Nobuo Yana

Japanese film actor (born 1935)

Nobuo Yana
Born	(1935年08月19日) 19 August 1935 (age 89) Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1956–present

Nobuo Yana (Japanese: 八名信夫, Hepburn: Yana Nobuo, born 19 August 1935) is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for playing villains. Before he started his acting career, he was a professional baseball player of Toei Flyer's.^[1]^[2]

In 1956, he joined Toei Flyer's but in 1958, he retired because of an injury.^[3] He joined Toei film company and made his film debut in 1959. He debuted as a director with his film Dagashiya Koharu in 2018.^[4]

Selected filmography

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Film

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The Proud Challenge (1962)
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
Wolves, Pigs and Men (1964) : Bagman
A Fugitive from the Past (1965) : Machida
Soshiki Bōryoku series (1967–69) : Tetsu
Abashiri Prison film series (1965-1972)
Gendai Yakuza: Yotamono Jingi (1969) : Itō
Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) : Yabuki
Street Mobster (1972) : Karasawa
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973) : Adachi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) : Asano
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1974) : Kawanishi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) : Ryosuke Kaga
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) : Susumu Kudo
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975) : Miyai
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Last Days (1975) : Tsurukichi Nemoto
Yakuza Graveyard (1976) : Ezaki
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985) : General Gilmore (Voice)
The Triple Cross (1992)
Ghost Pub (1994) : Uohara
Ambition Without Honor (1996)
Minna no Ie (2001) : Arakawa Jr.
Dagashiya Koharu (2018)

Television

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Kikaider 01 (1973–74) as Big Shadow
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1976–77) as Black cross Führer
Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte... (1984) as Nobuyuki Fukami
Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) as Munefuyu Murata

References

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^ "Yana Nobuo". Asagei plus. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^ "Yana Nobuo's official site". Asagei plus. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^ "悪役人生八名信夫さん" (PDF). 日本衛生検査所. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "熊本復興へ八名信夫さん製作の映画完成地震被災者"リアルに"熱演". 西日本新聞. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.