Tomisaburō Wakayama
Acting
Biography
Tomisaburō Wakayama (若山 富三郎), born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Kiichriō Wakayama.
Born: September 1, 1929
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.
Postwar Secrets
Everybody's chasing a diamond in Sadao Nakajima's crime/action/drama. It was a based on a novel by Tsusai Sugawara, who was a Japanese writer and political figure campaigning against drugs, prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases.
Eighteen Years in Prison
A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by every means to effect their takeover, even if it leads to blood being spilled. Along with Kaku and Suke, the elder must face the most dangerous time of his life, in a battle against those corrupt individuals who would use any means to further their dastardly conspiracy, regardless of how many lives might be destroyed. The great Misora Hibari gives a bravura performance, as does the rest of this all-star cast. This is another outstanding effort on the part of the Toei Films, blending fact and fiction to bright back Japan’s golden era of the Genroku period.
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him any more, attempts to kill him, but without success. Saburouta is rescued by his niece, Keisuke at the last moment. Keisuke is a a good-for-nothing. Since that event, he always turns to his uncle when he needs money. Recently Keisuke feels his uncle isn't as generous as he used to be, he suspects that Saburouta has found out the illicit relation between Keisuke and his uncle's young mistress, Ohasu.
A Scarred Life
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
Oda Nobunaga
Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate unification of the country. This historically accurate portrayal of Nobunaga’s life and times is highlighted by many of Japan’s biggest stars, most notably Watanabe Ken in the lead role. Bloody realistic fighting, massive battles, and castle intrigues all drawn from historical sources bring this 2 part drama to new heights in storytelling.
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular Misora Hibari with the greatest samurai action hero of all-time Wakayama Tomisaburo is a brilliant stoke of casting. Hibari takes on the role of Mori no Ishimatsu, a young man who gets involved with real-life Yakuza legend, Shimizu no Jirocho, 'Boss of the Tokaido'. Ishimatsu manages to interfere with a dispute between the Shimizu and their competition, the Marugame family, even going so far as to become an avenger's assistant. It's not the first time Hibari has played a man in a film (also in Benten Kozo), and her acting skills are at their best as she mixes in a bit of humor along with excellent swordplay. Wakayama Tomisaburo, as always, gives an outstanding performance as the powerful and beloved Yakuza Boss Jirocho.
Brothers Serving Time
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
The Armed Organization
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurata as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
Filmography
as Sanae Mitamura
as Naojiro
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
as Takeda Ishin
as Sugai
as Retsudo Yagyu
as Okubo Hikozaemon
as Naokichi Sakura
as Ekai Kanamishima
as Bukichi Miki
as Kyogoro
as Tsuyoshi Gonno
as Yusaku Mayama
as Captain
as Kanji Ishiwara
as Ichibei
as Goro Kaji
as Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu
as Seihachi
as Nezumi Kozo
as Ryugoro Hanawa
as Ogami Itto
as Asakawa Senjo
as Daizaburô Kikuchi
as Shuzo Kawase
as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
as Coach Shimizu
as Tatsuo Honda
as Insp. Isokawa
as Tōyama Kinsirō
as Inspector Shirato
as Bandit
as Shikoro Ichibei
as Aoki Naotake
as Ulrov
as Okamoto Seijiro
as Ogami Itto
as Kiichi Hogan
as Ogami Itto
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Akio Okumura
as Ogami Itto
as Shikoro Ichibei
as Ogami Itto
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Ogami Itto
as Master Kofusai Donju
as Ogami Itto
as Yano
as Ozeki Isami
as Hoshino
as Torakichi Kumasaka
as Torakichi Ohmatsu
as Yonabaru
as Dr. Mitamura
as Aramaki
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Torakichi "Kumotora" Kumasaka
as Yoshii Yusaku
as Torakichi Kumasaka
as Shimayoshi Shimamura
as Kaku
as Ichibei Shikoro
as Arimura Jizaemon
as Torakichi Kumasaka
as Shikoro Ichibei
as Sakata Yoshinobu
as Miyahara
as Yoshida
as Bounty hunter
as Seikichi Shimamura
as Torakichi Kumasaka
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Adachi Sanji
as Shinkai
as Torakichi Kumazaka
as Boss Minokichi of Otowa
as Torakichi Kumasaka
as Mikuni Shinkai
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Kanji Omuro
as Shimamura Seikichi
as Tetsuo Matsuda
as Sakamoto
as Hirose
as Warden
as Ozeki Isamu
as Akoshima Isamu
as Gyôshun
as Sanada Yukimura
as Sanada Yukimura
as Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)
as Chen Sun
as Prime Minister
as Oda Nobunaga
as Saburôta Nishina
as Shindo Genjiro
as Isami Kondo
as Shinjiro of Misaki
as Oda Nobunaga
as Nagisa no Yoshiro
as Tamiya Iemon
as Iishiro Shurinosuke
as Kuroda
as Kanbei Yamashiro
as Kira no Jinkichi
as Okita Soji
as 幡随院長兵衛
as Omasa
as Jukichi Harada
as Major Tachibana
as Inuzuka Shino
as Iemon
as Yuminosuke Toyama