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Matasaburô Niwa

Actor · 22 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Old Temple Well (1961)

Frequent collaborators: Mieko Kondō, Raizō Ichikawa, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Ryūzō Shimada, Shintarō Katsu

Movies (22 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Old Temple Well

    1961

    Horror

    1

  2. The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

    1965 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Crime

    2

  3. Zatoichi on the Road

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    3

  4. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    1964 · ★ 6.9 (58 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    4

  5. The Blind Menace

    1960 · ★ 6.9 (7 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

    1961 · ★ 7.0 (11 votes)

    Drama, Action

    6

  7. Buddha

    1961 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Ninja, A Band of Assassins

    1962 · ★ 6.3 (29 votes)

    Action

    8

  9. Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    1964 · ★ 5.5 (11 votes)

    Action

    9

  10. Destiny's Son

    1962 · ★ 6.6 (23 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    10

  11. Lord Tadanao

    1960 · ★ 8.8 (3 votes)

    Action, Drama

    11

  12. Koga's Messenger

    1960 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    History, Action

    12

  13. Bronze Magician

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (6 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    13

  14. Teppo Yasu no Shogai

    1962

    14

  15. The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

    1961

    Drama, Crime

    15

  16. Samurai Save The Virgin

    1960

    Drama, Mystery

    16

  17. Yamaotoko no Uta

    1962

    Drama

    17

  18. Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger

    1961

    Mystery, History, Action

    18

  19. Straw hat of Itako

    1961

    Adventure, Drama

    19

  20. Penitentiary Brothers

    1969

    Crime

    20

  21. Tabiwa Oiroke

    1961

    Action

    21

  22. Otoko no meigara

    1961

    Drama

    22

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.