
Acting
Born October 20, 1912 · Tokyo, Japan
Shūji Sano (October 10, 1912 – December 21, 1978) was a Japanese actor active from 1936 to 1977. A popular star of the Shōchiku film studios, he is best known for his appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Heinosuke Gosho, and Hiroshi Shimizu.

The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977

Statue in Fire
1974

Woman Boss
1970

Fight for the Glory
1969

Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969

Sky Scraper!
1969
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1968

The Sands of Kurobe
1968

Aruhi watashi wa
1967

Our Young World of Music
1966

That Complicated Guy
1966

Pretty Devil Yoko
1966

若い野ばら
1965

Taiyou wo Daku Onna
1964

Here Because of You
1964

Naite waratta hanayome
1962

Zoku aizen katsura
1962

Hadashi no hanayome
1962

Mount Hakone
1962

San'nin musume kanpai!
1962

August Moon
1962

The Injured Boy
1962

Flower in a Storm
1962

Dolls floating down the river
1962

Haru no sanmyaku
1962

As Long as There's Tomorrow
1962

Kaei
1961

The Conspirator
1961

Koi no gashū
1961

Love and the Shop Curtain
1961

Spring Dreams
1960

Tokyo Omnibus
1959

Thus Another Day
1959

Maria of the Ant Village
1958

The Snowy Heron
1958

Go and Get It
1958

Men Fighting Whales
1957

The Horse Boy
1957

Typhoon
1956

Seishun no oto
1956
Rakuten fujin
1956

Twice on a Certain Night
1956

Wedding Day
1956

Young Tree
1956

Sudden Rain
1956

The Maid's Kid
1955

All is Well 2
1955

All is Well
1955

The Moon Has Risen
1955

The Cock Crows Twice
1954

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
1954

An Inn at Osaka
1954

Love Letter
1953

Mole Alley
1953

Kare o korosu na
1952

Kyōshū
1952

Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952

Early Summer
1951

Carmen Comes Home
1951
愛情の旋風
1951

Crazy Uproar
1950

Spring Snow
1950

First Love Questions and Answers
1950

Here's to the Young Lady
1949
The Bridal Night Again
1949

A Hen in the Wind
1948
Waiting Woman
1946
Iki na fûraibô
1946
Tengoku no hanayome
1945

Soyokaze
1945

Otome no iru kichi
1945

Victory Song
1945

Army
1944

Yasen gungakutai
1944

The Man Who Has Returned
1944

Flowers of Patriotism
1942

A Certain Woman
1942

Moon of the Plateau
1942

There Was a Father
1942

Suzhou Nights
1941

Let's Go in Good Spirits
1941

Kokumin no chikai
1938

So Goes My Love
1938

Queen of the Wind
1938

The Trio's Engagements
1937

Forget Love for Now
1937

The Golden Demon
1937

A Star Athlete
1937

What Did the Lady Forget?
1937

Song of the Flower Basket
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
1937

The New Road: Akemi
1936