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Shun Sugata
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Character actor Shun Sugata (菅田 俊 Sugata Shun) was born on February 17, 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan as Masamichi Shibuya. Often cast in violent, villainous roles he can be instantly recognized by his deep, gruff voice and imposing stature. His most notable roles include the intimidating mob enforcer Takayama in Takeshi Miike's Ichi the Killer and the corrupt police commissioner in Tokyo Gore Police.
He has also had minor roles outside Japanese cinema in Quention Tarantino's Kill Bill and The Last Samurai as well as playing the main villain opposing Scott Adkins in Ninja 2.
Known For
Fuller House
2016
Tokyo Vice
2022
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
The Last Samurai
2003
Silence
2016
Pulse
2001
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013
Bunraku
2010
Ichi the Killer
2001
Glory to the Filmmaker!
2007
Blade of the Immortal
2017
Izo
2004
Taboo
1999
Graveyard of Honor
2002
Tokyo Gore Police
2008
Dororo
2007
The Outsider
2018
Beyond Outrage
2012
A Family
2021
Marebito
2004
Alive
2003
Ley Lines
1999
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