Kawachi Tamio

Other Name: 川地民夫

Age: 86

Birthday: July 21, 1938

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Kawachi Tamio was a Japanese actor. He was a student at Kanto Gakuin University when Ishihara Yujiro, one of his neighbors in Zushi, Kanagawa, invited him to join the Nikkatsu studio. He made his debut in A Slope in the Sun (1958) playing Ishihara's younger brother. The studio initially sold him as one of the "Bad Trio" along with Kobayashi Akira and Sawamoto Tadao. He appeared in films by Kurahara Koreyoshi and Suzuki Seijun and is probably most known abroad for his starring roles in Kurahara's The Warped Ones (1960) and Black Sun (1964). Kawachi eventually left Nikkatsu for the Toei Company and co-starred in the 9-film Mamushi Kyodai series with Sugawara Bunta in the 1970s. He also acted on television, with his last acting appearance being a TV mystery in 2017. He was also known for his recurring role as Inspector General Sawaii in Ultraman Tiga. (Source: Wikipedia).