Tsutomu Yamazaki Explained

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Birth Place:Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1960 - present

is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark.[1] 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.[2]

Career

Yamazaki graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company and joined Bungakuza in 1959.[3] He made his film debut in Kihachi Okamoto's Daigaku no sanzôkutachi in 1960.[3] In 1961, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.[4] In 1963, he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low. He worked with Kurosawa twice more: in the director's next film, 1965's Red Beard, then fifteen years later, in Kagemusha.

In 1973, he appeared jidaigeki television drama Hissatsu Shiokinin and he played the same role in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin again in 1977.[3] He also starred in number of Juzo Itami's films, including his role as a trucker who resembles John Wayne in Tampopo (1985). He co-starred in The Ramen Girl (2008) with Brittany Murphy.[5]

He also played a supporting role in Yōjirō Takita's Departures.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector NotesRef.
1963High and LowGinjirō TakeuchiAkira Kurosawa
A Woman's StoryKohei ShimizuMikio Naruse
1965Red BeardSahachiAkira Kurosawa
1969Tora-san's Cherished MotherYoji Yamada
1970Fuji sanchōTakeshi IshizukaTetsutaro Murano
1975Tetsuya KusunokiKinji Fukasaku
1979Demon PondMasahiro Shinoda
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and HumanityShingo TakagiEiichi Kudo
1980KagemushaTakeda NobukadoAkira Kurosawa
1982Dotonbori RiverKinji Fukasaku
1984The FuneralJuzo ItamiLead role
1985Farewell to the ArkShūji TerayamaLead role
TampopoGorōJuzo ItamiLead role
1987A Taxing WomanHideki GondōJuzo Itami
1989RikyuToyotomi HideyoshiHiroshi Teshigahara
1993We Are Not AloneYōjirō Takita
Samurai KidsNobuhiko ObayashiLead role
1998A Quiet LifeFatherJuzo Itami
1998Wait and SeeShinji Sōmai
2001The Guys from ParadiseKatsuaki YoshidaTakashi Miike
GoHideyoshiIsao Yukisada
2002Doing TimeYoichi SaiLead role
Copycat KillerYoshimitsu Morita
2003The Thirteen StepsMasahiko Nagasawa
2004Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldIsao Yukisada
Blooming AgainIsshin InudoLead role
2005What the Snow BringsTambaKichitaro Negishi
2006KurosagiYasuharu Ishii
CricketsShinji Aoyama
2007Dolphine BlueTetsu Maeda
2008DeparturesSasakiYōjirō Takita
Climber's HighShirakawaMasato Harada
The Ramen GirlRobert Allan AckermanAmerican–Japanese film
2009Kamui GaidenNarratorYoichi Sai
2010Space Battleship YamatoCapt Jūzō OkitaTakashi Yamazaki
2011The Woodsman and the RainShūichi Okita
The Wings of the KirinTakamasa KagaNobuhiro DoiSpecial appearance
2012Hayabusa: The Long Voyage HomeTomoyuki Takimoto
2013Shield of StrawTakashi Miike
Miracle ApplesYoshihiro Nakamura
2014As the Gods WillShirokumaTakashi MiikeVoice role
2015The Emperor in AugustKantarō SuzukiMasato Harada
KakekomiTakizawa BakinMasato Harada
2016The ActorKotōSatoko Yokohama
The Magnificent NineYoshihiro Nakamura
2017Blade of the ImmortalKensui IbaneTakashi Miike
NarratorYoshihiro Nakamura
2018The Crimes That BindTakamasa KagaKatsuo Fukuzawa
Killing For The ProsecutionYūma ShirakawaMasato Harada
Mori, The Artist's HabitatMorikazu "Mori" KumagaiShūichi OkitaLead role
2019A Long GoodbyeShōheiRyōta Nakano

TV dramas

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
1967SanshimaiKingoro Aoe/Shinichiro KosugiNHKTaiga drama
1972Shin Heike Monogatari Tairano TokitadaNHKTaiga drama
1972Okappiki DobuOkappiki DobuKTVLead role
1972Nemuri KyōshirōOkappiki DobuKTVEpisode17
1973Hissatsu ShiokininNenbutsu no TetsuABCLead role, Hissatsu series
1976-77Hissatsu Karakurinin KepuuhenDozaemonABCLead role, Hissatsu series
1978Shin Hissatsu ShiokininNenbutsu no Tetsu　ABCHissatsu series
1995Kumokiri NizaemonKumokiri NizaemonFuji TVLead role
The Abe Clan Abe Yaichi'emonFuji TVTV movie
1998Seikimatsu no Uta/The Last SongProf. Natsuo MomoseNTV
2001Gokenin ZankurōFuji TVEpisode 10
2006KurosagiKatsuragi ToshioTBS
2014Roosevelt Game Takeshi AoshimaTBS
LeadersIsokichi ŌshimaTBSMini-Series
2018As a Father of Murderer Son Katsuhiko YoshinagaTV TokyoTV movie

Awards and honours

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
1961Newcomer of the YearHimself
19803rd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorYashagaike
5th Hochi Film AwardBest Supporting ActorKagemusha
198154th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actor
19858th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorThe Funeral, Farewell to the Ark
58th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Actor
27th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Actor
39th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Actor
199013th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorRikyu, Harimau, The Dancing Girl
199417th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorWe Are Not Alone
200114th Nikkan Sports Film AwardBest Supporting ActorGo
26th Hochi Film AwardBest Supporting ActorGo, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo
200275th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest Supporting Actor
23rd Yokohama Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorGo, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo, Go Heat Man!
25th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorGo
44th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actor
200326th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorCopycat Killer
200932nd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorDepartures
18th Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Supporting ActorDepartures, Climber's High
201843rd Hochi Film AwardsBest ActorMori, The Artist's Habitat
201973rd Mainichi Film AwardsBest Actor
28th Tokyo Sports Film AwardBest Actor
202245th Japan Academy Film PrizeDistinguished Service AwardHimself[7]
YearHonorRef.
2000Medal with Purple Ribbon[8]
2008Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1984/. ja:ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー. April 8, 2010. ja. Cinema Hochi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075710/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1984/. February 7, 2009.
  2. Web site: 山崎努が振り返る"あの役"「僕の演じた役の中で、代表作なんじゃないかな」publisher=excite news]. March 16, 2019.
  3. Web site: http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=86326&key_search=%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%8E%E5%8A%AA. Tsutomu Yamazaki biography. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.
  4. Web site: エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧. 一般社団法人 日本映画テレビプロデューサー協会. July 8, 2021.
  5. Web site: Broth in translation - The Japan Times. The Japan Times. George. Hadley-Garcia. January 23, 2009.
  6. Web site: Departures - Film - Movie Review - The A.V. Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531074343/http://www.avclub.com/articles/departures,28528/. dead. May 31, 2009. The A.V. Club. Keith. Phipps. May 28, 2009.
  7. Web site: 日本アカデミー賞「孤狼の血2」が最多13の優秀賞、「ドライブ・マイ・カー」は8部門. January 19, 2022. Natalie.
  8. Web site: 山崎努. January 19, 2022. eiga.com.

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