Character actor Shun Sugata was born on February 17, 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan as Masamichi Shibuya. Often cast in violent, villainous roles he can be instantly recognized by his deep, gruff voice and intimidating stature. His most notable roles include the brutal mob enforcer Takayama in Takeshi Miike's Ichi the Killer and the corrupt police commissioner in Tokyo Gore Police. He has also had minor roles outside Japanese cinema in Quention Tarantino's Kill Bill and The Last Samurai as well as playing the main villain opposing Scott Adkins in Ninja 2.
Movie | Welcome Back | 2024-10-11 | |
Movie | The Parades | Nakata | 2024-02-28 |
Movie | Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi | Ryo Murasame | 2023-06-18 |
Movie | ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止 | 2023-04-07 | |
Movie | Fearless | 2023-08-25 | |
Movie | Just Remembering | Bar Customer | 2022-02-11 |
Series | Tokyo Vice | Hitoshi Ishida | 2022-04-07 |
Movie | The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood | 2021-04-09 | |
Movie | A Family | Makoto Takeda | 2021-01-29 |
Movie | Tomorrow's Dining Table | Tsuneo Fujisaki | 2021-05-28 |
Movie | Nebagiba New World | 2021-07-10 | |
Movie | Black Crow 0 | 2021-09-17 | |
Movie | Black Crow 3 | Kanai | 2021-09-03 |
Movie | Shitamachi Ninkyoden Hawk | 2020-02-13 | |
Movie | Kingdom The Man Who Became the Leader | 2019-01-01 | |
Movie | Black Crow 1 | Kanai | 2019-03-09 |
Movie | Black Crow 2 | Kanai | 2019-03-30 |
Movie | The Outsider | Prison Warden | 2018-03-09 |
Movie | Elegy | 2018-03-06 | |
Movie | Butterfly Sleep | Ryuji Ayamine | 2018-05-12 |
Movie | Elegy 3 | 2018-07-10 | |
Movie | Elegy 2 | 2018-05-25 | |
Movie | The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine | Maruman, Police Chief | 2018-07-07 |
Movie | Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4 | 2017-03-30 | |
Movie | Gokudō tenka fubu | 2017-01-27 | |
Movie | Tatara Samurai | Sakichi | 2017-05-20 |
Movie | Blade of the Immortal | 2017-04-29 | |
Movie | The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War | 2017-06-16 | |
Movie | Vigilante | Takeo Shindo | 2017-12-09 |
Movie | ZVP | Zatoichi | 2017-12-09 |
Movie | Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 5 | 2017-11-23 | |
Movie | 64: Part 1 | Urushibara | 2016-05-07 |
Movie | I Am a Weapon | 2016-03-01 | |
Movie | Conflict | Otani | 2016-05-28 |
Series | Utenai Keikan | 2016-01-10 | |
Movie | Men in the Underworld: Chapter 4 | 2016-02-26 | |
Movie | Men in the Underworld: Chapter 3 | 2016-01-22 | |
Movie | Men in the Underworld: Final Chapter | 2016-11-24 | |
Movie | Conflict II | Otani | 2016-05-29 |
Movie | Silence | Samurai Commander | 2016-12-22 |
Movie | Yuriko's Picture Book | 2016-07-30 | |
Movie | 64: Part 2 | Urushibara | 2016-06-01 |
Movie | Men in the Underworld: Chapter 5 | 2016-07-14 | |
Movie | Don's Road 14 | 2015-01-15 | |
Movie | Don's Road Final | 2015-02-19 | |
Movie | Men in the Underworld | 2015-01-01 | |
Movie | Men in the Underworld: Chapter 2 | 2015-02-19 | |
Movie | Gonin Saga | Yuzuru Matsuura | 2015-09-26 |
Movie | Chasuke's Journey | 2015-06-27 | |
Movie | Don's Road 12 | 2014-08-08 | |
Movie | Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai | Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX / Ambassador Darkness (voice) | 2014-03-29 |
Movie | 25 | 2014-11-01 | |
Movie | Don's Road 13 | 2014-11-05 | |
Movie | Tokyo Bitch, I Love You | 2013-12-07 | |
Movie | Ninja: Shadow of a Tear | Goro | 2013-12-27 |
Movie | Helpless and Reckless | Aoki | 2012-02-01 |
Movie | Dirty Hearts | Sasaki | 2012-07-21 |
Movie | Playback | 2012-11-10 | |
Movie | Beyond Outrage | Okamoto | 2012-09-03 |
Movie | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Boss Benta | 2011-03-27 |
Movie | Abe Sada: The Last Seven Days | Officer Urakawa | 2011-06-18 |
Movie | Cut | Masaki | 2011-12-17 |
Movie | Running on Empty | 2010-02-20 | |
Movie | 300 Million | 2010-07-03 | |
Movie | Awaremi Mumashika | 2010-07-31 | |
Movie | Strangers in the City | Yukio Ohmori | 2010-11-20 |
Movie | Heaven's Story | Suzuki | 2010-10-02 |
Movie | Bunraku | Uncle | 2010-09-01 |
Movie | Kanikôsen | 2009-07-04 | |
Movie | Daydream | 2009-09-05 | |
Movie | Zen | 2009-01-10 | |
Movie | Wangan Midnight: The Movie | 2009-09-12 | |
Movie | The Unbroken | Tatsuro Shikata | 2009-10-23 |
Movie | Johnen: Love of Sada | Otoku | 2008-05-31 |
Movie | Dark Love: Rape | 2008-03-01 | |
Movie | Be a Man!! Samurai School | Onihige | 2008-01-26 |
Movie | Tear Jar | Shugo | 2008-02-21 |
Movie | Chameleon | 2008-07-05 | |
Movie | The Soup of Heaven | 2008-10-19 | |
Movie | Inju: The Beast in the Shadow | Inspecteur Fuji | 2008-09-03 |
Movie | Tokyo Gore Police | Tokyo Police Commissioner | 2008-10-04 |
Movie | Sisterhood | 2008-09-20 | |
Movie | Invisible War | Mayor of Maisaka | 2007-02-10 |
Movie | Dororo | Hibukuro | 2007-03-15 |
Movie | Glory to the Filmmaker! | Hisamatsu | 2007-06-02 |
Movie | Public Security Police Investigator | 2007-05-12 | |
Movie | Zero Woman R | 2007-05-26 | |
Movie | Confessions of a Dog | Hassei Takeda | 2006-05-07 |
Movie | Yakuza Don | 2006-09-25 | |
Movie | Prisoner No. 07: Reina | 2006-11-24 | |
Movie | Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire | 2005-03-26 | |
Movie | Young Wife Detective Wild Honey | 2005-01-01 | |
Movie | Ikusa | 2005-10-01 | |
Movie | Aishiteyo | 2005-12-17 | |
Movie | Under the Same Moon | Joji Sugyama | 2005-11-19 |
Movie | Dead Run | Shuji's Father | 2005-12-17 |
Movie | HEAT -Incandescence- PART II | Fujimaki | 2004-05-28 |
Movie | Marebito | MIB | 2004-05-22 |
Movie | Izo | Monk Soldier | 2004-09-07 |
Movie | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Boss Benta | 2004-04-16 |
Movie | [Is A.] | 2004-10-09 | |
Movie | Ghost Shout | 2004-12-18 | |
Movie | Tsukineko Ni Mitsu No Tama | 2004-10-16 | |
Movie | Alive | Matsuda | 2003-06-21 |
Movie | The Last Samurai | Nakao | 2003-12-05 |
Movie | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Boss Benta | 2003-10-10 |
Movie | Graveyard of Honor | Toshi Nishizaki | 2002-06-22 |
Movie | Don Woman 3 | 2002-07-10 | |
Movie | No Problem 2 | Kazuo Ota | 2002-02-06 |
Movie | Gun Crazy: Episode 1: A Woman from Nowhere | Takara Shuhei | 2002-08-23 |
Movie | Madness in Bloom | 2002-10-19 | |
Movie | Otoko Michi 6 The End | 2001-07-13 | |
Movie | Pulse | Boss | 2001-02-03 |
Movie | Don Woman | 2001-02-15 | |
Movie | Ah, A Sharp Detective | 2001-07-13 | |
Movie | Ah, A Sharp Detective 2 | 2001-09-14 | |
Movie | Ichi the Killer | Takayama | 2001-12-22 |
Movie | Don Woman 2 | 2001-10-31 | |
Movie | Otoko Michi | 2000-05-12 | |
Movie | Nagaremono Yokohama Gokudo War 2 | 2000-07-14 | |
Movie | Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War | 2000-03-10 | |
Movie | Tomie: Replay | Kenzô Morita | 2000-02-11 |
Movie | Otoko Michi 2 | 2000-08-04 | |
Movie | Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy | 2000-11-10 | |
Movie | Otoko Michi 4 | 2000-12-08 | |
Movie | Otoko Michi 3 | 2000-10-13 | |
Movie | Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha | 1999-02-20 | |
Movie | License to Live | Shinichiro Yoshii | 1999-01-23 |
Movie | Danger de mort | 1999-05-08 | |
Movie | Ley Lines | Detective | 1999-05-22 |
Movie | Taboo | 1999-12-18 | |
Movie | Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3 | 1999-05-14 | |
Movie | Wild Criminal | Tadokoro | 1999-07-24 |
Movie | Blood | 1998-01-22 | |
Movie | Be-Bop High School 2-2 | 1998-02-03 | |
Movie | Shura ga Yuku 8 | 1998-07-29 | |
Movie | Eyes of the Spider | Hinuma | 1998-04-11 |
Movie | Kawaki no machi | 1997-01-18 | |
Movie | Shin Shizukanaru Don | 1997-01-01 | |
Movie | The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears | Toshi Yoshioka | 1997-05-31 |
Movie | Ayamariya Business | 1997-06-29 | |
Movie | The Way to Fight 3 | 1997-10-22 | |
Movie | Heisei Gokudoden Ashura slashes! | 1997-07-11 | |
Movie | Heat After Dark | 1996-06-01 | |
Movie | Be-Bop High School 3 | 1996-06-14 | |
Movie | Shabu | 1996-05-28 | |
Movie | I Stand Alone - SEX & LOVE | 1996-11-08 | |
Movie | Organ | Nakanishi | 1996-07-06 |
Movie | A Weapon in My Heart | Hoshi | 1996-10-04 |
Movie | Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist | 1995-04-22 | |
Movie | Jingi 6: Full Overkill War | 1995-01-03 | |
Movie | Attack! Yan Mama Gang | 1995-07-21 | |
Movie | Nobody | 1994-05-28 | |
Movie | The King of Minami: Lady Loan Shark | 1994-06-10 | |
Movie | Tokusou Robo Janperson the Movie: Mother is Eternal! The Electric Brain’s Love and Passion on the Operating Table | Tatewaki Ryusaburo | 1993-04-17 |
Movie | Kekko Kamen 3 | Kaoru Mayuzumi | 1993-04-23 |
Movie | Blowback: Love & Death | Ratts | 1991-01-02 |
Movie | Dance till Tomorrow | 1991-06-22 | |
Movie | Balloon | 1990-05-12 | |
Movie | Blowback: Midnight Gangsters | 1990-04-21 | |
Movie | Water Moon | 1989-12-16 | |
Movie | The Lady in a Black Dress | 1987-03-14 | |
Movie | Abunai Deka | Hyodoh | 1987-12-12 |
Movie | Fireflies in the North | 1984-09-01 | |
Movie | Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! | Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX | 1984-01-03 |
Movie | Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute | 1982-01-05 |