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Tomisaburô Wakayama(1929-1992)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Tomisaburô Wakayama in Black Rain (1989)
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Tomisaburô Wakayama was born on 1 September 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Shogun Assassin (1980), Black Rain (1989) and Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972). He died on 2 April 1992 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornSeptember 1, 1929
DiedApril 2, 1992(62)
BornSeptember 1, 1929
DiedApril 2, 1992(62)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Tomisaburô Wakayama and Akihiro Tomikawa in Shogun Assassin (1980)
Shogun Assassin
7.3
  • Lone Wolf
  • 1980
Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain
6.6
  • Sugai
  • 1989
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Akihiro Tomikawa in Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
7.7
  • Ogami Itto
  • 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
7.5
  • Ogami Itto
  • 1973

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Actor

  • Meisô chizu
    TV Movie
    • Mochizuki
    • 1992
  • Oda Nobunaga (1992)
    Oda Nobunaga
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Masaya Katô in Ôte (1991)
    Ôte
    7.0
    • Sanae Mitamura
    • 1991
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)
    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
    TV Movie
    • Yagura no Fukuemon
    • 1991
  • Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)
    Minamoto Yoshitsune
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Taira no Kiyomori
    • 1990
  • Shingo juuban shoubu (1990)
    Shingo juuban shoubu
    TV Movie
    • Takeda Ishin
    • 1990
  • Takeda Shingen (1990)
    Takeda Shingen
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • (1990) (as Taigen Sessai)
    • 1990
  • Lady Kasuga (1990)
    Lady Kasuga
    6.9
    • 1990
  • Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke (1989)
    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikaku-nin (1989)
    Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikaku-nin
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Retsudô Yagyû
    • 1989
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    6.6
    • Sugai
    • 1989
  • Shaso (1989)
    Shaso
    6.6
    • Kazuo Otagaki
    • 1989
  • Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai: Shindara dônaru (1989)
    Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai: Shindara dônaru
    4.9
    • Great Spirit
    • 1989
  • Mukôda Kuniko futatabi: Kiiroi bara ga sukidatta
    TV Movie
    • Father
    • 1988
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
    Shinran: Path to Purity
    6.5
    • Homen
    • 1987

Producer

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Internal Sleuth (1973)
    Internal Sleuth
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1972

Director

  • Shokin kasegi (1975)
    Shokin kasegi
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Tomisaburô Wakayama in Mute Samurai (1973)
    Mute Samurai
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973–1974

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Gokudo: Gokudo Collection
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kenzaburo Jo
  • Born
    • September 1, 1929
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • April 2, 1992
    • Kyoto, Japan(heart attack)

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  • Trivia
    Best known in Japan in playing Ogami Itto, the disgraced, scowling, 17th century ronin in six Kozure Ogami (Lone Wolf and Cub) samurai feature movies.

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