Tomisaburo Wakayama

Birth Name:

Masaru Okumura

Birth Place:

Tokyo, Japan

Profession

Actor, Producer, Music department

In 1993, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Japanese Academy
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 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

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