Noboru Andō
May 24, 1926 · 100 years old
Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤 昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Kore…
Known For
4 titles
Sympathy for the Underdog
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
Violent Streets
A retired yakuza is caught in the middle of a growing conflict between two rival clans.
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two...
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
A band of ex-soldiers, scoundrels, and thugs in Ginza after World War Two fight for the expanding influence of their criminal enterprises to take over the area.