Noboru Andō

Date of Birth: 1926-05-24
Date of Death: 2015-12-16
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in h... Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man.[1]