was a Japanese actor. His son was child actor Sō Shuntarō. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1928 and 1986. His final film role was in the 1986 film Dixieland Daimyō directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Selected filmography Story of a Beloved Wife (1951) Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952) Gate of Hell (1953) Ugetsu (1953) Sansho the Bailiff (1954) The Second Son (1955) The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story (1956) Suzakumon (1957) Enjō (1958) The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles (1958) as Hōjō Sanemasa Samurai Vendetta (1959) Scar Yosaburo (1960) The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Michiiku Itamiya Akō Rōshi (1961) as Matsumae Izunokami Hangyakuji (1961) as Ōkubo Tadayo Love Under the Crucifix (1962) 13 Assassins (1963) as Rōjū Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963) as Kōzuki Genza Kojiki Taishō (1964) Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) Shinobi No Mono 6: Iga Mansion (1965) as Makino Hyōgo The Sword of Doom (1966) as Dansho Tsukue Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Tadaatsu Ishiguro Kill! (1968) as Mizoguchi Shinsengumi (1969) Samurai Banners (1969) as Nagasaka Yorihiro Bakumatsu (1970) as Tōkichi Battle of Okinawa (1971) as Old man Daichūshingura (1971, TV) as Hara Sōemon The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) as Uchikawa Magozaemon Nichiren (1979) as Hōjō Masamura Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979) as Tenkai Akō Rōshi (1979, TV) as Horibe Yahei The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979, TV) (ep.25) as Kuroda Gensai Tokugawa Ichizoku no Hokai (1980) as Takachika Mōri Onihei Hankachō (1980–82, TV) as Funagata no Sōhei The Funeral (1984) as President of the old people's association Dixieland Daimyō (1986) References External links 1896 births 1987 deaths Japanese male film actors People from Saga Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors