Cast

Yoshio Inaba

1920 – 1998

Active years (films on this site)

1959–1962

Genres

DramaWarMystery

Schools and movements

Japanese Golden AgeHorror and the UncannyJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Kon Ichikawa1 filmKaneto Shindo1 filmMasaki Kobayashi1 film

Biography

Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart attack at the age of 77.

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3 films on this site

1. Fires on the Plain 1959 · Kon Ichikawa · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. Lucky Dragon No. 5 1959 · Kaneto Shindo · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
3. Harakiri 1962 · Masaki Kobayashi · IMDb 8.6 · Cast