Shogun Assassin
1980
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Born Toshio Okumura (奥村 利夫 Okumura Toshio) on 29 November 1931. He was the son of Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted kabuki performer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (杵屋 勝東治) and who was renowned for his nagauta and shamisen skills. He was the younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama .
He and his younger brother, Shintaro Katsu, followed their father in the theater. Wakayama tired of this; at the age of 13, he began to study judo, eventually achieving the rank of 4th dan black belt in the art. In 1952, as part of the Azuma Kabuki troupe, Wakayama toured the United States of America for nine months.
Jun 30, 1997 · In 1972, he directed his brother Tomisaburo Wakayama in Kozure Ookami ("Wolf Man and Baby"), the first in a brutally realistic sword-fight series later taken over by Kenju Misumi.
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (唖侍鬼一法眼) also known as The Mute Samurai is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. [1] The lead star is Tomisaburo Wakayama, his younger brother Shintaro Katsu also appeared and directed episode 1. [2]
EpisodeTitleDirected ByGuest Starrings1"The Man Who Lost His Ability to Sing" ...Shintaro Katsu, Judy Ongg, Hideyo ...2"A Silent Prayer for A Little boy" ...Kiwako Taichi, Shin Kishida3"The Dangerous Highway" ("Kaen no ...Yuko Hama, Yoshi Katō, Koji Wada4"The Bridge to The Dark World" ("Rokudō ...Kimiyoshi YasudaShinjirō Ehara, Eiji Gō- Jidaigeki
Nov 8, 2016 · Shintaro Katsu remained absent, leaving his brother to continue in his place as coproducer. Rather than let this be a setback, Tomisaburo Wakayama made the most of the creative opportunity he now had.
Jan 20, 2021 · But in addition to the two yakuza gangs, Zatoichi is being shadowed on his way to the cemetery by a wanted criminal named Yoshiro, played by Shintaro Katsu’s brother Tomisaburo Wakayama, which is an apt casting, as later events will show.
Brother of Tomisaburô Wakayama As a child he had a blind shamisen instructor. This coincidence lead to his claiming the talent to play a blind swordsman who plays the shamisen in the Zatoichi series.
