Personal Info
Birth date
1956-01-10 (69 Years)
Day of death
2009-07-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Toyama, Japan
Also known as
-Tatsuo Yamada
Biography
We dont have a biography for Tatsuo Yamada
Filmography
Tokyo Noir
8.5
Overview:
Three tales that center around sex and citizens of Tokyo: A repressed woman embraces her sexuality, ("Birthday"), an unexpected reunion disrupts a sex worker's routine ("Night Lovers"), and a sex blogger discovers connection in the depths of loneliness ("Girl's Life").Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
NYR
Overview:
In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).The Woman of S.R.I.
7.3
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Mariko is a forensic scientist working at the Kyoto PD Crime Lab. Her credo is “science never lies” and she delves into the truth of the case with her colleagues with their specialized skills and knowledge in forensic medicine, physics, chemistry etc. Mariko’s steadfast belief in science makes her stand against conventional institutional ethics of the police department, diehard detectives averse to scientific investigation and sometimes even with her own colleagues, but she stays faithful to her belief in science and continues to pursue the truth.Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
5
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Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi), despite the misgivings of his uncle (Jo Shishido). He lives off of the money earned by his girlfriend and is more interested in trying to look cool than anything else. He meets Yumeko (Chikako Aoyama), an innocent but dangerous narcoleptic runaway, after she steals his car, and she soon moves in with him. Following the assassination of a high-ranking member by the Kazama Family, Junko is called on to be the lookout while the family gets revenge. However, the other men quickly "zoom", or escape from their duty, leaving the task to Junko. Will he take out Kazama, or will he zoom?Mission To Kill
7
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Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the return of the jidaigeki series "Hissatsu Shigotonin," which has had several seasons between the 1970s and the 1990s. The franchise came back in 2007 with a one-shot special, but this is its first full season since 1992. Makoto Fujita returns as the protagonist Nakamura Mondo, one of the "shigotonin," a team of hired assassins.Switching – Goodbye Me
6.5
Overview:
After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi.Scrap Heaven
7.2
Overview:
The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.Departures
7.8
Overview:
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
6.167
Overview:
The continuing adventures of Matsuzaki, a racing tipster for a sports paper. Matsuzaki befriends a mysterious old track bettor named Tokudaiji. The man turns out to be a well-connected millionaire and invites Matsuzaki to his home.Can you collect it? Complete
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Jiro becomes a happy instructor but a shocking suspicion was raised by Owada who took the place of his parents.Ijiriya President Age
NYR
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Eiji, who used to be the head of a motorcycle gang, now runs a car factory. He was famous for being the best when it came to remodeling. When the police and Eiji's henchmen who became yakuza gathered and had a good time, Kimura came to the Tokorozawa police station as the head of the headquarters and began to confiscate the modified cars without saying anything. It's a Yankee movie.Can You Collect It?
NYR
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Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killedBe a Man!! Samurai School
4.7
Overview:
Momotaro and Hidemaro are 1st-years at Otokojuku, a private boys school where true men are made. Momotaro, proficient in academics and martial arts becomes good friends with Hidemaro an underachieving weakling. Omito Date, former student leader, plans his revenge against his former school. Now leader of an evil army from rival Kanto Gogakuren school he fully intends on taking over Otokojuku.Moment of Demon
5.3
Overview:
Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfying job and a girlfriend. Then his mother, unable to fight her forbidden desires, shows up.Crazy Thunder Road
5.7
Overview:
When Ken, the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo, falls in love with a barmaid, he quickly loses his rebellious ideals. The rest of the gang feels betrayed, especially the reputedly troubled kid Jin who revolts against his former friend.Can you collect it? 2
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Jin, who has killed is worried about his younger brother Jiro and has returned to the world as a ghost!Sky High
5
Overview:
Sky High is a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series, starring actress and model, Yumiko Shaku. It aired in Japan, first run, from 2003 to 2004, and was popular enough to spawn the 2003 feature film of the same name. Both are based on the Japanese manga, Skyhigh. Shaku stars as Izuko, the Guardian of the Gate to the afterlife. The basic premise of the television series is somewhat similar in concept to the American series, Ghost Whisperer, in which the protagonist must use her powers to guide the dead on their journey to the afterlife by helping them determine the meaning or circumstance of their death. However, in Izuko's case, no matter how hard she tries, her guidance does not always result in a happy ending.Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu
NYR
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One is a designer and company president, the other an athlete and model. Although on different paths in life and from different backgrounds, in high school these two were once good friends. This movie tells the story of their friendship.TO-Y
8
Overview:
GASP is a popular alternative band. Conflict arises when the lead singer To-Y is offered a pop idol contract that stipulates he leave the rest of the band behind.Leave My Girl Alone
6
Overview:
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…The Motive
6.4
Overview:
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens it is discovered that one of the victims isn't related to the family.The Goodbye Girls
NYR
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When 22-year-old Ikuko gets fired from her editing internship right before her college graduation instead of getting hired, she turns to her schoolteacher father for advice. Instead, he tells her, "I've decided to become a singer! Sort your own life out!" Confused, Ikuko gets on a boat to the town of Takarazuka, home of the musical industry, to see her classmate Mari. Mari introduces her to an accountant named Yoshie, and together the three of them move into a house they call "The Women's House: Die Fraulein".Japan Sinks
5.5
Overview:
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.When the Last Sword Is Drawn
7.509
Overview:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.The Fighting Cook
NYR
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A lone chef challenges the taste of his food against the “Japan Cooking Committee”.Jingi 31: Boryokudan Re-armed
NYR
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The Kanto 1-yen coin party has a fierce internal conflict! In the Kochi-gumi, the confrontation between the young head Sakuta and the son-in-law of the group leader, Kunitomo, had surfaced. Meanwhile, at that time, Okiyama, a man armed with a pistol and dynamite, rushed into Kamibayashi Trading. He takes the hostage and demands that he bring Jin. Okiyama's lover was killed by a yakuza a week ago, and the culprit is Jin ?!Door II: Tokyo Diary
6.7
Overview:
Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is. The job makes her feel free and in control and likes the danger that surrounds her. Her clients vary from normal to weird but her new client: Mr. Mamiya is… different. Mamiya is strange, charming, and very captivating which makes Ai very interested in what he has to offer and what he wants. Mr. Mamiya likes to explore sexuality and the art of S&M which intrigues Ai and continues to meet with him, and their relationship gets deeper and deeper.New Gokudo Legend: Three Dragons
NYR
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A full-scale drama that visualizes a feature-length novel by Koichi Iiboshi from "Battle Without Honor and Justice." It depicts a shocking rivalry set in Shinjuku, the largest entertainment district in Asia, such as robbery, kidnapping, theft, and the murder of a blue dragon sword. Show Aikawa enthusiastically plays a lone wolf gangster. Co-starring Hitoshi Ozawa and others.Jingi 30: In-law Cemetery
NYR
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In order to earn legal Shinogi, Sunagawa was trying to start a unified legal business with a one-yen coin with the support of members of the Diet. However, the skirmish between Shimizu-gumi and Masago-kai, the main organization of the Ichienkai, intensified, and the plan began to be hindered. Jin, who has a good face in the two groups, enters arbitration, but the conflict continues to intensify as the leader of the Shimizu group is shot by the Masagokai and the Hitman of the Shimizu group. Yoshiro, who was investigating both the Masagokai and Shimizu-gumi, notices that there is a strategy of Mizuho-gumi, the director of the Ichienkai, in the shadow.Acting
2009The Unbroken as Yasuo Kotoko
2009Mission To Kill (1 Episode) as Unknown
2008Yokohama Underworld Kyouka as Unknown
2008Gun-Kyu: War Pigeon as Unknown
2008Lupin's News as Jisaku Kurata
2008Departures as Togashi
2008Cursed Songs: Chi-Manako as Unknown
2008The Successful Businessmen Handbook: Charisma You Can Learn from the Yakuza as Unknown
2008Be a Man!! Samurai School as Unknown
2008Yokohama Underworld Kaen as Unknown
2007Song of Goodbye as Delivery center person
2007Switching – Goodbye Me as Yoshida Takinosuke
2007Bizan as Unknown
2007True Record Dainihon Kikusuikai Soryuden as Unknown
2006Japan Sinks as Unknown
2006Throws Out My Hometown as Unknown
2006Waters as Unknown
2005Scrap Heaven as Mamoru Kutsui
2005Ashura as Unknown
2004The Motive as Shinji Koito
2004Camoflauged Murder as Unknown
2004Tokyo Noir as Unknown
2003Tokyo 2 Fierce Fighting Gokudo Conflict as Unknown
2003Eau de Vie as リツ子の夫
2003When the Last Sword Is Drawn as Sasuke
2003Sky High (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002Tokyo Gokudo Conflict Outbreak as Unknown
2002Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang as Unknown
2002Don Woman 3 as Unknown
2002Jingi 31: Boryokudan Re-armed as Unknown
2002Sabu as Ryojiro Kojima
2002Jingi 30: In-law Cemetery as Unknown
2002Conflict of Aomori as Unknown
2001The Legend of Ando Family: The Road to Hell as Unknown
2001Don Woman 2 as Unknown
2001Chloe as Manager
2001Gokudo Retsuden Sakura (HANA) and Dragon (RYU) as Unknown
2001Don Woman as Unknown
2000Whiteout as Unknown
2000New Young Mama Trucker: Kei vs Misaki — Clash of Fate as Unknown
1999The Woman of S.R.I. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999New Gokudo Legend: Three Dragons as Unknown
1998Let's Get Happy as Unknown
1998Heisei Zankeiden: Blood Blade Dos Barks! as Unknown
1998Blues Harp as Unknown
1998Gun Breath A Perfect Night to Die as Unknown
1997The Fighting Cook as Unknown
1997Female Lawyer - Assault! as Unknown
1996San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Ijiriya President Age as Unknown
1996GO CRAZY 銃弾を駆け抜けろ！ as Unknown
1995Kitanai yatsu as Unknown
1995Another Lonely Hitman as Sato
1995Mahjong Hishoden: Ryu the Caller as Onizuka
1994The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting as Unknown
1994Shinjuku Outlaw as Unknown
1994Can you collect it? Complete as Unknown
1994Maji! 3 as Unknown
1994Maji! 2 as Unknown
1993Tokyo Blood as Unknown
1993Can you collect it? 2 as Unknown
1993The Brutal Insanity of Love as Muto
1992Can You Collect It? as Unknown
1992The Drive as Unknown
1991Misty as Issei Masaki
1991悪女A・B (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991Hey Oilers the Legend of Skyline as Unknown
1991Door II: Tokyo Diary as Ishida
1991Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet as Makoto Kawamura
1990Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet as Makoto Kawamura
1990Hole in the Pants 3 - Screw off at Honmoku Bay as Unknown
1988Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusu as Hirose
1988Yojo no jidai as Unknown
1988Revolver as Shinji Ishimori
1987The Goodbye Girls as Masashi Ikeda
1987TO-Y as Isami (voice)
1986Leave My Girl Alone as Yusuke Aida
1986Saya: Perspective in Love as Island Mitsuru
1985No More God, No More Love as Unknown
1985You Gotta Chance as Unknown
1985Moment of Demon as Unknown
1984Gemini Woman as Owada
1984Sukanpin Walk as Yoshio Kaizuka
1982The Shootout as Seiichi Uchiyama
1982On the Road as Unknown
1982Sayonara Sankaku Mata Kite Shikaku (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Motto hageshiku motto tsuyoku as Tatsuya Makieda
1981Yokohama BJ Blues as Yoshio
1980Crazy Thunder Road as Jin