Noboru Andō

Acting

May 24, 1926 – December 16, 2015 (aged 89)

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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.

Filmography

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza2009 · Himself

Shibuya Story

Shibuya Story2005

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules

True Record of an Ando Gang Side-Story: Starving Wolf's Rules2002 · Self in the present day / Narrator

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 5

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 52000

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 4

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 41998

KIZU

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 3

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 31998

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 2

Kizu Blood Apocalypse 21998

Kizu Blood Apocalypse

Kizu Blood Apocalypse1998

Those Swell Yakuza

Those Swell Yakuza1988

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss1979 · Shozo Hanamori

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex1976 · Noboru Ando

The Sea of Genkai

The Sea of Genkai1976 · Kondo

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor1975 · Kisaburo Nozu

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 11974 · Unokichi Kaizu

Violent Fraternity

Violent Fraternity1974

The Homeless

The Homeless1974 · Senzo Hikawa

Father of the Kamikaze

Father of the Kamikaze1974

Third Generation Boss

Third Generation Boss1974

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers1974

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home1974 · Koichi Egawa

Reformatory Buddies

Reformatory Buddies1974

The Ando Gang Documentary Film

The Ando Gang Documentary Film1973

Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present1973 · Mitsuo Kurata

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police

A True Story of the Private Ginza Police1973 · Iketani

Quarreling with Yakuza

Quarreling with Yakuza1973

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die1972

Yakuza Skirmishes

Yakuza Skirmishes1972

Street Mobster

Street Mobster1972 · Boss Yato

Gang Warfare

Gang Warfare1972

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter1971

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor1971 · Shingo Otsuki

The Wolves

The Wolves1971 · Gunjiro Ozeki

The Viper Brothers Rage Again

The Viper Brothers Rage Again1971

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape1971

The Viper Brothers

The Viper Brothers1971 · Yukichi Hayasaki

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog1971 · Noburo Kudo

Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement

Yakuza Beasts-Blood Settlement1970

Showdown at Nagasaki

Showdown at Nagasaki1969 · Ryukichi Koiwa

Fill the Cup with Blood

Fill the Cup with Blood1969

Penitentiary Brothers

Penitentiary Brothers1969

The Private Police

The Private Police1969

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Japan Organized Crime Boss1969

A History of the Japanese Underworld

A History of the Japanese Underworld1968

Secret Information

Secret Information1968

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance1967

Eighteen Years in Prison

Eighteen Years in Prison1967

Parole

The Gambler's Law

The Gambler's Law1967

King of the Gang

King of the Gang1967

Debt of Honor

Debt of Honor1966

Flame and the Code

Flame and the Code1966

The Betrayers Out!

The Betrayers Out!1966

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him1966

Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!

Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!1966

Law of the Wild

Law of the Wild1965