Noboru Andô
Acting

Noboru Andô

Born 1926-05-24 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Died 2015-12-16

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 Korean gangster as a young man.[1]

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Known for

Graveyard of Honor★ 6.7Viewing moment
Graveyard of Honor
1975
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza★ 7Viewing moment
Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza
2009
Street Mobster★ 6.8Viewing moment
Street Mobster
1972
Organized Violence IIViewing moment
Organized Violence II
1967
Japan Organized Crime Boss★ 7.9Viewing moment
Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1★ 5.2Viewing moment
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
The Wolves★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Wolves
1971
Down with The Big BossViewing moment
Down with The Big Boss
1979
Sympathy for the Underdog★ 7Viewing moment
Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
Those Swell Yakuza★ 6Viewing moment
Those Swell Yakuza
1988
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police★ 8Viewing moment
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
1973
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him★ 8Viewing moment
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966
Reformatory BuddiesViewing moment
Reformatory Buddies
1974
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex★ 7Viewing moment
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
1976
Father of the KamikazeViewing moment
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Eighteen Years in Prison★ 10Viewing moment
Eighteen Years in Prison
1967
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall DieViewing moment
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972
Gang WarfareViewing moment
Gang Warfare
1972
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape★ 5Viewing moment
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971
The Betrayers Out!Viewing moment
The Betrayers Out!
1966
A History of the Japanese UnderworldViewing moment
A History of the Japanese Underworld
1968
The Viper BrothersViewing moment
The Viper Brothers
1971
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody ResistanceViewing moment
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1967
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza BrothersViewing moment
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound DeserterViewing moment
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
1971
Penitentiary BrothersViewing moment
Penitentiary Brothers
1969
Blood and LawViewing moment
Blood and Law
1965
The Private PoliceViewing moment
The Private Police
1969
Debt of HonorViewing moment
Debt of Honor
1966
Shibuya StoryViewing moment
Shibuya Story
2005
Flame and the CodeViewing moment
Flame and the Code
1966
Fill the Cup with BloodViewing moment
Fill the Cup with Blood
1969
Love on a Daily BasisViewing moment
Love on a Daily Basis
1988
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!Viewing moment
Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
1966
Yakuza Beasts-Blood SettlementViewing moment
Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement
1970
Showdown at NagasakiViewing moment
Showdown at Nagasaki
1969
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface★ 5.7Viewing moment
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface
1997
ParoleViewing moment
Parole
1967
Yakuza of the PresentViewing moment
Yakuza of the Present
1973
The Homeless★ 8.3Viewing moment
The Homeless
1974

Frequent collaborators

Hideo MurotaHideo MurotaBunta SugawaraBunta SugawaraTetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaRinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoTatsuo UmemiyaTatsuo UmemiyaTsunehiko WataseTsunehiko WataseHayato TaniHayato TaniKenji ImaiKenji Imai