Noboru Ando

Ando Noboru

  • Name: Ando Noboru
  • Native name: 安藤 昇
  • Given name: Ando Noboru
  • Also Known as: Andou Noboru
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1926
  • Died: December 16, 2015
Ando Noboru is a Japanese actor and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. One clear sign of his past occupation is the large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1974
Movie
3.0
Original Creator
Year Title Type Rating
1973
Movie
0.0
1972
Movie
0.0
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1974
Daitozoku
Daitozoku
Japanese Drama, 1974, 13 eps
(Ep. 6) (Guest Role)
13
(Ep. 6)
Guest Role
3.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2002
True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules
Japanese Movie, 2002,
Himself in the present day / Narrator (Main Role)
Himself in the present day / Narrator
Main Role
1.0
1988
Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen
Yakuza Tosei no Suteki na Menmen
Japanese Movie, 1988,
[Pastor] (Support Role)
[Pastor]
Support Role
6.8
1976
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
Japanese Movie, 1976,
Noboru Ando (Main Role)
Noboru Ando
Main Role
8.0
1976
The Sea of Genkai
The Sea of Genkai
Japanese Movie, 1976,
Kondo (Unknown)
Kondo
Unknown
7.6
1975
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
Japanese Movie, 1975,
Nozu Kisaburo (Support Role)
Nozu Kisaburo
Support Role
7.1
1974
Violent Fraternity
Violent Fraternity
Japanese Movie, 1974,
(Unknown)
Unknown
3.0
1974
The Homeless
The Homeless
Japanese Movie, 1974,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.3
1974
Violent Streets
Violent Streets
Japanese Movie, 1974,
Egawa (Main Role)
Main Role
7.4
1974
The Yakuza Papers 4: Police Tactics
The Yakuza Papers 4: Police Tactics
Japanese Movie, 1974,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.4
1973
Gendai Ninkyoshi
Gendai Ninkyoshi
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Kurita Mitsuo (Guest Role)
Kurita Mitsuo
Guest Role
0.0
1973
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Iketani (Main Role)
Iketani
Main Role
6.4
1973
Yakuza to Koso: Jitsuroku Ando Gumi
Yakuza to Koso: Jitsuroku Ando Gumi
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Ando Noboru (Main Role)
Ando Noboru
Main Role
0.0
1972
Yakuza to Koso
Yakuza to Koso
Japanese Movie, 1972,
"Bomb Match" (Main Role)
"Bomb Match"
Main Role
0.0
1972
Street Mobster
Street Mobster
Japanese Movie, 1972,
Yato Shunsuke (Main Role)
Main Role
6.9
1972
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 9
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 9
Japanese Movie, 1972,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1971
The Wolves
The Wolves
Japanese Movie, 1971,
Ozeki Gunjiro (Support Role)
Ozeki Gunjiro
Support Role
7.4
1971
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7
Japanese Movie, 1971,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1971
Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog
Japanese Movie, 1971,
Kudo Noburo (Main Role)
Main Role
7.4
1969
Japan's Organized Crime Boss
Japan's Organized Crime Boss
Japanese Movie, 1969,
Ooba (Support Role)
Ooba
Support Role
6.9
1968
Secret Information
Secret Information
Japanese Movie, 1968,
Sagara Mamoru (Main Role)
Sagara Mamoru
Main Role
0.0
1967
Parole
Parole
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Gunji Shinsuke (Main Role)
Gunji Shinsuke
Main Role
0.0
1967
Nihon Ankoku Shi: Chi no Koso
Nihon Ankoku Shi: Chi no Koso
Japanese Movie, 1967,
Kawakami Junichi (Main Role)
Kawakami Junichi
Main Role
0.0
1967
The Gambler's Law
The Gambler's Law
Japanese Movie, 1967,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1966
By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him
By a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him
Japanese Movie, 1966,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
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  • First Name: Noboru
  • Family Name: Ando
  • Native name: 安藤 昇
  • Also Known as: Andou Noboru
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1926
  • Died: December 16, 2015

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