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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 ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai films.
Tomisaburô Wakayama. Actor: Black Rain. Tomisaburô Wakayama was born on 1 September 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Black Rain (1989), Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) and Shogun Assassin (1980). He died on 2 April 1992 in Kyoto, Japan.
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- Tokyo, Japan
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- Kyoto, Japan
Wakayama Tomisaburo. Name: Wakayama Tomisaburo; Native name: 若山富三郎; Given name: Okumura Masao; Also Known as: Kenzaburo Jo, Nationality: Japanese; Gender: Male; Born: September 1, 1929; Died: April 2, 1992
YearTitleRoleRating1991Checkmate add Japanese Movie, 1991, Sanae ...Sanae Mitamura Main Role0.01990Zansatsu Seyo: Setsuna Kimono, Sore wa Ai ...Naojiro Main Role6.01990Tabi No Nagadosu: Hanagasa Tsubaki add ...Support Role0.01990Lady Kasuga add Japanese Movie, 1990, ...Support Role7.4Tomisaburô Wakayama was born on September 1, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Black Rain (1989), Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) and Shogun Assassin (1980). He died on April 2, 1992 in Kyoto, Japan.
- September 1, 1929
- April 2, 1992
- He Toured United Stated in 1952
- He Was A Martial Arts Star
- Wakayama Featured in Between 250 and 500 Films
- Wakayama Started His Career When He Was 26 Years
- His Net Worth Was Between $5 to $10 Million
- Wakayama Stared at The Sword of Vengeance
- His Younger Brother Was Also An Actor
- He Resisted Various Roles in Different Films
- Wakayama Produced Various Films
- He Died Due to Acute Cardiac Arrest
In 1952 when he was part of the Azuma Kabuki troupe, for nine months, Wakayama toured the United States of America. It was during this trip that he gave up on theatre performance completely. This was when his two-year term with the troupe was over.
Before he was recruited for Martial art he taught judo. When he was recruited as a martial arts star in the movie jidaigeki he used the stage name, “Jō Kenzaburō”. While preparing for these movies he practised various disciplines such as kenpō, iaidō, kendo, and bōjutsu. This discipline helped him in his various roles in acting in the television se...
Throughout his career, he starred in many films where he performed in many roles. Approximately It is estimated he appeared in between 250 and 500 different films. His main roles in American movies were as a baseball coach in films such as the Bad News Bears Go to Japan in 1978 and also as the yakuza boss, Sugai, in Ridley Scott’s Black Rain in 198...
In Tokyo, Japan. Tomisaburo officially started his career in 1955 as an Actor, he was only 26 years old. While still perfecting his acting skills, he became one of the most successful actors in Japan with just limited time in his profession. It was during this short period that he influenced most people due to his skills in acting and return he ear...
Tomisaburo mostly collected his earnings from his Yeezy sneakers. Despite the long exaggeration of his business over the years, the sum of money he earned from his profession made him ranked among the biggest celebrity of his time. He earned most of his Basic income from his successful acting career. Wakayama had a total net worth of about $5 to $1...
He started the Sword of Vengeance movie, which was one of the best films in Japan under the Lone Wolf and Cub film. The film was based on the famous manga in Japan. The film led the greatest samurai and Japanese best exploitation series in the 1970s. Tomisaburo Wakayama played the role of Ogami Itto the Shogun’s executioner, where the position was ...
His younger brother Shintaro Katsu was also a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director. Wakayama’s younger brother was well known for the role of the blind Yakuza anma Zatoichi in different films under the same name. The films he acted in became very popular in the mid-1960s and 1970s. He played Zatoichi in 25 different movies between 1962 an...
Some Japanese acting studios made offers to Tomisaburo to act in different roles in films of those times. Due to his well know reasons he rejected the offers. In one of his conversations with Jerry Stout, who was a journalist, he recognized that “ I didn’t like Kabuki society and I didn’t think I could like the world of cinema. I made impossible de...
During his career he Produced the following three films, this included, Buichi Saito in 1972, Kenji Misumi in 1973, and Yoshiyuki Kuroda in 1974. In 1980, Tomisaburō participated in some of the films when American montage was made.
Tomisaburo Wakayama died on 2nd April 1992 at Kyoto hospital due to acute cardiac arrest. He died at the age of 62-year old before he became more popular in the West. Wakayama is always remembered by many people and especially his fans for the travelling ronin and the lone wolf. In Japan, he is among the most skilled sword fighters during his actin...
Known For. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx. Shogun Assassin. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell. Black Rain.
22 de nov. de 2018 · Embora o desempenho de Wakayama seja a própria definição de estoico, ele realmente ganha vida quando sua espada é desembainhada. Akihiro Tomikawa, que não apareceria em nenhum outro filme fora desta série, interpreta o filho de Ogami, Daigoro, de três anos. Sua performance em cada capítulo de Lobo Solitário é impecável.
