Bunta Sugawara (菅原文太)

Birthdate: August 16, 1933
Birthplace: Sendai, Miyagi

He studied law in Waseda’s University but was dropped for failing to pay his school fees. He then worked in bars in Ginza. Was he a pimp ? Some rumors say so.
At the age of 25 (1958) he entered movie industry in Teruo Ishii’s Hakusen Himitsu Chitai (white lines) for Shin Toho Studio.
Later his alcohol abuses made him fired from Mashiro Shinoda’s “Shamisen & Motorcycle”.
Thanks to Noboru Ando, he joined Toei Studios in 1967. He then became the fetish actor of Kinji Fukasaku and one of the greatest movie star in Japan.




bunta sugawara's movies




Outlaw Killers : Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , — May 10, 2010

Outlaw Killers Three Mad Dog Brothers

Yokohama Underworld : Machine Gun Dragon (1978)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , — April 16, 2010

yokohama underworld - machine gun dragon

Modern Yakuza pt.4 : returning the offering cup (1971)

Genre : YakuzaCast : — April 11, 2010

returning the offering cup

International Gang in Kobe (1975)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , — April 6, 2010

kobe kyokusai gang

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity pt.3 : Boss’s Last Days

Genre : YakuzaCast : , — April 2, 2010

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3 Boss's Last Days

Cherry Blossom Fire Gang (1972)

Cherry Blossom Fire Gang

New battles without honor and humanity pt. 2 : Boss’s Head (1975)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , , — March 14, 2010

Violent street (1974)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , , , — March 11, 2010

violent street
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Daidatsugoku (1975)

Genre : YakuzaCast : , , , — February 26, 2010

Daidatsugoku_1975_ishii
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Yakuza Against G-Men (1973)

Genre : YakuzaCast : — February 24, 2010

yakuza vs gmen
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