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Kyū Sazanka

Actor · 92 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Frequent collaborators: Hisaya Morishige, Chieko Naniwa, Frankie Sakai, Nobuko Otowa, Keiko Awaji

Movies (92 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Bad Sleep Well

    1960 · ★ 7.7 (287 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    1

  2. Fires on the Plain

    1959 · ★ 7.6 (125 votes)

    Drama, War

    2

  3. The Maid Story

    1963

    Comedy

    3

  4. The Sand City in Manchuria

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. The Precipice

    1958

    Drama, Mystery, Romance

    5

  6. The Makioka Sisters

    1959 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. A Warrior's Flute

    1955 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, History

    7

  8. Japan's No. 1 Braggart

    1964

    8

  9. Love and Life

    1961

    9

  10. Elegant Beast

    1962 · ★ 7.3 (21 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    10

  11. Giants and Toys

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (38 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. A Geisha's Diary

    1961 · ★ 7.5 (13 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Manji

    1964 · ★ 6.5 (43 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. The Catch

    1961 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)

    War, Drama

    14

  15. The Crowded Train

    1957 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    15

  16. Silence Has No Wings

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (19 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Swordsman and the Actress

    1955 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    History, Drama, Action

    17

  18. Odd Obsession

    1959 · ★ 6.2 (34 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    18

  19. Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon

    1962 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    1959

    Drama, History

    20

  21. Detective Duel

    1958 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    21

  22. Darkness at Noon

    1956 · ★ 6.9 (5 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    22

  23. The Fencing Master

    1962 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)

    Drama, History

    23

  24. Pressure of Guilt

    1963 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Crime

    24

  25. Master Fencer Sees the World

    1960

    Drama, Comedy

    25

  26. First Love of Okon

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    26

  27. The Oil-Hell Murder

    1957 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. A Whistle in My Heart

    1959 · ★ 6.7 (7 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai

    1963 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. The Shop Curtain

    1958 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.