(October 31, 1929 – August 4, 2004) was a Japanese actor most known for his work with

Japanese New Wave The is a group of loosely-connected Japanese filmmakers during the late 1950s and into the 1970s. Although they did not make up a coherent movement, these artists shared a rejection of traditions and conventions of classical Japanese cinema in ...

director

Nagisa Oshima NaGISA (Natural Geography in Shore Areas or Natural Geography of In-Shore Areas) is an international collaborative effort aimed at inventorying, cataloguing, and monitoring biodiversity of the in-shore area. So named for the Japanese word "nagisa ...

. He was born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

and graduated from the

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project by ...

before joining the

Shōchiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not ...

studio in 1956.

Selected filmography

*''Seishun no oto'' (1954) *''Izumi'' (1956) *''Sora yukaba'' (1957) - Tetsuo Sakai *''Aijo no keifu'' (1957) - Tatsumi Furuse *''Aoi hana no nagare'' (1957) - Taisuke Kojô *'' Black River'' (1957) - Nishida *''Yoku'' (1958) - Katsuhiko Mochida *''

Equinox Flower is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu which is based on a novel by Ton Satomi. Plot Wataru Hirayama (Shin Saburi) is a wealthy Tokyo businessman. When an old schoolmate Mikami ( Chishū Ryū) approaches him for help concerning ...

'' (1958) - Ichiro Nagamura *''Me no kabe'' (1958) *''Kawaki'' (1958) *''Ari no machi no Maria'' (1958) *''

Cruel Story of Youth is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Yusuke Kawazu and Miyuki Kuwano as teenage delinquents and lovers. It is Ōshima's second feature film and is known for its elements of Japanese '' nuberu bagu''. The film won the 1960 ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Sun's Burial is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. ''The Sun's Burial'' is known for its elements of Japanese nuberu bagu. ''The Sun's Burial'' depicts people at the bottom of the social pyramid. Isao Sasaki was selected for one of the lead r ...

'' (1960) *'' Late Autumn'' (1960) *''

Violence at Noon , also titled ''Violence at High Noon'', is a 1966 Japanese crime drama film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Plot After housemaid Shino is attacked and tied up and her employer raped and murdered, it turns out that Shino and the intruder, serial ki ...

'' (1966) *'' Tales of the Ninja (Band of Ninja)'' (1967) *'' Ceremony of Disbanding'' (1967) *''

Shogun's Joys of Torture is a 1968 Japanese ''ero guro'' film directed by Teruo Ishii and distributed by Toei. The film, which can be classified as belonging to a subgenre of pink films, is considered a precursor to Toei's ventures into the "pinky violent" style of f ...

'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) *''

Three Resurrected Drunkards is a Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It was based on the hit song "Kaette kita yopparai" by The Folk Crusaders, a folk and pop music group that also appeared in the film. It was released in March 1968. Plot Three young men go to the b ...

'' (1968) *''

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'' (1969) *''

Bloodstained Clan Honor is a 1970 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot In the year 1965, with the post-WWII era now in the past, police crack down on the criminal organizations which had thrived during that turbulent era and numerous gangs are disband ...

'' (1970) *'' The Ceremony'' (1971) *'' Female Convict 701: Scorpion'' (1972) *'' Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance'' (子連れ狼　子を貸し腕貸しつかまつる ''Kozure Ōkami: Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru'') (1972) *'' Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41'' (1973) *'' Never Give Up'' (1978) *''

Tokyo Blackout (Disappearance of the Capital) is a 1987 Japanese science fiction film directed by Toshio Masuda. It is based on Sakyo Komatsu's novel ''Shuto shōshitsu'' which won the 6th Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1985. The film's score was composed by Mau ...

'' (1987)

Television

* ''

Taikōki The is a biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of '' taikō'' during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. The Confucian scholar (1564–1640) published the work in 1626 during the rule of the third Tokugawa shōgu ...

'' (1965),

Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu. Early life He was the son of Shingen by the daughter ...

* ''

Daitsuiseki was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Yūzō Kayama, Masaya Oki, Tatsuya Fuji, Naomi Hase, and Kyohei Shibata, with Fumio Watanabe as a semi-regular. It ran for twenty-six episodes in 1978 and won popularity. It is n ...

'' (1978)

Personal life

He was a friend of C. W. Nicol.

References

External links

* Japanese male film actors People from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni 20th-century Japanese male actors Japanese male television actors 1929 births 2004 deaths {{Japan-screen-actor-stub