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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.
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.
Apr 10, 2011 · A most excellent end-fight and finale to episode 15 of 'The Mute Samurai'. This is a perfect example of the Iaido and Kenjutsu skills of Wakayama-sama, and his ability and intensity in...
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.
The story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, and a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work. Lone Wolf and Cub chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the shōgun ' s executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword.
Oct 17, 2022 · Tomisaburo Wakayama played the role of Ogami Itto the Shogun’s executioner, where the position was stolen by the Yagyu Clan and forcing Itto and his young son Daigoro/Akihiro Tomikawa to the righteousness white path as an assassin.
Black Rain is a 1989 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda and Tomisaburo Wakayama. The film focuses on two NYPD detectives who arrest a member of the yakuza and must escort him back to Japan .
Nov 8, 2016 · O ne day in 1971, actor Tomisaburo Wakayama appeared at the home of writer Kazuo Koike wielding a wooden bokuto samurai sword . . . Wakayama was on a mission to secure the lead in the film adaptation of Koike’s hit manga Lone Wolf and Cub, and what he did next with the practice weapon in his hands would change the history of Japanese samurai ...
"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 in Peril", & "Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades" are on The Best Movies Starring Tomisaburo Wakayama on Flickchart.
Tomisaburô 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.
