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Nobuo Yana

Nobuo Yana
Born (1935-08-19) 19 August 1935 (age 89)
OccupationActor
Years active1956–present

Nobuo Yana (Japanese: 八名信夫, Hepburn: Yana Nobuo, born 19 August 1935) is a Japanese film actor. He is most famous for playing villains. Before he started his acting career, he was a professional baseball player of Toei Flyer's.[1][2]

In 1956, he joined Toei Flyer's but in 1958, he retired because of an injury.[3] He joined Toei film company and made his film debut in 1959. He debuted as a director with his film Dagashiya Koharu in 2018.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ "Yana Nobuo". Asagei plus. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Yana Nobuo's official cite". Asagei plus. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ "悪役人生 八名信夫さん" (PDF). 日本衛生検査所. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "熊本復興へ八名信夫さん製作の映画完成 地震被災者"リアルに"熱演". 西日本新聞. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.