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Shun Sugata

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Shun Sugata
When Kanako accidentally applies to work at an assassination agency, the timid office worker discovers that she has a knack for bumping people off. Will she ever earn the respect of Sakurai, her prickly and kinda hot co-worker-and why is she still having silly workplace problems when she's employed with killers?.
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Shun Sugata was born on 17 February 1955 in Yamanashi, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), The Last Samurai (2003) and Pulse (2001).
BornFebruary 17, 1955
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    Known for

    Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    8.2
    • Boss Benta
    • 2003
    Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
    The Last Samurai
    7.8
    • Nakao
    • 2003
    Pulse (2001)
    Pulse
    6.6
    • Boss
    • 2001
    Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Josh Hartnett, and Gackt in Bunraku (2010)
    Bunraku
    6.1
    • Uncle
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Geisha War
      • Wang
      • Post-production
    • Mokunin (2026)
      Mokunin
      Short
      • Kazuo (the old man)
      • 2026
    • Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu (2026)
      Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Shintaro Kazama
      • 2026
    • A Weapon in My Heart
      6.1
      Video
      • 2026
    • Shun Sugata and Yuuka Yano in Silent Night (2025)
      Silent Night
      • Keizo Kuno
      • 2025
    • Akashi (2025)
      Akashi
      6.8
      • Tadashi
      • 2025
    • Fake Out! (2025)
      Fake Out!
      • 2025
    • Non and Taisuke Fujigaya in Happy Kanako's Killer Life (2025)
      Happy Kanako's Killer Life
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Welcome Back (2024)
      Welcome Back
      7.4
      • 2024
    • Nihon touitsu 62
      Video
      • MIta Taigen
      • 2024
    • Nihon touitsu 61
      Video
      • MIta Taigen
      • 2024
    • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
      Tokyo Vice
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ishida
      • 2022–2024
    • The Parades (2024)
      The Parades
      6.7
      • Nakata
      • 2024
    • Yutaka Mizutani and Takashi Sorimachi in Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000)
      Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Yuichi Shimada
      • Kosaku Nezu
      • 2011–2024
    • Nihon tôitsu 59 (2023)
      Nihon tôitsu 59
      Video
      • 2023
    • Kazuya Tanabe in Zara Origins: Autumn in Tokyo (2022)
      Zara Origins: Autumn in Tokyo
      Short
      • Naoto
      • 2022

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    Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
    Gun Crazy: A Woman From Nowhere
    Trailer 1:40
    Gun Crazy: A Woman From Nowhere

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jun Sugata
    • Height
      • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
    • Born
      • February 17, 1955
      • Yamanashi, Japan

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