Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata
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Shun Sugata as Takayama in Ichi the Killer

Shun Sugata (菅田俊, Sugata Shun) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in many Japanese films but was first exposed to western movie-going audiences when he appeared in the Hollywood films Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and The Last Samurai. He is currently represented by T-Artist talent agency.

Personal History

• According to director Takashi Miike, Quentin Tarantino decided to cast Sugata as Boss Benta for his 2003 film Kill Bill: Vol. 1 because he liked the way he yelled into a phone in a scene from Ichi the Killer.
• On February 20, 2006 he assisted police in the apprehension of a purse-snatcher and received a commendation from the Mejiro Police Station in Tokyo. According to Sugata, he wasn't initially involved but the criminal just happened to appear in front of him and he reacted.

Profile

• Name: Shun Sugata (菅田俊, Sugata Shun)
• Real name: 渋谷昌道
• Birth date: February 17, 1955
• Birthplace: Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
• Blood type: O
• Height: 6' 1¾" (187cm)

Filmography

• [1982] Conquest ... Nakahara
• [1984] Kamen Rider 10's Birth! Riders Unite! ... Kamen Rider ZX
• [1990] Fusen ... Hayato Yoshioka
• [1991] Blowback: Love & Death ... Ratts
• [1991] Shishioh-tachi no Natsu
• [1991] Asatte Dance
• [1992] Funky Monkey 2
• [1993] Kekko Kamen 3
• [1993] Anego: Gokudo wo Aishita Onna - Kiriko ... Jin
• [1995] Escape Imprisonment 5: Obscene Flesh Hunt
• [1996] Heat After Dark
• [1996] Shabu Gokudo ... Ryo Kano
• [1996] Organ ... Nakanishi
• [1997] Innocent Hearts
• [1997] The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears
• [1998] Ishimitsu Makiyo no Shogai ... Ijichi
• [1998] Joker ... Kurokawa
• [1998] Yomigaeru Kinro 2: Fukkatsu-hen
• [1998] License to Live ... Shinichiro
• [1999] Shin Karajishi Kabushiki Kaisha
• [1999] Taboo
• [2000] Tomie: Replay ... Kenzo Morita
• [2000] Requiem of Darkness ... Kumicho, head of yakuza
• [2001] Kairo ... Boss
• [2001] Ichi the Killer ... Takayama
• [2002] No Problem 2 ... Kazuo Ota
• [2002] Graveyard of Honor ... Toshi Nishizaki
• [2002] Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere
• [2002] Alive ... Matsuda
• [2003] Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ... Boss Benta
• [2003] The Last Samurai ... Nakao
• [2004] Marebito ... MIB
• [2004] Izo
• [2004] Ghost Shout
• [2005] Yakuza Wives: Burning Desire
• [2005] Ikusa
• [2005] Under the Same Moon
• [2005] Dead Run ... Shuji's Father
• [2005] Aishiteyo
• [2006] Confessions of a Dog ... Takeda
• [2006] Prisoner No. 07: Reina
• [2007] Tonari Machi Senso ... Mayor of Maisaka
• [2007] Konjaku Monogatari: The New Edition
• [2007] Grow
• [2007] Kantoku Banzai!
• [2008] Be a Man! Samurai School
• [2008] Kyuka
• [2008] Dark Love: Rape
• [2008] Namida Tsubo
• [2008] Sakura: Blue-Eyed Samurai ... Sagenta Takakura

External Links

• Shun Sugata at the Internet Movie Database
• Shun Sugata at the Japanese Movie Database
• Shun Sugata at Japanese Wikipedia
• Shun Sugata profile at T-Artist