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Shin Saburi

Date of birth: 1909-02-12

Place of birth: Utashinai, Hokkaido, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Yoshio Ishizaki , 佐分利 信

Shin Saburi

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Shin Saburi (佐分利 信, Saburi Shin; February 12, 1909 in Hokkaidō, Japan – September 22, 1982) was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujiro Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), Tea Over Rice (1952), Equinox Flower (1958) and Late Autumn (1960). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shin Saburi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Late Autumn
3.9

Late Autumn

1960-11-13

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particular

There Was a Father
3.5

There Was a Father

1942-04-01

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither

Equinox Flower
3.7

Equinox Flower

1958-09-07

Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares

Marching Song
0

Marching Song

1937-10-21

A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
3.8

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952-10-01

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man

Zoku aizen katsura
0

Zoku aizen katsura

1939-05-05

1939 Japanese movie

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
3.4

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941-03-01

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to

Frozen River
1.5

Frozen River

1976-04-24

A young doctor starts working at a mental hospital in the Yokohama region and falls in love with one

Flower Shop Curtain
0

Flower Shop Curtain

1959-01-27

The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in

Divorce
0

Divorce

1952-05-29

The Castle of Sand
3.6

The Castle of Sand

1974-10-19

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a To

Hiroba no kōdoku
0

Hiroba no kōdoku

1953-09-15

Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta

Woman in the Mist
0

Woman in the Mist

1936-05-14

Otoku asks her brother Bunkichi to speak with her son Seiichi, a young man for whom sacrificed every

Housewife Camellia
0

Housewife Camellia

1936-10-04

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime commit

A Man's Recompense: Part 1
0

A Man's Recompense: Part 1

1937-08-13

Sabu Toshinobu is an archaeologist who has taken a liking to Kinuyo Tanaka, the daughter of an archa

A Man's Recompense: Part 2
0

A Man's Recompense: Part 2

1937-08-24

Sabu Toshinobu is an archaeologist who has taken a liking to Kinuyo Tanaka, the daughter of an archa

Southern Wind
0

Southern Wind

1939-02-15

Based on the original work by Fumiko Hayashi, this is a story about a woman and two men. The lust is

The Flower is not False
2.3

The Flower is not False

1941-04-17

Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) is the second directorial work by Shochiku's Oba Hideo. Oba had previously

South Wind
0

South Wind

1942-09-17

Amusing masterpiece from director Yoshimura Kazusabu divided in two parts taken from the newspaper s

The Trio's Engagements
3.5

The Trio's Engagements

1937-07-18

Three men vying for the same job end up chasing the same girl in this comedy-drama from noted Japane

Record of a Woman Doctor
3

Record of a Woman Doctor

1941-11-23

A group of female doctors travel to a remote village during their summer holiday to offer free medic

Wakaki sugata
0

Wakaki sugata

1943-12-01

Rise, Fair Sun
0

Rise, Fair Sun

1973-10-27

Though a farmer and his fellow villagers in this Japanese film resist the effort to turn the unspoil

Settlement of Love
0

Settlement of Love

1956-03-28

Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four

The New Road: Akemi
3.5

The New Road: Akemi

1936-11-30

The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow ari

Fossilized Wilderness
0

Fossilized Wilderness

1982-04-17

Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Divisio

A Brother and His Younger Sister
2.8

A Brother and His Younger Sister

1939-04-01

A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. T

Freedom School
0

Freedom School

1951-05-05

Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surpri

Fountainhead
2.9

Fountainhead

1956-02-26

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.

The Woman’s Reflective Pool
0

The Woman’s Reflective Pool

1951-01-03

Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office

Our Planes Fly South
0

Our Planes Fly South

1943-09-10

Temptation
3

Temptation

1948-04-01

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his

Half Virgin
0

Half Virgin

1938-04-28

Miyake has a boyfriend, Daijiro Natsukawa, who is a novelist, but considering her future marriage, M

The Family
5

The Family

1974-01-26

Set in the post-World War II climate of the 1960s in Kobe, the movie explores the struggle for power

Glowing Autumn
0

Glowing Autumn

1978-12-23

A very beautiful Japanese woman is in love with Persian carpets. She is being chased by lecherous Sa

Sennichimae fukin
0

Sennichimae fukin

1945-10-25

1945 Japanese movie

The Rokumeikan
0

The Rokumeikan

1961-12-01

TV drama based off the play of the same name by Yukio Mishima.

Burden of Life
3.2

Burden of Life

1935-12-10

A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to

South Wind 2
0

South Wind 2

1942-10-22

In this comic sequel to Yoshimura Kozaburo's original, Minami no Kaze, ex-baron (Saburi Shin) is in

Uzu
0

Uzu

1961-01-15

1961 Japanese movie

August Without Emperor
3.5

August Without Emperor

1978-09-23

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform
0

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

1987-04-23

Genichiro Okugawa is appointed as the head of accounting in a feudal domain and travels with his ser

Family Diary
2.9

Family Diary

1938-09-29

Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married

Hunting Rifle
3.5

Hunting Rifle

1961-01-03

Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who

Family Meeting
0

Family Meeting

1936-04-03

A melodrama about a businessman's relations with the three women in his life.

The Masseurs and a Woman
3.4

The Masseurs and a Woman

1938-07-07

A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masse

Sinking the Unsinkable
0

Sinking the Unsinkable

1944-03-23

Japanese Warmovie

The Spy Has Not Died Yet
0

The Spy Has Not Died Yet

1942-04-23

Nichijô no tatakai
0

Nichijô no tatakai

1944-08-03

Three Women of the North
0

Three Women of the North

1945-08-05

The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Thr

On This Earth
0

On This Earth

1957-11-22

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m

Lady Doctor Kinuyo
2.3

Lady Doctor Kinuyo

1937-04-29

Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families al

The Golden Demon
3

The Golden Demon

1937-06-10

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playbo

The Incident
3.1

The Incident

1978-06-03

The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru
0

Seisen aiba fu: Akatsuki ni inoru

1940-04-17

The Fixer
3

The Fixer

1979-10-27

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confu

Vermilion and Green
2.6

Vermilion and Green

1937-04-17

A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.

When a Woman Loves
0

When a Woman Loves

1960-01-03

Story of a romance between a middle-aged journalist and a young woman.

The Refugee
0

The Refugee

1955-05-03

A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying

Island of Hell
2.5

Island of Hell

1977-08-27

A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.

The Waves
2.5

The Waves

1952-04-03

Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.

Men vs. Women
0

Men vs. Women

1936-08-29

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the er

Moon Over the Ruins
2.5

Moon Over the Ruins

1937-01-05

Episode in the life of a composer of a popular Japanese song.

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
3.5

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978-09-09

The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determ

Tokyo Omnibus
0

Tokyo Omnibus

1959-10-30

The story tells of Tsuchiya, a university professor and a widower who is in love with a widow who ru

Army
3.4

Army

1944-12-07

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's

The Fossil
3.4

The Fossil

1975-10-04

An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a gli

The Three Undelivered Letters
3

The Three Undelivered Letters

1979-10-06

A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay

Akutoku
0

Akutoku

1958-02-19

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern

Goodbye, Hello
3

Goodbye, Hello

1959-01-03

Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obliga

May Love Be Restored
0

May Love Be Restored

1980-04-29

A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk.

Island of the Evil Spirits
3

Island of the Evil Spirits

1981-10-03

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets

Dôkoku
0

Dôkoku

1952-10-16

The Wicked
3

The Wicked

1980-06-28

A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he

The Tree of Love
3.3

The Tree of Love

1938-09-15

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
4.4

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977-10-29

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking con

Izu no musumetachi
0

Izu no musumetachi

1945-08-30

Warm Current
2

Warm Current

1939-12-01

Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital,

The Cast-Off
3

The Cast-Off

1959-05-13

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv

Magnitude 7.9
2.4

Magnitude 7.9

1980-08-30

A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
0

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu

1952-11-06

Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu
0

Jinsei Gekijo: dai ni bu

1953-02-19

Part two of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.

Japan's Don
3.8

Japan's Don

1977-01-22

A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with

The New Road: Ryota
4

The New Road: Ryota

1936-12-16

The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow ari

Rainy Night Duel
0

Rainy Night Duel

1956-01-29

Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Desp

I Want to Be a Shellfish
5

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1958-10-31

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Sh

Let's Go in Good Spirits
0

Let's Go in Good Spirits

1941-05-01

In the movies of those times, you can see young boys in the company scene often. Those boys were cal

娘十八嘘つき時代
0

娘十八嘘つき時代

1949-02-04

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
0

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

1951-11-16

The Stormy Era of Twenty Years

Probation
0

Probation

1950-07-25

Homecoming
0

Homecoming

1950-11-25

A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistr

Mother and Child
0

Mother and Child

1938-07-01

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his ne

Kinuyo's First Love
3

Kinuyo's First Love

1940-03-31

Kinuyo is a daughter of rice cracker shop in downtown. She fell in love with her sister's boyfriend.

Ah,  Youth
0

Ah, Youth

1951-06-15

Weeds with flowers
0

Weeds with flowers

1939-06-15

Weed with Flowers

Dawn Chorus
0

Dawn Chorus

1941-06-12

A young girl gives up high school to help out family expenses and starts to work as a bus conductor.

Dancing with a Mask
0

Dancing with a Mask

1943-10-28

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
2.5

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

1956-07-21

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the Americ

First Love Questions and Answers
0

First Love Questions and Answers

1950-01-15

Thirst
0

Thirst

1958-06-01

Rira no hana wasureji
0

Rira no hana wasureji

1947-10-08

In the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with inves

Otome no inori
0

Otome no inori

1959-07-21

1959 Japanese movie

白い南風
0

白い南風

1961-08-13

1961 Japanese movie

Shiroi Kiba
0

Shiroi Kiba

1960-06-17

Yasen gungakutai
0

Yasen gungakutai

1944-11-23

Farewell Tango
0

Farewell Tango

1949-04-29

A heartrending love story between an aspiring singer and a unnamed composer. Sobbing love songs sung

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl
0

Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

1956-04-25

When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend