was a Japanese actor best known internationally for his role as Commander

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in the 1970 Japanese-American war epic ''

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''. In addition, Mihashi was known for his roles in

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's ''

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'', ''

The Human Vapor is a 1960 Japanese science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is the story of a librarian (Yoshio Tsuchiya), his love for a dancer and his ability to change into a gaseous form. Plot Whil ...

'', '' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'', '' High and Low'', ''

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'' and the lead role as agent Jiro Kitami in '' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi'', which was reedited in the US as ''

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'' Mihashi's looks were compared to those of

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's. He died in 2004 of

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Selected filmography

Film

* ''Nishijin no shimai'' (1952) - Hiroshi Yasui * ''Shino machi o nogarete'' (1952) - Yosaburo Sugi * ''Dôkoku'' (1952) * ''Hawai no yoru'' (1953) * ''Sincerity'' (1953) - Tôru Shimura * ''Jinanbo'' (1953) * ''Shin Tokyo koshin-kyoku'' (1953) - Kazuo Kiriyama * ''Gutei kenkei'' (1953) * ''Tôkyô madamu to Ôsaka fujin'' (1953) - Mitsuo Itô * ''Kyûkon sannin musume'' (1954) - Kôzô Wakabayashi * ''Kimi no na wa: Dai-san-bu'' (1954) * ''Kimi ni chikaishi'' (1954) - Kunihiko Yada * ''Daigaku wa detakeredo'' (1955) * ''Ai no onimotsu'' (1955) * ''Till We Meet Again'' (1955) - Kappei Ohnuki * ''

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'' (1955) - Kaji * ''Ginza 24 chou'' (1955) - Kan Mimurodo - Konî * ''Haha naki ko'' (1955) - Sugimoto, policeman * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) - Defense Commander * ''

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'' (1956) - Keikichi Murakami * ''Hi no tori'' (1956) * '' Suzaki Paradise: Red Light'' (1956) - Yoshiji, Tsutae's husband * ''Waga machi'' (1956) * ''Natsu no arashi'' (1956) - Keiji Akimoto * ''Ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Retsu Tachibana * ''Zoku ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Retsu Tachibana * ''Otemba san'nin shimai: Odoru taiyô'' (1957) - Shintarô Taki * ''Fukushû wa dare ga yaru'' (1957) - Yûkichi Ono / Yûzô Ôkawa * ''Muhô ichidai'' (1957) - Kanta Waniguchi * ''Sono yoru no himegoto'' (1957) - Yonosuke Miyamoto * '' Shori-sha'' (1957) * ''Kekkon no subete'' (1958) * ''Onna de aru koto'' (1958) - Goro * ''Gurama-to no yuwaku'' (1959) - Urumeru * ''

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender is a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Plot During World War II, the commanding officer of a sub reluctantly takes on board two Western diplomats to take them to the Canaries and a ...

'' (1959) * ''Kaoyaku to bakudan musume'' (1959) - Kenji Ôta * ''Samurai to oneechan'' (1960) - Takusan Mô * ''Dâisan hâtobanô kêtto'' (1960) - Detective Yoneyama * ''

Storm Over the Pacific (literally, ''Hawaii-Midway Battle of the Sea and Sky: Storm in the Pacific Ocean'') is a 1960 Eastmancolor Japanese war film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi. The story is an account of a young Japanese bombardier, Lt. Koji Kitami (Yosuke Natsuki ...

'' (1960) * ''Robo no ishi'' (1960) - Tsugino * ''Yoru no nagare'' (1960) * ''

'' (1960) - Tatsuo Iwabuchi * Akasaka no shimai' yori: yoru no hada'' (1960) - Tôzô Nakahira * ''

'' (1960) - Detective Okamoto * ''Sararîman Chûshingura'' (1960) - Sadagoro * ''Ankokugai no dankon'' (1961) - Azuma, police detective * ''Ginza no koibitotachi'' (1961) * ''Zoku sararîman Chûshingura'' (1961) - Sadagoro * ''Playboy President'' (1961) - Honda * ''Ai to honoho to'' (1961) - Izaki * ''Dangai no ketto'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) - Osamu Tobe * ''Kaei'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) - Jiro * ''Ai no uzu shio'' (1962) * ''Onna no za'' (1962) - Hashimoto Masaaki, Michiko no otto * ''Doburoku no Tatsu'' (1962) - Shaguma the Foreman * '' Chushingura'' (1962) - Yasubei Horibe * ''Ankokugai no kiba'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' High and Low'' (1963) - Kawanishi - Gondo's Secretary * ''Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu'' (1963) * ''500,000'' (1963) - Captain Keigo Gunji * ''Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu'' (1963) * '' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo'' (1963) - Jiro Kitami * ''Norainu sakusen'' (1963) * '' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Tora no kiba'' (1964) - Jiro Kitami * ''Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari'' (1964) * ''Zoku wakai kisetsu'' (1964) * ''Jigoku sakusen'' (1964) * '' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru'' (1964) - Jiro Kitami * ''Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai'' (1964) - Sôhei Kimura * ''

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'' (1965) - Lt. Kuroki * ''Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen'' (1965) - Taro * '' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi'' (1965) - Jiro Kitami * ''

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'' (1966) - Ryukichi Sugimoto * ''Kiganjô no bôken'' (1966) - The King * ''Doto ichiman kairi'' (1966) - Isaku Yano * '' The Killing Bottle'' (1967) - Jiro Kitami * ''Sasaki Kojiro'' (1967) - Jubee Minamiya * ''Shin Abashiri Bangaichi'' (1968) - Isamu Gunji * ''Yaju no fukkatsu'' (1969) * ''Nippon dabi katsukyu'' (1970) * '' The Militarists'' (1970) -

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* ''

'' (1970) - Commander Minoru Genda * ''Shin abashiri bangaichi: Arashi yobu shiretoko-misaki'' (1971) * ''Kindaichi Kosuke no boken'' (1979) * ''Harukanaru sôro'' (1980) - Risaburo Oshima * '' Imperial Navy'' (1981) * ''Rokumeikan'' (1986) - Hirobumi Ito * ''Wasurerarenu hitobito'' (2000) - Kijima * ''

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'' (2002) - Hiro, the Boss * ''

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'' (2004) - Dr. Furoi (final film role)

Television

*'' Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery'' (1981-1999) - Inspector Totsugawa *''

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'' (2002-2003)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mihashi Tatsuya 1923 births 2004 deaths Male actors from Tokyo category:Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors