Toshihide Shibata

Boya Saburo

  • Name: Boya Saburo
  • Native name: 坊屋三郎
  • Also Known as: ぼうや さぶろう, 柴田俊英, 石川博, Bouya Saburou
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 28, 1910
  • Died: May 25, 2008
Boya Saburo was a Japanese comedian and actor from Yubari, Hokkaido. After going through private Hokkai Junior High School, he went on to the Faculty of Religion at Nihon University, but transferred to the night art department to study vocal music.

His name at birth was Ishikawa Hiroshi, but he was adopted to a temple a few months after birth and renamed Shibata Toshihide.

He joined Yoshimoto Kogyo and in 1937 formed Akireta Boys with Kawada Yoshio and Masuda Kiiton. In 1939, he was pulled out by the Shinko Kinema Performing Arts Club and transferred, and in the same year he made his silver screen debut with Toho's "Roppa no Okubo Hikozaemon".

The group Akireta Boys was reunited after the war, but it was disbanded in 1951, and since then he has been active in stage plays and movies.

He collapsed at a bus stop near his home on May 24, 2002, and was taken to a hospital in Tokyo by ambulance, but died of heart failure on the 25th. He died at the age of 92. Edit Biography
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1994
Onna Zakari
Onna Zakari
Japanese Movie, 1994,
[newspaper guard] (Bit part)
[newspaper guard]
Bit part
6.7
1975
One-chan Ote Yawaraka ni
One-chan Ote Yawaraka ni
Japanese Movie, 1975,
[Sankaku Real Estate's Manager] (Bit part)
[Sankaku Real Estate's Manager]
Bit part
0.0
1975
Cape Erimo
Cape Erimo
Japanese Movie, 1975,
[Greengrocer] (Bit part)
[Greengrocer]
Bit part
9.0
1961
Ten ni Kawarite Fugi wo Utsu
Ten ni Kawarite Fugi wo Utsu
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Minayoshi [Merchant ] (Bit part)
Minayoshi [Merchant ]
Bit part
7.4
1955
Nonki Saiban
Nonki Saiban
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Counsel] (Bit part)
[Counsel]
Bit part
0.0
1949
Utau Maboroshi Goten
Utau Maboroshi Goten
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Bosuke | Boya [Minister of the Imperial Japanese Army] (Support Role)
Bosuke | Boya [Minister of the Imperial Japanese Army]
Support Role
0.0
1948
Oyabaka Taisho
Oyabaka Taisho
Japanese Movie, 1948,
[Student] (Bit part)
[Student]
Bit part
0.0
1948
Dare ga Tame ni Kin wa Aru
Dare ga Tame ni Kin wa Aru
Japanese Movie, 1948,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1947
Mitari Kiitari Tameshitari
Mitari Kiitari Tameshitari
Japanese Movie, 1947,
[Blind pitcher] (Support Role)
[Blind pitcher]
Support Role
0.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
1983
Reibyo Densetsu
Reibyo Densetsu
Japanese Special, 1983, 1 eps
[Producer] (Support Role)
1
[Producer]
Support Role
0.0
1964
Watashi wa Beret
Watashi wa Beret
Japanese Special, 1964, 1 eps
{Ep. 1} [Driver] (Support Role)
1
{Ep. 1} [Driver]
Support Role
7.3
1959
Koi no Marco Polo
Koi no Marco Polo
Japanese Special, 1959, 1 eps
(Support Role)
1
Support Role
0.0
1953
Hototogisu
Hototogisu
Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps
(Unknown)
1
Unknown
0.0
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  • First Name: Toshihide
  • Family Name: Shibata
  • Native name: 坊屋三郎
  • Also Known as: ぼうや さぶろう, 柴田俊英, 石川博, Bouya Saburou
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: March 28, 1910
  • Died: May 25, 2008

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