is a retired Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 150 films, including many

yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

films produced by Toei. When he was a child, he became

Mas Oyama , more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese ...

's pupil. He is currently an advisor to the International Karate Organization

Kyokushin is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Jap ...

-kaikan.

Filmography

Film

*'' Kurenai no Tsubasa'' (1958) *''

Kunoichi ninpō is a 1964 Japanese erotic film directed by Sadao Nakajima in his directorial debut. It is based on Futaro Yamada's novel of the same title. Plot In the Siege of Osaka, five female ninjas who pregnanted with Toyotomi Hideyori's child escape fro ...

'' (1964) *''

Abashiri Prison is a prison in Abashiri, Hokkaido Prefecture that opened in 1890. The northernmost prison in Japan, it is located near the Abashiri River and east of Mount Tento. It holds inmates with sentences of less than ten years. Older parts of the prison ...

'' (1965) *'' Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku'' (1967) *''

Zatoichi and the Fugitives is a 1968 Japanese ''chambara'' film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Film, Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zato ...

'' (1968) as Ogano Genpachiro *'' Outlaw: Gangster VIP'' (1968) as Sugiyama Katsuhiko *''

The Valiant Red Peony is a 1968 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kōsaku Yamashita. It stars Junko Fuji. She landed the lead role for the first time in the film and The Valiant Red Peony was a big hit. The Valiant Red Peony is the first episode in the Valiant Red P ...

'' (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) *'' Soshiki Bōryoku Kyōdaisakazuki'' (1971) *'' Street Mobster'' (1972) *''

The Yakuza ''The Yakuza'' is a 1974 neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura and Brian Keith. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's brother, Leonard Schrader. ...

'' (1975) as Kato Jiro *''Wolf Guy: Burning Wolf Man '' (1975) *''

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu. It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. It was directed by Toru Murakawa. Plot Tetsuya Asakura, a ...

'' (1979) *''

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 ...

'' (1983) *''Saigo no Bakuto'' (1985)

Television

*''

Edo no Kaze was a Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) broadcast on prime-time television that ran from 1975 to 1981. Its lead star was Yūzō Kayama. The series was based on Kazuo Shimada's novel of the same title. It became a popular broadcast, leading to the ...

Part2'' (1976) (ep. 11, guest) *''

Edo no Uzu is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1978. The lead stars were Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi. Characters *Karaki Hanbei: Keiju Kobayashi *Tasuzo : Shigeru Tsuyuguchi *Karaki Junnosuke : Ikko Furuya ...

'' (1978) (ep. 9, guest) *''

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) (ep. 14, guest) *''

Seibu Keisatsu is a television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, dubbed the ...

'' (1979) (ep. 5 & 12, guest) *''

Shishi no Jidai Shishi or shi shi may refer to: People * Empress Shi ( 23), or Shi Shi (史氏; "Woman Shi") *Shi Shi (emperor) (339–349), emperor of Later Zhao in 349 * Shi Shi (Taiwanese singer) (Sun Sheng Xi, born 1990) *Li Shishi (1062–1127), a Chinese c ...

'' (1981) ( Taiga drama) as Detective Ueda *''

Sanada Taiheiki is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast on NHK in 1985–1986. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Sanada Taiheiki. The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the late Sengoku period. The compl ...

'' (1985–86) as Ban Naganobu

References

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* 1936 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 20th-century Japanese male actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese male child actors Living people Actors from Chiba Prefecture People from Chiba (city) {{japan-stage-actor-stub