Ryōtarō Sugi

Ryōtarō Sugi
Ryōtarō Sugi
	Ryōtarō Sugi
Born	August 14, 1944 (age 80); Kobe, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1965–present
Spouse	Natsuko Godai (m. 1999);
Children	Jundai Yamada
Website	https://r-sugi.jp/

Ryōtarō Sugi (杉良太郎, Sugi Ryōtarō, real name 山田勝啓 Katsuhiro Yamada) (born 14 August 1944, Kobe) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the father of actor Jundai Yamada.

He appeared in Sukima Kaze, which sold over a million copies. His acting credits include 18 films. On television, he specialized in jidaigeki roles, appearing as the first Suke-san in Mito Kōmon (seasons 1 and 2); his son Jundai Yamada played Kaku-san in the same show (seasons 29 to 31). He played the lead character in Ōedo Sōsamō, appearing from 1970-74. In the 1971–72 season he portrayed Isshin Tasuke in a series of the same name, and from 1975 to 1977 he played Tōyama no Kin-san; his Sukima Kaze was the theme song. With former Miss Universe contestant Hisako Manda he starred in Kenka-ya Ukon [jp] (1992–94).

Filmography

Film

Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966)
Man Who Causes a Storm (1966)
A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
Shinran (2025) – old Shinran (voice)^[1]

Television

Moeyo Ken (1966) – Okita Sōji
Mito Kōmon (1969) – Sukesan
Ten to Chi to (1969) – Oda Nobunaga
Ōedo Sōsamō (1970–74) – Jūmonji Koyata
Kunitori Monogatari (1973) – Azai Nagamasa
Takeda Shingen (1988) – Hōjō Ujiyasu^[2]
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998) – Ii Naosuke

Honours

References

^ "杉良太郎、60年の芸能活動・80歳にして声優初挑戦映画『親鸞人生の目的』櫻井孝宏・中博史らと共演". Oriccon. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "武田信玄". The Television. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "俳優・歌手杉良太郎さん(72) 文化交流「力まずやってきた」". Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

External links

[1] "杉良太郎、60年の芸能活動・80歳にして声優初挑戦映画『親鸞人生の目的』櫻井孝宏・中博史らと共演". Oriccon. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] "武田信玄". The Television. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[3] "俳優・歌手杉良太郎さん(72) 文化交流「力まずやってきた」". Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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