Biography
Takahiro Tamura (田村高廣, Tamura Takahiro, 31 August 1928 – 16 May 2006) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1954 and 2005. He and his younger brothers Masakazu and Ryō were known as the three Tamura brothers. They were sons of actor Tsumasaburo Bando. Tamura graduated from Doshisha University. Tamura was working for a trading firm before he started his acting career but he decided to be an actor to repay his father Tsumasaburō's debt. In 1953, he joined Shochiku and made his film debut with Onna no Sono. In 1965, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 16th Blue Ribbon Awards for his role in The Hoodlum Soldier. In 1970, he played the role of Mitsuo Fuchida in Tora! Tora! Tora!. Tamura won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor award for his role in Muddy River in 1981.On television, Tamura appeared in a lot of jidaigeki television dramas. In 1964, He appeared for the first time in an NHK taiga drama, Akō Rōshi. NHK tapped him the following year for the role of Kuroda Yoshitaka in Taikōki. Among the jidaigeki series he has starred in Hissatsu series Tasukenin Hashiru.He died of cerebral infarction on 19 May 2006. His final film appearance was in The Yakiniku mubi: Purukogi, released in 2007.
Filmography
all 155
Movies 141
TV Shows 14
Screenplay 1
self 1
Blindly in Love (2013)
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi (2007)
Fight (2005)
Home Drama! (2004)
The Soul Odyssey (2003)
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
I Love Friends (2001)
The Hidden Festival (1998)
Sleeping Man (1996)
Masters Of Taste (1995)
Last Friends (1995)
Sanctuary (1995)
Crest of Betrayal (1994)
Dark hunter (1994)
A Samurai's Sorrow (1993)
Wangan Midnight 3 (1993)
Summer of the Moonlight Sonata (1993)
Kawaite sōrō (1993)
Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992)
The Setting Sun (1992)
Faraway Sunset (1992)
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (1991)
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991)
Tales of the Bizarre (1990)
Miyamoto Musashi (1990)
Wakko no kin medaru (1989)
Thousand Cranes (1989)
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
Goryokaku (1988)
The Silk Road (1988)
Magino Village: A Tale (1987)
The Forest of the Little Bear (1987)
Hachiko (1987)
The Sea and Poison (1986)
Katana (1986)
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
Song of the Spring Pony (1985)
Legend of the Assassin (1984)
君のふるさとに太陽がのぼった (1984)
Kawaite sōrō Odokumiyaku Hissatsuken (1984)
Myth of the Assassins (1984)
Adrift at Sea (1983)
Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō (1983)
A Samurai's Sorrow (1983)
古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ (1983)
The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982)
Himeyuri no Tô (1982)
Muddy River (1981)
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (1981)
Drive for the Future (1980)
An Ocean to Cross (1980)
The Revolt (1980)
Hell Worms (1979)
Oh, My Son! (1979)
Nichiren (1979)
Our Symphony (1979)
Never Give Up (1978)
Empire of Passion (1978)
Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)
Kashin (1977)
Tsuma to onna no aida (1976)
Death at an Old Mansion (1975)
The Last Samurai (1974)
Karafuto 1945 Summer (1974)
Time Within Memory (1973)
The Twilight Years (1973)
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
The Class of the Sewage Canal (1972)
Professional Killers (1972)
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
Onna no hanamichi (1971)
Haru no Sakamichi (1971)
Will to Conquer (1970)
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
Records of Bloodshed (1970)
Gambling Den Desire (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best (1969)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
Red Lion (1969)
Prison Break (1969)
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
Tales of the Inner Chamber (1968)
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (1968)
The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968)
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack (1967)
A Fallen Woman (1967)
When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
Five Star Private (1967)
Rebellion of Japan (1967)
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (1966)
The Great White Tower (1966)
The River Yokobori (1966)
The Front Line Showdown (1966)
The Kii River (1966)
A Sky Full of Tears (1966)
Convicted Woman (1966)
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back (1966)
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves (1966)
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again (1966)
The Flower and the Dragon (1965)
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (1965)
Seisaku's Wife (1965)
Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
The Forest of No Escape (1965)
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Taikouki (1965)
The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
Revenge (1964)
The Ninja Hunt (1964)
The Domain (1964)
Akō Rōshi (1964)
Tange Sazen (1963)
あらくれ荒野 (1963)
Double Wedding (1963)
Escape from Hell (1963)
Sing, Young People (1963)
Sora to umi no kekkon (1962)
Get Married, Mother (1962)
Glory on the Summit (1962)
Kiriko no unmei (1962)
Mother Country (1962)
湖愁 (1962)
A Full Life (1962)
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Haitoku no mesu (1961)
The Estuary (1961)
Samurai Desperadoes (1960)
The River Fuefuki (1960)
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
Onatsu Detective Case: Mad Slasher (1960)
越後獅子祭 (1960)
抱寝の長脇差 (1960)
Thus Another Day (1959)
Kaze no naka no hitomi (1959)
Diary of Forsaken Love (1959)
Whistling in the morning (1959)
One Step to Happiness (1958)
The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
Aozora yoitsu mademo (1958)
White Blaze (1958)
Stakeout (1958)
The Adorable Trio (1957)
Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
悪魔の顔 (1957)
Flying in the Air (1957)
Tears (1956)
Farewell to Dream (1956)
春のみづうみ (1956)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
The Tattered Wings (1955)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
The Garden of Women (1954)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-08-31
Deathday2006-05-16 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceKyoto, Japan
FatherTsumasaburō Bandō
SiblingsToshima Tamura, Ryō Tamura, Masakazu Tamura, Yasuhiro Minakami
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsTamura Takahiro, 田村高廣, 田村高広, Такахиро Тамура, 田村高广
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō, Medal with Purple Ribbon
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