Yoshifumi Tajima Explained

Yoshifumi Tajima
Birth Date:	4 August 1918
Birth Place:	Tarumi-ku, Kobe Japan
Occupation:	Actor

was an actor in Japanese kaiju films, best known for his role as Kumayama in Mothra vs. Godzilla.

Selected filmography

• Pu-san (1953)
• Hiroba no kodoku (1953) - Tachikawa
• Waseda daigaku (1953) - Detective
• Mitsuyu-sen (1954) - Soga
• Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954)
• Ore no kenjû wa subayai (1954)
• Tenka taihei (1955)
• Ai no onimotsu (1955)
• Shônen shikeishû (1955)
• Ôkami (1955)
• (1955) - Yoshioka samurai
• Yakan chûgaku (1955)
• Aijô (1956) - Tamura
• Shujinsen (1956)
• Rodan (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
• Kono futari ni sachi are (1957)
• Ninjitsu (1957)
• Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) - Yamaka
• Saigo no dasso (1957) - Chin
• Hadairo no tsuki (1957) - Jimbo
• Datsugokushû (1957)
• Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki (1957)
• The H-Man (1958) - Detective Sakata
• Doji o numana (1958)
• Varan the Unbelievable (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force
• Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Komakichi
• Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958)
• The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Potential slave buyer
• Kotan no kuchibue (1959)
• Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
• Sengoku gunto-den (1959) - Jiro's Vassal
• Aruhi watashi wa (1959) - Kitamura
• The Three Treasures (1959)
• When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
• Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner
• Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960)
• Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki (1960) - Shibata
• Fundoshi isha (1960) - Seibei
• Man Against Man (1960) - Taro
• The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - Reporter B
• Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
• Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze (1960) - Kurosuke Harano
• The Human Vapor (1960) - Sergeant
• Mothra (1961) - Military Advisor
• Kurenai no umi (1961)
• Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961) - Tagami
• Kurenai no sora (1962)
• Doburoku no Tatsu (1962) - Numajiri
• King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
• (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka
• Attack Squadron! (1963) - Sailor
• High and Low (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
• Sengoku yarô (1963)
• Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) - Yasumoto
• Hiken (1963)
• Norainu sakusen (1963)
• Oneechan sandai-ki (1963) - Kawakami
• Atragon (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
• Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Kumayama
• Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (1964) - Coach
• Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Gangster Tada^[1]
• Hana no oedo no musekinin (1964)
• Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Ship Captain
• Samurai Assassin (1965) - Samurai
• Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965) - Cop
• Hi no ataru isu (1965) - Tanaami
• Tameki no taisho (1965) - Ishida
• Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - General
• Rise Against the Sword (1966) - Shozaemon Ube
• Hikinige (1966)
• Ultra Q (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki
• The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Police Officer
• Retsu go! Wakadaishô (1967)
• Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno
• Zoku izuko e (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster
• King Kong Escapes (1967) - Henchman
• Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment
• Scattered Clouds (1967)^[2]
• Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy (1967) - Momoo Maura
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Major Tada
• Isoroku (1968) - Air Force officer
• Kureji no buchamukure daihakken (1969)
• Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Ijichi
• Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten (1969)
• All Monsters Attack (1969) - Detective
• The Militarists (1970) - Seiichi Itō
• Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau (1970) - Ôta
• Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971)
• Ningen kakumei (1973)
• The Bullet Train (1975) - Sasaki
• Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
• Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Environmental Director General Hidaka
• Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Environmental Director General Hidaka (final film role)

External links

• • Mention of Yoshifumi Tajima's death

Notes and References

1. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 212–213.
2. Web site: 乱れ雲. March 13, 2021. eiga.com.