Actor
Masao Mishima
Born 2 January 1906 · Niigata, Japan — died 18 July 1973
Masao Mishima (1906–1973) was a Japanese character actor from Niigata whose screen career ran from the mid-1930s to the early 1970s. He appeared in work by major directors, including Yasujiro Ozu, Masaki Kobayashi and Shohei Imamura, and in many postwar period dramas and genre films.
Key films
Late Spring (1949)
Supporting role in Ozu's acclaimed family drama, a landmark of postwar Japanese cinema.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Part of Kobayashi's monumental wartime epic, one of Japanese cinema's most celebrated film cycles.
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Appeared in Shohei Imamura's satirical portrait of postwar Japan.
Harakiri (1962)
Featured in Kobayashi's austere samurai classic, a critique of feudal honour.
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Reunited him with Kobayashi in another major samurai drama of the 1960s.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 221
- 1935Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts · as Bad boy at RokkuActor
- 1935The Actress and the Poet · as ActorActor
- 1936Morning's Tree-Lined Street · as Madame's husbandActor
- 1936Man of the House · as KurataActor
- 1936The Responsibility of KissingActor
- 1936Hikoroku Laughs a lotActor
- 1937Avalanche · as Koyanagi, the lawyerActor
- 1937Young LadyActor
- 1937Mother's MelodyActor
- 1938Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro · as TakenoActor
- 1938Composition Class · as Tanno-sanActor
- 1944Battle TroopActor
- 1946The Brick Factory Girl · as Misa's fatherActor
- 1947Actress · as Heisuke GakuyabanActor
- 1948The Grand Master · as ShinzoActor
- 1948Yūkyō no mureActor
- 1949Late Spring · as Jo OnoderaActor
- 1949The Blue Mountains: Part II · as Kenzo IguchiActor
- 1949The Blue Mountains: Part I · as Kenzo IguchiActor
- 1949Flirtation in SpringActor
- 1949A Woman's LifeActor
- 1949Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuyaActor
- 1949Chobei the RogueActor
- 1950Town of Violence · as OnishiActor
- 1950The Rainbow-Colored FlowerActor
- 1950Les Miserables I: God and the DevilActor
- 1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and FreedomActor
- 1950Escape from Prison · as AramakiActor
- 1950The Motherland Far Far Away · as Kazushichi KineyaActor
- 1950City of the SpiderActor
- 1950Tsuma mo koisuActor
- 1950Escape Between Midnight and DawnActor
- 1950I Saw a Phantom FishActor
- 1951Ginza Cosmetics · as Tasuzô FujimuraActor
- 1951Five Men of Edo · as Tonosuke KondoActor
- 1951Satsuma-bikyakuActor
- 1951Waga ichidaka jidai no hanzaiActor
- 1951Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion maskActor
- 1951G-men of Japan 3: Fearless CounterattackActor
- 1952Mother · as Ryosuke FukuharaActor
- 1952Vacuum Zone · as Warrant Officer TatsuzawaActor
- 1952Devil’s StatueActor
- 1952August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan · as Toyama-sanActor
- 1952Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu · as Munekata OminokamiActor
- 1952Become a Mother, Become a Woman · as NagashimaActor
- 1952Riverside Fish Market EmpireActor
- 1952Four Asakusa SistersActor
- 1953HiroshimaActor
- 1953江戸いろは祭 · as 赤羽根主膳Actor
- 1953A Lonely Woman in a Lonely LandActor
- 1953Street Fight at DawnActor
- 1954Five SistersActor
- 1954Turbid YouthActor
- 1954Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirakoActor
- 1954The Street Without Sun · as Managing Director FuruyaActor
- 1954Fall of the Shogun's Militia · as Enomoto TakeakiActor
- 1954Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin · as 大野柳斉Actor
- 1955The WolvesActor
- 1955Burden of Love · as Dr. YamauchiActor
- 1955Policeman's Diary · as Chief IshiwariActor
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2Actor
- 1955Six AssassinsActor
- 1955Foul Play · as Haruo KubokiActor
- 1955ふり袖侠艶録Actor
- 1955Golden ValleyActor
- 1955Mysterious DwarfActor
- 1955Santōshain to onna hishoActor
- 1955Tsukiyo no kasaActor
- 1955Seven Masks of RevengeActor
- 1955His Highness Surabaya · as Yuzo TanigawaActor
- 1956Swordsman of the Two Sword Style · as Satomi Hoshi-MoritoActor
- 1956The Ceiling at Utsunomiya · as Kagiya JinbeeActor
- 1956Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost ShipActor
- 1956The Forest Is AliveActor
- 1956Horeruna YanpachiActor
- 19568:13 PMActor
- 1956Ancient CoinsActor
- 1957RebellionActor
- 1957Love of the PrincessActor
- 1957The Lord Takes a Bride · as Lord MatsudairaActor
- 1957Tales of Young Genji KuroActor
- 1957Ghost Ship Part 2 · as OniyashaActor
- 1957Eki basha osowaruActor
- 1957Wasureji no gogo 8 ji 13 punActor
- 1957Travel RomancesActor
- 1957Lofty AmbitionsActor
- 1957Lords of OppressionActor
- 1957Lords of Oppression 2Actor
- 1957Temple of Revenge · as Ehei IkutaActor
- 1957Two DaimyosActor
- 1957Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government ThiefActor
- 1957Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjōActor
- 1957Ghost Ship Part 1 · as OniyashaActor
- 1958Secret of The Golden Spell · as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kamiActor
- 1958Roughneck From AsamaActor
- 1958Points and LinesActor
- 1958Firefly LightActor
- 1958Beyond the Seasonal WindActor
- 1958Feline SpiritActor
- 1958His Scarlet CloakActor
- 1958直八子供旅Actor
- 1958Love RiverActor
- 1958Romance FreestyleActor
- 1958Man of Thirteen EyesActor
- 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love · as Kuroki ShochôActor
- 1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in JapanActor
- 1959Case of Umon: One-Eyed WolfActor
- 1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice ShogunActor
- 1959The Forbidden CastleActor
- 1959The Human WallActor
- 1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin DragonsActor
- 1959Lucky Dragon No. 5Actor
- 1959No Stronger SwordsActor
- 1959Sudden Attack of the Christian LordActor
- 1959Evil Man of Edo · as DomanActor
- 1959Turbulent HighwaysActor
- 1959JōenActor
- 1959Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2Actor
- 1959The Bastards of Lawless Town · as Toshio NamikawaActor
- 1959Kaze no uchi so toActor
- 1959Yuganda tsuki · as Yutaka TachibanaActor
- 1959Night of the SuspicionsActor
- 1959The Medicine CaseActor
- 195953 Stages of the RoadActor
- 1959Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among MenActor
- 1959Tokyo no KodokuActor
- 1959The Big Scoop: Challenge at TwilightActor
- 1959I Will ChallengeActor
- 1960Good-for-Nothing · as Kensaku KitajimaActor
- 1960Hero of the Red Light DistrictActor
- 1960Tokyo Mighty Guy · as AsaiActor
- 1960Lord Mito: All Star VersionActor
- 1960The Second Bullet is MarkedActor
- 1960Bet on a Seaside RomanceActor
- 1960Case of a Young Lord 8Actor
- 1960Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryōActor
- 1960Wait for TomorrowActor
- 1960The War Without Weapons · as Police SergeantActor
- 1960The Cards Will TellActor
- 1960Volunteering for Villainy · as YaheiActor
- 1960Hibari’s Favorite 2Actor
- 1961Pigs and Battleships · as HimoriActor
- 1961The Orphan Brother · as Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)Actor
- 1961A Young Warrior on Mount FujiActor
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1Actor
- 1961Himalayan WandererActor
- 1961Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maōActor
- 1961Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues · as MaruyamaActor
- 196120 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2Actor
- 1962Harakiri · as Tango InabaActor
- 1962The Temple of Wild Geese · as Jikai KitamiActor
- 1962Black Lizard · as Shobei IwaseActor
- 1962The Eve of the Chinese FestivalActor
- 1962All RascalsActor
- 1962Tengu PriestActor
- 1962Knightly AdviceActor
- 1962Mark of Blood · as Arai ToragoroActor
- 1962Revenge for His LoverActor
- 1962The President's SonActor
- 1962A Warrior GenerationActor
- 1962The Actress and the Three RascalsActor
- 1962Case of Umon: Red LizardActor
- 1962Teppo Yasu no ShogaiActor
- 1962Jigoku no kagebōshiActor
- 1963Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection · as Ieyasu TokugawaActor
- 1963Castle of OwlsActor
- 1963Sing, Young People! · as Professor HirayamaActor
- 1963Duel of Blood and SandActor
- 1963Pressure of GuiltActor
- 1963Beyond the Green HillsActor
- 1963Tange SazenActor
- 1963Ukyunosuke on PatrolActor
- 1963The Black Trademark · as Ryuichi TerasawaActor
- 196320 Duels of Young Shingo: ConclusionActor
- 1963Tale on Kanto ChivalryActor
- 1963The Coin Thrower ZenigataActor
- 1963A Life of IntimidationActor
- 1963Violent StreetActor
- 1964Revenge · as Ogawa KobeiActor
- 1964Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji CutActor
- 1964The Frolic of the BeastsActor
- 1964Shingo's Final DuelActor
- 1964The Man Disappears YesterdayActor
- 1964間諜Actor
- 1964Blind Monk SwordsmanActor
- 1965Illusion of Blood · as TakuetsuActor
- 1965Born Under Crossed Stars · as Buddhist PriestActor
- 1965Lord Tokugawa IeyasuActor
- 1965The Last JudgmentActor
- 1965Nami kageActor
- 1965The Ghost of the One Eyed ManActor
- 1965The SpyActor
- 1965A Charming DevilActor
- 1965In TearsActor
- 1966Zatoichi's Pilgrimage · as Nanashino GonbeiActor
- 1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimActor
- 1966Nothing But BonesActor
- 1966The Actress vs. the Greedy SharksActor
- 1966Watashi, chigatteiru kashira · as TamuraActor
- 1966Young Boss: Invitation to FightActor
- 1966Kill the Night RoseActor
- 1967Samurai Rebellion · as Sanzaemon YanaseActor
- 1967Two WivesActor
- 1967Shogun and His Mistress 2 · as IeharuActor
- 1967The Greatest Challenge of AllActor
- 1967River of ForeverActor
- 1968Horus: Prince of the Sun · as Village Leader (voice)Actor
- 1968Hymn to a Tired Man · as NarratorActor
- 1968Dice and SwordsActor
- 1968The Time of Reckoning · as Ikuzo KoyanagiActor
- 1968The Final Winner?Actor
- 1968Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: PregnancyActor
- 1969Killer's MissionActor
- 1969Art of Assassination · as Nobuyuki TobitaActor
- 1969Tale of the Last Japanese YakuzaActor
- 1970Tora-san's Grand Scheme · as 吉田Actor
- 1970Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi · as Vitalis (voice)Actor
- 1971Inn of Evil · as Funayado TokubeiActor
- 1971Maboroshi no SatsuiActor
- 1971Challenge at DawnActor
- 1971Love and DeathActor
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