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extra=1 August 1943 - 3 April 2021 was a Japanese film and theatre actor.


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Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in , to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers and Ryō are also actors. He had been thinking of becoming an actor in the future since he was a child.鳴門秘帖 ガイドブック 上 ドラマ制作班 1977 p.149 He was thus trained in fighting with swords and more traditional forms of Japanese theatre like and Nihon Buyō. He graduated from .日本映画人名事典 1996年度 下 P.150-151 キネマ旬報社  役者は一日にしてならず 春日太一 田村亮インタビュー p.271

In 1960, he made a cameo appearance in the film Hatamoto Gurentai, in which his older brother Takahiro starred. The following year, he signed a contract with the Shōchiku Ōfuna company while he was still in university. In the same year, he made his official film debut in the film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. His first leading film role was Kono koenaki sakebi directed by Hirokazu Ichimura in 1965. He left Shōchiku in 1966 and established his own agency. In 1967, He released the first and only song in his career "Sora Ippai no Namida". His breakthrough came in 1970 after landing a role in the television series Fuyu no Tabi on TBS.昭和の名優100列伝 P.278北辰堂出版 From 1970s, Tamura focused predominately on television with occasional film appearances including 's film and 's film Nihon no Fixer . From the mid-1960s to the 1970s, Tamura was called the Japanese .週刊Heibon 1983年 第1232号 p.24-25

He appeared in many period dramas () such as his lead role in Naruto Hichō on and most of his roles were skilled swordsmen. From 1963 to 1966 Tamura had non-starring appearances in the annual for 4 years in a row. He also appeared in the Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi (1971) and Shin Heike Monogatari (1972). He played the title role of "Nemuri Kyoshirō" and won great popularity in 1972; it is Tamura's most famous role in jidaigeki. Five sequel special's of the drama were made over a span of 45 years, he also played the same role on the stage in 1973 and 1981.

From the late 1980s he began to appear in comedy dramas such as Papa wa Newscaster or home dramas and gained new popularity.

In 1993, Tamura played the role of "Ogami Ittō" in Akira Inoue's film by 's strong request.子連れ狼 その小さき手に Official pamphlet P.4 His photo book of the film was also released.田村正和 子連れ狼その小さき手に 1992 ,

He is most famous for his role as the polite and highly idiosyncratic police detective "Furuhata Ninzaburō" in a self-titled drama by Japanese playwright Kōki Mitani.昭和の名優100列伝 P.278-279 北辰堂出版 This drama was one of the most popular in its time and one of the most popular dramas in the history of Japanese television. The drama started in 1994 and Tamura continued playing Detective Furuhata until 2006.現代日本映画人名事典 男優篇 キネマ旬報社 2012 P.180-181 ( In 1997, Tamura and Mitani worked together again in Sōrito Yobanaide on .)

In 2007, Tamura appeared in the film for the first in 14 years in Last Love.

Tamura won "Outstanding Actor" at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival for his work in the TV special Ah, You're Really Gone Now in 2009. Tamura appeared in several television dramas related to and finally he played the role of "Ōishi Kuranosuke" for the first time in the special drama Chushingura Sono Otoko Ōishi Kuranosuke in 2010.

In 2018, he played the role of "Nemuri Kyoshirō" for the first time in about 20 years in Nemuri Kyoshirō The Final on . But he hinted at his retirement from acting soon after appearing in that TV movie.

He died of heart failure on 3 April 2021 at the age of 77.


Selected filmography

Films
1960Hatamoto GurentaiMori TakehichiSeiichi Fukuda
1961EiichiKeisuke Kinoshita
1962Love Under the CrucifixBrother of Ogin
1964The Scent of IncenseEzaki's sonKeisuke Kinoshita
1964Kojiki TaishōHanawakaTokuzō Tanaka
1965Kono koenaki SakebiSasaki ShinichiIchimura TaichiMain role
1966Ameno Nakan FutariKasuga RyujiSakurai HideoMain role
1966Sora Ippai no NamidaSugi ShunsukeJunzo MizukawaMain role
1966Our Wonderful YearsYoshida Shun
1967A Fool's LoveHamada Nobuo
1967Onna no IsshoYayoi Senichi
1967Boy
1968A Woman and the Beancurd SoupSakimura
1968Chiba RokurōTadahiki IsomiMain role
1968The Yoshiwara StoryNaojirō
1968Curse of the BloodShinichirōKazuo HaseMain role
1969Chōkōsō no AkebonoShimamuraHideo Sekigawa
1969Kuro bara no yakataWataru
1969
1969Katsumata Toru
1969The Wild SeaShimamura KenTokujirō Yamazaki
1969Nemuri Kyōshirō manji giriUmezu Ichirōta
1970Santarō IsahayaKunihara ToshiakiMain role
1970Onna GokuakuchōIsogai IoriMain role
1970Yakuza ZessyōYuji
1971TabijiKitamura TakashiKōichi Saitō
1973Teruo Kudo
1976Kitano YadokaraHigashihata OsamuHirokazu Ichimura
1979Nihon no FixerImaizumi TakeoMain role
1993Ogami IttōAkira InoueMain role
2007Last LoveAgawa AkiraMeiji FujitaMain role


Television dramas
1963Hana no Shōgai (花の生涯)Tada Tatewaki
1964Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士) Taiga drama
1965Taikōki (太閤記)Toyotomi HidetsuguTaiga drama
1966Minamoto no Yoshitsune (源義経)Fujiwara no TadahiraTaiga drama
1971Daichūshingura (大忠臣蔵)Yatō Emoshichi
1971Haru no Sakamichi (春の坂道)Fuwa BansakuTaiga drama
1972Shin Heike Monogatari(新、平家物語)Taiga drama
1972-73Nemuri Kyōshirō (眠狂四郎)Nemuri KyōshirōMain role
1973Shinsho Taikōki (新書太閤記)
1974Unmeitouge (運命峠)Akizuki RokurotaMain role
1977Naruto Hichō (鳴門秘帖)Norizuki GennojōMain role
1977Suna no Utsuwa (砂の器)Eiryō Waga
1979Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士)Hotta HayatoMain role
1983Natsu ni Koisuru OnnatachiKurahashi MitsuoMain role
1984Uchi no Ko ni Kagitte...Ishibashi ToruMain role
1984Kawaite sōrō (乾いて候)Kainage MondoMain role
1987Papa wa NewscasterKagami RyutarōMain role
1988New York koi MonogatariTajima MasayukiMain role
1989Nemuri KyôshirôNemuri KyōshirōMain role
1991Papa to NatchanShimura GorōMain role
1993Nemuri KyōshirōMain role
1994Furuhata NinzaburoFuruhata NinzaburoMain role
1996Nemuri KyōshirōMain role
1996Kyōsōkyoku (協奏曲)Ebisawa KōsukeMain role
1997Sōrito YobanaidePrime MinisterMain role
1998Nemuri KyōshirōMain role
1998JinbēTakanashi JinbēMain role
2000OyajîKanichi KanzakiMain role
2001Sayônara, Ozu-senseiOzuMain role
2006Furuhata Ninzaburo FinalFuruhata NinzaburoMain role
2006Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai suKamon KazutoyoMain role
2007Chushingura Otonashino KenYūki KeinosukeMain role
2009Ah, You're Really Gone Now Main role
2010Chushingura Sono Otoko Ōishi KuranosukeŌishi YoshioMain role
2009GiwakuTakukichi SaharaMain role
2011Kokuhatsu Kokusen BengoninTakuji SaharaMain role
2013Samurai Rebellion(上意討ち~拝領妻始末)Isaburo SasaharaMain role
2018Nemuri Kyoshirō The FinalNemuri KyōshirōMain role


Awards
1994The television drama academy AwardsBest ActorFuruhata Ninzaburo
1996The television drama academy AwardsBest ActorFuruhata Ninzaburo
2001The television drama academy AwardsBest ActorSayônara, Ozu-sensei
2009Monte-Carlo Television FestivalOutstanding ActorAh, You're Really Gone Now


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