Masaya Takahashi
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1930 in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- January 16, 2014
- Active Years
- 1955–2013 (59 Years)
- Total Credits
- 72 credits in database
Biography
Masaya Takahashi was a male actor born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 1930. Also known by his stage name, which is written in Japanese characters, he was recognized for his work in acting with a total of 75 known credits. His career spanned across movies and television shows. Masaya Takahashi passed away on January 16, 2014, at the age of 83. Biographical and career records for him are documented within film and television database sources, noting his birth in Tokyo and his extensive credited work in the entertainment industry.
Career overview
Masaya Takahashi was a male actor born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 1930. He was also known by his stage name, written in Japanese characters as 高橋昌也.
During his career, Takahashi accumulated seventy-five known credits for acting across movies and television shows. His filmography spanned the year 2003, according to available film records.
Takahashi passed away on January 16, 2014, at the age of eighty-three.
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Full Filmography
72 titles- Kyokuhoku Rhapsody (2013)
- The Complex (2013) as Old Man Shinosaki
- Kyokuhoku Rhapsody (2013)
- Air Doll (2009) as Keiichi
- Tokyo Rendezvous (2008) as Yujiro Nogami
- Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006)
- Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) as Saburo
- The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005) as 深江 功太郎
- 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004) as Kinugasanomiya Toshihito
- Otakus in Love (2004) as Kingo
- University of Laughs (2004)
- Translucent Tree (2004) as Kaho Yamazaki
- A Younger Man (2003) as Jiro Okazaki
- Returner (2002) as Liu Laoban
- Ellie My Love (1987)
- Stepsisters (1985) as Gozo Daimaru
- Ponytail Won't Look Back (1985) as Shinichiro Iikura
- オフィス妻のさけび (1985) as Hiroto Yamazaki
- The Beauty of the Black Pearl (1985)
- Modori River (1983) as Katsuragi
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1982) as Kotetsu Hoshi
- The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982) as Koichi Kido
- Beauty with White Breasts (1981)
- Blue Singing (1980)
- White Love (1979)
- Take Me Away! (1978) as Professor Arai
- Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977)
- Akai Kizuna (1977)
- Aspiration (1977)
- Japan's Don (1977)
- Sweet Revenge (1977) as Prosecutor
- Ame no meguri ai (1977)
- Main Line to Terror (1975)
- Doterai Man (1975)
- Bitterness of Youth (1974) as Eisuke Tanaka
- Belladonna of Sadness (1973) as The Lord (voice)
- Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972) as Narrator (voice)
- Silence (1971) as Narrator (voice)
- The Night Clinic (1971)
- Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor (1971) as Yuji Nakanishi
- Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 12 - The Mystery of the Ever-Changing Tamamushi Mansion! (1971)
- Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance (1970)
- Just for You (1970) as Matsuzaki
- Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969) as Shinkichi Onuma
- Daring Girls (1969)
- Art of Assassination (1969) as Kozo Abe
- Killer's Mission (1969)
- Ryoma ga Yuku (1968) as Katsura Kogoro
- Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) as Toshiyuki Sagai
- The Worship of the Flesh (1968) as Takejirô
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968) as Narrator (voice)
- Little Snack (1968)
- Young Challengers (1968) as Takio Mori
- The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967) as Tokugawa Ienobu
- The Debt of Blood (1967)
- Night Trap (1967) as Akiya Manabe
- Classmates (1967)
- Rebellion of Japan (1967)
- The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate (1965)
- The Spy (1965)
- Flora on the Sand (1964)
- The Desperate (1964) as Chief Morito
- Modae (1964)
- Sweet Seventeen (1964)
- High School Third Graders (1963)
- The Gambling Monk (1963)
- A Woman's Life (1962) as Shintaro Tsutsumi
- Seinen no isu (1962)
- Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
- The Human Wall (1959)
- But the Flesh is Weak (1957) as Narrator (voice)
- The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Masaya Takahashi best known for?
Masaya Takahashi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Modori River (1983), Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1982), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Japan's Don (1977).
When and where was Masaya Takahashi born?
Masaya Takahashi was born on March 16, 1930 in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. They passed away on January 16, 2014.
How many credits does Masaya Takahashi have?
Masaya Takahashi has accumulated over 72 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1955 to 2013.
What is Masaya Takahashi's background in cinema and television?
Masaya Takahashi was a male actor born in Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 1930. Also known by his stage name, which is written in Japanese characters, he was recognized for his work in acting with a total of 75 known credits. His career spanned across movies and television shows. Masaya Takahashi passed away on Jan...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Daring Girls (1969) — aged about 39
- Belladonna of Sadness (1973) as The Lord (voice) — aged about 43
- Japan's Don (1977) — aged about 47
- Silence (1971) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 41
- Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 42
- Sweet Revenge (1977) as Prosecutor — aged about 47
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