Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi
Native name 川地民夫
Born (1938-07-21)21 July 1938
Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
Died 10 February 2018(2018-02-10) (aged 79)
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Other names Tamio Kawaji
Occupation Actor

Tamio Kawachi (Japanese: 川地 民夫, Hepburn: Kawachi Tamio, 21 July 1938 – 10 February 2018) (sometimes transliterated as Tamio Kawaji) was a Japanese actor.

Career

Kawachi was a student at Kanto Gakuin University when Yujiro Ishihara, one of his neighbors in Zushi, Kanagawa, invited him to join the Nikkatsu studio.[1] He made his debut in A Slope in the Sun (1958) playing Ishihara's younger brother.[2] The studio initially sold him as one of the "Bad Trio" along with Akira Kobayashi and Tadao Sawamoto.[2] He appeared in films by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Seijun Suzuki and is probably most known abroad for his starring roles in Kurahara's The Warped Ones (1960) and Black Sun (1964). Kawachi eventually left Nikkatsu for the Toei Company, and co-starred in the 9-film Mamushi kyōdai series with Bunta Sugawara in the 1970s.[2][1] He also acted on television, with his last acting appearance being a TV mystery in 2017.[2] He was also known for his recurring role as Inspector General Sawaii in Ultraman Tiga.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 "川地民夫さん、脳梗塞で死去…菅原文太さんとＷ主演「まむしの兄弟」シリーズで人気". SANSPO.COM (in Japanese). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "川地民夫さん死去…７９歳、脳梗塞 菅原文太さん相棒「まむしの兄弟」 – スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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