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Tomisaburō Wakayama

Name in Native Language: "若山 富三郎" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 09/01/1929 († 62, 04/02/1992) | Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
Tomisaburō Wakayama (若山 富三郎, Wakayama Tomisaburō, September 1, 1929 – April 2, 1992), born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝), was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling, 19th-century ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai films. ()

Tomisaburō Wakayama (若山 富三郎), born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Kiichriō Wakayama.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manag ...

Black Rain

R

1989 | 3.3/5 | 2h 5min
Drama, Action, Thriller
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A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the count ...

Shogun Assassin

Certification unknown

1980 | 3.4/5 | 1h 25min
Action
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In the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors, each has one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assas ...

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Certification unknown

1973 | 3.7/5 | 1h 29min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has ...

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

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1972 | 3.8/5 | 1h 23min
Drama, Action
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Awards & Nominations for Tomisaburō Wakayama

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Arrow Award Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Tomisaburō Wakayama as Actor(179)

1992 Oda Nobunaga
as Sanae Mitamura1991 Check
1990 Minamoto Yoshitsune
as Tokugawa Ieyasu1990 She-Shogun
as Takeda Ishin1990 Shingo's Ten Duels
as Retsudo Yagyu1989 Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
as 大霊人1989 Daireikai: Shindara dou naru
as Sugai1989 Black Rain
as Okubo Hikozaemon1989 Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989 Company Executives
1987 Shinran: Path to Purity
as Naokichi Sakura1986 Michi
1984 The Story of a Man Among Men
1983 Theater Of Life
as Ekai Kanamishima1983 White Snake Enchantment
as Kyogoro1982 Irezumi (Spirit of Tattoo)
as Captain1982 The Shootout
as Tsuyoshi Gonno1982 Domineering
as Kanji Ishiwara1982 The Imperial Japanese Empire
as Ichibei1982 Fangs of Darkness: Vengeance
1982 Dojo Breaker
1981 The Black Hood
as Ryugoro Hanawa1981 Gate of Youth
as Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu1981 Samurai Reincarnation
as Goro Kaji1981 The Blazing Valiant
as Seihachi1981 Flames of Blood
as Ogami Itto1980 Shogun Assassin
as Asakawa Senjo1980 The Young Rebels
1979 Faraway Tomorrow
as Shuzo Kawase1979 Oh, My Son!
as Coach Shimizu1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai1978 The Phoenix
as Tatsuo Honda1977 A Scream from Nowhere
as Insp. Isokawa1977 Lullaby to Kill
as Murai1977 Sugata Sanshiro
1977 Truck Rascals VI: Momojiro, The One and Only
as Mountain Man1975 Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975 Company Buggers
1975 Evil Doers
1974 Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
as Ulrov1974 ESPY
as Aoki Naotake1974 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Okamoto Seijiro1974 The Rapacious Jailbreaker
as Ogami Itto1974 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
as Shimamura Seikichi1973 Gokudo of Kamagasaki
1973 Internal Sleuth
as Ogami Itto1973 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
as Ogami Itto1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972 The Pledge
as Shimamura Seikichi1972 A Yakuza Has His Way
1972 Informal Dress
as Shikoro Ichibei1972 Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill
as Ryuzo1972 A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
as Master Kofusai Donju1972 The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
as Ogami Itto1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
as Ogami Itto1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
as Ogami Itto1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972 Companion to Hell
1971 A Scarred Life
1971 Fate Deals the Card of Death
as Yonabaru1971 Sympathy for the Underdog
1971 The Armed Organization
as Shinkai1971 Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
as Torakichi Kumasaka1971 Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
as Yano1971 The Gambler's Counterattack
as Capone1971 Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation
as Hoshino1971 Kaoyaku
as Ozeki Isami1971 Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
as Torakichi Ohmatsu1971 The Path of the King
as Shimayoshi Shimamura1970 A Yakuza Goes Home
1970 Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss
1970 Postwar Secrets
as Yoshii Yusaku1970 The Drifting Gambler
1970 The Last Kamikaze
1970 House of Gamblers
1970 Thugs of Shinjuku
1970 Brothers of Capones
as Shimamura Seikichi1970 Fugitive Scoundrel
1970 The Silk Hat Boss 2
1970 The Japan Derby Race
as Shinkai1970 Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
as Dr. Mitamura1970 Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
as Kumotora1970 Silk Hat Boss
as Torakichi Kumasaka1970 Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970 Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
as Seikichi Shimamura1969 Yakuza on Foot
as Shikoro Ichibei1969 Killer's Mission
1969 A Gambler's Certain Death
1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
as Miyahara1969 Japan Organized Crime Boss
as Yoshida1969 The Domain: Flower and Dragon
as Kaku1969 Gambler's Legacy
1969 Team of Ruffians
as Ichibei Shikoro1969 The Fort of Death
1969 Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
as Bounty hunter1969 Quick-draw Okatsu
1969 Quick-draw Okatsu
as Torakichi Kumasaka1969 Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
as Sakata Yoshinobu1969 Samurai Geisha
as Torakichi Kumasaka1969 Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969 Brothers Serving Time
as Shimamura Seikichi1969 The Yakuza Awaits
as Arimura Jizaemon1969 Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Kanji Omuro1968 Henchmen
as Mikuni Shinkai1968 Wicked Priest
1968 Gambling Den's Master Clan
as Shimamura Seikichi1968 Return of the Outlaw
1968 Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
as Adachi Sanji1968 Gambler Biography
as Torakichi Kumazaka1968 Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
as Boss Minokichi of Otowa1968 Ohyaku: The Female Demon
1968 The Marked Man
1968 Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
as Shinkai1968 Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1968 Nunnery Confidential
1968 Enlisted Yakuza
as Shimamura Seikichi1968 Scoundrel
as Torakichi Kumasaka1968 Red Peony Gambler
as Tetsuo Matsuda1968 Big Time Gambling Boss
1967 Parole
1967 Gambler: Victory Without Death
as Ozeki Isamu1967 Gamblers
as Sakamoto1967 Gambler's World 2
1967 Eighteen Years in Prison
1967 North Sea Chivalry
as Hirose1967 Gambler's World
1966 Seven Fugitives
as Akoshima Isamu1966 Code Between Brothers 3
as Gyôshun1966 The Virgin Witness
1966 Judo vs. Karate
1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
as Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
as Sanada Yukimura1964 Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Sanada Yukimura1964 Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1963 Maiko and the Assassin
as Chen Sun1963 Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
as Prime Minister1963 Bronze Magician
as Saburôta Nishina1963 Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
as Oda Nobunaga1963 Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Shindo Genjiro1963 A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
as Isami Kondo1963 Shinsengumi Chronicles
as Shinjiro of Misaki1962 The Lightning Sword
1962 Kisaragi Sword
as Oda Nobunaga1962 Ninja, a Band of Assassins
1962 Keepers of Order
as Nagisa no Yoshiro1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1961 Unruly Lion
as Tamiya Iemon1961 The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
1961 Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
as Kuroda1961 Lord of Steel Heart
as Iishiro Shurinosuke1961 Festival of Swordsmen
1960 Benten Kozo
as Kira no Jinkichi1960 Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain
1960 Runway to Hell
1960 Hibari’s Favorite 2
as Omasa1960 Road of Chivalry
1960 Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
as Okita Soji1960 The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
as Kanbei Yamashiro1960 Heavenly Dragon
1959 A Spectacular Showdown
1959 Blooded Spear
1959 Case of the Hidden Coin
1959 An Actor's Revenge
1959 Secrets of Fuji 2
1959 Secrets of Fuji
1959 No Stronger Swords
1959 Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
as Jukichi Harada1958 Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
as Major Tachibana1957 Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
as Iemon1956 The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956 Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956 銀蛇の岩屋
as Ningyo1956 Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: 6 Famous Beauties
1956 勤王？　佐幕？　女人曼陀羅
1955 Chutaro of Banba
1955 逆襲大蛇丸
1955 Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon Dogs

TV Shows/Series with Tomisaburō Wakayama as Actor(2)

as Inspector Shirato1975 He's Like a Devil
as Kiichi Hogan1973 Mute Samurai

Movies with Tomisaburō Wakayama as Crew(6)

Production/Producer1974 Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Production/Executive Producer1973 Internal Sleuth
Writing/Original Story1973 Internal Sleuth
Production/Producer1973 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Sound/Theme Song Performance1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Production/Producer1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

TV Shows/Series with Tomisaburō Wakayama as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1973 Mute Samurai

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 09/01 1929 (September) in Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan)
Died: Thursday, 04/02 1992 (April) in Kyoto (aged: 62)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Siblings: Shintarō Katsu
Other names for Tomisaburō Wakayama (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tomisaburô Wakayama"
"Tomisaburo Wakayama"
"若山 富三郎"
"Tomisaburou Wakayama"
"Tomisaburoh Wakayama"
"Masaru Okumura"
"Kenzaburo Jo"
"Kenzaburo Jô"
"Kenzaburô Jô"
"Joh Kenzaburo"
"Jo Kenzaburo"
"Jyo Kenzaburo"
"Jô Kenzaburo"
"Jô Kenzaburô"
"Томисабуро Вакаяма"
"城健三朗"
"城健三郎"
"若山富三郎"
"わかやま とみさぶろう" (Kana/Japanese)
Tomisaburō Wakayama frequently works together with these people:
Tatsuo Endō (38x, Actor)
Koji Tsuruta (37x, Actor)
Bunta Sugawara (34x, Actor)
Takuzō Kawatani (33x, Actor)
Minoru Ôki (32x, Actor)
Shingo Yamashiro (30x, Actor)
Akira Shioji (29x, Actor)
Bin Amatsu (29x, Actor)
Sumiko Fuji (27x, Actress)
Hiroshi Nawa (24x, Actor)
Nobuo Yana (22x, Actor)
Shintarō Katsu (3x, Actor)
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