Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

1936

Active years (films on this site)

1965–1995

Genres

DramaComedyHistoryWarCrime

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaJapanese Golden AgeJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Juzo Itami4 filmsAkira Kurosawa2 filmsHiroshi Teshigahara1 film

Biography

Tsutomu Yamazaki is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark. Yamazaki is known for his roles as Goro in Tampopo (1985) and Nenbutsu no Tetsu on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu Shiokinin and Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.

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Awards and honours

International

• The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette 2007

National / local

• Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1961
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 1985
• Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1985
• Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1988
• Medal with Purple Ribbon 2000
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 2002

7 films on this site

1. Red Beard 1965 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
2. Kagemusha 1980 · Akira Kurosawa · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
3. The Funeral (1984) 1984 · Juzo Itami · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
4. Tampopo 1985 · Juzo Itami · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
5. A Taxing Woman 1987 · Juzo Itami · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
6. Rikyu 1989 · Hiroshi Teshigahara · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
7. A Quiet Life 1995 · Juzo Itami · IMDb 6.9 · Cast