Tatsuo Umemiya

Born: 1938-03-11

Birthplace: Harbin, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan [now Harbin, Heilongjiang, China]

Biography

Tatsuo Umemiya (梅宮 辰夫, Umemiya Tatsuo, 11 March 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and talent Anna Umemiya.

The son of a doctor, Umemiya gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television dramas and also in restaurant variety shows.

Umemiya died of kidney failure on 12 December 2019. He was 81 years old.