Saburo Date
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 27 March 1924 · Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Died
- 12 September 1991
Known for
Acting 280
- 2026Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon
- 2026Zoku hebi hime dōchū
- 1990Takeshi: Childhood Days as Takeno Grandfather
- 1987Luminous Woman
- 1985Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion as Maruyama
- 1985Typhoon Club as Okabe
- 1983The Bored Samurai as Ikeda Kazue
- 1981Lowly Ronin
- 1980The Woman
- 1977Ballad of Orin
- 1977Gambling Code and Feuds
- 1977Shinjuku's Number One Drunk-Killer Tetsu
- 1975Song of the Devil
- 1975The Bullet Train as Businessman's Man
- 1975Wolf Guy as Tsukada
- 1975Graveyard of Honor as Oyabun
- 1974Oh Wonderful Utamaro!
- 1973The Blossom and the Sword
- 1973Yokosuka Navy Prison
- 1973The Bodyguard as Kenzo Ebina
- 1972Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth as Rokubei of Hakoda
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades as Swift-style Swordsman
- 1972Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion as Kaizutoshi
- 1972The Trail of Blood
- 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance as Official Envoy
- 1971Kumo no Yuna
- 1971The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
- 1970Island of Horrors
- 1970Ghost of Kasane Swamp as Fukami Shinzaemon
- 1970Naked Ambition
- 1970The Angry Sword
- 1970Mission: Iron Castle
- 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
- 1969Blood End
- 1969Gokudô Petenshi
- 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
- 1969Girl with Bamboo Leaves
- 1969The Curse of the Ghost
- 1969Lefty Fencer
- 1969Devil's Temple
- 1969Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
- 1969Sworn Brothers
- 1968Samaritan Zatoichi as Yakuza
- 1968Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
- 1968The Funeral Racket
- 1968Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
- 1968The Bride from Hades
- 1968The Saga of Tanegashima as Tokunoshin Wakita
- 1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
- 1968Lone Wolf Isazo
- 1968Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters as First Ronin
- 1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
- 1967A Killer's Key
- 1967The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka as Ryoan Shimomura
- 1967Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
- 1967Zatoichi the Outlaw
- 1967Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
- 1967Secret Assignment
- 1967Quick-Draw Dog
- 1967A Certain Killer
- 1966Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
- 1966Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
- 1966Assignment Cloud
- 1966Zatoichi's Pilgrimage as Kagimatsu
- 1966The Betrayal
- 1966Dianas of the Campus
- 1966Zatoichi's Vengeance as Hanji
- 1966Daimajin as Ippei Cyjûma
- 1966The Thieves' Who's Who
- 1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back as Jinnai
- 1966The Virgin Witness as Policeman
- 1965Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
- 1965New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
- 1965Sword Devil as Toda Shingo
- 1965New Tengu from Mount Kurama
- 1965Young Boss: Prison Release
- 1965Life of Matsu the Untamed
- 1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy as Kanai Hanbei
- 1965Rampaging Dog
- 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan as Anzai
- 1965Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
- 1965Zatoichi's Revenge
- 1965Young Boss as Monjiro
- 1965Bloody Shuriken
- 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire as Mon'nosuke Kaizuka
- 1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo as Hatori Hanzo
- 1964Showdown at Night's End as Anami
- 1964Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
- 1964The Gambling Samurai
- 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
- 1964The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
- 1964Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege as Juzo Kakei
- 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
- 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing as Flying Squirrel Banzo
- 1964Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
- 1963Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection as Hattori Hanzo
- 1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade as Zeniya Gohei
- 1963Bamboo Doll of Echizen as Choshichi
- 1963Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
- 1963Maiko and the Assassin
- 1963Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance as Hattori Hanzo
- 1963A Samurai Never Tells a Lie as Kobotoke Kodaira
- 1963The Third Shadow Warrior
- 1963New Tale of Zatoichi as Anzo
- 1963Assassins for sale
- 1963An Actor's Revenge as Kawaguchi-ya
- 1963Shinsengumi Chronicles as Keisuke Yamanami
- 1962Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Hattori Hanzo
- 1962Hell's Assassin
- 1962The Tale of Zatoichi Continues as Mirosuke
- 1962The Fencing Master
- 1962Betting on the Sword
- 1962The Tragedy of a Young Warrior
- 1962Destiny's Son
- 1962The Notorious Man's Return
- 1962Sōran wataridori
- 1962Seven Miles to Nakayama
- 1962Nokosa reta ko tonoko shita haha to
- 1962Her Hidden Past as Manta
- 1962Teppo Yasu no Shogai
- 1962The Temple of Wild Geese as Heikichi Hisama
- 1962The Actress and the Three Rascals
- 1961Flowers of Chivalry
- 1961Oniisan to oneesan
- 1961The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
- 1961Buddha as Ashvajit
- 1961Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
- 1961Otemoyan
- 1961A Lustful Man
- 1961Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
- 1961木曽ぶし三度笠
- 1961Shikaku yashiki
- 1961Three Young Samurai
- 1961晴小袖
- 1961Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
- 1961Vagabonds from Badgerville
- 1960Satan's Sword as Hirama Jusuke
- 1960風来物語 あばれ飛車
- 1960Scars of Honor
- 1960What Price Love?
- 1960The Blind Menace
- 1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
- 1960Koga's Messenger
- 1960お嬢さん三度笠
- 1960The Demon of Mount Oe
- 1960Bonchi
- 1960Yûrei koban
- 1960The Two Musashis
- 1959Samurai Vendetta
- 1959The Lord Pretends as Watônai no Yasu
- 1959Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
- 1959The Ghost of Yotsuya
- 1959Odd Obsession as Police Detective
- 1959Ojo-kichiza
- 1959The Woman and the Pirate as 転法利平
- 1959Gambler and the Princess
- 1959Peony on the Skin
- 1958Travels of Lord Mito as Jûbei Negoro
- 1958The Gay Masquerade
- 1958Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
- 1958Conflagration as Police detective A
- 1958Edo wa aozora
- 1958Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
- 1958Megitsune Buro
- 1958The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
- 1958The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
- 1958Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
- 1958Tenryū shibukigasa
- 1958Shogun's Holiday
- 1958Hanatarō Jumon
- 1958Senryō yari
- 1958Princess Tsuki
- 1957Advance Patrol
- 1957Shimizukō kenka tabi
- 1957Yuki no wataridori
- 1957Secret of Naruto
- 1957Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
- 1957Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman as Genba Kanai
- 1957Mangorō Tengu
- 1957Night Butterflies
- 1957Yataro’s Travel Hat
- 1957Fighting Letter for 29 People
- 1957A Tale of Dung and Urine
- 1957Ninjō misui
- 1957Nerawareta doyōbi
- 1957An Osaka Story as Shokichi, samurai's servant
- 1957Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
- 1956Gonpachi as Denzô Yuasa
- 1956Haha shirayuki
- 1956Fighting Fire Fighter
- 1956Unchan monogatari
- 1956Flowery Hood 2
- 1956Undercurrent
- 1956Aizome gasa
- 1956The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
- 1956The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
- 1956Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
- 1956Asataro the Crow
- 1956Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan
- 1956Marathon Samurai
- 1956Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō
- 1955I Was Tokichiro
- 1955Taira Clan Saga
- 1955Nagasaki no yoru
- 1955The Rust Cleaner Sings
- 1955Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
- 1955The Dancer and Two Warriors
- 1955The Young Lord
- 1955The Magistrate
- 1955Jakō yashiki
- 1955Maiko sanjūshi
- 1955Ginji of the Seven Faces
- 1955Itarō jishi
- 1954Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
- 1954Chikamatsu Monogatari as Katada Government Official
- 1954Otomi-san
- 1954Date sōdō: Haha goten
- 1954Akōgishi
- 1954Daikichi Konomura as Mizuno
- 1954The Great White Tiger Platoon
- 1954Tekka bugyō
- 1954The Woman in the Rumor as Nakauchi
- 1954Shirazu no Yatarō
- 1954Hana no nagadosu
- 1954Sansho the Bailiff as Kimpei
- 1954Maiko monogatari
- 1954Hana no sando gasa
- 1953Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
- 1953Demon Sword
- 1953Gate of Hell as Tomoyuki
- 1953A Geisha as Imanishi
- 1953Kisoji no Komori-uta
- 1953City of Violence
- 1953An Heir's Place
- 1953Ugetsu as Vassal
- 1953Yōsei wa hana no nioi gasuru
- 1953Asama no karasu
- 1953Shachō hisho
- 1952This Way, That Way
- 1952Furisode kyōjo
- 1952Castle of Carnage
- 1952Avalanche as Tomita
- 1952Mabuta no haha
- 1951Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
- 1951Duel at Omagatsuji
- 1951Story of a Beloved Wife
- 1951Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi
- 1951Mange jigoku
- 1951Judge of the Ashuras
- 1950Tetsuro no dankon
- 1950Hibotan tōzoku
- 1950Kaikyo no same
- 1950The End of the War
- 1950Minami no bara
- 1950Senryō hada
- 1950Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri
- 1950Condor
- 1950Song of Love
- 1950Kazanmyaku
- 1950The Motherland Far Far Away as Kino
- 1949Hebi hime dōchū
- 1949The Invisible Man Appears as Keizô Sasatani
- 1949Ghost Train
- 1949Three Pearls
- 1949Haha koiboshi
- 1949A Bullet Hole Underground
- 1949The Man Who Laughs Last
- 1949Messenger from the Moon
- 1949Goblin Courier
- 1948Thirty-three footprints
- 1948Children Hand in Hand
- 1947Oshiroi jō
- 1947The Devil's toast
- 1947Tree of Life
- 1947Duel at Moonrise
- 1947Tenka no gyoi kenban o iken suru otoko
- 1947A Carriage Running in the Darkness
- 1947Female Police Officer
- 1946Kunisada Chūji
- 1946Tebukuro o nugasu otoko