Personal Info
Birth date
1929-09-01 (95 Years)
Day of death
1992-04-02
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Tomisaburô Wakayama
Tomisaburo Wakayama
若山 富三郎
Tomisaburou Wakayama
Tomisaburoh Wakayama
Masaru Okumura
Kenzaburo Jo
Kenzaburo Jô
Kenzaburô Jô
Joh Kenzaburo
Jo Kenzaburo
Jyo Kenzaburo
Jô Kenzaburo
Jô Kenzaburô
Томисабуро Вакаяма
城健三朗
城健三郎
تومیسابورو واکایاما
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Biography
Tomisaburō Wakayama (若山 富三郎), born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝) was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Kiichriō Wakayama.
Filmography
Priest of Darkness
NYR
Overview:
Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the scene to protect powerless people from evil power of Tokugawa shogunate. Kataoka Naojirō and Ushimatsu work for Kōchiyama. Kaneko Ichinojō is a ronin whose interests often align with KōchiyamaSanada Yukimura
NYR
Overview:
Lord Sanada along with his deadly ninja assassins Kirigakure Saizo and Sarutobi Sasuke attempt to restore the rule of the Toyotomi during the brutal period just after the rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate.He's Like a Devil
5
Overview:
Kamon Ryou, a guitar-playing male prostitute in a decadent downtown bar of Yokohama, is a man of many secrets: he was the culprit of the unsolved "300 Million Yen Robbery" of 1968, he has a lot of nasty friends that are trying to steal the money away from him, and he is dying of a malignant brain tumor...Iki no Iiyatsu
NYR
Overview:
Set in a sushi restaurant in Tokyo shortly after the end of the war, the story follows a stubborn, old-fashioned master and his hot-tempered, brash apprentice growing up among the warm-hearted people of downtown Tokyo.Zoku zoku jiken
NYR
Overview:
Daisaburo Kikuchi (Tomisaburo Wakayama), a skilled lawyer full of humanity, thrillingly depicts the process of stepping into the background of the case step by step.Tuesday Suspense Theater
NYR
Overview:
"Tuesday Suspense Theater" was broadcast every Tuesday from 21:00 to 22:54 ( JST ) on the Nippon Television network for 24 years from September 29 , 1981 to September 27, 2005. It was a two-hour drama slot. As a general rule, suspense dramas with one complete episode (very rarely, two parts) were broadcast every week from 21:00 to 22:54 ( JST ). It is a broadcast frame. Some episodes also aired horror, historical dramas, and special effects dramas.Mute Samurai
NYR
Overview:
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing any normal life the samurai has become the feared bounty hunter, "Devil" Hogan, the Mute Samurai.Samurai Reincarnation
6
Overview:
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
7.087
Overview:
In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
7.301
Overview:
In the fourth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
7.408
Overview:
In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin. Ogami Itto, the official Shogunate executioner, has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
6.9
Overview:
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.Bounty Hunter
NYR
Overview:
Continuing the adventures from the film series, Shikoro Ichibei is back with his cache of unique weapons and the quickest sword in all Japan. Having worked directly for the shogun in the past, he now runs a school in his secret identity as an educator. Meanwhile he takes on secret missions as ”The Bounty Hunter” (Shokin Kasegi). The touches of humor during the scenes around the school disappear once Ichibei takes on a contract. Powerful swordplay and brutal violence highlight these episodes as Japan’s greatest sword star Wakayama Tomisaburo stands tall against all odds in this dynamic television series.Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
7
Overview:
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…Black Rain
6.588
Overview:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
7.36
Overview:
In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
5.571
Overview:
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
7.1
Overview:
In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
7.262
Overview:
In the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors, each has one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one fifth of the information he needs to complete his assassination.Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.75
Overview:
[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrine. He is asked if he thinks he has destroyed all the ninja who opposed him and answers that he suspects that there may be more. A servant brings water and tests it first. The paige dies and we hear gunshots as two ninja flee the scene. His suspicions confirmed, Nobunaga oversees the execution of captured ninja and decides that, in the future, he needs a much crueler method of execution. The daimyo Hideyoshi comes to visit.Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
7.4
Overview:
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Meanwhile a turf war breaks out. When the family is betrayed from within and the rival family becomes violent, Oryu takes things into her own hands…White Snake Enchantment
4.7
Overview:
Uta married a priest who saved her when she tried to commit suicide at a waterfall. The love triangle between a lustful priest, his second wife and his son Masao.The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
6.972
Overview:
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.Ninja, A Band of Assassins
6.417
Overview:
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
5.9
Overview:
Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harrassed by a gang of thugs. When the harrassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
6.281
Overview:
Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater.Sympathy for the Underdog
7.2
Overview:
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
5.2
Overview:
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has killed his smuggling partner, fears that the shogunate will discover his illegal activities. He learns of evidence that will prove his guilt. Meanwhile, his partner is not dead, and, assisted by a master of Shorenji boxing, is looking for revenge and for his loot. The Kaga leader sends the beautiful Chisa to enlist Nemuri's aid. The unexpected happens: the hard-bitten Nemuri falls in love. Can he protect her, topple the criminals, and avoid the boxer's deadly skill?Quick-draw Okatsu
5.7
Overview:
This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of her brother, and real child of the man who adopted her. Her brother unfortunately has a gambling habit, and it plunges the family into trouble when he loses a lot of money in a crooked dice game. After releasing he is unable to pay the debt he owes; the blame is shouldered by the father, who is killed, leading Okatsu on a path of revenge.Acting
1997The Blood of the Extreme! as Unknown
1992Oda Nobunaga as Unknown
1991Check as Sanae Mitamura
1991Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit as Unknown
1991Takeda Shingen as Unknown
1990Minamoto Yoshitsune as Unknown
1990KILL THEM ALL as Naojiro
1990She-Shogun as Tokugawa Ieyasu
1990Shingo's Ten Duels as Takeda Ishin
1989Black Rain as Sugai
1989Company Executives as Unknown
1989Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell as Retsudo Yagyu
1989Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die as 大霊人
1989Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger as Okubo Hikozaemon
1989Bad History as Unknown
1989Sanada Yukimura (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Shinran: Path to Purity as Unknown
1987Iki no Iiyatsu (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1986Michi as Naokichi Sakura
1984The Story of a Man Among Men as Unknown
1983White Snake Enchantment as Ekai Kanamishima
1983The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of Sado as Unknown
1983The Yoshida School as Bukichi Miki
1983Theater Of Life as Unknown
1983The Shogun's Vault III as Unknown
1983Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head as Unknown
1982Irezumi as Kyogoro
1982Domineering as Tsuyoshi Gonno
1982Dojo Breaker as Unknown
1982Summer Secrets as Yusaku Mayama
1982The Shootout as Captain
1982The Imperial Japanese Empire as Kanji Ishiwara
1982The Shogun's Vault II as Ichibei
1981The Blazing Valiant as Goro Kaji
1981The Black Hood as Unknown
1981Flame of Father and Son as Unknown
1981父と子の炎 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Tuesday Suspense Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981The Shogun's Vault I as Unknown
1981Samurai Reincarnation as Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu
1981Flames of Blood as Seihachi
1981The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge as Nezumi Kozo
1981Gate of Youth as Ryugoro Hanawa
1980Shogun Assassin as Ogami Itto
1980The Young Rebels as Asakawa Senjo
1980Zoku zoku jiken (20 Episodes) as Daizaburô Kikuchi
1979Faraway Tomorrow as Unknown
1979Oh, My Son! as Shuzo Kawase
1978The Phoenix as Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai
1978The Bad News Bears Go to Japan as Coach Shimizu
1977I Am A Man of Honor as Unknown
1977Sugata Sanshiro as Murai
1977A Scream from Nowhere as Tatsuo Honda
1977Lullaby to Kill as Insp. Isokawa
1976A Cheerful Yakuza as Unknown
1975Evil Doers as Unknown
1975Priest of Darkness (26 Episodes) as Tōyama Kinsirō
1975Company Buggers as Unknown
1975He's Like a Devil (17 Episodes) as Inspector Shirato
1975Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees as Bandit
1975Bounty Hunter (12 Episodes) as Shikoro Ichibei
1974New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 as Aoki Naotake
1974ESPY as Ulrov
1974The Rapacious Jailbreaker as Okamoto Seijiro
1974Yakuza vs. Gang Leader as Unknown
1974The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers as Unknown
1974Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell as Ogami Itto
1973Mute Samurai (26 Episodes) as Kiichi Hogan
1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons as Ogami Itto
1973Gokudo of Kamagasaki as Shimamura Seikichi
1973Internal Sleuth as Akio Okumura
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril as Ogami Itto
1972Eight Men to Kill as Shikoro Ichibei
1972Informal Dress as Unknown
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades as Ogami Itto
1972The Pledge as Unknown
1972A Yakuza Has His Way as Shimamura Seikichi
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx as Ogami Itto
1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang as Master Kofusai Donju
1972Companion to Hell as Unknown
1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell as Ryuzo
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance as Ogami Itto
1972Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty as Unknown
1971The Armed Organization as Unknown
1971The Gambler's Counterattack as Yano
1971Evil Boss vs. Henchmen as Ozeki Isami
1971Story of Japanese Bad Men as Unknown
1971Kaoyaku as Hoshino
1971A Scarred Life as Unknown
1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You as Torakichi Kumasaka
1971The Path of the King as Torakichi Ohmatsu
1971Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments as Shinkai
1971Fate Deals the Card of Death as Unknown
1971Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation as Capone
1971Sympathy for the Underdog as Yonabaru
1970New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow as Unknown
1970Thugs of Shinjuku as Unknown
1970The Silk Hat Boss 2 as Unknown
1970Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder as Dr. Mitamura
1970The Last Kamikaze as Aramaki
1970Kigeki Gyanburu Hisshôhô as Unknown
1970Fugitive Scoundrel as Shimamura Seikichi
1970Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering as Unknown
1970Silk Hat Boss as Kumotora
1970Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss as Unknown
1970Postwar Secrets as Unknown
1970Brothers of Capones as Unknown
1970The Japan Derby Race as Unknown
1970The Drifting Gambler as Yoshii Yusaku
1970House of Gamblers as Unknown
1970Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return as Torakichi Kumasaka
1970Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back as Shinkai
1970A Yakuza Goes Home as Shimayoshi Shimamura
1969Gambler's Legacy as Kaku
1969The Fort of Death as Ichibei Shikoro
1969Memoir of Japanese Assassinations as Arimura Jizaemon
1969Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room as Torakichi Kumasaka
1969Team of Ruffians as Unknown
1969A Gambler's Certain Death as Unknown
1969Killer's Mission as Shikoro Ichibei
1969Samurai Geisha as Sakata Yoshinobu
1969Japan Organized Crime Boss as Miyahara
1969Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage as Unknown
1969The Domain: Flower and Dragon as Yoshida
1969Brothers Serving Time as Unknown
1969Quick-draw Okatsu as Bounty hunter, Unknown
1969Yakuza on Foot as Seikichi Shimamura
1969Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage as Unknown
1969Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game as Torakichi Kumasaka
1969A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless as Unknown
1969The Yakuza Awaits as Shimamura Seikichi
1968Gambler Biography as Adachi Sanji
1968Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder as Shinkai
1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as Torakichi Kumazaka
1968Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza as Unknown
1968Ohyaku: The Female Demon as Boss Minokichi of Otowa
1968Enlisted Yakuza as Unknown
1968Red Peony Gambler as Torakichi Kumasaka
1968Gambling Den's Master Clan as Unknown
1968Brothers'Code - The Back Relation as Unknown
1968Wicked Priest as Mikuni Shinkai
1968Histories of the Chivalrous as Unknown
1968Return of the Outlaw as Shimamura Seikichi
1968The Marked Man as Unknown
1968Henchmen as Kanji Omuro
1968Scoundrel as Shimamura Seikichi
1968Nunnery Confidential as Unknown
1968Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger as Unknown
1968Big Time Gambling Boss as Tetsuo Matsuda
1967Gambler's World 2 as Sakamoto
1967Parole as Unknown
1967Gambler's World as Hirose
1967Gambler: Victory Without Death as Unknown
1967North Sea Chivalry as Unknown
1967Eighteen Years in Prison as Warden
1967Gamblers as Ozeki Isamu
1966Code Between Brothers 3 as Akoshima Isamu
1966Seven Fugitives as Unknown
1966Judo vs. Karate as Unknown
1966The Virgin Witness as Gyôshun
1964Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo as Sanada Yukimura
1964Kojiki taishō as Unknown
1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction as Unknown
1964Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege as Sanada Yukimura
1964Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold as Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)
1963Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade as Chen Sun
1963Bronze Magician as Prime Minister
1963Maiko and the Assassin as Unknown
1963Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance as Oda Nobunaga
1963Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp as Saburôta Nishina
1963A Samurai Never Tells a Lie as Shindo Genjiro
1963The Red Water as Unknown
1963Assassins for sale as Unknown
1963Shinsengumi Chronicles as Isami Kondo
1962The Lightning Sword as Shinjiro of Misaki
1962Ninja, A Band of Assassins as Oda Nobunaga
1962The Tale of Zatoichi Continues as Nagisa no Yoshiro
1962Keepers of Order as Unknown
1962Ōedo no taka as Unknown
1962Kisaragi Sword as Unknown
1961Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Street Demon Terror as Unknown
1961The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost as Tamiya Iemon
1961Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henka as Unknown
1961Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume as Unknown
1961Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion as Unknown
1961Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat as Unknown
1961Festival of Swordsmen as Iishiro Shurinosuke
1961八州血煙り笠 as Unknown
1961Unruly Lion as Unknown
1961Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi as Unknown
1961Wakatono senryō hada as Unknown
1961Lord of Steel Heart as Kuroda
1960Wild Palanquin as Unknown
1960Brothers of Fire as Unknown
1960Heavenly Dragon as Kanbei Yamashiro
1960Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Iron Mask Laughing in the Darkness as Unknown
1960Tsubakuro dōchū as Unknown
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain as Kira no Jinkichi
1960Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Furisode Mansion as Unknown
1960The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins as Unknown
1960The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence as Okita Soji
1960Ooka Seidan: Devil Image as Unknown
1960Saikoro mushuku as Unknown
1960Runway to Hell as Unknown
1960Hibari’s Favorite 2 as Unknown
1960Ryuji, the Gun Slinger as 幡随院長兵衛
1960Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger as Unknown
1960Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of Kurayamizaka as Unknown
1960Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon Mask as Unknown
1960Lord of Red Banner as Unknown
1960Road of Chivalry as Omasa
1960Benten Kozo as Unknown
1959An Actor's Revenge as Unknown
1959Case of the Hidden Coin as Unknown
1959Blooded Spear as Unknown
195953 Stages of the Road as Unknown
1959Secrets of Fuji 2 as Unknown
1959Secrets of Fuji as Unknown
1959A Spectacular Showdown as Unknown
1959Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo as Unknown
1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun as Unknown
1959No Stronger Swords as Unknown
1958Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's Tattoo as Unknown
1958Holiday in Japan as Unknown
1958Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War as Jukichi Harada
1958関八州喧嘩陣 as Unknown
1957幽霊沼の黄金 as Unknown
1957修羅八荒 猛襲伏魔殿 as Unknown
1957Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War as Major Tachibana
1957Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed as Inuzuka Shino
1956Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous Beauties as Ningyo
1956勤王？ 佐幕？ 女人曼陀羅 as Unknown
1956Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets as Unknown
1956The Ghosts of Yotsuya as Iemon
1956銀蛇の岩屋 as Unknown
1955Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon Dogs as Unknown
1955Nonki saiban as Unknown
1955Chutaro of Banba as Unknown
1955Gyakushû Orochimaru as Unknown
1955Ninja Arts of Jiraiya as Yuminosuke Toyama
Production
1974Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell ... Producer
1973Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons ... Producer
1973Internal Sleuth ... Executive Producer
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril ... Producer
Directing
1973Mute Samurai (2 Episodes) ... Director
Writing
1973Internal Sleuth ... Original Story
Sound
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades ... Theme Song Performance