Takahiro Tamura
Acting Born Aug 31, 1928 Died May 16, 2006 Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 224 credits
Biography
Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor born on August 31, 1928, in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Known for his work in acting, he appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005 according to Wikipedia, while other records note 223 known credits. His career spanned decades in the film industry. Among his film appearances is the 1965 Japanese film Heitai yakuza, directed by Yasuzo Masumura, in which he starred alongside actors such as Shintaro Katsu, Eiko Taki, Keiko Awajioya, and Mikio Narita. Takahiro Tamura passed away on May 16, 2006, at the age of 77.
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Career overview
Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor known for his work in the motion picture industry. Born in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, on August 31, 1928, Tamura established a prolific career in acting that spanned over five decades. His professional film career extended from 1954 through 2005, during which time he appeared in numerous feature films. Records of his extensive career vary in total volume, with certain sources documenting his appearance in 100 films, while other archival film databases attribute a significantly higher number of known credits to his name.
Among his filmography is the 1965 Japanese film Heitai yakuza, directed by Yasuzo Masumura. In this production, Tamura acted alongside a cast that included Shintaro Katsu, Eiko Taki, Keiko Awaji, and Mikio Narita. Throughout his active years in the entertainment industry, Tamura maintained his focus primarily on acting, contributing to hundreds of cinematic and television projects over the course of his lifetime.
Takahiro Tamura passed away on May 16, 2006, at the age of 77. His legacy persists through his extensive contributions to Japanese cinema, marked by a career that began in the mid-fifties and continued well into the 2000s.
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Kumeko Urabe
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Hideko Takamine
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Toshiko Kobayashi
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Sumie Sasaki
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Taiji Tonoyama
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Chishū Ryū
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Kuniko Igawa
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Shizue Natsukawa
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Ushio Akashi
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Azusa Watanabe
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Career timeline
The Rotten Wheelbarrow
Blindly in Love · Screenplay
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
The Black Leather Notebook Special: White Darkness
Home Drama!
I Love PeaceThe Soul Odyssey
Letter from the Mountain
I Love Friends
Komugironotenshi sugare oiChinpao chin ho-teki koji
The Hidden Festival
Sleeping Man
SanctuaryLast Friends
Crest of BetrayalDark Hunter
A Tragic Prime Minister: The Life of Koki HirotaSummer of the Moonlight SonataA Samurai's Sorrow徳田刑事シリーズWangan Midnight 3
The Setting SunFaraway SunsetHold Me and Kiss Me
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditSaito Dosan: Rage of Power
Tales of the BizarreMiyamoto Musashi
Wakko no kin medaruFour Days of Snow and BloodThousand Cranes
The Wives of RokumeikanSakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wanaThe Silk RoadGoryokakuKing of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
HachikoThe Forest of the Little BearMagino Village: A Tale
His Motorbike, Her IslandKatayoku dake no tenshiThe Sea and PoisonKatana
Song of the Spring Pony
Legend of the AssassinA Samurai's SorrowShinobu's TomorrowFor KayakoA Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesThe Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy BrideNo no kiyora yama no kiyora ni hikari sasuAdrift at SeaOdokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō
Baian MayoibashiEternal MonumentThe Imperial Japanese Empire
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?Umi yo omae gaMuddy River
On-yado KawasemiThe Young RebelsThe RevoltAn Ocean to CrossAn Ocean to Cross
Ameyuki-sanNichirenOh, My Son!Our SymphonyHell Worms
Empire of PassionNever Give UpNiten Ichi-ryū
KashinCase of the Disjointed MurderRanryū no hate
Full Filmography
224 titles- The Rotten Wheelbarrow (2014)
- Blindly in Love (2013) Screenplay
- The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi (2007) as Kan Roujin
- The Black Leather Notebook Special: White Darkness (2005) as Kojiro Hasegawa
- Home Drama! (2004)
- I Love Peace (2003)
- The Soul Odyssey (2003)
- Letter from the Mountain (2002) as Shigenaga Koda
- I Love Friends (2001) as Shokichi Matsumoto
- Komugironotenshi sugare oi (1999)
- Chinpao chin ho-teki koji (1999)
- The Hidden Festival (1998)
- Sleeping Man (1996) as Denjihei
- Sanctuary (1995) as Ryuzo Ichijima
- Last Friends (1995)
- Crest of Betrayal (1994) as Kôzukenosuke Kira
- Dark Hunter (1994) as Gomyo Kiyoemon
- A Tragic Prime Minister: The Life of Koki Hirota (1993) as Koki Hirota
- Summer of the Moonlight Sonata (1993) as Kingo Ishikura
- A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
- 徳田刑事シリーズ (1993)
- Wangan Midnight 3 (1993)
- The Setting Sun (1992) as Yamashiro
- Faraway Sunset (1992) as Ryutaro
- Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992) as Shigeki Kabayama
- Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)
- Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991) as Motomune Matsunami
- Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
- Miyamoto Musashi (1990) as Takuan Soho
- Wakko no kin medaru (1989) as 父・健吉
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Sohei Yuasa
- Thousand Cranes (1989)
- The Wives of Rokumeikan (1988)
- Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana (1988)
- The Silk Road (1988) as Tsao Yanhui
- Goryokaku (1988)
- King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō (1988) as Self
- Hachiko (1987) as Furukawa
- The Forest of the Little Bear (1987) as Ginzo Iwata
- Magino Village: A Tale (1987)
- His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) as Kouichiroh Shiraishi
- Katayoku dake no tenshi (1986)
- The Sea and Poison (1986) as Professor Hashimoto
- Katana (1986)
- Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
- Legend of the Assassin (1984)
- A Samurai's Sorrow (1984) as Tokugawa Yoshimune
- Shinobu's Tomorrow (1984)
- For Kayako (1984)
- A Samurai's Sorrow: The Deadly Sword (1984)
- 君のふるさとに太陽がのぼった (1984)
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Shin-ichirō Ayuzawa
- The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride (1983) as Shinichirō Ayuzawa
- No no kiyora yama no kiyora ni hikari sasu (1983) as Sadayasu Yazaki /A Man
- Adrift at Sea (1983)
- Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō (1983)
- The Women of Osaka Castle (1983) as Azai Nagamasa
- Baian Mayoibashi (1982)
- Eternal Monument (1982) as Lt.Col.Sasaki
- The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982) as Sadamu Shimomura
- The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (1981)
- Umi yo omae ga (1981)
- Muddy River (1981) as Shinpei Itakura
- On-yado Kawasemi (1980)
- The Young Rebels (1980)
- The Revolt (1980)
- An Ocean to Cross (1980)
- An Ocean to Cross (1980) as Ganjin
- Drive for the Future (1980) as Toyota Sakichi
- Ameyuki-san (1979)
- Nichiren (1979)
- Oh, My Son! (1979) as Hirayama
- Our Symphony (1979) as Shuji Koyanagide
- Hell Worms (1979) as Danjuro Kokun
- The Jeweled Beauty (1979)
- Empire of Passion (1978) as Gisaburo
- Never Give Up (1978) as Urakawa, pressman
- Niten Ichi-ryū (1978) as Narrator
- Kashin (1977) as Choufu Masanosuke
- Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977) as Sunpei Yashiro
- Ranryū no hate (1977) as Narrator
- Akai Shougeki (1976)
- Between Women and Wives (1976) as Masayuki
- Unified Shadows (1975)
- The Accident (1975)
- Death at an Old Mansion (1975) as Kenzo Ichiyanagi
- The Last Samurai (1974) as Ikemoto Mohei
- Karafuto 1945 Summer (1974)
- Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn (1974)
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1973)
- The Twilight Years (1973) as Nobutoshi Tachibana (Shigezo's son)
- Time Within Memory (1973)
- Professional Killers (1972)
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
- The Class of the Sewage Canal (1972)
- New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972) as Arita
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Takuan Sōhō
- Onna no hanamichi (1971)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) as Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
- Women of Osaka Castle (1970)
- Will to Conquer (1970)
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) as Fuba Manabu
- Gambling Den Desire (1970)
- Records of Bloodshed (1970) as Masahisa Hara
- Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969) as Koshitaro Ito
- Red Lion (1969) as Sozo Sagara
- Prison Break (1969)
- Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best (1969)
- The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
- The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968) as Eguchi
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968) as Tatsuma
- Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (1968) as Arita
- Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
- A Fallen Woman (1967) as Miyoshi
- Barren Love (1967) as Yūichi Ono
- Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack (1967) as Arita
- Rebellion of Japan (1967) as Asaichi Isobe
- When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
- Five Star Private (1967) as Arita
- Look Up, Noble One (1966) as Nagao
- Convicted Woman (1966) as Nitto
- The Great White Tower (1966) as Shūji Satomi
- The Kii River (1966) as Shintani Keisaku, Hana's husband
- Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back (1966) as Daijuro Fuma
- The Front Line Showdown (1966) as Arita
- Four and A Half Mats (1966) as Tadashi Yoshioka
- Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (1966) as Arita
- The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again (1966) as Arita
- Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
- The River Yokobori (1966) as Ito
- A Sky Full of Tears (1966)
- Taikouki (1965) as Kuroda Yoshitaka / Kuroda Josui
- Expelled from the Kanto Mob (1965)
- Seisaku's Wife (1965) as Seisaku
- Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) as Yagyu Tajima
- Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965) as 松平広忠
- The Forest of No Escape (1965)
- The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
- The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) Props
- Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (1965) as Arita
- Hoodlum Soldier (1965) as Arita
- Akō Rōshi (1964) as Takata Gunbee
- The Ninja Hunt (1964) as Tosa Aizawa
- Revenge (1964) as Jubei Ezaki
- The Scarlet Camellia (1964) as Chodayu
- The Domain (1964)
- Ara kure kōya (1963)
- Sing, Young People! (1963) as Takahiro Tamura
- Escape from Hell (1963) as Yokouchi
- Seven Detectives: Find the Woman (1963)
- Tange Sazen (1963)
- Double Wedding (1963) as Ryuji Matsuda
- Tōkyō Olympic ondo: Ren'ai tokudane gassen (1963)
- A Full Life (1962) as Sadakichi Uda
- Glory on the Summit (1962)
- Nippon no obaachan (1962)
- Mother Country (1962)
- Get Married, Mother (1962) as Takeshi Otsubo
- Marriage of the Sky and the Sea (1962)
- Kiriko no unmei (1962)
- Koshū (1962)
- Sanctuary (1961)
- Aoi kairyū (1961)
- Onna no hashi (1961) as Toshiya Kawazu
- Student Executive (1961)
- Third Investigation Order (1961)
- Aisuru (1961)
- Haitoku no mesu (1961) as Hideo Ue
- The Estuary (1961)
- Ōtone mujō (1960)
- Kuroshio hibun: Jigoku no hyakuman ryō (1960)
- Yamihōshi (1960)
- The River Fuefuki (1960) as Sadahei
- Honno-Ji in Flames (1960) as Oda Nobunaga
- Echigo jishi-sai (1960)
- Samurai Desperadoes (1960)
- Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher (1960)
- Dakine no nagawakizashi (1960)
- Kaze no naka no hitomi (1959)
- Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
- Yosakoi shigure (1959)
- Man of Edo (1959)
- Unmarried (1959)
- Blind Love (1959) as Kumao Kawabata
- Disappearance in the Night (1959)
- Hear My Mother's Cry (1959)
- Whistling in the Morning (1959) as Takashi Sudo
- People Waiting for Spring (1959) as Akiko's Husband/Magazine Reporter
- Thus Another Day (1959) as Tetsuo Mori
- Aozora yoitsu mademo (1958)
- The Man Who Sold His Suicide (1958) as Shirō Shinomiya
- Hanayome no teikō (1958) as Shinji Yasuda
- Age of Resistance (1958)
- Whirlpool of Flowers (1958)
- Stakeout (1958) as Kyûichi Ishii, the murderer
- White Blaze (1958)
- Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen (1958) as Asari
- The Eternal Rainbow (1958) as Shiro Machimura
- One Step to Happiness (1958)
- Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku (1957)
- Haha to ko no mado (1957)
- The Time of Angels (1957)
- A Man's Fangs (1957)
- The Eye of Heaven (1957)
- Samurai Nippon (1957)
- Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957) as Mr. Nozu
- Flying in the Air (1957)
- Akuma no kao (1957)
- The Adorable Trio (1957) as Seiichi Yamada
- Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
- Five Patriots of Kyoto (1956)
- Tears (1956)
- Farewell to Dream (1956) as Sudô
- Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (1956)
- Youth (1955)
- Bride in the Kitchen (1955)
- Every Day That New Life (1955)
- She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
- The Tattered Wings (1955) as Keizo Ishizu
- Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) as Isokichi
- The Garden of Women (1954) as Sankichi Shimoda
- Matsumoto Seichō no Ekiro as Teiichi Kozuka
- Toumei na kisetsu
- Bridge
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Takahiro Tamura best known for?
Takahiro Tamura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sanctuary (1995), Tales of the Bizarre (1990), Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964), Hachiko (1987).
When and where was Takahiro Tamura born?
Takahiro Tamura was born on August 31, 1928 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. They passed away on May 16, 2006.
How many credits does Takahiro Tamura have?
Takahiro Tamura has accumulated over 224 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1954 to 2014.
What is Takahiro Tamura's background in cinema and television?
Takahiro Tamura was a Japanese film actor born on August 31, 1928, in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Known for his work in acting, he appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005 according to Wikipedia, while other records note 223 known credits. His career spanned decades in the film industry. Among his film appearances is the 1...
Takahiro Tamura by the numbers
224credits
206films
18TV series
1954–2014active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- A Full Life (1962) as Sadakichi Uda — aged about 33
- Professional Killers (1972) — aged about 43
- Tales of the Bizarre (1990) — aged about 61
- Hachiko (1987) as Furukawa — aged about 58
- Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) as Isokichi — aged about 25
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) as Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida — aged about 41
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