Noboru Andō
Actor · Director · Producer · Original Story
Born May 24, 1926 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1965–2015
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.
Filmography
Graveyard of Honor (1975) — Kisaburo NozuSympathy for the Underdog (1971) — Noburo KudoStreet Mobster (1972) — Boss YatoThe Wolves (1971) — Gunjiro OzekiYakuza Skirmishes (1972) — Original StoryThe Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)The Viper Brothers Rage Again (1971)True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules (2002) — ProducerKizu (1988) — ProducerViolent Streets (1974) — Koichi EgawaJapan Organized Crime Boss (1969) — Noboru OobaEighteen Years in Prison (1967) — KawadaKing of the Gang (1967)A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm (1967) — TodorokiA History of the Japanese Underworld (1968)Parole (1967) — Shinsuke GunjiSecret Information (1968) — Mamoru SagaraShibuya Story (2005) — Original StoryThe Homeless (1974) — Senzo HikawaBy a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966) — Shuichi AmamiyaGang Warfare (1972)Those Swell Yakuza (1988)New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974) — Unokichi KaizuThe Viper Brothers (1971) — Yukichi Hayasaki