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Tsutomu Yamazaki

For the Japanese politician, see Tsutomu Yamazaki (politician).
Tsutomu Yamazaki
"Movie Pictorial (Eiga Joho)", December 1963 issue.
Born1936 (age 87–88)
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present
Spouse
Hikaru Mayuzumi
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(m. 1963)​

Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努, Yamazaki Tsutomu, born 1936) is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark.[1] Yamazaki is known for his roles as Goro in Tampopo (1985) and Nenbutsu no Tetsu on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu Shiokinin and Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.[2]

Career

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Yamazaki graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company and joined Bungakuza in 1959.[3] He made his film debut in Kihachi Okamoto's Daigaku no sanzôkutachi in 1960.[3] In 1961, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.[4] In 1963, he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low. He worked with Kurosawa twice more: in the director's next film, 1965's Red Beard, then fifteen years later, in Kagemusha.

In 1973, he appeared jidaigeki television drama Hissatsu Shiokinin and he played the same role in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin again in 1977.[3] He also starred in number of Juzo Itami's films, including his role as a trucker who resembles John Wayne in Tampopo (1985). He co-starred in The Ramen Girl (2008) with Brittany Murphy.[5]

He also played a supporting role in Yōjirō Takita's Departures.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
1963 High and Low Ginjirō Takeuchi Akira Kurosawa
A Woman's Story Kohei Shimizu Mikio Naruse
1965 Red Beard Sahachi Akira Kurosawa
1969 Tora-san's Cherished Mother Yoji Yamada
1970 Fuji sanchō Takeshi Ishizuka Tetsutaro Murano
1975 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head Tetsuya Kusunoki Kinji Fukasaku
1979 Demon Pond Masahiro Shinoda
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity Shingo Takagi Eiichi Kudo
1980 Kagemusha Takeda Nobukado Akira Kurosawa
1982 Dotonbori River Kinji Fukasaku
1984 The Funeral Juzo Itami Lead role
1985 Farewell to the Ark Shūji Terayama Lead role
Tampopo Gorō Juzo Itami Lead role
1987 A Taxing Woman Hideki Gondō Juzo Itami
1989 Rikyu Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hiroshi Teshigahara
1993 We Are Not Alone Yōjirō Takita
Samurai Kids Nobuhiko Obayashi Lead role
1998 A Quiet Life Father Juzo Itami
1998 Wait and See Shinji Sōmai
2001 The Guys from Paradise Katsuaki Yoshida Takashi Miike
Go Hideyoshi Isao Yukisada
2002 Doing Time Yoichi Sai Lead role
Copycat Killer Yoshimitsu Morita
2003 The Thirteen Steps Masahiko Nagasawa
2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Isao Yukisada
Blooming Again Isshin Inudo Lead role
2005 What the Snow Brings Tamba Kichitaro Negishi
2006 Kurosagi Yasuharu Ishii
Crickets Shinji Aoyama
2007 Dolphine Blue Tetsu Maeda
2008 Departures Sasaki Yōjirō Takita
Climber's High Shirakawa Masato Harada
The Ramen Girl Robert Allan Ackerman American–Japanese film
2009 Kamui Gaiden Narrator Yoichi Sai
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Capt Jūzō Okita Takashi Yamazaki
2011 The Woodsman and the Rain Shūichi Okita
The Wings of the Kirin Takamasa Kaga Nobuhiro Doi Special appearance
2012 Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home Tomoyuki Takimoto
2013 Shield of Straw Takashi Miike
Miracle Apples Yoshihiro Nakamura
2014 As the Gods Will Shirokuma Takashi Miike Voice role
2015 The Emperor in August Kantarō Suzuki Masato Harada
Kakekomi Takizawa Bakin Masato Harada
2016 The Actor Kotō Satoko Yokohama
The Magnificent Nine Yoshihiro Nakamura
2017 Blade of the Immortal Kensui Ibane Takashi Miike
Mumon: The Land of Stealth Narrator Yoshihiro Nakamura
2018 The Crimes That Bind Takamasa Kaga Katsuo Fukuzawa
Killing For The Prosecution Yūma Shirakawa Masato Harada
Mori, The Artist's Habitat Morikazu "Mori" Kumagai Shūichi Okita Lead role
2019 A Long Goodbye Shōhei Ryōta Nakano

TV dramas

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1967 Sanshimai Kingoro Aoe/Shinichiro Kosugi NHK Taiga drama
1972 Shin Heike Monogatari Tairano Tokitada NHK Taiga drama
1972 Okappiki Dobu Okappiki Dobu KTV Lead role
1972 Nemuri Kyōshirō Okappiki Dobu KTV Episode17
1973 Hissatsu Shiokinin Nenbutsu no Tetsu ABC Lead role, Hissatsu series
1976-77 Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen Dozaemon ABC Lead role, Hissatsu series
1978 Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin Nenbutsu no Tetsu　 ABC Hissatsu series
1995 Kumokiri Nizaemon Kumokiri Nizaemon Fuji TV Lead role
The Abe Clan Abe Yaichi'emon Fuji TV TV movie
1998 Seikimatsu no Uta/The Last Song Prof. Natsuo Momose NTV
2001 Gokenin Zankurō Fuji TV Episode 10
2006 Kurosagi Katsuragi Toshio TBS
2014 Roosevelt Game Takeshi Aoshima TBS
Leaders Isokichi Ōshima TBS Mini-Series
2018 As a Father of Murderer Son Katsuhiko Yoshinaga TV Tokyo TV movie

Awards and honours

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1961 6th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won
1980 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Yashagaike Nominated
5th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actor Kagemusha Won
1981 54th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
1985 8th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor The Funeral, Farewell to the Ark Won
58th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actor Won
27th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Won
39th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Won
1990 13th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Rikyu, Harimau, The Dancing Girl Nominated
1994 17th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor We Are Not Alone Nominated
2001 14th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Supporting Actor Go Won
26th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actor Go, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo Won
2002 75th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
23rd Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Go, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo, Go Heat Man! Won
25th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Go Won
44th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
2003 26th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Copycat Killer Nominated
2009 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Departures Won
18th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Supporting Actor Departures, Climber's High Won
2018 43rd Hochi Film Awards Best Actor Mori, The Artist's Habitat Nominated
2019 73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
28th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Actor Nominated
2022 45th Japan Academy Film Prize Distinguished Service Award Himself Won [7]
Year Honor Ref.
2000 Medal with Purple Ribbon [8]
2008 Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette [8]

References

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  1. ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "山崎努が振り返る"あの役"「僕の演じた役の中で、代表作なんじゃないかな」]publisher=excite news". Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Tsutomu Yamazaki biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧". 一般社団法人 日本映画テレビプロデューサー協会. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Hadley-Garcia, George (January 23, 2009). "Broth in translation - The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
  6. ^ Phipps, Keith (May 28, 2009). "Departures - Film - Movie Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
  7. ^ "日本アカデミー賞「孤狼の血2」が最多13の優秀賞、「ドライブ・マイ・カー」は8部門". Natalie. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "山崎努". eiga.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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