Deceased

How Did Tomisaburō Wakayama Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 62

Also known asTomisaburô Wakayama, Tomisaburo Wakayama, 若山富三郎, Tomisaburou Wakayama, Tomisaburoh Wakayama, Masaru Okumura, Kenzaburo Jo, Kenzaburo Jô, Kenzaburô Jô, Joh KenzaburoGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn01/09/1929Born inTokyo, JapanDied02/04/1992 (aged 62)Died inKyotoCauseheart failureWikidataQ1381344 ↗TMDb#73428 ↗

Tomisaburō Wakayama , born Masaru Okumura, was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai films.

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Filmography229 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1992	Oda NobunagaMovie	—	63
1991	Takeda ShingenMovie	—	62
1991	Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditMovie	—	62
1991	CheckMovie	Sanae Mitamura	62
1990	Shingo's Ten DuelsMovie	Takeda Ishin	61
1990	Battleship YamatoMovie	Admiral Soemu Toyoda	61
1990	She-ShogunMovie	Tokugawa Ieyasu	61
1990	Minamoto YoshitsuneMovie	—	61
1990	KILL THEM ALLMovie	Naojiro	61
1989	Black RainMovie	Sugai	60
1989	Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to HellMovie	Retsudo Yagyu	60
1989	Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You DieMovie	大霊人	60
1989	Company ExecutivesMovie	—	60
1989	Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in DangerMovie	Okubo Hikozaemon	60
1989	Bad HistoryMovie	—	60
1988	The Wives of RokumeikanMovie	—	59
1987	Shinran: Path to PurityMovie	—	58
1987	Iki no IiyatsuSeries	—	58
1986	A Human PromiseMovie	—	57
1986	MichiMovie	Naokichi Sakura	57
1984	The Story of a Man Among MenMovie	—	55
1983	The Yoshida SchoolMovie	Bukichi Miki	54
1983	Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's HeadMovie	—	54
1983	The Shogun's Vault IIIMovie	—	54
1983	The Shogun's Vault IV: The Gold Mines of SadoMovie	—	54
1983	White Snake EnchantmentMovie	Ekai Kanamishima	54
1982	IrezumiMovie	Kyogoro	53
1982	The Shogun's Vault IIMovie	Ichibei	53
1982	The Imperial Japanese EmpireMovie	Kanji Ishiwara	53
1982	DomineeringMovie	Tsuyoshi Gonno	53
1982	The ShootoutMovie	Captain	53
1982	Dojo BreakerMovie	—	53
1981	Flames of BloodMovie	Seihachi	52
1981	The Blazing ValiantMovie	Goro Kaji	52
1981	The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed JudgeMovie	Nezumi Kozo	52
1981	Flame of Father and SonMovie	—	52
1981	Samurai ReincarnationMovie	Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu	52
1981	The Shogun's Vault IMovie	—	52
1981	Gate of YouthMovie	Ryugoro Hanawa	52
1981	Tuesday Suspense TheaterSeries	—	52
1981	The Black HoodMovie	—	52
1980	Zoku zoku jikenSeries	Daizaburô Kikuchi	51
1980	Shogun AssassinMovie	Ogami Itto	51
1980	The Young RebelsMovie	Asakawa Senjo	51
1979	Oh, My Son!Movie	Shuzo Kawase	50
1979	Faraway TomorrowMovie	—	50
1978	The Bad News Bears Go to JapanMovie	Coach Shimizu	49
1978	The PhoenixMovie	Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai	49
1977	Lullaby to KillMovie	Insp. Isokawa	48
1977	Sugata SanshiroMovie	Murai	48
1977	A Scream from NowhereMovie	Tatsuo Honda	48
1977	I Am A Man of HonorMovie	—	48
1976	A Cheerful YakuzaMovie	—	47
1975	Under the Blossoming Cherry TreesMovie	Bandit	46
1975	Company BuggersMovie	—	46
1975	He's Like a DevilSeries	Inspector Shirato	46
1975	Evil DoersMovie	—	46
1975	Priest of DarknessSeries	Tōyama Kinsirō	46
1974	Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in HellMovie	Ogami Itto	45
1974	ESPYMovie	Ulrov	45
1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1Movie	Naotake Aoki	45
1974	The Rapacious JailbreakerMovie	Okamoto Seijiro	45
1974	Yakuza vs. Gang LeaderMovie	—	45
1974	The Scoundler vs. The Viper BrothersMovie	—	45
1973	Internal SleuthMovie	Akio Okumura	44
1973	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsMovie	Ogami Itto	44
1973	Mute SamuraiSeries	Kiichi Hogan	44
1973	Gokudo of KamagasakiMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	44
1972	Eight Men to KillMovie	Shikoro Ichibei	43
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceMovie	Ogami Itto	43
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River StyxMovie	Ogami Itto	43
1972	Red Peony Gambler: Execution of DutyMovie	—	43
1972	The PledgeMovie	—	43
1972	A Yakuza Has His WayMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	43
1972	Informal DressMovie	—	43
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in PerilMovie	Ogami Itto	43
1972	The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovie	Master Kofusai Donju	43
1972	A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will TellMovie	Ryuzo	43
1972	Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesMovie	Ogami Itto	43
1971	The Armed OrganizationMovie	—	42
1971	The Gambler's CounterattackMovie	Yano	42
1971	Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The CommandmentsMovie	Shinkai	42
1971	Fate Deals the Card of DeathMovie	—	42
1971	A Scarred LifeMovie	—	42
1971	Sympathy for the UnderdogMovie	Yonabaru	42
1971	Evil Boss vs. HenchmenMovie	Ozeki Isami	42
1971	Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouMovie	Torakichi Kumasaka	42
1971	The Path of the KingMovie	Torakichi Ohmatsu	42
1971	Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and SpeculationMovie	Capone	42
1971	KaoyakuMovie	Hoshino	42
1970	The Japan Derby RaceMovie	—	41
1970	Gambler's Code - Loyalty OfferingMovie	—	41
1970	Thugs of ShinjukuMovie	—	41
1970	The Last KamikazeMovie	Aramaki	41
1970	Kigeki Gyanburu HisshôhôMovie	—	41
1970	Silk Hat BossMovie	Torakichi "Kumotora" Kumasaka	41
1970	Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes BackMovie	Shinkai	41
1970	The Drifting GamblerMovie	Yoshii Yusaku	41
1970	Whipmaster: Ballad of MurderMovie	Dr. Mitamura	41
1970	The Silk Hat Boss 2Movie	—	41
1970	Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnMovie	Torakichi Kumasaka	41
1970	New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in SnowMovie	—	41
1970	A Yakuza Goes HomeMovie	Shimayoshi Shimamura	41
1970	Fugitive ScoundrelMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	41
1970	Brothers of CaponesMovie	—	41
1970	Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate BossMovie	—	41
1970	Postwar SecretsMovie	—	41
1969	The Domain: Flower and DragonMovie	Yoshida	40
1969	Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling RoomMovie	Torakichi Kumasaka	40
1969	Brothers Serving TimeMovie	—	40
1969	Killer's MissionMovie	Shikoro Ichibei	40
1969	Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's PilgrimageMovie	—	40
1969	Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsMovie	Arimura Jizaemon	40
1969	Japan Organized Crime BossMovie	Kazuyoshi Miyahara	40
1969	Samurai GeishaMovie	Sakata Yoshinobu	40
1969	Quick-draw OkatsuMovie	Bounty hunter	40
1969	The Fort of DeathMovie	Ichibei Shikoro	40
1969	Yakuza on FootMovie	Seikichi Shimamura	40
1969	Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards GameMovie	Torakichi Kumasaka	40
1969	A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the LawlessMovie	—	40
1969	Team of RuffiansMovie	—	40
1969	Ex-Convict - Territory of RampageMovie	—	40
1969	Gambler's LegacyMovie	Kaku	40
1969	A Gambler's Certain DeathMovie	—	40
1969	The Yakuza AwaitsMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	40
1968	Gambling Den's Master ClanMovie	—	39
1968	Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationMovie	Torakichi Kumazaka	39
1968	Wicked PriestMovie	Mikuni Shinkai	39
1968	Return of the OutlawMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	39
1968	Big Time Gambling BossMovie	Tetsuo Matsuda	39
1968	Nunnery ConfidentialMovie	—	39
1968	Red Peony GamblerMovie	Torakichi Kumasaka	39
1968	Enlisted YakuzaMovie	—	39
1968	ScoundrelMovie	Shimamura Seikichi	39
1968	Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two YakuzaMovie	—	39
1968	HenchmenMovie	Kanji Omuro	39
1968	Ohyaku: The Female DemonMovie	Boss Minokichi of Otowa	39
1968	Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White TigerMovie	—	39
1968	Gambler BiographyMovie	Adachi Sanji	39
1968	The Marked ManMovie	—	39
1968	Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of MurderMovie	Shinkai	39
1967	Gambler's WorldMovie	Hirose	38
1967	Eighteen Years in PrisonMovie	Warden	38
1967	ParoleMovie	—	38
1967	North Sea ChivalryMovie	—	38
1967	Gambler's World 2Movie	Sakamoto	38
1967	Gambler: Victory Without DeathMovie	—	38
1967	GamblersMovie	Ozeki Isamu	38
1966	Judo vs. KarateMovie	—	37
1966	Code Between Brothers 3Movie	Akoshima Isamu	37
1966	Seven FugitivesMovie	—	37
1966	The Virgin WitnessMovie	Gyôshun	37
1964	The Beggar GeneralMovie	—	35
1964	Zatoichi and the Chest of GoldMovie	Jushiro (as Jo Kenzaburo)	35
1964	Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist SaizoMovie	Sanada Yukimura	35
1964	Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of SeductionMovie	—	35
1964	Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeMovie	Sanada Yukimura	35
1963	Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeMovie	Chen Sun	34
1963	Shinobi no Mono 2: VengeanceMovie	Oda Nobunaga	34
1963	The Red WaterMovie	—	34
1963	Maiko and the AssassinMovie	—	34
1963	A Samurai Never Tells a LieMovie	Shindo Genjiro	34
1963	Bronze MagicianMovie	Prime Minister	34
1963	Assassins for saleMovie	—	34
1963	Ghost Story of Devil's Fire SwampMovie	Saburôta Nishina	34
1962	Keepers of OrderMovie	—	33
1962	Kisaragi SwordMovie	—	33
1962	Ōedo no takaMovie	—	33
1962	Ninja, A Band of AssassinsMovie	Oda Nobunaga	33
1962	The Lightning SwordMovie	Shinjiro of Misaki	33
1961	The Tale of Oiwa's GhostMovie	Tamiya Iemon	32
1961	Wakatono senryō hadaMovie	—	32
1961	Lord of Steel HeartMovie	Kuroda	32
1961	Festival of SwordsmenMovie	Iishiro Shurinosuke	32
1961	Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masumeMovie	—	32
1961	Unruly LionMovie	—	32
1961	Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull MansionMovie	—	32
1961	Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful batMovie	—	32
1961	Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henkaMovie	—	32
1961	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Street Demon TerrorMovie	—	32
1961	Obugyō-sama to musume-tachiMovie	—	32
1961	八州血煙り笠Movie	—	32
1960	Road of ChivalryMovie	Omasa	31
1960	Runway to HellMovie	—	31
1960	Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed AvengerMovie	—	31
1960	Tsubakuro dōchūMovie	—	31
1960	The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in TurbulenceMovie	Okita Soji	31
1960	Benten KozoMovie	—	31
1960	Heavenly DragonMovie	Kanbei Yamashiro	31
1960	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Iron Mask Laughing in the DarknessMovie	—	31
1960	Saikoro mushukuMovie	—	31
1960	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon MaskMovie	—	31
1960	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of KurayamizakaMovie	—	31
1960	Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy MountainMovie	Kira no Jinkichi	31
1960	Lord of Red BannerMovie	—	31
1960	Ryuji, the Gun SlingerMovie	幡随院長兵衛	31
1960	Hibari’s Favorite 2Movie	—	31
1960	Ooka Seidan: Devil ImageMovie	—	31
1960	The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coinsMovie	—	31
1960	Brothers of FireMovie	—	31
1959	A Spectacular ShowdownMovie	—	30
1959	No Stronger SwordsMovie	—	30
1959	An Actor's RevengeMovie	—	30
1959	Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice ShogunMovie	—	30
1959	Ghost Story: One Eyed JizoMovie	—	30
1959	53 Stages of the RoadMovie	—	30
1959	Detective Hibari: Case of the Hidden CoinMovie	—	30
1959	Secrets of FujiMovie	—	30
1959	Secrets of Fuji 2Movie	—	30
1959	Blooded SpearMovie	—	30
1958	Holiday in JapanMovie	—	29
1958	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Dead Woman's TattooMovie	—	29
1958	Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese WarMovie	Jukichi Harada	29
1958	関八州喧嘩陣Movie	—	29
1957	Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese WarMovie	Major Tachibana	28
1957	Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic DeedMovie	Inuzuka Shino	28
1957	幽霊沼の黄金Movie	—	28
1957	修羅八荒　猛襲伏魔殿Movie	—	28
1957	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Ox of EdoMovie	—	28
1956	Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied FleetsMovie	—	27
1956	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Six Famous BeautiesMovie	Ningyo	27
1956	The Ghosts of YotsuyaMovie	Iemon	27
1956	銀蛇の岩屋Movie	—	27
1956	Royalist or Shogunate Loyalist? — Women's MandalaMovie	—	27
1955	Nonki saibanMovie	—	26
1955	Song Festival, Full Moon, and the Battle of the Raccoon DogsMovie	—	26
1955	Gyakushû OrochimaruMovie	—	26
1955	Chutaro of BanbaMovie	—	26
1955	Ninja Arts of JiraiyaMovie	Yuminosuke Toyama	26