was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yatsuko Tanami. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1950 and 1993. Career Kaneko was a versatile character actor, playing roles ranging from comedic buffoons to hardened yakuza bosses. He is especially known for his role as Yoshio Yamamori in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. Kaneko started his acting career at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1946. His film debut was in the 1946 film Urashimano Kōei. In 1952, he appeared in the Akira Kurosawa film Ikiru. He signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company in 1955 and he often played villains in action films. He was the host of a cooking program Kaneko Nobuo no Tanoshi Yushoku from 1987 to 1995 on TV Asahi. Selected filmography Film Urashimano Kōei (1946) Ikiru (1952) - Mitsuo Watanabe The Garden of Women (1954) - Kihei Hirato Sound of the Mountain (1954) Floating Clouds (1955) A Hole of My Own Making (1955) Ruri no kishi (1956) Gesshoku (1956) Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957) - Sagamiya Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) This Day's Life (1957) Night Drum (1958) Voice Without a Shadow (1958) The Wandering Guitarist (1959) Intimidation (1960) Youth of the Beast (1963) Detective Bureau 23: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963) Red Handkerchief (1964) - Detective Tsuchiya Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) - Unosuke Kiri no Hata (1965) - Tanimura The Magic Serpent (1966) Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love (1966) - Segawa Portrait of Chieko (1967) - Yamazaki Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) - Tokuyasu Curse of the Blood (1968) - Dr.Yasukawa Sōjun The Valiant Red Peony (1968) The Living Skeleton (1968) - Sueji Daikanbu Nagurikomi (1969) Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973) Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) - Yoshio Yamamori Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) - Yoshio Yamamori Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) - Yoshio Yamamori Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) - Yoshio Yamamori Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) - Yoshio Yamamori New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) - Yoshio Yamamori Cops vs. Thugs (1975) - Tomoyasu Yakuza Graveyard (1976) - Akama Shin Joshū Sasori: 701-gō (1976) - Osamu Sasaki Shogun's Samurai (1978) - Kujō Michifusa The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) - Kira Yoshinaka Never Give up (1978) Aftermath