was a Japanese actor. He worked in TV and film from 1951 to 1997. His birth name was Nobuyuki Okamura (岡村信行). He was born in Ōdate, Akita, Japan."The Japanese Filmmaker's Encyclopedia, Actor ed., Volume 2" Kinema Junposha, 1996, p. . He played the role of the Iga ninja Tombei the Mist ''(Kiri no Tonbei)'' in the Edo period historical drama TV series ''

The Samurai A samurai is a member of the Japanese warrior caste. Samurai may also refer to: Film and television * ''Samurai'' (2002 film), a 2002 Tamil-language film * ''Le Samouraï'', a 1967 French film also known as ''The Samurai'' * ''The Samurai'' ...

''. This series became a surprise hit in

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in 1965 and was the first Japanese TV series shown in that country.

Major movie roles

*''

Akakage is a Japanese superhero ninja featured in several manga and anime, as well as live-action movies and TV shows. Akakage first appeared in the 1967 TV series, ''Kamen no Ninja Akakage'' which was produced by Toei Company Ltd. Characte ...

'' (1969) *''

Miyamoto Musashi , also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship a ...

'' (1973) *''

Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds , also known in the U.S. as ''The "Legend of Dinosaurs"'', is a 1977 Japanese kaiju science fiction film produced and distributed by Toei Company. The film was initially unsuccessful in Japan, but later became an overseas blockbuster in the Sov ...

'' (1977) *''

Billiken The Billiken is a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. It is believed that Pretz found the name Billiken in Bliss Carm ...

'' (1996)

Major TV roles

*'' Leopard Eye'' (1959-1960) *''

'' (1962-1965) *''

'' (1967-1968) *''

Gokenin Zankurō is a novel by Renzaburō Shibata. The protagonist of this ''jidaigeki'' is Matsudaira clan, Matsudaira Zankurō, a low-ranking gokenin in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. He lives with his mother Masajo in the shogunal capital of Edo. Other ...

'' (1995-1998)

References

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* 1930 births 1998 deaths Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub