Masahiko Tsugawa
Acting
Biography
Masahiko Tsugawa, born Masahiko Katō was a Japanese actor and director.
Born: January 2, 1940
Place of Birth: Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa power base.
Miotsukushi
In the early Showa era, the town of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture was divided by the conflicts between the worlds of "land" and "sea". Born to Kyubei Bando, the owner of a long-established soy sauce brewery, and his mistress Rui, Kaworu was taken in by her father and raised as a prim and proper lady. As she grew up, she fell in love with Sokichi, the eldest son of an established fisherman; alas, their two families were in conflict. This is a story of pure love between two people that grew beyond the boundaries of the old customs that they were brought up with. It is a drama that depicts their turbulent journey of love and the bonds of the people from an old and established family working tirelessly to protect their naturally brewed soy sauce business through the ups and downs.
Masamune Shogun
Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the most favorite river drama. The original is Yamaka Sosaichi's novel "Date Masamune", the biggest drama on the theme of the Date house was the first time in 17 years since the "Shinnogi remained" (1970), which painted Datejo in the Edo period. It depicts the life of Matsudo Date of Sengoku warrior · Date Masamune who built the foundation of Sendai clan 620,000 stones in his generation as a result of my own wisdom and talent.
Chûshingura 1/47
During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so as not to be detected. Having completed their task, all 47 then committed ritual suicide. This series, of which this TV movie is the pilot, follows the adventures of one of these samurai as he patiently waits for the chance to fulfill his destiny.
Doterai Man
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
Station to Heaven
From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters and emotions as it focuses on a tangled web of murder and deceit encountered by a beautiful woman, Kayo after her abusive husband is murdered.
Yasuragi no Sato
The drama is set in an retirement home named "Yasuragi no Sato La Strada" where only those who had worked in the TV entertainment industry such as actors, writers, musicians and artists are allowed to live at. Kikumura Sakae, who used to be a popular scriptwriter, lives among the former stars and the problems they face are presented in a humorous manner.
Furuhata Ninzaburo
Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani and is often referred to as the Japanese version of Columbo. The series is a police detective drama starring actor Masakazu Tamura as Furuhata Ninzaburo and Masahiko Nishimura as his stereotypically bumbling sidekick, Shintaro Imaizumi. The program aired weekly and featured a guest villain each time, usually a famous talent in Japan. Pop-stars like SMAP, television hosts like Sanma Akashiya and even sports figures like Ichiro Suzuki have been featured on this program. It was one of the most popular television dramas in the history of Japanese television, having spawned several seasons and TV specials.
Black Widow Business
Kozo Nakase attends meetings for single widowers looking to remarry. He meets Sayoko Takeuchi and eventually marries her. Not longer after their marriage, Kozo Nakase suddenly collapses and dies. Kozo Nakase leaves everything to Sayako. The rest of his family are left out of his will including his daughter Tomomi. Tomomi hires a private investigator, Honda, to find out more about Sayoko.
Liquid: Ogre of Sake the Miraculous Warehouse
A sake brewery of long standing in Kanazawa is deep in the red. The owner’s only son Sagara Shuichi, an elite banker, resigns from the bank because of something that came up, and decides to stake his life on making sake. Grasping at straws, he clings to the legendary master brewer, Washio Yusaku. However, Yusaku is the man feared as an ogre. Shuichi is prepared to be “eaten by the ogre”, but he is thrust into a difficult position when he sinks further into debt because of Yusaku’s pursuit of “perfect sake making”. Moreover, the brewers working for Yusaku are strangers to sake making. They are men and women who have lost their places to go for their own reasons, and have moved in with the sake brewery. One of them is Shuichi’s cousin, Naoki. In the middle of preparing the daiginjo sake on which the fate of the sake brewery rests, an unusual and unpredicted change takes place before Naoki’s eyes. Will the sake brewery be turned around when the drops of liquid of their quest flow?
Filmography
as Harayama Masao
as Iwao Washizu（鷲巣 巌）
as Hiraomi Danbara
as Iwao Washizu（鷲巣 巌）
as Ryushin Kuze
as Yohei
as Senmei Monden
as Eiichiro Sena
as Kozo Nakase
as Tokugawa Ienari
as Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
as Iwao Washizu（鷲巣 巌）
as Lord (voice)
as Washio Yuusaku
as Shuzo Kobayashi
as Yoshio Makabe
as Wasuke
as Regular customer
as Jutaro Torigai
as Hachiro Hinode
as Shigemitsu Toda
as Hotsuma Raido
as Ooka Tadataka
as Kenmotsu Sasahara
as Sadanosuke Kunioku
as Kujiya Shoemon
as Sadanosuke Kunioku
as Kurushima Taizo
as Riwemon, Matsuyama's Uncle
as Kenta Matsuzaki
as Takamitsu Teto
as Sawaki Tanba
as Myogi Danemon
as Keiichiro Mido
as Yohei Watsuji
as Tomohiko Niimi
as Self/Police Chief Saeki
as Tadashi Tanaka
as Masao Harayama
as Kintaro Hongo
as 吉沢弘
as Hirasa
as Yonezo Setouchi
as Haruo Kurokawa
as 捜査本部長
as Orui's father
as Asakura Tsuneo
as Sota Kitahara (60 years old)
as Police Chief Saeki
as Police Chief Saeki
as Kenji Bando
as Ozeki
as Shigematsu Gozo
as Kisaburo Inoue
as Inoue Kisaburo
as Arisa's father
as Shigeichiro Umeda
as Man Who Sells Accessories
as The Prime Minister
as City Hall Director
as Yonezo Setouchi
as Kozukenosuke Kira
as Chief Cabinet Secretary
as Imamura
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Yamato
as Air force commander
as Yoshikawa
as Village chief
as Ryunosuke Yamato
as Deputy Superintendent Kohashi
as Prime Minister Hideki Tojo
as Sakamoto
as Shingyoji Temple Chief Clerk
as School Master
as Kobayashi Goro
as Yagyu Yoshitaka
as Saburo Morimoto
as Teruo Yokoyama
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
as Toyosaki
as Dr. Koichiro Ogata
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
as Self
as Todushi Koyama
as Kafu Nagai
as Foreign Office Eugene
as Kurosaki
as Kitazawa
as Tomomi Iwakura
as Takeda Shingen
as Mondo Suzuki
as Kyohei Yusa
as Makihiko Tsuda
as Katsu Kaishu
as Mr. Yamaoki
as Hanamura
as Shuhei Tomizu
as Hanamura
as Noboru
as Supermarket Manager
as Kyubei Bando
as Kimura
as 沢庵宗彭
as Masaaki Kawamura
as Sanrise no Master
as Saburo Takagi
as 父・桂木宗俊
as Takizawa
as Tsuda Sōgyū
as 中山晋平
as Minoya(美濃屋利太郎)
as Mario Mizuhara
as Kan'ichi Sekimoto
as Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu
as Teizo Okabe
as Norojin
as Akira
as 長男・謙一郎
as Kitahara
as Haruo Emoto
as 大杉光平
as Kuki Shinjiro
as Senta
as sensei Shimose
as Ryushiro Henmi
as Jiro Tezuka
as Takashi Kosaka
as Takao Onogi
as Ôta
as Tatsuo
as Shin
as Mizuhara
as Yasuo Makita
as Jirokichi
as 小太郎の弟・千寿丸
as Akira Asai
as Takishima Haruji
as Young Zushiō
as Jôtarô Ishihara