Saburo Date
Saburo Date is credited on 57 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Ugetsu, Sansho the Bailiff and Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance.
Born March 27, 1924 in Osaka, Osaka, Japan; died September 12, 1991.
Filmography · 57 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Ugetsu
1953 · Movie
On HBO Max
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Movie
Free with ads on Darkroom
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Movie
On HBO Max
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972 · Movie
On Philo and Fandor
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Gate of Hell
1953 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
An Actor's Revenge
1963 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Bullet Train
1975 · Movie
On Midnight Pulp and Cineverse
A Geisha
1953 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
Daimajin
1966 · Movie
On Midnight Pulp and Cineverse
Typhoon Club
1985 · Movie
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964 · Movie
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964 · Movie
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Movie
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966 · Movie
The Woman in the Rumor
1954 · Movie
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966 · Movie
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965 · Movie
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967 · Movie
Wolf Guy
1975 · Movie
Taira Clan Saga
1955 · Movie
Odd Obsession
1959 · Movie
Conflagration
1958 · Movie
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968 · Movie
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
1962 · Movie
Secret of Naruto
1957 · Movie
Ballad of Orin
1977 · Movie
Destiny's Son
1962 · Movie
The Bodyguard
1973 · Movie
The Betrayal
1966 · Movie
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963 · Movie
The Invisible Man Appears
1949 · Movie
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · Movie
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964 · Movie
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 · Movie
The Temple of Wild Geese
1962 · Movie
A Certain Killer
1967 · Movie
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969 · Movie
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
1963 · Movie
Sword Devil
1965 · Movie
The Bride from Hades
1968 · Movie
The Third Shadow Warrior
1963 · Movie
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960 · Movie
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964 · Movie
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967 · Movie
Takeshi: Childhood Days
1990 · Movie
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965 · Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964 · Movie
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959 · Movie
Undercurrent
1956 · Movie
Shinsengumi Chronicles
1963 · Movie
Satan's Sword
1960 · Movie
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968 · Movie
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966 · Movie
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963 · Movie