Deceased

How Did Takuzō Kawatani Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known asTakuzo KawataniGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn21/07/1941Born inChangchun, Jilin, ChinaDied22/12/1995 (aged 54)Died inJapanCauselung cancerWikidataQ7678658 ↗TMDb#227628 ↗

Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 56 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains.

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Filmography166 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1995	The King of Minami: Sweet TrapMovie	—	54
1995	The Third GangsterMovie	—	54
1994	Momotarō Zamurai IIIMovie	—	53
1993	Baian the Assassin: ShowdownMovie	—	52
1993	Haruka, NostalgiaMovie	Tosaku Satoh	52
1992	The Dream of RussiaMovie	Koichi	51
1992	SuccessionMovie	Kyozo Shigeta	51
1991	Heat WaveMovie	Ryukichi Ineda	50
1991	Deer FriendMovie	—	50
1991	Maji!Movie	—	50
1991	Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditMovie	—	50
1991	The Man Who Became The DonMovie	—	50
1991	Hokui 15° no duoMovie	Takuzō	50
1991	Let's Shoot RidiculouslyMovie	—	50
1989	Four Days of Snow and BloodMovie	Sergeant Major Nagata	48
1989	Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyMovie	—	48
1989	HarimaoMovie	Tani Tamakichi	48
1989	Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!Movie	Dayon (voice) / Kemunpasu (voice)	48
1988	MotherMovie	—	47
1988	CraneMovie	Umaemon	47
1987	Ronin on a MissionMovie	Mori Kojiro	46
1987	River of FirefliesMovie	—	46
1987	Eien no 1/2Movie	—	46
1987	The Great Department Store RobberyMovie	—	46
1987	ChotchanSeries	野々村泰輔	46
1987	Guys Who Never LearnMovie	—	46
1986	Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto RyomaMovie	Kogoro Katsura	45
1986	Death ShadowsMovie	Yasuke	45
1986	Sure Death! 3Movie	—	45
1985	Tora-san's Island EncounterMovie	Sakai	44
1985	Kokugo GannenSeries	—	44
1985	The Burmese HarpMovie	Sgt. Ido	44
1985	TrackedMovie	Ichiro Makabe	44
1984	For KayakoMovie	Irujun Im	43
1983	Kigeki kazoku dōmeiMovie	—	42
1982	Kidnapping BluesMovie	Farmer	41
1982	The Buddy: Yaji and KitaMovie	Tajibee	41
1980	Keishi-KSeries	—	39
1979	本日ただいま誕生Movie	—	38
1979	Goodbye, FlickmaniaMovie	Dan	38
1978	Empire of PassionMovie	Inspector Hotta	37
1978	Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronMovie	Sanji	37
1978	Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of MomojiroMovie	—	37
1977	Doberman CopMovie	Hiyoshi Kinoshita	36
1977	Japanese Humanity and JusticeMovie	—	36
1977	Short and FatMovie	Kazuto Tonoma	36
1977	The Life of ChikuzanMovie	Senta	36
1977	Decapitation of an Evil WomanMovie	—	36
1977	The Smart Aleck TenMovie	—	36
1976	A Kawachi Rascal's SongMovie	Matsutaro Tokuda	35
1976	The Three Ginza RascalsMovie	—	35
1976	Yakuza GraveyardMovie	Detective Kajiyama	35
1976	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the BossMovie	Kazunari Tsugawa	35
1976	The Yakuza Code Still LivesMovie	Teruhisa Yoshinaga	35
1976	The Most Perverted Post War CrimesMovie	—	35
1976	Violent Panic: The Big CrashMovie	Sakuji Hatano	35
1976	A Savage Beast Goes MadMovie	Saburo Tanimura	35
1976	Operation Plazma in OsakaMovie	—	35
1976	Truckster Goes to HokkaidoMovie	—	35
1976	Oxen Split TorturingMovie	—	35
1976	Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed DistrictMovie	—	35
1976	Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred OnMovie	Matsutaro Tokuda	35
1975	Cops vs. ThugsMovie	—	34
1975	Shimane Prison RiotMovie	Yakuza underling	34
1975	Pimp HeavenMovie	Mr Zen	34
1975	Gambling Den HeistMovie	Tetsuya bessho	34
1975	Company BuggersMovie	—	34
1975	Story of a NymphomaniacMovie	Hisamatsu	34
1975	The Viper Brothers and the Young GeneralMovie	—	34
1975	前略おふくろ様Series	—	34
1975	Evil DoersMovie	—	34
1975	The Karate 3Movie	—	34
1975	Virgin Breaker YukiMovie	Rokuzo	34
1975	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the BossMovie	Detective	34
1975	Scoundrel BossMovie	Katsuo Rojo	34
1974	Code of WolvesMovie	—	33
1974	Third Generation BossMovie	—	33
1974	The Street FighterMovie	Skull Crushed Yakuza Thug Ôshima	33
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie	Nanba Family Member	33
1974	The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza BrothersMovie	—	33
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final EpisodeMovie	Moriya Hitoshi	33
1974	The Fancy ManMovie	Shoji Akita	33
1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police TacticsMovie	Policeman at hospital	33
1974	The Rapacious JailbreakerMovie	Osamu Miyabe	33
1974	The Tattooed HitmanMovie	Kiyoshi	33
1974	Jeans Blues: No FutureMovie	Ishimatsu	33
1974	人妻セックス地獄Movie	—	33
1974	Yakuza vs. Gang LeaderMovie	—	33
1974	Student YakuzaMovie	—	33
1974	Bohachi Bushido: The VillainMovie	—	33
1974	Return of the Street FighterMovie	—	33
1974	Woman MobstersMovie	—	33
1974	The Scoundler vs. The Viper BrothersMovie	—	33
1973	Battles Without Honor and HumanityMovie	Ryoichi Enami	32
1973	Dangerous Trade in KobeMovie	—	32
1973	Yakuza of the PresentMovie	Uno	32
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaMovie	Mitsuo Iwashita	32
1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarMovie	Katsuji Saijo	32
1973	The Kyoto ConnectionMovie	—	32
1973	Aesthetics of a BulletMovie	—	32
1973	Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten EightMovie	Ninja (uncredited)	32
1973	The High Cost of VirginityMovie	—	32
1973	Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion GroupMovie	Tokumaru	32
1973	The Viper Brothers: The BlackmailersMovie	—	32
1973	Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug TriangleMovie	—	32
1973	Girl Boss: Escape From Reform SchoolMovie	Detective B	32
1972	Hikage-MonoMovie	—	31
1972	Withered Tree, the Adventures of MonjiroMovie	—	31
1972	Eight Men to KillMovie	Guard	31
1972	The Red Silk GamblerMovie	—	31
1972	Red Peony Gambler: Execution of DutyMovie	—	31
1972	Modern Lady GamblerMovie	—	31
1972	Turtle GeishaMovie	Murata	31
1972	The PledgeMovie	—	31
1972	Organized Crime: Killer's GloryMovie	—	31
1972	Girl Boss GuerillaMovie	Yakuza henchman	31
1972	The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovie	Gang member	31
1972	A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will TellMovie	—	31
1972	Lustful Shogun and His 21 MistressesMovie	Prisoner	31
1971	A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood BrothersMovie	—	30
1971	Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire FestivalMovie	Kazuo Tsukamoto	30
1971	Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The CommandmentsMovie	—	30
1971	Fate Deals the Card of DeathMovie	Yakuza	30
1971	A Scarred LifeMovie	—	30
1971	The Viper BrothersMovie	Togo Shinkawa (thug)	30
1971	Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouMovie	—	30
1971	Bitter Tears of a Woman GamblerMovie	—	30
1971	The ManMovie	—	30
1971	Okoma, the Orphan GamblerMovie	—	30
1970	A Lively GeishaMovie	—	29
1970	Silk Hat BossMovie	—	29
1970	Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes BackMovie	—	29
1970	Whipmaster: Ballad of MurderMovie	—	29
1970	The Silk Hat Boss 2Movie	—	29
1970	The Silk Hat Boss 2Movie	Thug	29
1970	Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnMovie	Henchman	29
1970	A Yakuza Goes HomeMovie	Tatsuo	29
1970	A Wad of NotesMovie	Yakuza	29
1969	Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation CeremonyMovie	—	28
1969	Killer's MissionMovie	Guard	28
1969	Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's PilgrimageMovie	—	28
1969	Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsMovie	Soldier	28
1969	Japan Organized Crime BossMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	28
1969	Samurai GeishaMovie	—	28
1969	The Biggest GambleMovie	—	28
1969	Yakuza on FootMovie	—	28
1969	Kanto Street PeddlersMovie	Iwase	28
1969	Yakuza LawMovie	—	28
1969	Ex-Convict - Territory of RampageMovie	—	28
1969	Gambler's LegacyMovie	—	28
1968	Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationMovie	Thug	27
1968	Wicked PriestMovie	Yakuza henchman	27
1968	Return of the OutlawMovie	—	27
1968	Gamblers: The RaidMovie	Umekichi	27
1968	Red Peony GamblerMovie	Henchman	27
1968	Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White TigerMovie	Henchman	27
1968	Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of MurderMovie	Thug	27
1967	Three GamblersMovie	Prison Guard	26
1967	Heiji, the DetectiveMovie	—	26
1967	Eleven SamuraiMovie	—	26
1967	Code Between Brothers 5Movie	Yakuza henchman	26
1967	Shogun and His Mistress 2Movie	—	26
1966	The ProtectorMovie	—	25
1965	The Domain: Kanto Legends of ChivalryMovie	—	24
1965	Blood of RevengeMovie	—	24
0	Downtown StorySeries	—	—