was a Japanese
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
.
Career
Born in
Kure, Hiroshima
is a Cities of Japan, city in the Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . With a strong industrial and ...
, Kōyama joined the
Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1952, first as a directorial assistant and then as an actor.
He made his film debut in 1953 in
Tadashi Imai's ''
An Inlet of Muddy Water''.
He left Bungakuza in 1963 and participated in other troupes such as
Gekidan Kumo and Engeki Shūdan En.
He was also well known for his role in the hit TV show ''
The Guardman''.
He died in
Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
from
pneumonia
Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...
on 3 January 2017, 13 days before his 88th birthday.
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1929 births
2017 deaths
Japanese male actors
People from Kure, Hiroshima
Imperial Japanese Navy personnel of World War II