was a Japanese actor. Orimoto often worked with

Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...

and

Sadao Nakajima is a Japanese film director and screenwriter (born 8 August, 1934) known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki. Career Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studi ...

. He started his acting career at the Shinkyō theatre company in 1949. His first film appearance was in the 1952 film ''Yamabiko Gakkō'' directed by

Tadashi Imai was a Japanese film director known for Social realism, social realist filmmaking informed by a Left-wing politics, left-wing perspective. His most noted films include ''An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and ''Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963). Life ...

. In 2019, he died of old age at the age of 92. His final film appearance was in the 2018 film ''blank13''.

Filmography

Films

* ''Yamabiko Gakkō'' (1952) * '' Gakusei Shinjū'' (1954) * ''

The Eternal Breasts , also titled ''Forever a Woman'', is a 1955 Japanese drama film directed by actress Kinuyo Tanaka. It is based on the life of tanka poet Fumiko Nakajō (1922–1954). Plot Unhappily married Fumiko, mother of two children, divorces her drug-ad ...

'' (1955) as Shigeru Anzai * ''

Mahiru no ankoku is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is based on an actual court case, described in the non-fiction book "Saibankan–Hito no inochi wa kenryoku de ubaeru mono ka" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki. Cast * Kōjirō Kusanagi * Sac ...

'' (1956) as Sugita * ''

Jun'ai Monogatari is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival where Imai won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Shinjirō Ehara as Hayakawa Kantaro * Hitomi Nakahara * Eiji Okada * Isa ...

'' (1956) as Detective * ''

The Rice People is a 1957 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was entered into the 10th Cannes Film Festival. Plot Two young men, Tsuguo and Senkichi, return to their small home town during the rice planting festival, and try to make a living a ...

'' (1957) as Fisherman * ''

Planet Prince is a 1958 Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series created by Masaru Igami and produced by Senkosha, the series aired on NTV from November 4, 1958 to October 6, 1959, with a total of 49 episodes (comprising four separate adventures). It ...

'' (1958) as Colonel Matsuda * ''

Three Outlaw Samurai is a 1964 Japanese '' chambara'' film directed and co-written by Hideo Gosha in his feature-length debut. The film is an origin-story offshoot of Gosha's 1963 Japanese television series of the same name, with the same lead actors, Tetsuro Tamb ...

'' (1958) as Kurahashi * '' The Human condition Part1'' (1959) as Sai * ''

Gang vs. G-Men is a 1962 Japanese color crime film, crime thriller film directed by Kinji Fukasaku starring Kōji Tsuruta, Shinichi Chiba, and Tetsurō Tamba. In an interview with Chris Desjardins contained in the book ''Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film'', Fuka ...

'' (1962) as Yuichi Noguchi * ''

Assassination Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...

'' (1964) as

Kamo Serizawa Serizawa Kamo (芹沢鴨; September 2, 1826 – October 30, 1863) was a samurai known for being the original lead commander of the Shinsengumi. He trained in and received a licence in the Shindō Munen-ryū. "Kamo" means goose or duck in Japane ...

* ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' (1964) * ''

Kwaidan is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 (''kai'') meaning "strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparition" and 談 (''dan'') meaning "talk" or "recited narrative". Overall meaning and usage In its broadest sense, ''kaidan'' refers ...

'' (1965) * ''

Live Today, Die Tomorrow! is a 1970 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the true story of spree killer Norio Nagayama. Plot Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate from Hokkaido, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit packer in a depar ...

'' (1970) as Owner of rice store * '' Tora-san's Forget Me Not'' (1973) as Kurihara * '' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode'' (1974) as Hayakawa Hideo * ''

Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no Mon is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's invasion of Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the end of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka (present day Kholmsk), and the story is based on the deaths of nine women who worked ...

'' (1974) as Kanzaki Yuichi * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head'' (1975) as Izeki Seiiji * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1976) as Motoyama Takao * ''

Yakuza Graveyard ''Yakuza Graveyard'', known in Japan as , is a 1976 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The screenplay by Kazuo Kasahara is based on a concept by Norimichi Matsudaira, Naoyuki Sugimoto and Kyo Namura. ''Complex'' named it number 17 o ...

'' (1976) as Hatano Takeshi * ''

The Life of Chikuzan is a 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan. It is a coproduction of Kindai Eiga Kyokai and Chikuzan's company "Jean-Jean". Plot The real Chikuzan appears on a stage in a ...

'' (1977) * ''

Hokuriku Proxy War is a 1977 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba and Hiroki Matsukata. Plot Kawada Noboru is a peasant from Mikuni who becomes a yakuza in the Tomiyasu Group in Fukui. He holds a letter from his boss Mr. Yasuhara promising tha ...

'' (1977) as Yanaka * ''New Female Convict Scorpion Special: Block X'' (1977) as Katō * ''

Message from Space is a 1978 Japanese space opera film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It stars Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, and Vic Morrow. Produced by Toei with a cost between the equivalent of US$5 and 6 million, it was the most expensive film made in Japan at t ...

'' (1977) as Kido * ''

The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin (''Chūshingura''). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including ''S ...

'' (1978) as Izeki Tokubei * ''

Nihon no Fixer is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Inspired by Lockheed bribery scandals. Modeling on Kakuei Tanaka and Yoshio Kodama, the film depicts the collusion between Japanese right-wing organizations and the political and business wo ...

'' (1979) as Tsunoma * '' No More Easy Life'' (1979) * ''Sōchō no Kubi'' (1979) as Tamai Shuzō * '' Imerial Navy'' (1981) as Obayashi * ''

Willful Murder ''Willful Murder'' () is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Tatsuya Nakadai * Kei Yamamoto * Yōko Asaji * Kaneko Iwasaki * Ichirō Nakatani * Junkichi Ori ...

'' (1981) * '' Station'' (1981) as Chief * ''

The Go Masters ''The Go Masters'' (Japanese: 未完の対局, Mikan no taikyoku) is a 1982 Japanese-Chinese co-production film directed by Junya Sato was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son is a fellow film director . Career Born in Tokyo, Sa ...

'' (1982) * ''

The Return of Godzilla is a 1984 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. The film features the fictional monster character Godzilla. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is th ...

'' (1984) as JSDF Chief of Staff Mōri * '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' (1985) as General Mashita * ''

Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka , also known as ''Sure Death 3'', is a 1986 film directed by Eiichi Kudo, based on the television jidaigeki ''Hissatsu'' series ''Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen''. The film is an occasionally whimsical Japanese drama about assassins. Plot One ...

'' (1985) as Kanō Heima * ''

Yuwakusha ( en, italic=yes, The Enchantment) is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Shuichi Nagasaki. Cast *Kumiko Akiyoshi as Miyako Shinohara * Kiwako Harada as Harumi Yoshii *Masao Kusakari as Kazuhiko Sotomura * Renji Ishibashi as Tsuburagi See al ...

'' (1989) * '' Rikyū'' (1989) as

Imai Sōkyū was a 16th century merchant in the Japanese port town of Sakai, and a master of the tea ceremony. His ''yagō'' was Naya. Biography A relative of the Amago and Sasaki samurai clans, Sōkyū originally came from Yamato Province. After settling ...

* '' Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict'' (1992) as Ishiguro * ''

Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Tomio Kuriyama. Awards 17th Japan Academy Prize *Won: Best Actor - Toshiyuki Nishida *Nominated: Best Actor - Rentarō Mikuni (also sometimes credited as 三国連太郎) (January 20, 1923 – April 1 ...

'' (1993) * '' The 8-Tomb Village'' (1996) as Igawa * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (2000) as Mizoguchi Takeo * ''

Sennen no Koi Story of Genji is a 2001 Japanese film loosely based on the classical work of Heian-period Japanese literature, '' The Tale of Genji'', directed by Tonkō Horikawa and written by Akira Hayasaka. Cast * Sayuri Yoshinaga as Murasaki Shikibu * Yūki Amami a ...

'' (2001) as Kakuzen * '' Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Yūrei Mansion'' (2005) as Kōan * ''

Be a Man! Samurai School is a Japanese film released in 2008. It is written, directed by and starring Tak Sakaguchi. This is the first film he has directed. It is based on Akira Miyashita's manga series ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku''. The film's ending theme is by The Back Ho ...

'' (2008) as Kurosuki no Kokaku * ''

Kizumomo is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Toru Yamamoto. The film stars Toru Baba and Yūta Furukawa. Cast * Toru Baba as Aki Tomita * Yūta Furukawa as Masaya Saito / Yuto Yasui * Kaoru Mizuki as Yoshiko Yumiya * Junkichi Orimoto as Miki Yumiya * ...

'' (2008) as Yumiya Miki * ''Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai'' (2008) as Matsuda * ''

Shodo Girls is a 2010 Japanese film. This film is based on the story behind the '' Shodō Performance Kōshien'', a performance calligraphy competition in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Directed by Ryuichi Inomata, this film stars actress Riko Narumi as the head ...

'' (2010) as Tomoya's grandfather * '' Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan'' (2012) * '' The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji'' (2014) as Sakuno Yahei * '' 0.5 mm'' (2014) as Shōzō Kataoka * ''blank13'' (2018)

Television drama

* ''

Daichūshingura (Dai Chushingura) is a Japanese television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in th ...

'' (1971) as Nagasawa Tenzen * ''

Kogarashi Monjirō is the main character and title of a Japanese novel by Saho Sasazawa, probably best known in the televised version broadcast during prime-time in 1972–1973, directed by Kon Ichikawa. In 1993, the drama was made into a film, titled '' Kaettekita ...

'' (1973) (ep.11) * ''

Nemuri Kyōshirō is a series of jidaigeki novels written by Renzaburō Shibata. The stories were originally serialized beginning in May 1956 in the ''Shūkan Shinchō''. The stories take place during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate and the rules o ...

'' (1973) (ep.23) * ''

Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. It is the 6th in the Hissatsu series. Kenji Misumi was hospitalized while directing episode 13 where he later died. Plot Nakamura Mondo retired from profe ...

'' (1975) (ep.8) as Yamazaki Kakunoshin * ''

Hissatsu Shigotonin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It is the 15th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama was set to end after episode 26 with Nakamura Mondo's death, but won great popularity so the broa ...

'' (1980) (ep.48) as Tsuchida * '' Yokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) as

Ōkubo Tadayo was a samurai general in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Azuchi–Momoyama period, subsequently becoming a ''Daimyō'' of Odawara Domain in early Edo period, Japan. Biography Ōkubo Tadayo was the eldest son of Ōkubo Tadakazu, a her ...

* ''

Kawaite sōrō is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1984. It is also known as "A Samurai's Sorrow." It is based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike's manga of the same title. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura. Masakazu Tamura's ...

'' (1984) * ''

Kinpachi-sensei is a Japanese television drama that aired from 1979 to 2011. The official English title is Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B. ''Kinpachi-sensei'' tells the story of a third-year junior high school class in Japan; its teacher is Kinpachi Sakamoto, played ...

'' (1985–87) as Honda / (1999-2000) as Onishi * ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1985) (ep.650) as Lawer Ushijima * ''

Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1991 to 1992. It is the 30th in the ''Hissatsu'' series.山田誠二必殺シリーズ完全百科 p29 Cast *Makoto Fujita as Nakamura Mondo *Kunihiko Mitamura as ...

'' (1991) (ep.2) as Okubo Hikojiro * ''

Taiheiki The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a Japanese historical epic (see ''gunki monogatari'') written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Taiheiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 923� ...

'' (1991) as Shioya Muneharu * ''

Hana no Ran was the 33rd Taiga drama to be broadcast on the NHK network in Japan. It premiered on 3 April 1994 and its finale aired on 25 December of the same year. Plot The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Japan, in the midst of the Ōni ...

'' (1994) as Zenami * ''

Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

'' (1996) as Sakuma Nobumori * '' Saka no Ue no Kumo'' (2010) as Hasegawa Sokichi * ''Yasuragi no Sato'' (2017) as Kanō Eikichi

References

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