(July 1, 1911 – Dec. 18, 1965) was a Japanese stage and film actor.
Career Born Teruzō Ishiguro in Hiroshima Prefecture and a graduate of Okayama Prefecture First Junior High School, Ishiguro joined the Shin-Tsukiji Gekidan (New Tsukiji Theater Company), which split from the Tsukiji Little Theater, and appeared in plays such as Katsuichi Wada's 1939 Kaientai."Kaientai" Stage Set Diagram, Cultural Heritage Online: "Kaientai (written by Katsuichi Wada, directed by Koreya Senda), performed at the Yurakuza Theatre in May 1939". Retrieved May 8, 2026. On August 19, 1940, he was arrested along with 13 other troupe members in the crackdown on the new theater movement, and the troupe disbanded on August 23 of the same year. He made his film debut in March of that year in Hikoroku Naguraru (Hikoroku Gets Pinched), directed by Yasuki Chiba, and after his release, he moved into the film industry. The following year, he was cast in a major role in Tadashi Imai's The Ecology of Marriage. After that, he played major roles in films such as Kyohiko Ushihara's Genghis Khan and Beacon Fires Rise Over Shanghai, a Sino-Japanese co-production filmed in Shanghai, and was active as a veteran actor with his imposing appearance and acting ability.
After the war, he joined the Daiichi Kyodan, an acting group founded in 1940 that included Ichiro Sugai, and appeared in films from various companies, including Nikkatsu and Shochiku, primarily in period dramas for Daiei. Although he was not as fortunate with the types of roles he had before the war, he was active in supporting roles such as villains and intellectuals. In his later years, he also appeared in many television dramas.
He died of stomach cancer at the age of 55 on December 18, 1965.
Selected filmography Year Title Role 1940 Hikoroku Naguraru 1941 The Ecology of Marriage Ichiro SanoMy Love StoryDr. NittaThe Sun of Eighty-Eight YearsLieutenant Colonel Ida1942New SnowNational School Teacher ChibaOsaka Townspeople1943Genghis KhanSubutaiSpring in the Wind and SnowDr. Sakuma 1944Beacon Fires Rise Over ShanghaiKuronosuke Nakamuta 1946As Long as I LiveTakahashi, Special Police Section Chief1947Mr. TodorokiMr. IshinoActressYozo HiraiSpring AwakeningSoji Hirobe 1949Tengu hikyaku (Goblin Courier)Detective Genshichi 1950The Dawn PursuitInspector Ishiguro1952Hakone ChroniclesBuzen-no-kami OkadaAkō CastleDenhachirō Tamon1953Gate of HellYachutaWifeMihoko's uncle1954RebellionMajor MiyagawaBlack TideHead of Museum DepartmentMessenger from the MoonProsecutorThe Crucified Lovers (Chikamatsu Monogatari)Isan1955All Living ThingsGeneral Affairs ManagerPrincess Yang Kwei FeiLi LinfuShin Heike Monogatari (New Tale of the Heike)Taira no Tokinobu 1956I Will Buy YouTadashi Rokko1957The Great ChushinguraKira Yoshinaka Samurai NipponSawamura Ryuunsai 1959Fires on the Plainmilitary doctor 1960The Wandering PrincessFuruya 1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerCave Captain1963Daisanno Kagemusha (The Third Shadow Warrior)Kyuzaemon KashioA Legend or Was It?Kimbei Takamori1964Three Outlaw SamuraiUzaemon MatsushitaZatoichi and the Chest of GoldEnzoFight, Zatoichi, FightMonju no Waheiji
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