Shigeru Kōyama
Japanese actor
Shigeru Kōyama | |
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![]() Shigeru Kōyama at the Imperial Japanese Naval Paymaster Academy during the Second World War | |
Born | (1929-01-16)16 January 1929 Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
Died | 3 January 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 87) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–2015 |
Spouse | Tomoko Fumino (deceased) |
Shigeru Kōyama (神山 繁, Kōyama Shigeru, 16 January 1929 – 3 January 2017) was a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Kure, Hiroshima, Kōyama joined the Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1952, first as a directorial assistant and then as an actor.[1] He made his film debut in 1953 in Tadashi Imai's An Inlet of Muddy Water.[1] He left Bungakuza in 1963 and participated in other troupes such as Gekidan Kumo and Engeki Shūdan En.[1][2] He was also well known for his role in the hit TV show The Guardman.[1][2] He died in Kyoto Prefecture from pneumonia on 3 January 2017, 13 days before his 88th birthday.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Unknown | Tadashi Imai | Uncredited |
1958 | Akujo no kisetsu | Terauchi, Assistant Professor | Minoru Shibuya | |
1959 | High Teen | Shinsaku, Sanae's Brother | Kazuo Inoue | |
Yuganda tsuki | Yura | Akinori Matsuo | ||
1960 | Afraid to Die | Masa | Yasuzo Masumura | |
Kenka Tarô | Goi | Toshio Masuda | ||
1961 | Koi ni inochi o | Li | Yasuzô Masumura | |
Yûhi ni akai ore no kao | Unknown | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
1962 | Akitsu Springs | Tsuda | Yoshishige Yoshida | |
Namida o shishi no tategami ni | Kogure | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
1963 | Kuro no hôkokusho | Hitomi | Yasuzô Masumura | |
Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu | Azusa Ono | Kenji Misumi | ||
1964 | Otoko girai | Paul Okamura | Ryô Kinoshita | |
Adauchi | Okuno Magodayū | Tadashi Imai | ||
Kwaidan | Unknown | Masaki Kobayashi | (segment "Chawan no naka") | |
1965 | Nikutai no gakko | Otowa | Ryô Kinoshita | |
Chichi to musume no uta | Unknown | Buichi Saitô | ||
1966 | Dark the Mountain Snow | Unknown | Zenzô Matsuyama | |
1967 | Samurai Rebellion | Geki Takahashi | Masaki Kobayashi | |
Japan's Longest Day | Susumu Katō | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
1968 | Kubi | Tashiro | Shirô Moritani | |
Kill! | Tamiya Ayuzawa | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai | Unknown | Hiromichi Horikawa | ||
1969 | Red Lion | Staff Chief Aragaki | Kihachi Okamoto | |
Tengu-tô | Mizuki | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
1970 | The Militarists | Fumimaro Konoe | Hiromichi Horikawa | |
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Jinzaburō Wakiya | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
Bakumatsu | Katsu Kaishū | Daisuke Itō | ||
Fuji sanchō | Unknown | Tetsutaro Murano | ||
Jaga wa hashitta | Unknown | Kiyoshi Nishimura | ||
1971 | Battle of Okinawa | Akira Shimada | Kihachi Okamoto / Teruyoshi Nakano | |
Inn of Evil | Kaneko, Hacchôbori Officer | Masaki Kobayashi | ||
1973 | Gokiburi deka | Mita | Tsugunobu Kotani | |
Japan Sinks | Hideo Yoshimura | Shirō Moritani / Teruyoshi Nakano | ||
1974 | Karei-naru ichizoku | Wajima | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû | Unknown | Sadao Nakajima | ||
Kaseki | Kihara | Masaki Kobayashi | ||
1975 | Graveyard of Honor | Unknown | Kinji Fukasaku | |
Wagahai wa neko de aru | Tojuro Suzuki | Kon Ichikawa | ||
Kinkanshoku | Leader of Construction Firm | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
1976 | Fumō Chitai | Satoi | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
Taiyô wa nakanai | Unknown | Jirô Iizuka | ||
1977 | Mount Hakkoda | Major Kinomiya | Shirō Moritani | |
Kiri-no-hata | Tanimura, Editor | Katsumi Nishikawa | ||
1978 | Queen Bee | Tsukumo | Kon Ichikawa | |
Inubue | Maekawa | Sadao Nakajima | ||
Kôtei no inai hachigatsu | Masagaki | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
Blue Christmas | Unknown | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
1979 | Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko | Nakayama | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | |
Tooi ashita | Chief Public Prosecutor Suda | Tatsumi Kumashiro | ||
1980 | The Battle of Port Arthur | Yamagata Aritomo | Toshio Masuda | |
1981 | Willful Murder | Unknown | Kei Kumai | |
Imperial Navy | Takeo Kaizuka | Shūe Matsubayashi | ||
1982 | Asuka e, soshite mada minu ko e | Unknown | Ryô Kinoshita | |
Kyôdan | Shuzo Morishita | Tôru Murakawa | ||
Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni | Kashiwabara | Yasuzô Masumura | ||
1983 | Antarctica | Yūji Horigome | Kei Kumai | |
1984 | Sukanpin walk | Toshikazu Tamikawa | Kazuki Ohmori | |
Zerosen moyu | Unknown | Toshio Masuda | ||
1985 | Ma no toki | Keiichiro, Ryoko's Husband | Yasuo Furuhata | |
Gray Sunset | The Doctor | Shunya Itō | ||
1986 | Rokumeikan | Unknown | Kon Ichikawa | |
The Sea and Poison | Gondō | Kei Kumai | ||
1987 | Too Much | Police Chief | Éric Rochat | |
Gokudo no onna-tachi 2 | Iwaki | Toru Dobashi | ||
1989 | Daireikai: Shindara dou naru | Unknown | Akira Ishida | |
Black Rain | Chief Inspector Ōhashi | Ridley Scott | American film | |
1990 | Haruka naru koshien | Unknown | Yutaka Osaka | |
Isan sôzoku | Tadayoshi Torii | Yasuo Furuhata | ||
1991 | Rainbow Kids | Kunijirō Yanagawa | Kihachi Okamoto | [4] |
Edo Jō Tairan | Tokugawa Mitsusada | Toshio Masuda | ||
Kagerô | Yoneyama | Hideo Gosha | ||
Tenkawa densetsu satsujin jiken | Yoshinori Takazaki | Kon Ichikawa | ||
Gubbai Mama | Unknown | Yasushi Akimoto | ||
1992 | Kantsubaki | Unknown | Yasuo Furuhata | |
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 | Kotaro Katakura | Yôjirô Takita | ||
1993 | Bloom in the Moonlight | Rokushirō Uehara | Shinichiro Sawai | |
Waga ai no uta - Taki Rentaro monogatari | Unknown | Shinichiro Sawai | ||
Sono kido o tootte | Kajima | Kon Ichikawa | ||
Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjirô | Unknown | Kon Ichikawa | ||
1994 | 47 Ronin | Onodera Hidekazu | Kon Ichikawa | |
1995 | Himeyuri no Tô | Schoolmaster Noguchi | Seijirō Kōyama | |
Kura | Unknown | Yasuo Furuhata | ||
Onihei hankachô | Unknown | Yoshiki Onoda | ||
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Army General Gotō | Takao Okawara | ||
1996 | Yatsuhaka Mura | Dr. Kuno | Kon Ichikawa | |
1998 | Dr. Akagi | Unknown | Shohei Imamura | |
Bayside Shakedown: The Movie | Toshiaki Yoshida | Katsuyuki Motohiro | ||
Diary of Early Winter Shower | Nomura | Shin'ichirô Sawai | ||
1999 | Niji no misaki | Unknown | Masahiko Okumura | |
2000 | Dora-heita | Honda Ikki | Kon Ichikawa | |
2001 | Red Shadow | Kanemitsu Kyougoku | Hiroyuki Nakano | |
Sennen no Koi Story of Genji | Fujiwara no Tametoki | Tonkō Horikawa | ||
2002 | Misutâ rûkî | Narita | Satoshi Isaka | |
2003 | Bayside Shakedown 2 | Toshiaki Yoshida | Katsuyuki Motohiro | |
The Man in White | Unknown | Takashi Miike | ||
2005 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Tenkai | Shusuke Kaneko | |
2006 | I Am Nipponjin | Unknown | Takashi Tsukinoki | |
2007 | Hokushin naname ni sasu tokoro | Honda | Seijirô Kôyama | |
2009 | Shizumanu Taiyō | President Hiyama | Setsurō Wakamatsu | |
2012 | Beyond Outrage | Fuse | Takeshi Kitano |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1965 | Taikōki | Yamanaka Shikanosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
1965 | The Guardman (TV series) | NHK | ||
1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Mizuno Jūrōzaemon | NHK | Taiga drama |
1978 | Ōgon no Hibi | Ankokuji Ekei | NHK | Taiga drama |
1980 | Shishi no Jidai | Iwashita Michihira | NHK | Taiga drama |
1981 | Onna Taikōki | Honda Masanobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
Sekigahara | Ankokuji Ekei | TBS | ||
1987 | Dokuganryū Masamune | Endō Motonobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
1988 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Bessho Tanomo | TV Asahi | |
1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Ii Naosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
1990-93 | Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi | Okubo Hikozaemon | TV Asahi | |
2000 | Aoi Tokugawa Sandai | Honda Masanobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
2002 | Hero | Sakanoue | Fuji TV | |
2006 | Fugo Keiji | Ryūzō Katayama | TV Asahi | |
2008 | Change | Sakae Nihei | Fuji TV | |
Kachō Kōsaku Shima | Tomabechi | NTV | ||
2009 | Fumō Chitai | Mishima | Fuji TV | |
Tenchijin | Sen no Rikyū | NHK | Taiga drama |
References
- ^ a b c d Nishiwaki, Hideo (1979). "Kōyama Shigeiru". Nihon eiga haiyū zenshu: Dan'yū hen (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. p. 207.
- ^ a b "Kōyama Shigeru". Tarento Dētabanku (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ NHK news on January 16, 2017 (in Japanese)
- ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
External links
- Shigeru Kōyama at Office Sasaki
- Shigeru Kôyama at IMDb