was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing the role of Daikichi Okakura on the television drama series ''

Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (Making It Through) is a Japanese television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama ...

''. Fujioka attended

Kwansei Gakuin University , colloquially known as , is a private, non-denominational Christian coeducational university in Japan. The university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees to around 25,000 students in almost 40 different disciplines across 11 underg ...

but dropped out because of illness. His first starring role in the film was in the ''Gambare Nihondanji''. He died of chronic kidney disease on 20 October 2006 at the age of 76. His final film appearance was in The ''

Blooming Again is a 2003 novel by Ranzō Ōta. It has been adapted into a film by Isshin Inudo in 2004. Film Adaptation * ''Blooming Again'' directed by Isshin Inudo, a Toei production in 2004, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki. Hisaya Morishige and Takuya Fujioka ma ...

'', released in 2004.

Filmography

Films

* '' Zatoichi and the Chess Expert'' (1965) as Sunpachi * ''

Gamera vs. Barugon is a 1966 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Shigeo Tanaka, with special effects by Noriaki Yuasa and Kazufumi Fujii. Produced by Daiei Film, it is the second entry in the ''Gamera'' franchise, and stars Kōjirō Hongō, Kyōko Enami, and Y� ...

'' (1966) as Doctor.Satō * ''Yakuza (893) gurentai'' (1966) * '' Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) as Zatō Sanji * '' Freshman Wakadaishō'' (1969) as Fujiwara * ''Kaoyaku'' (1971) as Kurihara * '' New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss'' (1974) as Yonemoto * '' The Gate of Youth'' (1975) as Coal mine owner * ''

Yakuza Graveyard ''Yakuza Graveyard'', known in Japan as , is a 1976 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The screenplay by Kazuo Kasahara is based on a concept by Norimichi Matsudaira, Naoyuki Sugimoto and Kyo Namura. ''Complex'' named it number 17 ...

'' (1976) as Sugi * '' Mount Hakkoda'' (1977) as Monma * ''Yatsuhakamura'' (1977) as Doctor.Hisano * ''

The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin ('' Chūshingura''). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including ...

'' (1978) as

Ōno Kurobei (?–November 11, 1751) was the chief retainer of the Banshū Ako Domain, held by the Asano family. His annual earnings were 650 ''koku''. Biography He was a bureaucrat specializing in economic affairs. He demonstrated skill in managing the d ...

* ''

Moonlight Mask , a.k.a. Moonbeam Man, is a superhero appearing in Japanese tokusatsu and anime television shows and movies since his TV debut in 1958. The six theatrical films were made (between 1958–1959) in black and white/ToeiScope format. Created by write ...

'' (1981) as Detective Matsuda * '' Imperial Navy'' (1981) as

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* ''

The Highest Honor ''The Highest Honour'' is a 1982 Australian/Japanese co-production about Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau by Z Special Unit during World War II. The same story inspired the TV mini-series '' Heroes'' (1988) and '' Heroes II: The Return'' ...

'' (1982) as Matsumoto * '' Tora-san's Song of Love'' (1983) as Kitamura * '' Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984) as Mujyaki (voice) * ''

Ruten no umi is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Buichi Saitō. The lead star is Hisaya Morishige. It is based on Teru Miyamoto`s novel of the same title. Plot Cast *Hisaya Morishige as Kumago Matsuzaka * Yumiko Nogawa as Fusae Matsuzaka * Kōichi Satō ...

'' (1990) as Chigusa * ''

'' (2004) as Kinzo Genda

Television drama

* '' Akō Rōshi'' (1964) as Sezaemon Oishi * '' Momotarō-zamurai'' (1977) as Yonosuke * ''

Taiyō ni Hoero! , literally ''Roar at the Sun!'', was a long-running prime-time television detective series in Japan, which ran from 1972 to 1986 for a total of 718 episodes. The lead star was Yujiro Ishihara. It also helped further the career of actors such a ...

'' (1973–86) Semi-regular as Kangorō Samejima * ''Kasuga no Tsubone'' (1989) as

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: ...

* ''

'' (1990–2005) as Daikichi Okakura

Japanese dub

* ''

The Bad News Bears ''The Bad News Bears'' is a 1976 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Bill Lancaster. It stars Walter Matthau as an alcoholic ex-baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team known as the Bear ...

'' (1982 TV Asahi edition) as Morris Buttermaker (

Walter Matthau Walter John Matthau ( Matthow; ; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including '' The Od ...

)

References

External links

Takuya Fujioka NHK
Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 1930 births 2006 deaths Male actors from Hyōgo Prefecture {{Japan-film-actor-stub