Isamu Nagato (長門 勇, Nagato Isamu, 1 January 1932 – 4 June 2013) was a Japanese actor from Kurashiki Okayama Prefecture.[1][2][3] He was an actor who specialized in playing comical roles.[4][5] He became popular for his role as Sakura Kyōjyurō in the Three Outlaw Samurai series.[6]
Isamu Nagato | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1932 |
| Died | 4 June 2013 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–2013 |
Selected filmography
Films
- Taiyō Umi o Someru toki (1961) as Rice
- Mekishiko Mushuku (1962) as Ankō
- Samurai from Nowhere (1964) as Misawa Ihei
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) as Sakura Kyōjyurō
- Akumyō Ichidai (1967)
- Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1969) as Gamou Taiken
- Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) as Taishō
- Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) as Osakaya
- Hei no Naka no Purei Boru (1987)
- Shōrishatachi (1992)
- Ambition Without Honor (1996)
- Blooming Again (2004) as Sakiyama Rokubei
- Mrs. (2005) as Yamamoto Tatsuo
Television drama
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1963-69)
- Hana no Shōgai (1963) as Kanroku
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Yoya
- The Water Margin (1973) as Lu Zhishen
- Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) as Taira no Yoshikane
- Seishi Yokomizo Series (1978) as Detective Hiyori
- Akō Rōshi (1979) as Kumo no Jinjyurō
- Kage no Gundan II (1981-82) as Gohei
- MUSASHI (2003) as Hōzōin In'ei