was a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Manhichioyabun on the television

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...

series ''

Zenigata Heiji , usually called and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese ...

''.

Selected filmography

Film

*''Soren dasshutsu: Onna gun'i to nise kyôjin'' (1958) - Sugiyama *''Raiden'' (1959) *''

The End of Summer is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu for Toho Films. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was his penultimate; only ''An Autumn Afternoon'' (1962) followed it, which he made for Shochiku Films. P ...

'' (1961) - Hayashi Seizo *''Ôsaka yaro'' (1961) *''

Love Under the Crucifix is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. Love Under the Crucifix is the last film Tanaka directed. The film was adapted from Tōkō Kon's novel '' Ogin-sama''. The film is a bittersweet love story between Sen no Rikyū's da ...

'' (1962) *''

A Wanderer's Notebook , also known as '' Her Lonely Lane'', is a 1962 black-and-white Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Hideko Takamine. It is based on the autobiographical novel of the same title by writer Fumiko Hayashi and its stage adaptation ...

'' (1962) *''

New Tale of Zatoichi ''The New Tale of Zatoichi'' ( ja, 新・座頭市物語 ''Shin Zatoichi monogatari'') is a 1963 Japanese film and the third entry from the popular Zatoichi series completing the trilogy. The film is the first Zatoichi film to be in colour. Plot ...

'' (1963) - Inn keeper *''Dokonjo ichidai'' (1963) *''Chi to daiyamondo'' (1964) *''

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zatoichi's Flashing Sword' ...

'' (1964) - Boss Yasugoro of Takeya *''Kenka inu'' (1964) *''Kaoyaku'' (1965) - Kôda *''Nezumi kozo Jirokichi'' (1965) *''Matatabi san ning yakuza'' (1965) *''Muhômatsu no isshô'' (1965) - Kumakichi *''Bôryoku no minato: Tora to ôkami'' (1965) *''Hondara kenpô'' (1965) *''Zatôichi jigoku tabi'' (1965) - Yakuza boss of Ejimaya *''Meiji kyokyakuden - sandaime shumei'' (1965) *''Barâ kêtsu shobû'' (1965) *'' Yojōhan monogatari: Shōfu shino'' (1966) - Segawa Kikuzo *''Nyohan hakai'' (1966) - Tôzô *''Izuko e'' (1966) *''

Daimajin is a series of Japanese films. The trilogy of films were all shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with three different directors and predominantly the same crew. The series was produced by Daiei Film and contained similar plot structures inv ...

'' (1966) - Inugami Gunjuro *''Waka oyabun norikomu'' (1966) *''Yakuza gurentai'' (1966) *''Tairiku nagaremono'' (1966) *''Bakuto Shichi-nin'' (1966) *''Nemuri Kyôshirô: Buraiken'' (1966) - Genshin Kusakabe *''Kiba Ôkaminosuke'' (1968) - Nizaemon *''Bôken daikatsugeki: Ôgon no touzoku'' (1966) *''Yoidore hatoba'' (1966) - Tetsugogô *''Zoku kyôdai jingi'' (1966) *''Shin heitai yakuza'' (1966) *''Santo hei oyabun shutsu jin'' (1966) *''Santo hei oyabun'' (1966) *''Ôtazune mono shichinin'' (1966) *''Noren ichidai: jôkyô'' (1966) *''Zatôichi tekka tabi'' (1967) - Iwagoro *''Otoko no shôbu: Niô no irezumi'' (1967) - Matazô Kuramoto *''Bakuchi-uchi: Ippiki ryû'' (1967) *''Nemuri Kyôshirô burai-hikae: Mashô no hada'' (1967) *''Zatôichi rôyaburi'' (1967) - Boss Tomizo *''Shusse komori-uta'' (1967) *''Kawachi yûkyôden'' (1967) *''Zoku Toseinin'' (1967) - Masugorô Iwabuchi *''Umî no G-Men: taiheiyô no yojinbô'' (1967) *''Otoko namida non hâmonjô'' (1967) *''Kyokotsu ichidai'' (1967) *''Kyokakû no okitê'' (1967) *''Hana fudâ tôsei'' (1967) *''Ah kaiten tokubetsu kogetikai'' (1968) *''Shinobi no manji'' (1968) *''Bakuchi-uchi: Nagurikomi'' (1968) - Ishida *''Hitori okami'' (1968) *''Zenka mono'' (1968) *''Bazoku yakuza'' (1968) *''Kaettekita gokudô'' (1968) *''Ikasama bakuchi'' (1968) *''Hibotan bakuto: Isshuku ippan'' (1968) - Gisuke Kuramochi *''Tomuraishi tachi'' (1968) - Yonekura *''Otoko no shobu: byakko no tetsu'' (1968) *''Gokuchu no kaoyaku'' (1968) *''Gokuaku bôzu'' (1968) *''Bakuto Ichidai Chimatsuri Fudo'' (1969) - Gozo *''Hibotan bakuto: Nidaime shûmei'' (1969) *''Hissatsu bakuchi-uchi'' (1969) *''Yoru no kayô series: Onna'' (1969) *''Tosei-nin Retsuden'' (1969) *''Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha'' (1969) *''Gorotsuki butai'' (1969) *''Gokuaku bôzu: nenbutsu hitokiri tabi'' (1969) *''Chôeki san kyôdai'' (1969) *''Bakuto ikka'' (1970) *''Gokuaku bozu nenbutsu sandangiri'' (1970) *''Onna toseinin'' (1971) *''Kantô Tekiya ikka: Goromen himatsuri'' (1971) *''Bakuchi-uchi: Inochi-huda'' (1971) *''Suibare ikka: otoko ni naritai'' (1971) *''Poruno no teiô'' (1971) *''Gendai poruno-den: Sentensei inpu'' (1971) - Ken'ichirô Matsumura *''Onna toseinin: ota no mushimasu'' (1971) *''Nihon jokyo-den: ketto midare-bana'' (1971) *''Nihon aku nin den'' (1971) *''Kizu darake no jinsei'' (1971) *''Akû oyabûn tai daigashî'' (1971) *''Junko intai kinen eiga: Kantô hizakura ikka'' (1972) *''Kînagashî hyâkunîn'' (1972) *''Shôkin kubi: Isshun hachi-nin giri'' (1972) *'' Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril'' (1972) - Yagyū Retsudo *''Zorome no san kyôdai'' (1972) *''Showa onna bakuto'' (1972) *''Otoko no daimon'' (1972) *''Sukeban'' (1972) *''

Battles Without Honor and Humanity , also known in the West as ''The Yakuza Papers'', is a Japanese yakuza film series produced by Toei Company. Inspired by a series of magazine articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi that are based on memoirs originally written by real-life yaku ...

'' (1973) *''

Sex & Fury ''Sex & Fury'', translated , is a 1973 Japanese action-thriller film directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starring Reiko Ike. It was followed by ''Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture'' in the same year. Plot The film tells the story of a fe ...

'' (1973) - Inamura *''Mamushi no kyôdai: Musho gurashi yonen-han'' (1973) *''Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri'' (1973) - Boss Iwagoro *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima'' (1973) - Tokimori Kanichi *''Yasagure anego den: Sôkatsu rinchi'' (1973) - Gôda *''Kyofu joshikôkô: Furyo monzetsu guruupu'' (1973) - Hiroshi Nikaidô *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War'' (1973) - Aihara Shigeo *''Yamaguchi-gumi San-daime'' (1973) *''Sân ike kangôku: kyo akû han'' (1973) *'' Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight'' (1973) - Shirobei Daimon *'' Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics'' (1974) - Aihara Shigeo *''

The Street Fighter ''The Street Fighter'' (Japanese: ザ • ストリート • ファイター, Hepburn: Za Sutorīto Faitā) is a 1974 Japanese martial arts film produced by Toei Company Ltd., originally released in Japan as . It was released in the US by New L ...

'' (1974) - Bayan *''

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge is a 1974 martial arts film and the third in a series starting with ''The Street Fighter'' starring Sonny Chiba. Plot Japanese version The film starts as Takuma Tsurugi retrieves Go Owada during a riot. After Tsurugi receives what is believed t ...

'' (1974) - Watanabe Rikizo *''Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû'' (1974) *''Â kessen kôkûtai'' (1974) *''

Cops vs. Thugs is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It won two Blue Ribbon Awards in 1976: Best Director (Fukasaku) and Best Actor (Sugawara). ''Complex'' named it number 6 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. Kino International rele ...

'' (1975) - Ohara Takeo *''Nihon bôryôku rettô: Keihanshin koroshi no gundan'' (1975) *''Bakamasa horamasa toppamasa'' (1976) *''Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu shinko-sakusen'' (1977) *''Hokuriku dairi sensô'' (1977) *''

Doberman cop is a Japanese hardboiled manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu. It was serialized in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology from 1975 (Issue 39) throughout 1979 (Issue 48), with the chapters collected into ...

'' (1977) - Fujikawa *''Rashamen'' (1977) - Denbei Tanimura *''Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen'' (1978) - Ryukichi Yoshino *''

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 ...

'' (1978) - Yoshida Chuzaemon *''Hono-o no gotoku'' (1981) *''

Roaring Fire is a 1981 Japanese martial arts film co-written and directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Etsuko Shihomi, and Sonny Chiba, who also choreographed the film's action sequences. The film also had former professional wrestler Abd ...

'' (1982) - Yo Gentoku *''

Yaju-deka is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Eiichi Kudo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ken Ogata as Seiji Ōtaki * Ayumi Ishida as Keiko Yamane * Shigeru Izumiya as Toshiaki Sakagami * Gannosuke Ashi ...

'' (1982) - Kido *''

Legend of the Eight Samurai is a 1983 Japanese historical martial arts fantasy film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The script is adapted from Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel ''Shin Satomi Hakkenden'' (新・里見八犬伝), itself a loose reworking of the epic serial ''Nansō Sato ...

'' (1983) - Mayuroku *'' Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka'' (1986) - Rusui *''Yogisha'' (1987) - Yunosuke *''Gokudo no onna-tachi 2'' (1987) - Hayanose *''Kunoichi ninpô-chô III: Higi densetsu no kai'' (1993) *''Kunoichi ninpô-chô IV: Chûshingura hishô'' (1994) *''Shuranosuke Zanma-Ken: Yôma Densetsu'' (1996) - Taizen Imura *''Karaoke'' (1999) *''

Audition An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer. It typically involves the performer displaying their talent through a previously memorized and rehearsed solo piece or by performing a work or piece giv ...

'' (1999) - Doctor

Television

*''

'' (1966-1984) - Miwa no Manhichioyabun *''Kyoto Satsujinannai'' (1980-2010) - Chief Akiyama *''

Mito Kōmon is a Japanese ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was on prime-time television from 1969 to 2011, making it the longest-running ''jidaigeki'' in Japanese television history. The title character is the historic Tokugawa Mitsukuni, former vice-''sh ...

'' (season 35) (2005) - Yamino Hotei

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Endo, Tatsuo 1928 births Male actors from Kyoto Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors 20th-century Japanese male actors Japanese male stage actors 2012 deaths