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Fujioka

  • Silk Hat Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Code Between Brothers: All New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Rise and Fall of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Heat Wave Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yakuza Law(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kinosuke Aoi

  • The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Family Crest: Die Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kinosuke Aoi

  • Outlaw: Black Dagger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Yakuza boss Kanichi Shige

  • Harbor Light Yokohama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • 魔性の女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Duel in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jisuke Sawaiya

  • Secret Report From A House Of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Ashita Koso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 315 episodes · as 良二

  • The Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Shinpei

  • Showdown of Men 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Chivalry Broken from All Sides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Denkichi

  • Dash to the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Gamera vs. Barugon(1966)

    as Dr. Matsushita

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Night of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Machiko's grandfather

  • Youth A Go Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Iwao Muraki

  • The Pornographers(1966)

    as Shun Ogata

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Detective Kinoshita

  • The Man's Crest: I Shall Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Tokyo In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Gambling Kitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Detective Kinoshita

  • Flowering Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Suganuma

  • The Radish and the Carrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Donkey Comes on a Tank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Profit from Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Flower and the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Aa Seishun no Mune no Chi wa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Tiger of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Muchana Yakko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Sound of Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Jukichi Oyama

  • The Long Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Gun Demon Without Form (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Hot Spring Doctress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Daisaku Yabuuchi

  • Blind Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Typhoon Reporter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Hikozaemon Okubo

  • Acacia no Ame ga Yamu Toki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Futari dake no toride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Violent Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Yôki na tono-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Umineko ga tonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Naku n janai ze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Man From the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Black Test Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mawatari

  • Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Taiyō no yō ni akaruku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Princess and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Secret Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kono ni uruwashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Nuki uchi fūraibō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ezaki

  • Kanbi no ware koso wa ittō shain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Ningen Gari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Aru kankei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Nippon no obaachan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Crimson Pistol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • A Good Man, A Good Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Gunman's Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Living by Karate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Tsuyama

  • A Lustful Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Killers on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mizuta

  • Blood Is Dry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Rambler on a Pearl Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Gun Like Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Hitoshi Otsu

  • Banana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Bonchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Kirai Kirai Kirai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dr Goro Shizu

  • Enchanted Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Doroemon

  • Mighty Rules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Who is in the Background? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Kiri aru jyoji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Human Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Saido

  • The Key(1959)

    as Masseur

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Endless Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kinzo Onoyu

  • Taiyō o buchi otose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Stars Know Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kuratani

  • The Night is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Night Drum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • City Boys, City Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Naked Woman and the Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Way of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Harbor Rats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Who's the Real Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Eikichi

  • Frankie's Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Actor

  • Song of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Okaruhachi

  • Kingorô no omawari-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Tonari no yome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • How Sorrowful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Satan's Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Ôba

  • Drums Love and Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Father

  • Darkness at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Lawyer Yamamoto

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Harbour Toast: Victory Is in Our Grasp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • I'm Not the Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kondo

  • Love is Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kurimoto

  • Evil Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Shonoshin Oyama

  • Iroha Elegy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Taira Clan Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Carpenter

  • Nagasaki no yoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Shōnen shikeishū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Bodyguard from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Driving Like Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Girl Who Delivers Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • A Story from Chikamatsu(1954)

    as Gembei

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Turbid Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Ditch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Cape Ashizuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Yoidore nitōryū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Sansho the Bailiff(1954)

    as Minister of Justice

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kokoro no nichigetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Jūdai no yūwaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Made in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Artist Sakamoto

  • The Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Teppuu

  • The Eagle of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Admiral Koshirô Oikawa

  • Before the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Kinbei

  • A Song of Little Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • A Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Saeki

  • Hana no kenkajō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kurohyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Coming Up of Kodokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Miniature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Isogai

  • Murahachibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kimi yue ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • 江戸いろは祭 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as 赤羽根多仲

  • Reminiscence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Kanpai! Tokyo Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Forever My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Beauty and the Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mr. Inokuma

  • Toki no teizo: Sōshūban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Tange Sazen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Sisters of Nishijin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Life of Oharu(1952)

    as Shinzaemon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Avalanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Manager

  • Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Boshisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Life of a Horse Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ogasawara

  • Honoo no hada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Early Summer(1951)

    as Shukichi Mamiya

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Story of a Beloved Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hana aru dotō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Saijoke no kyoen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Minister of the Left

  • The Man Without a Nationality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sakurai

  • The Red Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The White Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Clothes of Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Yamashita

  • The Inner Palace Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Numata

  • Shimai hoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The End of the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Crossing the Flames of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Escape Between Midnight and Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Mitsurin no mehyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Pirate Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • When We Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Confessions of a Gynecologist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The Angry Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Asakusa no hada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • I Am Being Targeted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Wife and the Female Reporter: A Crisis of Young Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Duel in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mr. Kon

  • Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Haha tsubaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Sad Whistling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Osamu Kachigawa

  • Stray Dog(1949)

    as Yayoi Hotel owner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Fool's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tagawa

  • My Name Is Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Doburoku no Tatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • A Bullet Hole Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Flame of My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Kentaro Omoi

  • Messenger from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The Second Volume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Apostasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Keinosuke Kazama

  • Slope of the Ringing Bell Hill: The First Volume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Nomura

  • My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Yoshikawa

  • A Visage to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Sabakareru aijō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • War and Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • One Wonderful Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Black-marketeer

  • Chikagai nijuyojikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Eleven High School Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • As Long as I Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Lord for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • An Enemy of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • A Descendant of Urashima Taro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Yoki na onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Hinoki Butai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Yoshizo Fubiki

  • Kanchō umi no bara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • The Admirable Isshin Tasuke! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • The Most Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Ken Shinda, Chief of Labor Section

  • This Happy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • Searing Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Grandfather Yoshino

  • Military Song of the Morning Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Gonjûrô Suehiro

  • Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Ryu

  • World of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Schoolmaster of Yotsutsuji Kyûgo-in

  • Sanshiro Sugata(1943)

    as Police Chief Mishima

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Opium War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Mother Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Onna keizu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Bouquet of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nagabayashi, former chief

  • A World of Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Spring on Leper's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • A Brother and His Younger Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Kiyosi Arakava

  • Haha ni sasaguru uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • The Straits of Love and Hate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sanjuro Mori

  • Karisome no kuchibeni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Kono

  • The Foghorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Cooper

  • Tsuki yori no shisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Totsuka

  • The Feast of Gion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jinbee

  • The Water Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gozô Iwabuchi

  • The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Charlie Cho

  • And Yet They Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Jean Valjean: Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Jean Valjean: Part One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Return to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Mistress of a Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Denkichi

  • The King of Rowing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Actor

  • Fighting Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ban Araki

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 241 titles, 240 of them dated from 1927 to 1972; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)

$9.3K worldwide

Highest rated

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19271972

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1943Screen debut· Sanshiro Sugata
  • 1952Career best· The Life of Oharu

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting240 of 241: 239 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thDirecting2 of 241: 1 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s14 · acting1940s42 · acting1950s101 · 100 acting · 2 crew1960s75 · acting1970s7 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
4353

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ichirō Sugai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

60th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ichirō Sugai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ichirō Sugai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaichi Nagata shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers