Yoshifumi Tajima (4 August 1918 – 10 September 2009) was an actor in Japanese ''

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'' films, best known for his role as Kumayama in '' Mothra vs. Godzilla''. He was born in

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Selected filmography

* ''Pu-san'' (1953) * ''Hiroba no kodoku'' (1953) - Tachikawa * ''Waseda daigaku'' (1953) - Detective * ''Mitsuyu-sen'' (1954) - Soga * ''Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo'' (1954) * ''Ore no kenjû wa subayai'' (1954) * ''Tenka taihei'' (1955) * ''Ai no onimotsu'' (1955) * ''Shônen shikeishû'' (1955) * ''Ôkami'' (1955) * '' Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple'' (1955) - Yoshioka samurai * ''Yakan chûgaku'' (1955) * ''Aijô'' (1956) - Tamura * ''Shujinsen'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou * ''Kono futari ni sachi are'' (1957) * ''Ninjitsu'' (1957) * ''Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen'' (1957) - Yamaka * ''Saigo no dasso'' (1957) - Chin * ''Hadairo no tsuki'' (1957) - Jimbo * ''Datsugokushû'' (1957) * ''Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) - Detective Sakata * ''Doji o numana'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force * ''Mikkokusha wa dare ka'' (1958) - Komakichi * ''Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) - Potential slave buyer * ''Kotan no kuchibue'' (1959) * ''Aru kengo no shogai'' (1959) * ''Sengoku gunto-den'' (1959) - Jiro's Vassal * ''Aruhi watashi wa'' (1959) - Kitamura * ''

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'' (1959) * ''When a Woman Ascends the Stairs'' (1960) * '' Secret of the Telegian'' (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner * ''Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi'' (1960) * ''Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki'' (1960) - Shibata * ''Fundoshi isha'' (1960) - Seibei * ''Man Against Man'' (1960) - Taro * ''

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'' (1960) - Reporter B * ''Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e'' (1960) * ''Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze'' (1960) - Kurosuke Harano * ''

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'' (1960) - Sergeant * ''

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'' (1961) - Military Advisor * ''Kurenai no umi'' (1961) * ''Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei'' (1961) - Tagami * ''Kurenai no sora'' (1962) * ''Doburoku no Tatsu'' (1962) - Numajiri * ''

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'' (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only * '' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka * ''

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'' (1963) - Sailor * '' High and Low'' (1963) - Chief Prison Officer * ''Sengoku yarô'' (1963) * ''500,000'' (1963) - Yasumoto * ''Hiken'' (1963) * ''Norainu sakusen'' (1963) * ''Oneechan sandai-ki'' (1963) - Kawakami * ''

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'' (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome * '' Mothra vs. Godzilla'' (1964) - Kumayama * ''Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko'' (1964) - Coach * '' Dogara, the Space Monster'' (1964) - Gangster Tada * ''Hana no oedo no musekinin'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) - Ship Captain * ''

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'' (1965) - Samurai * ''Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen'' (1965) - Cop * ''Hi no ataru isu'' (1965) - Tanaami * ''Tameki no taisho'' (1965) - Ishida * '' Frankenstein vs. Baragon'' (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata * ''

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'' (1965) - General * ''Rise Against the Sword'' (1966) - Shozaemon Ube * ''Hikinige'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki * ''

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'' (1966) - Police Officer * ''Retsu go! Wakadaishô'' (1967) * ''Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô'' (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno * ''Zoku izuko e'' (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster * ''

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'' (1967) - Henchman * ''

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'' (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment * ''

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'' (1967) * ''Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy'' (1967) - Momoo Maura * ''

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'' (1968) - Major Tada * '' Isoroku'' (1968) - Air Force officer * ''Kureji no buchamukure daihakken'' (1969) * '' Battle of the Japan Sea'' (1969) - Ijichi * ''Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten'' (1969) * '' All Monsters Attack'' (1969) - Detective *''

The Militarists is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Hiromichi Horikawa. Release ''The Militarists'' had a roadshow release in Japan on 11 August 1970 where it was distributed by Toho. It received general release 12 September 1970 in Japan. The film was Toho's ...

'' (1970) -

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* ''Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau'' (1970) - Ôta * ''Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain'' (1971) * ''Ningen kakumei'' (1973) * ''

The Bullet Train (also known as ''Super Express 109'') is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui. When a Shinkansen ("bullet train") is threatened with a bomb that will explode automa ...

'' (1975) - Sasaki * ''Zoku ningen kakumei'' (1976) * ''Nippon no Don: Yabohen'' (1977) * ''

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 ...

'' (1984) - Environmental Director General Hidaka * ''

Godzilla 1985 ''Godzilla 1985'' is a 1985 '' kaiju'' film directed by R. J. Kizer and Koji Hashimoto. The film is a heavily re-edited American localization of the Japanese film ''The Return of Godzilla'', which was produced and distributed by Toho Pictures in ...

'' (1985) - Environmental Director General Hidaka (final film role)

References

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Mention of Yoshifumi Tajima's death
1918 births 2009 deaths Japanese male film actors {{Japan-film-actor-stub