Tsutomu Yamazaki

Born: 1936-12-02

Birthplace: Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

Biography

Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努 Yamazaki Tsutomu) (born December 2, 1936 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor.

He has been nominated for seven Japanese Academy Awards, winning Best Actor awards for the Juzo Itami comedies The Funeral and A Taxing Woman, and the Best Supporting Actor awards for Go and Departures. He also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark.

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Known For

High and Low
The Unspoiled Diamond
Kagemusha
Red Beard
Tampopo
Departures
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Blade of the Immortal
Space Battleship Yamato
The Ramen Girl

Top Movie Credits

High and Low Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Kagemusha Nobukado Takeda
Red Beard Sahachi
Departures Ikuei Sasaki
The Ramen Girl Grand Master