Shun Sugata
Actor
Biography
Character actor Shun Sugata (菅田 俊 Sugata Shun) was born on February 17, 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan as Masamichi Shibuya. Often cast in violent, villainous roles he can be instantly recognized by his deep, gruff voice and imposing stature. His most notable roles include the intimidating mob enforcer Takayama in Takeshi Miike's Ichi the Killer and the corrupt police commissioner in Tokyo Gore Police.
He has also had minor roles outside Japanese cinema in Quention Tarantino's Kill Bill and The Last Samurai as well as playing the main villain opposing Scott Adkins in Ninja 2.
Filmography
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Boss Benta 2004
The Last Samurai
as Nakao 2003
Silence
as Samurai Commander 2016
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Boss Benta 2011
Ichi the Killer
as Takayama 2001
The Outsider
as Prison Warden 2018
Pulse
as Boss 2001
Blade of the Immortal
2017
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
as Goro 2013
Tokyo Gore Police
as Tokyo Police Commissioner 2008
Bunraku
as Uncle 2010
Beyond Outrage
as Okamoto 2012
Marebito
as MIB 2004
Dororo
as Hibukuro 2007
Taboo
1999
Izo
as Monk Soldier 2004