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Tomisaburo Wakayama Biography

Birth Name:Masaru Okumura

Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan

Profession Actor, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Received a Blue Ribbon Award for his performance in "Sugata Sanshiro․"
  • Won the 1980 Kinema Junpo Award for his role in "Shodo satsujin: Musuko yo․"
  • Won the 1980 Mainichi Film Concours award for Best Actor
  • In 1993, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Japanese Academy
  • In 1952, he toured the United States for nine months with the theatre troupe Azuma Kabuki
  • Is widely recognized for his portrayal of the character Ogami Itto
  • Trained in various martial arts, he was a fourth degree black belt in Judo

Awards

  • 1978Blue Ribbon Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1980Award of the Japanese Academy-Best Actor: winner
  • 1980Blue Ribbon Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 1980Kinema Junpo Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 1980Mainichi Film Concours-Best Actor: winner