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Shōzō Nanbu

Actor · 66 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ugetsu (1953)

Frequent collaborators: Saburo Date, Mitsusaburō Ramon, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Seishiro Hara, Kōichi Katsuragi

Best Shōzō Nanbu movies by genre

Movies (66 total, ranked by score)

  1. Ugetsu

    1953 · ★ 8.0 (648 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

    1

  2. The King of Rowing

    1927

    Romance, Drama

    2

  3. Tokyo March

    1929 · ★ 6.0 (18 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    3

  4. Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    1963 · ★ 5.2 (10 votes)

    Action

    4

  5. Miss Oyu

    1951 · ★ 7.2 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    5

  6. Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    1968 · ★ 7.0 (38 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    6

  7. Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi

    1928

    Comedy

    7

  8. The Lord Pretends

    1959

    8

  9. Gonpachi

    1956

    9

  10. Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    1958

    10

  11. The Wandering Princess

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance, War

    11

  12. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

    1972 · ★ 6.3 (48 votes)

    Action, Drama

    12

  13. Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

    1956 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama

    13

  14. Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    1964 · ★ 6.5 (16 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    14

  15. White Snake Woman

    1958 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Drama

    15

  16. This Way, That Way

    1952 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    16

  17. Town of Love

    1928

    Drama

    17

  18. Lone Wolf Isazo

    1968 · ★ 6.8 (11 votes)

    Action, Drama

    18

  19. Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

    1927 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    19

  20. Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    1964 · ★ 6.1 (13 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    20

  21. The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

    1957 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)

    Science Fiction, Crime, Horror

    21

  22. The Virgin Witness

    1966 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Resurrection

    1950 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    23

  24. The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

    1938 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Horror

    24

  25. Saigo no joito

    1945 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    25

  26. Saiyûki

    1952 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy

    26

  27. Warning from Space

    1956 · ★ 5.3 (40 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    27

  28. Masujiro Omura

    1942

    Drama

    28

  29. Maiko monogatari

    1954

    29

  30. The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

    1961

    Drama, Crime

    30

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