Saburo Ishikura is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese actor that has acted in several movies directed by Beat Takeshi

Takeshi Kitano

is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...

. He appeared as Takeshi's first advisor in Takeshi's Castle

Takeshi's Castle

was a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured the Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano as a count who owns a castle and sets up impossible challenges for players to get to him. The show has become a cult television hit around the world...

but was later fired with Sonomanma Higashi

Sonomanma Higashi

, born September 16, 1957 as in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, is a former Japanese comedian who is most known for his role in the popular game show, Takeshi's Castle, and as the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture from 2007 to 2011...

 taking over his place. He has also appeared in a few of Takeshi's recent films which include Zatoichi

Zatoichi

is a fictional character featured in one of Japan's longest running series of films and a television series set in the Edo period. The character, a blind masseur and swordmaster, was created by novelist . This originally minor character was developed for the screen by Daiei Studios and actor...

(2003) as Boss Ogi and Asakusa Kid (2002). He has also made an appearance in Gaki No Tsukai Batsu, "Hotel Man" as a man in a golf bag.

External links

• Keshi Kingdom-Takeshi's Castle Fan Site
• Keshi Heads (UK site with info on Takeshi's Castle)