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Junkichi Orimoto

Acting Born Feb 9, 1927 Died Mar 18, 2019 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 144 credits
144
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1953–2018
66 Years Career Span
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Biography

Junkichi Orimoto was a Japanese actor born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on February 9, 1927. Throughout his career, he was credited with 146 acting roles. During his professional life, Orimoto frequently collaborated with directors Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. He remained active in the entertainment industry until his death on March 18, 2019, at the age of 92. His professional name in Japanese was written as 織本順吉. As a performer, he is recognized for his extensive body of work in both film and television. His legacy is defined by his long-standing contributions to Japanese cinema and his consistent working relationships with prominent filmmakers of his era.

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Career

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Name: Junkichi Orimoto (織本順吉).
Known For: Acting.
Known Credits: 146.
Gender: Male.
Birthday: February 9, 1927.
Death: March 18, 2019 (92 years old).
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Name: Junkichi Orimoto (織本 順吉, Orimoto Junkichii).
Dates: 9 February 1927 – 18 March 2019.
Profession: Japanese actor.
Collaborators: Often worked with Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima.
Paragraph 1: Biographical details and profession.
Junkichi Orimoto, also known as Orimoto Junkichii, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on February 9, 1927. Orimoto maintained a career in the film and television industry, with 146 known credits to his name. He passed away on March 18, 2019, at the age of 92.
Paragraph 2: Professional associations and career scope.
Throughout his professional life, Orimoto was known for his work in acting. His career involved frequent collaborations with specific directors, as he often worked with Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. His body of work includes a significant number of credits across various productions.
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"Junkichi Orimoto, also known as Orimoto Junkichii, was a Japanese actor. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on February 9, 1927. Orimoto maintained a career in the film and television industry, with 146 known credits to his name. He passed away on March 18, 2019, at the age of 92.

Throughout his professional life, Orimoto was known for his work in acting. His career involved frequent collaborations with specific directors, as he often worked with Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. His body of work includes a significant number of credits across various productions."

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Junkichi Orimoto, whose name is also written as 織本 順吉 or Orimoto Junkichii, was a Japanese actor. He was born on February 9, 1927, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Orimoto's career in the industry is documented with

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Desperate Sunflowers
Testimony of NNight School Teacher, SAKURA0.5 mmPiano in a Storeroom
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File
Clouds Over the Hill
Code BlueGarden of the WindKizumomo.Be a Man!! Samurai School
BoyThe Graduates
Izumo no OkuniLove Tomato
Mori no gakkō
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of GenjiNationwide Conquest: The Spirit of the Tekiya
Another Battle
Pachislot Strategy King 1: GET LUCKWeekend MarriageKaraoke
The Fighting Cook
HideyoshiPrison HotelThe Life and Love of Kenji MiyazawaMOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies
Goodbye Japan
Yakuza FistKieta minoshirokin
Free and Easy 6Hanzo, the Razor
白馬岳殺意の峰Shy Security
Tales of the BizarreDon't touch the thief!Aurora BorealisBetrayal Tomorrow
Kasuga the Court LadyNemuri KyōshirōThe Enchantment長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通るFestival of Dreams
Mystery of the Coral Seas
Moonlight Rabbit
Mofuku no niau hitozuma futariSure Death! 3
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersGodzilla 1985
The Return of GodzillaAppassionataA Tale of Two TruncheonsA Samurai's SorrowThe Awesome Circus Bastard
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesKenkaku Shōbai: KadowakashiGinpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter
The Imperial Japanese EmpireTen Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
StationThe Imperial NavyWillful MurderThe King and His Vassal
May Love Be Restored

Full Filmography

144 titles
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  • Desperate Sunflowers (2016) as Takaaki Kondo
  • Testimony of N (2014) as Nohara Kanefumi
  • Night School Teacher, SAKURA (2014) as Tomio Takakura(高倉 富雄)
  • 0.5 mm (2014) as Shozo Kataoka
  • Piano in a Storeroom (2014)
  • The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
  • Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File (2011) as Shigeo Yazaki
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  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) as 長谷川祖吉
  • Code Blue (2008) as Fukushima Shigezo
  • Garden of the Wind (2008) as Misawa
  • Kizumomo. (2008)
  • Be a Man!! Samurai School (2008)
  • Boy (2007)
  • The Graduates (2007)
  • Izumo no Okuni (2006) as Baian
  • Love Tomato (2006)
  • Mori no gakkō (2002) as Manzo Hatano
  • Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)
  • Nationwide Conquest: The Spirit of the Tekiya (2001)
  • Another Battle (2000)
  • Pachislot Strategy King 1: GET LUCK (1999)
  • Weekend Marriage (1999)
  • Karaoke (1999)
  • The Fighting Cook (1997)
  • Hideyoshi (1996) as Sakuma Nobumori
  • Prison Hotel (1996)
  • The Life and Love of Kenji Miyazawa (1996) as priest
  • MOROCCO: The Story of the Yokohama Follies (1996)
  • Goodbye Japan (1995)
  • Yakuza Fist (1994)
  • Kieta minoshirokin (1994)
  • Free and Easy 6 (1993)
  • Hanzo, the Razor (1993)
  • 白馬岳殺意の峰 (1991)
  • Shy Security (1991)
  • Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
  • Don't touch the thief! (1990) as Tokikuni Heisei
  • Aurora Borealis (1990) as landowner
  • Betrayal Tomorrow (1990)
  • Kasuga the Court Lady (1989) as Shigemichi Inaba
  • Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)
  • The Enchantment (1989) as Parking attendant
  • 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る (1989)
  • Festival of Dreams (1989)
  • Mystery of the Coral Seas (1988) as Takuzo Nakamori
  • Moonlight Rabbit (1987)
  • Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari (1986)
  • Sure Death! 3 (1986)
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) as General Mashita
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985) as Director-General of the Defense Agency
  • The Return of Godzilla (1984) as Director-General of the Defense Agency
  • Appassionata (1984)
  • A Tale of Two Truncheons (1984)
  • A Samurai's Sorrow (1984)
  • The Awesome Circus Bastard (1984) as Sogoro Nakahata
  • Fushin no Toki (1984)
  • Ana (1984) as Chief Sasaki
  • Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken (1984) as Detective Matsuno
  • Beauty in the Flames (1984)
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Akio Kamijō
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Terasaka
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Kōan Murase
  • Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi (1983)
  • Ginpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter (1983)
  • The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982) as Teijiro Toyoda
  • Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2 (1982) as Yamato-no-kami Kuze
  • The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo (1982)
  • Station (1981)
  • The Imperial Navy (1981)
  • Willful Murder (1981)
  • The King and His Vassal (1981)
  • May Love Be Restored (1980) as Genyu
  • Ameyuki-san (1979)
  • No More Easy Life (1979)
  • 0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!- (1979) as Inspector Yabe
  • Message from Space (1978) as Kido
  • The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) as Tokubei
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
  • New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cellblock X (1977) as Dr. Katô
  • Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) as Yanaka
  • Japan's Don (1977)
  • Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977)
  • Yakuza Graveyard (1976) as Takechi Hatano
  • Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)
  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)
  • The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975) as Seiji Izeki
  • The Wild Trucker (1975)
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Hideo Hayakawa
  • My Way (1974) as Yamada
  • Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
  • My Voiceless Friends (1972)
  • Kaoyaku (1971) as Yoshikawa
  • A Woman Called En (1971)
  • Song of Vengeance (1968) as 杉良
  • Samurai Wolf II (1967)
  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2 (1966)
  • Samurai Wolf (1966) as Gennai Suzuki
  • Game of Chance (1966)
  • Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966) as Ippusai
  • Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
  • Dupe (1965)
  • Tokyo Untouchable (1965) as as Hisakazu Yoshii
  • Roadside Stone (1964) as Junkichi
  • Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) as Kurahashi
  • Revenge (1964)
  • Assassination (1964) as Kamo Serizawa
  • Detective (1964)
  • Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers (1963)
  • Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
  • Police Precinct Part 21 (1963)
  • Element of Surprise (1963)
  • Kizu-darake no futeki-sha (1963)
  • Gang vs. G-Men (1962) as Yuichi Noguchi
  • Curry Rice (1962)
  • The Escape (1962)
  • The Injured Boy (1962)
  • Police Precinct: Landfill No. 19 (1962)
  • Mist and Shadows (1961)
  • Run, Genta, Run! (1961)
  • Muteppō shain (1961)
  • Police Precinct Part 12 (1960)
  • World War III Breaks Out (1960) as 森本カメラマン
  • If You're Man Enough (1960)
  • Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)
  • The Brass General (1960)
  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) as (uncredited)
  • Night of the Suspicions (1959)
  • Hell's Companion (1959)
  • Police Precinct Part 8 (1958)
  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (1958)
  • The Story of Pure Love (1957) as Detective A
  • Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)
  • Darkness at Noon (1956) as Detective Sugita
  • I Will Buy You (1956) as Shirô Kurita
  • Tengoku wa doko da (1956)
  • Forever a Woman (1955) as Shigeru Anzai
  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
  • Beautiful Days (1955) as (uncredited)
  • The Street Without Sun (1954)
  • Student Double Suicide (1954)
  • At the End of the Clouds (1953)
  • A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land (1953) as Kiichi Yamada

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Junkichi Orimoto best known for?

Junkichi Orimoto is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Clouds Over the Hill (2009), Code Blue (2008), Hideyoshi (1996), Free and Easy 6 (1993).

When and where was Junkichi Orimoto born?

Junkichi Orimoto was born on February 9, 1927 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. They passed away on March 18, 2019.

How many credits does Junkichi Orimoto have?

Junkichi Orimoto has accumulated over 144 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2018.

What is Junkichi Orimoto's background in cinema and television?

Junkichi Orimoto was a Japanese actor born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on February 9, 1927. Throughout his career, he was credited with 146 acting roles. During his professional life, Orimoto frequently collaborated with directors Kinji Fukasaku and Sadao Nakajima. He remained active in the entertainment industry unt...

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144credits
126films
18TV series
1953–2018active years

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