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.
Known For
Silence
(2016)
Samurai Commander
The Outsider
(2018)
Prison Warden
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Nakao
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Boss Benta
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Boss Benta
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Boss Benta
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Takayama
Bunraku
(2010)
Uncle
Beyond Outrage
(2012)
Okamoto
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
(2013)
Goro
Tokyo Gore Police
(2008)
Tokyo Police Commissioner
Izo
(2004)
Monk Soldier
Pulse
(2001)
Boss
Ley Lines
(1999)
Blade of the Immortal
(2017)
The Parades
(2024)
Nakata
Full Filmography
Acting
Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
(1982)
Fireflies in the North
(1984)
Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!
(1984)
Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX
The Lady in a Black Dress
(1987)
Abunai Deka
(1987)
Hyodoh
The Monster Bus
(1988)
Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering
(1988)
Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX (archival)
Water Moon
(1989)
Blowback: Midnight Gangsters
(1990)
Balloon
(1990)
Dance till Tomorrow
(1991)
Blowback: Love & Death
(1991)
Ratts
Summer of the Lion Kings
(1991)
Bastard LAST DOWN TEN
(1993)
Eleven Without Honor or Humanity
(1993)
Kiriko, A Woman Who Loved the Gangsters
(1993)
Kekko Kamen 3
(1993)
Kaoru Mayuzumi
Nobody
(1994)
Bastard LAST DOWN TEN 2
(1994)
Kirikomi
(1995)
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist
(1995)
Jingi 6: Full Overkill War
(1995)
Attack! Yan Mama Gang
(1995)
A Weapon in My Heart
(1996)
Hoshi
Be-Bop High School 3
(1996)
Organ
(1996)
Nakanishi
Shabu
(1996)
I Stand Alone - SEX & LOVE
(1996)
Heat After Dark
(1996)
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears
(1997)
Toshi Yoshioka
Ayamariya Business
(1997)
Shin Shizukanaru Don
(1997)
Heisei Gokudoden Ashura slashes!
(1997)
Kawaki no machi
(1997)
The Way to Fight 3
(1997)
Eyes of the Spider
(1998)
Hinuma
Blood
(1998)
密告（チクリ） マル暴裏捜査
(1998)
Shura ga Yuku 8
(1998)
My Sky [Detective Edition] Punishment of Darkness
(1998)
Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Blade Dos Barks!
(1998)
My Sky (Detective Edition)
(1998)
Be-Bop High School 2-2
(1998)
License to Live
(1998)
Shinichiro Yoshii
Jingi 20: Betrayal Reward
(1999)
Taboo
(1999)
Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Fight
(1999)
Wild Criminal
(1999)
Tadokoro
Danger de mort
(1999)
Hot Blooded Yakuza at the Shopping District! - Chapter 1: The Rage
(1999)
Ley Lines
(1999)
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
(1999)
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
(1999)
雀狼伝 必殺！！亜空間殺法
(2000)
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
(2000)
Nagaremono Yokohama Gokudo War 2
(2000)
Tomie: Replay
(2000)
Kenzô Morita
Otoko Michi 4
(2000)
Yakuza Blood Wind Record Unreliable Crest
(2000)
Otoko Michi 2
(2000)
Otoko Michi 3
(2000)
Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy
(2000)
Otoko Michi
(2000)
Ah, A Sharp Detective
(2001)
Otoko Michi 6 The End
(2001)
Ah, A Sharp Detective 2
(2001)
Don Woman
(2001)
Jitsuroku Yozakura Ginji 2
(2001)
Don Woman 2
(2001)
Ichi the Killer
(2001)
Takayama
Pulse
(2001)
Boss
Gokutsuma Ninkyodo Yasha Dance
(2001)
Don Woman 3
(2002)
No Problem 2
(2002)
Kazuo Ota
Graveyard of Honor
(2002)
Toshi Nishizaki
Gun Crazy: Episode 1: A Woman from Nowhere
(2002)
Takara Shuhei
Madness in Bloom
(2002)
Gokutsuma Ninkyodo Yasha Scream
(2002)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Boss Benta
Alive
(2003)
Matsuda
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Nakao
Fire and Ice
(2004)
Damned Files 8
(2004)
Tsukineko Ni Mitsu No Tama
(2004)
HEAT -Incandescence- PART II
(2004)
Fujimaki
Ghost Shout
(2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Boss Benta
Marebito
(2004)
MIB
Murder Net
(2004)
Izo
(2004)
Monk Soldier
[Is A.]
(2004)
極道甲子園
(2004)
Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire
(2005)
Young Wife Detective Wild Honey
(2005)
Ikusa
(2005)
Under the Same Moon
(2005)
Joji Sugyama
Aishiteyo
(2005)
Dead Run
(2005)
Shuji's Father
Fire and Ice 2
(2005)
Onmyō Girl: One
(2005)
Yakuza Don
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 11: Kamui
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 7: Orochi
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 6: Golden Dragon
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 10: Kutsuyomi
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 8: Tsukiyomi
(2006)
「Chō」Kowai Hanashi TV Kanzen-ban Episode 3
(2006)
MURAMASA Chapter 9: Hoshiyomi
(2006)
「Chō」Kowai Hanashi TV Kanzen-ban Episode 2
(2006)
「Chō」Kowai Hanashi TV Kanzen-ban Episode 1
(2006)
Confessions of a Dog
(2006)
Hassei Takeda
Prisoner No. 07: Reina
(2006)
Investigator of the Public Security Police
(2007)
MURAMASA Final Chapter: Advent
(2007)
Dororo
(2007)
Glory to the Filmmaker!
(2007)
Hisamatsu
Invisible War
(2007)
Mayor of Maisaka
Zero Woman R
(2007)
Domination Final Chapter
(2008)
The Soup of Heaven
(2008)
Tear Jar
(2008)
Shugo
Chameleon
(2008)
Johnen: Love of Sada
(2008)
Otoku
Dark Love: Rape
(2008)
Sisterhood
(2008)
Be a Man!! Samurai School
(2008)
Onihige
Tokyo Gore Police
(2008)
Tokyo Police Commissioner
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
(2008)
Inspecteur Fuji
Domination
(2008)
Wangan Midnight: The Movie
(2009)
Tochka
(2009)
Daydream
(2009)
Kanikôsen
(2009)
Zen
(2009)
The Unbroken
(2009)
Tatsuro Shikata
Awaremi Mumashika
(2010)
Strangers in the City
(2010)
Yukio Ohmori
Heaven's Story
(2010)
Suzuki
300 Million
(2010)
Running on Empty
(2010)
Bunraku
(2010)
Uncle
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Boss Benta
Cut
(2011)
Masaki
Abe Sada: The Last Seven Days
(2011)
Officer Urakawa
Playback
(2012)
Helpless and Reckless
(2012)
Aoki
Dirty Hearts
(2012)
Sasaki
Beyond Outrage
(2012)
Okamoto
Tokyo Bitch, I Love You
(2013)
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
(2013)
Goro
Don's Road 12
(2014)
Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Wars feat. Super Sentai
(2014)
Ryo Murasame / Kamen Rider ZX / Ambassador Darkness (voice)
25
(2014)
Don's Road 13
(2014)
Chasuke's Journey
(2015)
Don's Road Final
(2015)
Men in the Underworld: Chapter 2
(2015)
Gonin Saga
(2015)
Yuzuru Matsuura
Don's Road 14
(2015)
Men in the Underworld
(2015)
I Am a Weapon
(2016)
Yuriko's Picture Book
(2016)
Conflict II
(2016)
Otani
Conflict
(2016)
Otani
Silence
(2016)
Samurai Commander
64: Part 2
(2016)
Urushibara
64: Part 1
(2016)
Urushibara
Men in the Underworld: Chapter 3
(2016)
Unification Of Japan 18
(2016)
Men in the Underworld: Chapter 5
(2016)
Men in the Underworld: Final Chapter
(2016)
Unification Of Japan 19
(2016)
Strong Man Chapter 2
(2016)
Strong Man
(2016)
Men in the Underworld: Chapter 4
(2016)
Gokudō tenka fubu
(2017)
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 4
(2017)
Gokudō Tenka Fubu: Act 5
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 23
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 25
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 22
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 24
(2017)
Strong Man Chapter 3
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 20
(2017)
Unification Of Japan 21
(2017)
The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
(2017)
Vigilante
(2017)
Takeo Shindo
Blade of the Immortal
(2017)
Tatara Samurai
(2017)
Sakichi
ZVP
(2017)
Zatoichi
Elegy
(2018)
Elegy 2
(2018)
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
(2018)
Maruman, Police Chief
The Outsider
(2018)
Prison Warden
Butterfly Sleep
(2018)
Ryuji Ayamine
日本統一27
(2018)
YOKOHAMA BLACK 6
(2018)
YOKOHAMA BLACK 5
(2018)
Elegy 3
(2018)
Kingdom The Man Who Became the Leader
(2019)
Black Crow 2
(2019)
Kanai
Black Crow 1
(2019)
Kanai
Shitamachi Ninkyoden Hawk
(2020)
Black Crow 3
(2021)
Kanai
Black Crow 0
(2021)
Nebagiba New World
(2021)
Tomorrow's Dining Table
(2021)
Tsuneo Fujisaki
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
(2021)
A Family
(2021)
Takeda Makoto
Just Remembering
(2022)
Bar Customer
The Setting Sun
(2022)
ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
(2023)
Geats Extra: Kamen Rider Tycoon meets Kamen Rider Shinobi
(2023)
Ryo Murasame
Fearless
(2023)
The Parades
(2024)
Nakata