Person

Toranosuke Ogawa

Acting · 1897–1967 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Toranosuke Ogawa (December 1, 1897 - December 29, 1967) was a Japanese actor, most well-known for his collaborations with famed director Akira Kurosawa, as well as his role in Godzilla.

Known for

Filmography

1977GodzillaPresident of Company (uncredited)
1964The Rabble
1964Women's Doctor
1963Sasuke and His Comedians
1963Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji
1963Cosmetic Sales CompetitionYasubei Takada
1963Ginza no jirochō
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiExecutive Kihara
1963Crazy Operation: First Move
1963Sararīman monogatari - Taiki bansai
1962Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai
1962Boku chin hōrō-ki
1962Ballad of a WorkmanYoshio's father
1962San'nin musume kanpai!
1962Seinen no isu
1962A Rampage Full of Dreams
1962Sanjuro
1961The Phantom Samurai
1961Structure of Hate
1961B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-OldDaido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
1961A Good Man, A Good Day
1961七人の敵あり
1961Daigaku buyū-den
1961The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's WhirlwindSaikai Marine Transport President K
1960Devotion to RailwayCoal mine president Yoshida
1960Tokyo Mighty GuyOnizaemon Ippon'yari
1960Bantōhan to detchidon
1960Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960The Grave Tells All
1959The Lord PretendsKatsunosuke Nakai
1959Elegy to Youth
1959The Lord and the GamblerKubodera Heizaemon
1959The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959Night of the Suspicions
1959おヤエのあんま天國
1959The Path I RememberGentarô, Grandfather
1959Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1958The Hidden FortressMagistrate (uncredited)
1958Travels of Lord MitoShirôemon Matsubara
1958Sister with SisterPresident Hase
1958Ambush at Iga Pass
1958Face in the DarkNaruse
1958The Swishing Sword
1958All About MarriageRyuzo Doi
1958Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
1958Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958The Chastity Boy and Miss Brassiere
1958Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1957Warm CurrentShima Yasuhide
1957A Tale of Dung and Urine
1957Birth of RomanceRyûzô
1957Ninjō misui
1957Night Butterflies
1957Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanPresident of Company (uncredited)
1956Tenten Musume
1956Jacks and JillsKawamura
1956Gendai no yokubô
1956Godzilla, King of the Monsters!President of Company
1956The Chop Professor
1956Asataro the Crow
1956Street of ShameMickey's Father
1956FountainheadDr. Onuma
1956Marathon Samurai
1956Lightning Karate Blow
1955I Live in FearHori, the lawyer
1955So Young, So BrightShigebei Saito
1955The Phantom HorseNishiyama
1955Tôjûrô no koiYoshizaemon Kaneko
1955Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955Burden of LoveCongress Committee Chairman
1955Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955All is Well 2Toranosuke Yase
1955All is WellToranosuke Yase
1954GodzillaPresident of Southern Seas Salvage
1954日本敗れず
1954The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954Bride in a Bathing SuitSōzaemon Iwamura
1954Last of the Wild Ones
1954How the Bell of Liberty Ringsuncle
1954Seven SamuraiGrandfather of Kidnapped Girl
1954An Inn at OsakaPresident
1954Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
1954Koina no Ginpei
1954This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
1953First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate HusbandPresident Manami
1953The Eagle of the Pacific(uncredited)
1953Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His YouthMizuno
1953Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
1953Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953The Battleship YamatoCombined Fleet Chief of Staff Kusaka
1953Koibito-tachi no iru machi
1953My Wonderful Yellow CarThe old man
1953Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1952One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952Jirocho Rises in Fame
1952Asu wa Nichiyōbi
1952恐妻時代President
1952IkiruPark Section Chief
1952Zoku santō jūyaku
1952Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952Fighting Yasubei
1952Forty-Eight Man
1952Third Class Executives
1952The Life of OharuYoshioka
1952Mr. Lucky
1952Vendetta of a Samurai
—The Gion TempestMiyaguchi

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