Wakayama Tomisaburo
Other Name: 若山富三郎
Age: 95
Birthday: September 1, 1929
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Wakayama Tomisaburo was a Japanese actor born in Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan. His father was Tohiji Katsu (or Katsutoji Kineya), a noted kabuki performer and nagauta singer, and the family as a whole were kabuki performers. He and his younger brother, Shintaro Katsu, followed their father in the theater. Wakayama, tired of thism at the age of 13, 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. He gave up theater performance completely after his two-year term with the troupe was over. Wakayama taught judo until Toho recruited him as a new martial arts star in their jidaigeki movies. He prepared for these movies by practicing other disciplines, including kenpō, iaidō, kendo, and bōjutsu. All this helped him with roles in the television series "The Lone Wolf". Wakayama went on to star in many films, performing in a variety of roles. It has been estimated that he appeared in between 250 and 500 films. His only roles in American movies were as a baseball coach in The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) and as a yakuza boss, Sugai, in Ridley Scott's Black Rain (1989). Wakayama died of acute heart failure on April 2, 1992, in a hospital in Kyoto. He was survived by a son, Kiichiro Wakayama, who is also an actor. (Source: Wikipedia).
List Wakayama Tomisaburo Drama
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Love Your Enemy (2024)
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Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan (2024)
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Iron Family (2024)
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Zen Ryoiki Ijo Kaiketsu Shitsu (2024)
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Later, I Laughed (2024)
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The Fiery Priest Season 2 (2024)
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Marry You (2024)
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When the Phone Rings (2024)
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Lion no Kakurega (2024)
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Three Meals a Day: Light (2024)
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Smile Code (2024)
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See Her Again (2024)
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We Can't Be Together (2024)
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Shameless Lover (2024)
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Europe Outside Your Tent: Romantic Italy (2024)
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The Legend of Nang Nak (2024)
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Dream in the Mirror (2024)
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Don’t Forget Me (2024)
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Feng Hua Jian (2024)
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Stage Fighter (2024)
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Found & Lost (2024)
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Pearl Hotel (2024)
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Desperate Mrs. Seonju (2024)
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Scandal (2024)
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My Merry Marriage (2024)
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Caged Again (2024)
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Good Doctor (2024)
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Kidnap (2024)
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Ye Cheng Fu Zhi Li Sheng (2024)
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Day and Night Season 2 (2024)
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The Love We Couldn't Keep (2024)
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The Story of Pearl Girl (2024)
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The Return of Superman
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RAP:PUBLIC (2024)
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Whenever Possible Season 2 (2024)
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The Empress of Ayodhaya (2024)
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Pilot (2024)
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Subarashiki Kana, Sensei! (2024)
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Water Margin (2011)
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Ooku (2024)
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My Super Heroine (2024)
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Twins (2024)
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The Killers (2024)
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Ancient Forensic Expert (2024)
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Tsuyu no Ato Saki (2024)
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Beyond Live — Stray Kids World Tour dominATE in SEOUL (2024)
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Retry, Seishun! (2024)
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Gossip Princess (2024)
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Take Time with Life (2024)
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Yi Meng Zhen Xing He (2024)
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Mongrel (2024)
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Ke no Hi no Kekeke (2024)
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Tiger Wolf Rabbit (2024)
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Detective Di Renjie: The Deadly Monk (2024)
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I Love You Bit By Bit (2024)
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Fune wo Amu: Watashi, Jisho Tsukurimasu (2024)
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Social Savvy Class 101 (2024)
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I, the Executioner (2024)
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Heavy Snow (2024)
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Who Were We? (2024)
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Regretfully At Dawn (2024)
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Sayonara no Tsuzuki (2024)
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Promise Your Love (2024)
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You Will Die in 6 Hours (2024)
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Margaret & David Tie (2024)
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Aishiterutte, Iitai (2024)
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You Are My Destiny (2024)
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Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024)
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Serpent's Path (2024)
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Confession (2024)
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Blade of Fury (2024)
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A Balloon's Landing (2024)