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Shigeru Kōyama

Acting Born Jan 16, 1929 Died Jan 3, 2017 Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan 161 credits
161
Total Credits
1953–2012
60 Years Career Span
22
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Shigeru Koyama was a male actor known for his work in movies and television shows. His stage name was written in Japanese characters as shown in official records. He was born in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on January 16, 1929. Throughout his career, he accumulated 163 known credits in the entertainment industry. He passed away on January 3, 2017, at the age of 87. Information regarding his personal life, awards, specific roles, and titles of his movies and television shows is not included in the available records.

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Career

Career overview

Shigeru Koyama was a Japanese actor known for his work in both movies and television shows. Born on January 16, 1929, in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, he built an extensive career in the entertainment industry. Throughout his professional life, Koyama accumulated 163 known credits for his acting work.

His career spanned decades, contributing to numerous productions within Japanese media. Koyama maintained an active presence in the film and television sectors under his Japanese stage name. His known credits reflect a substantial body of work in acting across various projects.

Shigeru Koyama passed away on January 3, 2017, at the age of 87. His legacy in the entertainment field remains documented through his extensive credits in movies and television shows.

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Known for

Psycho Doctor

2002

Hero

as Sakano
Film

Timescape

as Koichiro Takaki
Film

47 Ronin

as Jûnai Onodera
Film

Black Rain

as Ohashi
Film

Moment of Demon

as Keiichiro / Ryoko's husband
Film

Gray Sunset

1985
Film

Antarctica

as Horigome Taicho

American Playhouse

as Father
Film

The Imperial Navy

1981
Film

Port Arthur

as Aritomo Yamagata
Film

The Man Who Stole the Sun

as Nakayama

Frequent co-stars

Tatsuya Nakadai 3 shared titles
Eiji Okada 2 shared titles
Mariko Okada 2 shared titles
Rentaro Mikuni 2 shared titles
Renji Ishibashi 2 shared titles
Ziya Kürküt 2 shared titles
Ken Takakura 2 shared titles
Jūkichi Uno 2 shared titles
Kō Nishimura 2 shared titles
Ichirō Nakatani 2 shared titles

Career timeline

Beyond Outrage
Mission To KillThe Unbroken
CHANGEThe Soup of HeavenDetective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Azumi 2: Death or LoveAkechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi KosukeRed FateSamurai Justice 2: Mother & DaughterFor the coming day
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Bayside Shakedown 2The Man in White金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
Psycho DoctorBig MoneyMr. Rookie
HeroLove of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Dora-heitaHome Sweet Home
Weekend MarriageRainbow Cape
Bayside ShakedownDiary of Early Winter Shower
The 8-Tomb Village
Onihei's Detective RecordsKuraHimeyuri no ToAnother 47 Ronins: Genroku TaiheikiAssassin's Target: Iemitsu
Tokyo Cinderella StoryFather and Son Hawk47 RoninLifetime InsecurityThe Shootist: Final Episode
Korekara: Umibe no TabibitotachiYakuza Ladies Revisited 2Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
Chronicle of the Town MagistrateMidwinter CamelliaThe Unruly Ronin's Journey IITokugawa Ieyasu's Secret TreasureCatch Up
Heat WaveNoh Mask MurdersKumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditRainbow KidsThe Great Shogunate Battle
Shogun Iemitsu Secret JourneyThe Ninja Vixens II: Veil of IllusionsRoar of the Crowdあぶない！財テク主婦の株体験Estate Inheritance
Black RainTetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Der Lindenbaum
Yakuza Ladies 2TaikokiThe Eccentric Shinza
The Sea and PoisonThe Hall of the Crying DeerBaby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthSurgical Designs in Flames
Moment of DemonGray Sunset死体持参花嫁事件Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama
Zero
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesFuruya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesAntarcticaThe Yoshida School
American PlayhouseThe ShootoutLullaby of Death雪の華－建礼門院徳子の生涯Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition
The Imperial NavyWillful MurderThe Two Musashis
突然の明日Port Arthur
The Man Who Stole the SunAmeyuki-sanFaraway Tomorrow
Ōgon no HibiStrait of RosesQueen BeeBlood Type: BlueAugust Without Emperor

Full Filmography

161 titles
  • Beyond Outrage (2012) as Fuse
  • Mission To Kill (2009)
  • The Unbroken (2009) as President Hiyama
  • CHANGE (2008)
  • The Soup of Heaven (2008)
  • Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station (2008) as Kentaro Imajo
  • Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) as Nankou-Bou Tenkai
  • Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke (2005) as Todo Michitaka
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  • Red Fate (2005) as Gozo Yoshino
  • Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter (2005) as Doyo
  • For the coming day (2005)
  • New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2 (2004)
  • Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003) as Toshiaki Yoshida
  • The Man in White (2003) as Kitabatake
  • 金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島 (2003)
  • The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (2003) as Kitabatake
  • Psycho Doctor (2002)
  • Big Money (2002) as Inagaki
  • Mr. Rookie (2002)
  • Hero (2001) as Sakano
  • Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)
  • Dora-heita (2000) as Ikki Honda
  • Home Sweet Home (2000)
  • Weekend Marriage (1999)
  • Rainbow Cape (1999)
  • Bayside Shakedown (1998) as Toshiaki Yoshida
  • Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) as Nomura
  • The 8-Tomb Village (1996)
  • Onihei's Detective Records (1995)
  • Kura (1995)
  • Himeyuri no To (1995)
  • Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki (1995)
  • Assassin's Target: Iemitsu (1995)
  • Tokyo Cinderella Story (1994) as Koichiro Takaki
  • Father and Son Hawk (1994)
  • 47 Ronin (1994) as Jûnai Onodera
  • Lifetime Insecurity (1994) as Isami Kikukawa
  • The Shootist: Final Episode (1994)
  • Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi (1993)
  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2 (1993) as Katsushi Sasabe
  • Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (1993)
  • Kogarashi Monjirō Returns (1993)
  • Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)
  • Midwinter Camellia (1992)
  • The Unruly Ronin's Journey II (1992) as Narrator
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure (1992)
  • Catch Up (1992)
  • Heat Wave (1991) as Yoneyama
  • Noh Mask Murders (1991) as Yoshinori Takasaki
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)
  • Rainbow Kids (1991) as Kunijiro Yanagawa, 1st son
  • The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)
  • The Man Who Became The Don (1991)
  • Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991) as Nagahiro Nagai
  • Shogun Iemitsu Secret Journey (1990)
  • The Ninja Vixens II: Veil of Illusions (1990)
  • Roar of the Crowd (1990)
  • あぶない！財テク主婦の株体験 (1990)
  • Estate Inheritance (1990) as Tadayoshi Torii
  • Seventeen Ninja (1990)
  • Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi (1990)
  • Black Rain (1989) as Ohashi
  • Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die (1989) as 服部稔
  • Der Lindenbaum (1988)
  • Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987) as Iwaki
  • Taikoki (1987)
  • The Eccentric Shinza (1987) as Kato
  • The Sea and Poison (1986) as Gondo
  • The Hall of the Crying Deer (1986)
  • Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986) as Masahiro Murakami
  • Surgical Designs in Flames (1986) as Yoshiaki Saito
  • Moment of Demon (1985) as Keiichiro / Ryoko's husband
  • Gray Sunset (1985)
  • 死体持参花嫁事件 (1985)
  • Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama (1985) as Professor, Higashiyama Women's University
  • Zero (1984)
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Bunzō Miyata
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Daizen Osakabe
  • Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Sōtarō Utō
  • Antarctica (1983) as Horigome Taicho
  • The Yoshida School (1983) as Ichiro Ota
  • Futari no onna (1983) as Arito
  • Confessions of a Wife (1983)
  • Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins (1983)
  • Shogunate Secret Ninja (1983)
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Father
  • The Shootout (1982) as Shuzo Morishita
  • Lullaby of Death (1982) as Kashiwabara
  • 雪の華－建礼門院徳子の生涯 (1982)
  • Ah! Nomugi Pass — Fresh Green Edition (1982)
  • Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child... (1982)
  • The Imperial Navy (1981)
  • Willful Murder (1981)
  • The Two Musashis (1981)
  • 突然の明日 (1980)
  • Port Arthur (1980) as Aritomo Yamagata
  • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) as Nakayama
  • Ameyuki-san (1979)
  • Faraway Tomorrow (1979)
  • Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Ankokuji Ekei
  • Strait of Roses (1978)
  • Queen Bee (1978) as Tsukumo
  • Blood Type: Blue (1978)
  • August Without Emperor (1978) as Shingo Shogaki
  • Monument to Holy Service (1978)
  • Shag (1978)
  • Mount Hakkoda (1977) as Major Motomiya
  • Sweet Revenge (1977) as Editor Tanimura
  • The Corporation (1976)
  • Solar Eclipse (1975)
  • I Am a Cat (1975) as Tojuro Suzuki
  • The Fossil (1975) as Dr. Kihara
  • Main Line to Terror (1975)
  • The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974) as Takeshi Domoto
  • Kandagawa (1974)
  • The Last Swordsman (1974) as Kiyokawa Hachiro
  • Wild Cop (1973)
  • The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
  • Inn of Evil (1971) as Officer Kanedo
  • Hajimete no Tabi (1971)
  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) as Jinzaburo Wakiya
  • The Creature Called Man (1970) as Security Director
  • The Militarists (1970) as Fumimaro Konoe
  • The Ambitious (1970) as Kaishu Katsu
  • The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)
  • Red Lion (1969) as Staff Chief Aragaki
  • Blood End (1969) as Mizuki
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969)
  • Good-bye Moscow (1968)
  • Kill! (1968) as Tamiya Ayuzawa
  • Judge and Jeopardy (1968)
  • Samurai Rebellion (1967) as Geki Takahashi
  • Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Susumu Kato - Imperial Household General Affairs Section
  • Kwaidan (1965) as (segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)
  • The School of Flesh (1965)
  • The Song of Love (1965)
  • Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi (1965)
  • Revenge (1964) as Okuno Magodayu
  • The Shape of Night (1964) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Sound of Waves (1964)
  • Whirlpool of Flesh (1964) as Tashiro
  • Black Report (1963) as Hitomi
  • At the Side of the Bridge 4 (1963)
  • Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)
  • Black Dead Ball (1963)
  • A Flame at the Pier (1962)
  • Akitsu Hot Springs (1962) as Tsuda
  • Ningen Gari (1962) as Prosecutor
  • At the Side of the Bridge (1962)
  • Zankokuna tsuki (1962)
  • Killers on Parade (1961)
  • The Black Scar (1961)
  • Love and Life (1961) as Lee Tamado
  • Gunman's Alley (1961)
  • The Brawler (1960) as Goi, Chief of the Secretariat
  • Afraid to Die (1960) as Masa
  • When a Man Risks His Life (1959)
  • Break Down that Wall (1959) as Bearded road worker
  • High Teen (1959)
  • Yuganda tsuki (1959) as Yura
  • An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Shigeru Kōyama best known for?

Shigeru Kōyama is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Psycho Doctor (2002), Hero (2001), Timescape (1992), 47 Ronin (1994).

When and where was Shigeru Kōyama born?

Shigeru Kōyama was born on January 16, 1929 in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. They passed away on January 3, 2017.

How many credits does Shigeru Kōyama have?

Shigeru Kōyama has accumulated over 161 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2012.

What is Shigeru Kōyama's background in cinema and television?

Shigeru Koyama was a male actor known for his work in movies and television shows. His stage name was written in Japanese characters as shown in official records. He was born in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on January 16, 1929. Throughout his career, he accumulated 163 known credits in the entertainment industry....

Shigeru Kōyama by the numbers

161credits
143films
18TV series
1953–2012active years

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Full filmography (161) Born on January 16 In memoriam 2017

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