Deceased

When Did Isao Tamagawa Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn11/01/1922Born inShinjuku, Tokyo, JapanDied01/01/2004 (aged 81)WikidataQ3544092 ↗TMDb#82478 ↗

Isao Tamagawa was a Japanese actor. He appeared in the Japanese film Branded to Kill, as Michihiko Yabuhara: the yakuza boss that hires Hanada and seduces his wife. Upon the discovery that his diamond smuggling operation has been burgled, he employs Hanada to execute the guilty parties then adds him to the list when he flubs the job. His final appearance is with a bullet hole in his head.

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Filmography62 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1989	Onihei HankachōSeries	—	67
1984	Nezumi Kozō kaitō denMovie	—	62
1981	Kagero-zaMovie	Clerk	59
1980	Port ArthurMovie	Kanemoto Matsumura	58
1980	ZigeunerweisenMovie	Doctor Amaki	58
1979	The Fierce Battles of EdoSeries	—	57
1978	Take Me Away!Movie	Shintaro Ishiguro	56
1977	Mount HakkodaMovie	Captain Okitsu	55
1977	Utamaro's WorldMovie	—	55
1977	Sweet RevengeMovie	Detective Oka	55
1977	Black Jack: The Visitor in the EyeMovie	Detective Geta	55
1977	A Tale of Sorrow and SadnessMovie	Mori	55
1976	Cobra 2Movie	Tomoda	54
1975	Graveyard of HonorMovie	Okabe	53
1973	Super Robot Red BaronSeries	Inspector Ippei Kumano	51
1972	Shadow HuntersMovie	—	50
1972	Cross-CurrentsMovie	—	50
1971	Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowMovie	Saburo Aizawa	49
1971	The Battle of OkinawaMovie	Kamai	49
1970	The MilitaristsMovie	Tsukamoto	48
1970	The Summit of Mt. FujiMovie	—	48
1970	Hazardous GraduationMovie	—	48
1969	Penitentiary BrothersMovie	—	47
1969	The Rough OneMovie	—	47
1969	Safari 5000Movie	—	47
1968	The Sands of KurobeMovie	Sayama	46
1968	Outlaw: HeartlessMovie	Gohara	46
1968	若い川の流れMovie	—	46
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section	45
1967	Branded to KillMovie	Michihiko Yabuhara	45
1967	Barren LoveMovie	Ryōsuke, Iwasa	45
1967	対決Movie	—	45
1966	Kokoro no sanmyakuMovie	—	44
1966	Tokyo DrifterMovie	Umetani	44
1966	Zero FighterMovie	—	44
1966	Fighting ElegyMovie	Principal	44
1966	Blood ShedMovie	—	44
1965	The Stars and I Decided...Movie	Iwakichi Mori	43
1965	TaikoukiSeries	Matsubara Takumi	43
1965	KwaidanMovie	(segment "In a Cup of Tea") (uncredited)	43
1965	Story of a ProstituteMovie	Narita	43
1965	Invasion of Kanto GovernmentMovie	—	43
1965	Gambling is My DestinyMovie	Nobuoka (President of Nobuoka Kogyo; owner of Club Seaside)	43
1965	Seishun no SabakiMovie	—	43
1965	House of TerrorsMovie	—	43
1965	The Black Gambler: The Gambling SyndicateMovie	Takakura (casino owner)	43
1964	Call My Black DiceMovie	Yoda (Boss of the Yoda-gumi in Uyama City)	42
1964	Profit from KillingMovie	—	42
1964	HomecomingMovie	—	42
1964	Gate of FleshMovie	Horidome	42
1964	The Flower and the SwordMovie	—	42
1964	The Flower and the Angry WavesMovie	—	42
1964	Pale FlowerMovie	Police Officer	42
1964	Dear Mr. Prime MinisterMovie	—	42
1963	Tale of Army BrutalityMovie	—	41
1963	To Your Majesty, The EmperorMovie	—	41
1963	At the Side of the Bridge 4Movie	—	41
1962	Tokyo BayMovie	Ryohei Inoue	40
1956	Twice on a Certain NightMovie	—	34
1956	ActressMovie	—	34
1954	Birth of a Jazz StarMovie	—	32
1954	The Street Without SunMovie	Moriyama	32