was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film ''

Farewell to the Land is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa * Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko * Jirō Yabuki as Akihiko Yamazawa (as Jirō Yab ...

'', which was entered into the

32nd Berlin International Film Festival The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12–23 February 1982. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''Veronika Voss'' directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The Honorary Golden Bear (''Goldener Ehrenbär' ...

Partial filmography

Film

* ''Nureta sai no me'' (1974) * ''Genkai-nada'' (1976) - Yakuzu * ''Sono go no jingi naki tatakai'' (1979) - Toshio Aiba * ''

Kagemusha is a 1980 jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is set in the Sengoku period of Japanese history and tells the story of a lower-class criminal who is taught to impersonate the dying ''daimyō'' Takeda Shingen to dissuade opposing lords fr ...

'' (1980) - Sohachiro Tsuchiya * '' Station'' (1981) - Goro Yoshimatsu * ''

'' (1982) - Yukio Yamazawa * ''Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni'' (1982) - Sudo * ''Kidonappu burûsu'' (1982) - Drunk * ''Daijôbu, mai furendo'' (1983) - Doctor * ''

Ran Ran, RaN and ran may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Ran'' (film), a 1985 film directed by Akira Kurosawa * "Ran" (song), a 2013 Japanese song by Luna Sea * '' Ran Online'', a 2004 MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) * ...

'' (1985) - Jiro * '' Angel's Egg'' (1985) - Boy (voice) * ''Yoshiwara enjô'' (1987) - Shinsuke Furushima * ''Kono aino monogatari'' (1987) - Murasame * ''The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma'' (1987) -

Sakamoto Ryōma was a Japanese ''samurai'', a '' shishi'' and influential figure of the ''Bakumatsu'' and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period. He was a low-ranking ''samurai'' from the Tosa Domain on Shikoku and became an active oppo ...

* ''Nikutai no mon'' (1988) * ''226'' (1989) - Tsukasa Kono * ''Raffles Hotel'' (1989) - Toshimichi Kariya * ''

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'' (1990) - Haruo Tozuki * '' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' (1993) - Yukihito Tsuge (voice) * ''Nûdo no yoru'' (1993) - Kozo Yukikata * ''Tenshi no harawata: Akai senkô'' (1994) - Muraki * ''Yoru ga mata kuru'' (1994) - Namekata Kozo * ''

Gonin ''Gonin'' ( ja, ゴニン (５人) or, in some English-language editions, ''The Five'') is a 1995 crime film directed by Takashi Ishii and starring Takeshi Kitano, Kōichi Satō and Masahiro Motoki. This was the first film Kitano starred in ...

'' (1995) - Kaname Hizu * '' Ruby Fruit'' (1995) - Hisao Kagami * ''Sayonara Nippon!'' (1995) * ''Gennsou Andalusia'' (1996) * ''Natsu jikan no otonatachi'' (1996) - Man in TV Drama * ''Fukigen na kajitsu'' (1977) - Osamu Nomura * ''Rabu retâ'' (1998) - Satake * ''Kuro no tenshi Vol. 1'' (1998) - Goro Nogi * ''Tadon to chikuwa'' (1998) - Anzai * ''Nobody'' (1999) * ''Saraba gokudo dead beat'' (1999) * '' Jubaku: Spellbound'' (1999) - Kohei Nakayama * ''

Owls' Castle is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed jidaigeki film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was co-written by Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse, and stars Kiichi Nakai It is the second adaptation of Ryōtarō Shiba's 1959 novel '' Fukurō no Shiro'', the first bein ...

'' (1999) - Hattori Hanzo * ''Shisha no gakuensai'' (2000) - Shozo Yuki * ''Senrigan'' (2000) * '' Red Shadow'' (2001) - Gensai * ''Kikuchi-jô monogatari - sakimori-tachi no uta'' (2001) - Frontier guard * '' The Man In White'' (2003) * ''Doragon heddo'' (2003) - Matsuo * ''The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion'' (2003) * '' Runin: Banished'' (2004) - Inaba * ''

Gonin Saga is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Ishii. It is a sequel to ''Gonin'' and stars Masahiro Higashide and Masanobu Andō. Cast *Masahiro Higashide as Hayato Hisamatsu *Kenta Kiritani as Daisuke Ogoshi *Anna Tsuchiya as Asami Kikuc ...

'' (2015) - Kaname Hizu

Television

* '' Zatōichi: The Palanquin Wars Of Tempo Period'' (1978–1979) * ''

Ōgon no Hibi is a 1978 Japanese television series. It is the 16th NHK taiga drama, and is based on Saburo Shiroyama's novel of the same title. The series is the first ''taiga'' drama to focus on the lives of commoners and merchants, and the first ''taiga'' d ...

'' (1978) -

Ishikawa Goemon was a legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the poor. He and his son were boiled alive in public after their failed assassination attempt on the Sengoku period warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. His legend lives ...

* ''Shishi no Jidai'' (1980) -

Itō Hirobumi was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Japan. He was also a leading member of the ''genrō'', a group of senior statesmen that dictated Japanese policy during the Meiji era. A London-educated samu ...

* ''

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) -

Nitta Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He famously marched on Kamakura, besieging ...

* ''Honmamon'' (2001–2002) - Ichiro Yamanaka

References

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* 1947 births 2016 deaths Japanese male film actors Actors from Yamanashi Prefecture {{Japan-film-actor-stub