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Tomisaburô Wakayama(1929-1992)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Music Department
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Tomisaburô Wakayama in Black Rain (1989)
Gokudo Collection
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Gokudo (1999)
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41 Photos
Tomisaburô Wakayama was born on 1 September 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Black Rain (1989), Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) and Shogun Assassin (1980). 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

Photos41

Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kenjirô Uemura, and Toranosuke Tennoji in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama and Shintarô Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Machiko Hasegawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shintarô Katsu, and Toranosuke Tennoji in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Tomisaburô Wakayama in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Saburô Date and Tomisaburô Wakayama in Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)

Known for

Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain
6.6
  • Sugai
  • 1989
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
7.7
  • Ogami Itto
  • 1972
Shogun Assassin (1980)
Shogun Assassin
7.3
  • Lone Wolf
  • 1980
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

Credits

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Actor

  • Meisô chizu
    • Mochizuki
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Oda Nobunaga (1992)
    Oda Nobunaga
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Masaya Katô in Ôte (1991)
    Ôte
    • Sanae Mitamura
    • 1991
  • Minamoto Yoshitsune
    • Taira no Kiyomori
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • Shingo juuban shoubu
    • Takeda Ishin
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Takeda Shingen
    • (1990)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • Lady Kasuga (1990)
    Lady Kasuga
    • 1990
  • Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikaku-nin (1989)
    Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô no shikaku-nin
    • Lord Retsudo Yagyu
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke (1989)
    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    • Sugai
    • 1989
  • Shaso (1989)
    Shaso
    • Kazuo Otagaki
    • 1989
  • Tanba Tetsuro no daireikai shindara dounaru (1989)
    Tanba Tetsuro no daireikai shindara dounaru
    • God
    • 1989
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
    Shinran: Path to Purity
    • Homen
    • 1987
  • Michi
    • Naokichi Sakura
    • 1986
  • A Promise (1986)
    A Promise
    • Detective Tagami
    • 1986

Producer

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
    • 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
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
    • producer
    • 1972

Music Department

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
    • music performer: title song
    • 1972
  • Wicked Priest (1968)
    Wicked Priest
    • theme song
    • 1968

Videos3

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:17
Official Trailer
Original Trailer
Trailer 2:13
Original Trailer
Gokudo: Gokudo Collection
Trailer 1:28
Gokudo: Gokudo Collection

Personal details

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

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was trained in various other martial art disciplines as Kenpo, Iaido, Kendo and Bojutsu, usually when he prepared for the filming.

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