was a Japanese

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. He had participated twice in the

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as a racing driver. He did a lot of work for the

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and made his debut in the film ''

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''. He appeared in

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's ''

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'' in 1961. In the same year, he received the

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for Newcomer of the Year. In the 1970s, he left Toho and joined

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's production company."Suki Kattehōdai Natsuki Yōsuke star no jidai", p.35 He was famous for his role in the police TV drama ''

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'' as well as

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monster movies.

Selected filmography

Films

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'' (1958) - Man, witness on rainy day *''Otona niwa wakaranai: Seishun hakusho'' (1958) *''Mikkokusha wa dare ka'' (1958) - Keiichi Sudô *''Ankokugai no kaoyaku'' (1959) - Kashimura's assistant *''Daigaku no oneechan'' (1959) - Lucky Nakaki *''Kitsune to tanuki'' (1959) *''Daigaku no nijuhachin'' (1959) *''Seishun o kakero'' (1959) - Hurry Ken *''Wakai koibitotachi'' (1959) - Tôru Akimoto *''Dokuritsu gurentai'' (1959) *''Osorubeki hiasobi'' (1959) *''Bakushô Mito Kômon man'yûki'' (1959) - Kakunoshin Atsumi *''The Last Gunfight'' (1960) - Officer Miake *''Samurai to oneechan'' (1960) - Shôsuke Fuyuki *''Yama no kanata ni - Dai ichi-bu: Ringo no hoo: Dai ni-bu: Sakana no seppun'' (1960) - Kôichi Shimura *''Kunisada Chûji'' (1960) - Sentaro Itabashi *''

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'' (1960) - Lt. Koji Kitami *''Fundoshi isha'' (1960) - Hangoro *''Ôzora no yarôdomo'' (1960) *''Shin jôdaigaku'' (1960) *''

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'' (1960) - Shotaro Yamada *''Sararîman Chûshingura'' (1960) - Riki Oishi *''

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'' (1961) - Chomonshu Kimura *''Wakai ôkami'' (1961) - Nobuo Kawamoto *''Minami no kaze to nami'' (1961) - Junpei Hara *''Zoku sararîman Chûshingura'' (1961) - Chikara *''

'' (1961) - Kohei's Son *''Dangai no ketto'' (1961) *''Kurenai no umi'' (1961) *''Onna bakari no yoru'' (1961) - Hayakawa *''Gen to fudômyô-ô'' (1961) *''Yato kaze no naka o hashiru'' (1961) - Taro *''Hoero datsugokushu'' (1961) *''Salary man Shimizu minato'' (1962) - Shingo Oiwake *''Onna no za'' (1962) - Aoyama Yutaka *''Zoku sararîman shimizu minato'' (1962) *''Kurenai no sora'' (1962) *''Dobunezumi sakusen'' (1962) *''Kigeki ekimae onsen'' (1962) - Kôtarô Takami *''Chikata nikki'' (1962) *''Yama-neko sakusen'' (1962) *'' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) - Kin'emon Okano *''Ankokugai no kiba'' (1962) *''

Attack Squadron! is a 1963 Japanese film directed by Shue Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is about Lt. Colonel Senda (Toshiro Mifune) who commands three fighter squadrons, eventually being dominated by Allied forces in June 1944. R ...

'' (1963) - Captain Nobuo Ataka *''Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei'' (1963) *''Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu'' (1963) *''Interpol Code 8'' (1963) - Akimoto *''Norainu sakusen'' (1963) *''Warera sarariman'' (1963) *''

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'' (1964) - Kiyonosuke *''Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari'' (1964) *''Jigoku sakusen'' (1964) *''Chi to daiyamondo'' (1964) *''

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'' (1964) - Inspector Kommei *''

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'' (1964) - Detective Shindo *''Kokkura suzumaru'' (1965) *'' Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi'' (1965) *''Jinchoge'' (1966) - Nomura *''Kore ga seishun da!'' (1966) - Shinsuke Yuki *''Take-chan shacho'' (1967, part 1, 2) *''Dekkai taiyô'' (1967) *''Natsukashiki fue ya taiko'' (1967) *''Moero! Taiyô'' (1967) *''Moero! Seishun'' (1968) - Kensuke Sunaga *''Musume zakari'' (1969) - Takashi Watanabe *''Oiroke komikku'' (1970) *''Batsugun joshikôsei'' (1970, part 1, 2) - Shunsuke Takimura *''Circuit no ohkami'' (1977) *''Bokusâ'' (1977) *''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo'' (1977) *''Jerashî gêmu'' (1982) - Shinichi Suruga *''Keiji monogatari 3 - Shiosai no uta'' (1984) *''

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'' (1984) - Professor Makoto Hayashida *''Seito shokun!'' (1984) - Seishi Hokujo *''

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'' (1985) - Dr. Hayashida *''Ore wa otokoda! kanketsu-hen'' (1987) *''Ai wa kurosuoba'' (1987) *'' Umi e, See You'' (1988) *''Private Lessons II'' (1993) *''Round 1'' (2003) *''Shinario raitâ (star) Matsumoto Mariko no kadai'' (2005) *''The Passenger'' (2005) - Naoki Sando *''Sô kamo shirenai'' (2005) *''Maze'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) - Mi Jeu-yo-si *'' Black Belt'' (2007) - Eiken Shibahara *''Half Blood Samurai'' (2008) *'' The Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit'' (2008) *''Sakura Sakura'' (2010) *''Sayonara natsu yasumi'' (2010) *''Kirin'' (2012) - (final film role) *'' Mifune: The Last Samurai'' (2015, Documentary) - Himself

Television

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'' (1975-1979) - Odagiri * '' Edo no Gekitou'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) - Masamichi Nishiya * ''

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'' (1980) - Zataki * ''

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'' (1983) -

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References

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