Toranosuke Ogawa

Personal Info

Birthday

December 1, 1897

Day of Death

1967-12-29

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

小川寅次

Тораносукэ Огава

Тораноскэ Огава

Toranosuke Ogawa

Biography

Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.

Known For

Seven Samurai

Ikiru

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean

The Hidden Fortress

Godzilla

The Life of Oharu

Street of Shame

I Live in Fear

Filmography

1963
Cosmetic Sales Competition
as Yasubei Takada
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
as Executive Kihara
1962
Ballad of a Workman
as Yoshio's father
1961
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old
as Daido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Whirlwind
as Saikai Marine Transport President K
1960
Devotion to Railway
as Coal mine president Yoshida
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
as Onizaemon Ippon'yari
1959
The Lord Pretends
as Katsunosuke Nakai
The Lord and the Gambler
as Kubodera Heizaemon
The Path I Remember
as Gentarô, Grandfather
1958
The Hidden Fortress
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Travels of Lord Mito
as Shirôemon Matsubara
Sister with Sister
as President Hase
Face in the Dark
as Naruse
All About Marriage
as Ryuzo Doi
1957
Warm Current
as Shima Yasuhide
Birth of Romance
as Ryûzô
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
as President of Company (uncredited)
1956
Jacks and Jills
as Kawamura
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
as President of Company
Street of Shame
as Mickey's Father
Fountainhead
as Dr. Onuma
1955
I Live in Fear
as Hori, the lawyer
The Phantom Horse
as Nishiyama
Burden of Love
as Congress Committee Chairman
All is Well 2
as Toranosuke Yase
All is Well
as Toranosuke Yase
1954
Godzilla
as President of Company
Bride in a Bathing Suit
as Sōzaemon Iwamura
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
as uncle
Seven Samurai
as Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
1953
First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as President Manami
The Eagle of the Pacific
as (uncredited)
Youth of Heiji Senigata
as Mizuno
The Battleship Yamato
as Combined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
My Wonderful Yellow Car
as The old man
1952
恐妻時代
as President
Ikiru
as Park Section Chief
The Life of Oharu
as Yoshioka