Bunta Sugawara

Birth Name:

Bunta Sugawara

Birth Place:

Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Was the father of actor Kaoru Sugawara, with whom he starred in the 1992 film "Big Boss․"
After dropping out of college, he worked as a fashion model, where he was later scouted by the film studio Shintoho
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu" in 1956
Best known for his role as Shozo Hirono in "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" and as Momojiro Hoshi in "Truck Guys․"
Did voice-over work for the films "Spirited Away," "Tales from Earthsea" and "Wolf Children․"
Manga writer Eiichiro Oda famously modeled his "One Piece" character Akainu after his character in "Battles Without Honor and Humanity․"

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