Noboru Andō

Biography

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. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man.[1]

Known For

Graveyard of Honor

as Ryunosuke Nozu

Street Mobster

as Boss Yato

Sympathy for the Underdog

as Noburo Kudo

The Wolves

as Gunjiro Ozeki

Violent Streets

as Egawa Koichi

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

as Unokichi Kaizu

Japan Organized Crime Boss

as Ooba

The Sea of Genkai

as Kondo

The Homeless

as Senzo Hikawa

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

as Iketani Sanro