Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano
Born	Sekiguchi Shōsaburō (1912-10-20)October 20, 1912[1][2]
Died	December 21, 1978(1978-12-21) (aged 66)[3][2]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1936–1977
Children	Hiroshi Sekiguchi

Shūji Sano (佐野周二, Sano, Shūji, October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. He is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Heinosuke Gosho and Hiroshi Shimizu.^[2]

Selected filmography[]

• 1936: The New Road (Part one) (新道前篇, Shindo: Zenpen) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
• 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? (淑女は何を忘れたか, Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
• 1937: Konjiki yasha (金色夜叉) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
• 1937: Forget Love for Now (恋も忘れて, Koi mo wasurete) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
• 1942: There Was a Father (父ありき, Chichi Ariki) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
• 1944: Army (陸軍, Rikugun) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
• 1948: A Hen in the Wind (風の中の牝鶏, Kaze no naka no mendori) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
• 1949: A Toast to the Young Miss (お嬢さん乾杯, Ojōsan kanpai) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
• 1951: Carmen Comes Home (カルメン故郷に帰る, Karumen kokyō ni kaeru) – dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
• 1951: Early Summer (麦秋, Bakushu) – dir. Yasujirō Ozu
• 1953: Mogura Yokochō (もぐら横丁) – dir. Hiroshi Shimizu
• 1954: An Inn at Osaka (大阪の宿, Osaka no yado) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
• 1954: The Cock Crows Twice (鶏はふたゝび鳴く, Niwatori wa futatabi naku) – dir. Heinosuke Gosho
• 1955: The Moon Has Risen (月は昇りぬ, Tsuki wa noborinu) – dir. Kinuyo Tanaka
• 1955: The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) – dir. Tomotaka Tasaka
• 1956: Sudden Rain (驟雨, Shūu) – dir. Mikio Naruse

References[]

External links[]

• Shūji Sano at IMDb
• Shūji Sano at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
• Entry for Shūji Sano at worldcat.org
• Entry for Shūji Sano at the Library of Congress

Bibliography[]

• 松竹 (Shochiku) (ed.): 小津安二郎 新発見 (Ozu Yasujiro Shinhakken). Kodansha, Tokyo 2002. ISBN 978-4-06-256680-3.

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