Hatsuo Yamaya
Acting
Biography
Actor and musical artist.
Born: December 19, 1933
Place of Birth: Senboku, Akita, Japan
Known For
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
Legal High
A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law cases in Japan.
The Hovering Blade
Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.
Tora-san's Song of Love
Tora-san returns to his family home to learn that his brother-in-law cannot go to Mitsuo's (Tora-san's nephew) athletic event. Tora-san volunteers to take his place, but gets into an argument with his brother-in-law's boss and returns to the road. He meets a young woman in Niigata who, unbeknownst to him, is a popular enka singer.
The Chaser
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Affectionate Time
This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked for several years in New York as well as other cities around the world. When his wife Megumi died at the age of 47 in a car accident three years ago, he decided to leave the company. He was only 57. When Megumi died in the accident, her 18-year-old son Takuro was at the wheel. Yukichi declined an offer to switch to an affiliate company after his retirement, and moved to Megumi's hometown Furano, Hokkaido instead. There he started a small coffee shop named "The Forest Clock."
A Boy Called H
Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh, nicknamed "H". His father, Morio runs a tailor shop. With the onset of World War II, their family must endure difficult times. Nevertheless, H is filled with curiosity and a sense of justice. Based on the autobiographical novel "Shonen H" by Kappa Senoh (published by Kodansha, July 9, 1999).
Sandakan No. 8
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.
Demons
Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband.
Filmography
as Hitoshi Terauchi
as Master
as Takaaki Kijima
as Izutsu Hajime
as (segment "Rinne no mura")
as Hell Temple Priest
as (Voice)
as Takamatsu
as Kyūhei Shima
as Ursu (voice)
as Naoko Sugita
as Boxing Club Manager
as Tameo
as Rin
as Jimmy
as Tokuko's father
as Marutoku
as Arita
as Police
as Police Akamatsu
as Kamegiro Sato
as Chinese Restaurant's Chef
as Shunji Fujishima
as Daigen
as Police
as The Villager Yoju
as Middle-aged veterinarian
as Nakai
as Sakaguchi
as Factory manager
as Kozo's Sister's Lover
as Yamashita
as Kichihei Sawanaka
as Seiu Itō
as Dentist(歯医者)
as Jujiro Tanaka
as Bohl
as Ittchan
as Iwagi Police Chief
as Customer
as Tomomi Iwakura
as Boss
as Ido
as Pinsuke
as Satori
as Shinnosuke
as Ryunosuke
as Hisao
as Bunta
as Goro
as Chohachi
as Sadao Marukido
as Yamanouchi
as Marukido