Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 Japanese feature films, most prevalently in Yakuza films. On December 1, 2014, it was announced that Sugawara had died from liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital on November 28, 2014 at the age of 81. (Wikipedia)
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Who was Bunta Sugawara?+
Bunta Sugawara was a Japanese actor with over 200 screen credits, foundational to the 1970s jitsuroku eiga movement and later recognized for his voice acting in Studio Ghibli films.
What are his most celebrated roles?+
He is best known for portraying Shozo Hirono in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series and for providing the voice of Kamaji in the animated feature Spirited Away.
What characterizes his acting style?+
He was recognized for his intense, authoritative presence and his ability to project a grounded, gritty realism that defined the crime drama genre in Japan.
