Saboten Sam
（Saboten Sam）
from "Young Cactus"
After the great Rock Homes was knocked out of the running in the first episode of "Saboten-kun", it was Saboten Sam who was singled out without warning to substitute in the leading role. Hollywood also offers a similar take on the drama of lead role switching in the movie "Back to the Future". The actor Eric Stoltz, who has portrayed numerous complex characters, was relieved of his role in this film by the newcomer Michael J. Fox in what was to be his first starring role. The reason for the switch was the same; the judgment of the author being that, "This production needs something more pithy and brighter". Like Michael J. Fox, the actor Saboten Sam has used his slightly goofy looks while turning in the seemingly effortless slapstick performances of a seasoned comedian in numerous productions.
MAJOR WORKS
1952The Adventure of Rock Home (participating in a conference with Bird Man）
1953X-Point on the South Pacific
1953The Monster on the 38th Parallel (as Armand in "Camille"）
1953Cyrano, the Hero
1956Astro Boy /Duel on the Alps
1956Astro Boy /Midoro Swamp (as the boxer）
1957Lion Book /Multiple-Eyed Devil (as the passenger on a train）
1958The Three Who Glimpse The Future (as the person listening to the prophecy by Higeoyaji）
1960Astro Boy /Uran (as the spectator of the Robotting game）
1962SHIKYOYAMAENGI Picture scroll
1965Astro Boy /Heroes of Tezuka Osamu Manga (as the boy of sense of justice?）
1970The stranger (as Gii-chan）
1970Gachaboi's record of one generation
1971Lion Books /Serenade of Pig's navel (as Hirata Gosuke）
1973Black Jack /Where is a doctor! (as the trial witness）
1975Black Jack /The Guy Who Came Back (as an executive committee of a school festival）
1976Black Jack /The Last Man Standing (as the sextuplet's father）
1976Black Jack /Death of a Movie Star (as the spectator at the movie theater）
1976Black Jack /Goribei in a Battlefield (as the visitor of a camp）
1977Black Jack /KIMODAMESHI
Young Cactus
1978Black Jack /The Changeling (as Hirabayashi）
1978Black Jack /Noise Operation (as the neighbor of Tatagawa）
1978The Three-eyed One /The Legacy of Urashima Taro (as Urashima Taro）
The Ant and the Giant
Serenade to a Pig’s Belly Button
Young Cactus
