was a Japanese actor. He has served as President of the

Mingei Theatre Company The is a Japanese theatre company that stages Shingeki plays. Along with the Haiyuza Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History Gekidan Mingei, meaning "The People's Art Theatr ...

Career

After serving in World War II, he became interested in the theater and helped found the

Gekidan Mingei The is a Japanese theatre company that stages Shingeki plays. Along with the Haiyuza Theatre Company and Bungakuza it is considered one of the "Big Three" among Shingeki theatre troupes. History Gekidan Mingei, meaning "The People's Art Theat ...

troupe in 1950. He gained fame for his television work from the 1970s, but he also appeared in many films, especially those of

Juzo Itami , born , was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films (one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself. Early life Itami was born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his fath ...

. His last film, '' Anata e'', starring Ken Takakura, was released a few months before his death. He died of lung cancer at his home in Tokyo on 2 October 2012.

Awards

He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Hochi Film Award for '' Brother and Sister'', ''

Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare , known as ''Manhunt'', ''Hot Pursuit'' or ''Dangerous Chase'' in some translations, is a 1976 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Junya Satō. It is based on the novel of the same name by Juko Nishimura, and stars Ken Takakura in the lead ...

'' and '' Fumō Chitai''.

Selected filmography

Films

*'' Children of Hiroshima'' (1952) *'' Dobu'' (1954) *'' Black Sun'' (1964) *'' A Man′s World'' (1971) *'' Lake of Dracula'' (1971) * '' Karei-naru Ichizoku'' (1974) *''

The Homeless Homelessness or houselessness – also known as a state of being unhoused or unsheltered – is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and adequate housing. People can be categorized as homeless if they are: * living on the streets, also kn ...

'' (1974) *'' Brother and Sister'' (1976) *''

'' (1976) *'' Fumō Chitai'' (1976) *''

Rhyme of Vengeance ''Rhyme of Vengeance'' ( ja, 女王蜂) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title. It is 4th in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series. Plot In the Daidoji fami ...

'' (1978) *''

Hi no Tori is an unfinished manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka considered ''Phoenix'' his "life's work"; it consists of 12 books, each of which tells a separate, self-contained story and takes place in a different era. ...

'' (1978) *'' Nichiren'' (1979) *'' Kagemusha'' (1980),

Yamagata Masakage also known as Obu Masakage was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He is known as one of the " Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". He was famous for his red armour and skill in battlefield, and was a personal friend of Taked ...

*''

Dotonbori River , also released as ''Lovers Lost'', is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The title refers to the area of Dōtonbori. Plot A nineteen-year-old aspiring painter named Kunihiko Yasuoka meets a woman when her dog Kotaro knocks over hi ...

'' (1982) *''

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) *'' The Funeral'' (1984) *''

Tampopo is a 1985 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami, and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it the first "ramen western", a play on the term Spaghetti We ...

'' (1985) *'' Tokyo Blackout'' (1987) *'' Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis'' (1988) *'' Tales of a Golden Geisha'' (1990) *'' Childhood Days'' (1990) *''

Minbo is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles ''Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion'', ''The Gangster's Moll'' and ''The Anti-Extortion Woman''. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical succes ...

'' (1992) *''

Spy Sorge is a Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda in 2003, about the Soviet spy Richard Sorge. Shinoda intended the film, a long and lavish production that had only modest critical and commercial success, as his final feature. Plot The film presen ...

'' (2003) *'' Casshern'' (2004) *''

Memories of Tomorrow is a 2006 Japanese drama film starring Ken Watanabe, Higuchi Kanako and directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film is based on a novel of the same title published by Hiroshi Ogiwara in 2004. Plot The film begins by showing the inevitable out ...

'' (2006) *'' The Inugami'' (2006) *'' Dearest'' (2012)

Television

*'' Minamoto no Yoshitsune'' (1966) *'' Mito Kōmon'' (1973) *''

Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular ''jidaigeki'' dramas in Japan. Plot A group of common merchants in Edo city(To ...

'' (1973) (ep1 Guest) *''

Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. The lead star is Shintaro Katsu, his older brother Tomisaburo Wakayama also appeared in the episode5,7,25. Plot Kōchiyama Sōshun is a serves as a cha-bōzu� ...

'' (1975) *''

Tokusō Saizensen 　was a long running popular television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1977 to 1987. Aired on TV Asahi. It stars Hideaki Nitani. Cast * Hideaki Nitani as Kyōsuke Kamishiro (Boss of the Special Investigation Division) * Hiroshi Fujio ...

'' (1977-87) *''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a S ...

'' (1978) *''Kita no Kuni kara'' (1981–1992) - Seikichi Kitamura *''

Dokuganryū Masamune is a 1987 Japanese historical television series. It is the 25th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area. The drama was adapted from the novel of Sōhachi Yamaoka. Plot Toyotomi Hide ...

'' (1987), Kosai Sōitsu *''

Hoshi no Kinka is a 1995 Japanese television drama series. The series revolves around , a deaf and mute girl from Hokkaido who is in love with a doctor named . After Shūichi leaves for Tokyo, he has an accident and loses his memory. Aya travels to Tokyo and en ...

'' (1995), Shirō Morioka *''Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune'' (1995),

Tokugawa Mitsusada was a '' daimyō'' in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868). Mitsusada born as son and heir of Tokugawa Yorinobu and a grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu with childhood name Nagatomimaru (長福丸). Among his sons was the eighth Tokugawa shōgun ...

* ''Mōri Motonari'' (1997), Hanshū *'' Sakura'' (2002), James Takero Matsushita

Honours

* Medal with Purple Ribbon (1988) * Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1995) * Person of Cultural Merit (2011)

References

External links

* 1925 births 2012 deaths Japanese male actors People from Tokyo Deaths from lung cancer Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class Persons of Cultural Merit {{Japan-actor-stub