Tōru Abe
Born: 1917-03-28 in Fukuoka, Japan
Died: 1993-07-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
Toru Abe (安部 徹, Abe Tōru, 28 March 1917 – 18 July 1993) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1944 to 1985.
Filmography
1983
1981
- The Imperial Navy
- The Blazing Valiant as Sakae Oya
1980
- Shōgun as Hiromatsu
1979
- Demon Pond as Leader of the Village Assembly
- The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
- Run Truck Rascal, Run!
- Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari as Otto Frank (voice)
1978
- Japanese Godfather: Conclusion as Kentaro Yokokawa
- Lord Mito as Mondo Murai
- Tarao Bannai as Koizumi
- Karate Wars
1977
1976
- Cobra 2 as Goda
- The Classroom of Terror
1975
1974
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance as Kendo Terauchi
- The Last Samurai
- Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown as Oshima Humio
- My Blood is the Blood of Others
- Girl Boss: Crazy Ball Game as Yakuza Boss
1973
- Female Yakuza Tale as Asakichi
- The Blossom and the Sword as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
- The School Deviate Waru
- The Incident at Takanodai
- Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1972
1971
- Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman as Boss Toubei
- Human Target as Chief Senda
- King of the Widow-Killers
- Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments
- Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair as Furuya
- Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
- Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
- Monk's Paradise
- Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack as Yakuza Boss
- The Gambling Nun
- The Killer
- Wolves of the City: First to Fight
- Blood Vendetta as Hideo Tokuzawa
1970
- Tora! Tora! Tora! as Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)
- Blind Woman's Curse as Dobashi
- The Militarists as Chuichi Nagumo
- Brothers of Capones
- Wolves of the City: Checkmate
- A Lively Geisha
- Code Between Brothers: All New
- The Swindlers
- Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return as Samezu no Masagoro
- Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
- Duel at Fort Ezo as Ronin
- Greatest Boss of Japan
- Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
- The Silk Hat Boss 2
- Peonies And Dragons
1969
- Judo Icchokusen as 木村政彦
- Thirteen Times a Loser as Kuronuma
- A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless
- The Cross of Vengeance
- 100 Gamblers
- The Biggest Gamble as Iwasa
- Okatsu the Fugitive
- Wolf Escort
- Daring Girls
- Family Crest: Die Like a Man as Yoshiichiro Omori
- Rising Dragon: Red-Hot Iron Skin
- New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
- Chivalrous Pride
- Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms as Tokuzo Sekiyama
- Red Sword Sheath: Code Of Honour: Recieving Orders
- Trapped, the Crimson Bat as Bunzo
- The Fatal Raid
- Penitentiary Brothers
1968
- Admiral Yamamoto as Chief of Staff Soka
- A History of the Japanese Underworld
- The Two Bodyguards as Oike
- Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
- Secret Information as Yasaburo Oba
- Tattooed Temptress as Tonomura
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman as Geki
- Harbor Light Yokohama
- Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
- Once and For All Pt.２
- Champion Woman Gambler
- Desperate Hoodlum
1967
- Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
- The Homely Sister as Ukichi Tsurumura
- 対決
- Code Between Brothers 6 as Tsuyoshi Shimaoka
- Flower Cards Chivalry
- Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
- Hawk of the Harbour
- Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows as Detective Kuroshima
- A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
- Medal from the Devil
- Three Gamblers as Kichinosuke Koizumi
- The Endless Duel
1966
- Wrath of Daimajin as Hidanokami Arakawa
- Game of Chance as Kizaki
- Code Between Brothers as Kito
- Debt of Honor as Osaki
- Rampaging Dragon of the North
- Flame and the Code as Tsukuru Tachibana
- Rub Out the Past as Bunsho Tei
- Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage as Kanzaki
- Tokyo Ninja Force
- フォークで行こう 銀嶺は恋してる
1965
- Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 as Yasui
- Abashiri Prison as Heizo Yoda
- The Hoodlum Brothers
- The Boss
- Back Stairways
- Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 as Yoda
- Hoodlum Soldier
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Atobe
- Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
- Gang's Upward Strategy
- Blood of Revenge as Tatsuzo Karasawa
- Fangs of Vengeance
- Life of Matsu the Untamed
- Trigger Happy Romeo
1964
- The Great Killing
- The Ninja Hunt
- The Third Ninja
- Gamblers and Racketeers
- The Domain
- Black Thief
- Brand of Evil as Yuasa Teizo
- Storm Party
- Melody of Crime
- An Outlaw as Te
- Orders from Hell
- Main Street in the Underworld
- The Shogun's Vault
- Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
- On the Road Forever
- The Scarred Crest
1963
- Zatoichi the Fugitive as Boss Yagiri Tokyuro
- Yakuza of Seki as Sukegoro Iioka
- Duel of the Underworld
- Kanto Wanderer as Boss Yoshida
- Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi
- The School Cap
- Gang Loyalty and Vengeance as Toribu
- Eleven Gangsters as Kurobe
- Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
- I Have the Sun in My Back as Yamada
- Tale of Scarlet Love
- Bury Me Deep as Ryuzo Goda
1962
- The Inheritance as Detective A
- Order of Yakuza
- Sabakareru Echizen no kami
- The Rambler Returns Home
- Hell's Kitchen
- Genkuro Yoshitsune
- The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps as Deputy Chief Kawanishi
- The Young and Bad
- The Man From the Sea
- Solo Traveler
- Aniki
- Night Mist Makes Women Cry as Kenji Funaki
- Utau abarenbō
1961
- Three Young Samurai
- Red Flowers of Hell
- Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab
- The Man from the East
- Young Lord Yakuza
- Last-Ditch Glory
- Fantastico
- He Killed Dad
- Gunman's Alley
- The Ginza Three Boys
- Wharf Temperament as Ryu
- With Wife, Children, and Friends as Hoshino
- Standing Towards the Great Forest
- Bara to ryū
- Koina no Ginpei
1960
- The River Fuefuki
- Take Aim at the Police Van as Akahori
- Storming Squadron
- The Brawler as Committee Member Suyama
- Wait for Tomorrow
- The Man of Seven Faces
- Jungle Block as Hanji Takebayashi
- Master Fencer Sees the World
- The Blind Menace
- When a Woman Loves as Yoshimura
- Victory and Defeat as Kenzo Goda
- Delinquent Angel
- Man at the Bullfight
- Tatsumaki kozō
- The Last Betrayal
1959
1958
- Underworld Beauty as Mihara
- The Boy Who Came Back as Miyamura
- The Trap as Matsudo Jōkichi
- Fangs of Night
- Unga as Tenji Yonezu
- Fearless Opposition
- The Husband Wore the Apron as Katsumi Okazoe
- Ama Reef
1957
- Man Who Causes a Storm
- Jûnana-sai no teikô
- The Champion as Shinzo Takaoka
- Inn of the Floating Weeds as Murayama
- But the Flesh is Weak as Iida
- Harbor Rats
- Dancing Sisters
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Matsu
- Frankie's Aliens
1956
- Kingorô no omawari-san
- Phoenix as Producer Haruyama
- Wakanohana: The Story of the Devil of the Dohyō
- Love is Lost
- Crossroad as Inspector Hanada
- Lunar Eclipse
- 快傑耶茶坊
- Jigoku no hatoba
1955
- Umon's Detective Story: Hakata Doll Gift
- Tales of Ginza as Gô Momoyama
- Forever a Woman as Yamagami
- Policeman's Diary, Part 2
- Foul Play as Second baseman Aoike
- Women of Ginza
- The juvenile
- Rikidozan: Man of Fury
- The Three Faces as Hagiyama
- Tomboy Daughter Diary as Fortune Teller Raiunken
- Bridal Candidates as Fortune Teller Raiunken
1954
- Turbid Youth
- Hanran as Takaji Muranaka
- The Street Without Sun as Police Department Manager
- The Black Current
- 日本敗れず
- Rikidozan no tetsuwan kyojin as Company president
1953
- Tokyo Story as Railway Staff
- Love Letter
- The Brothers who Protect the Mountain as Kakubei Oiwa
- Onna to iu shiro: Mari no maki
- Onna to iu shiro: Yuko no maki
- Hana no shôgai as 通訳
- Field Nurse as Sergeant Aoki
1952
1951
- The Inner Palace Conspiracy as Older brother Taro Ichi
- Minami kaze
1950
- Rumba of Passion
- Town of Violence as Tajima
- Battle of Roses
1948
- The Portrait as Ichiro
- Great X as X