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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-07-21

Day of Death

2018-02-10 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan

Also Known As

Tamio Kawaji

Тамио Кавати

Tamio Kawachi

Biography

Tamio Kawachi was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 120 feature films. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Koreyoshi Kurahara and Seijun Suzuki, starring in Kurahara's The Warped Ones (1960) and Black Sun (1964), and having a prominent role in Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter (1966).

Known For

Acting

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

1967

Gappa, the Triphibian Monster

as

Hiroshi Kurosaki

Jidanya

1963

Jidanya

as

Gozu

2003

Gozu

as

Tokyo Drifter

1966

Tokyo Drifter

as

Tatsuzo the Viper

Story of a Prostitute

1965

Story of a Prostitute

as

Shinkichi Mikami

Cruel Gun Story

1964

Cruel Gun Story

as

Takizawa

I Hate But Love

1962

I Hate But Love

as

Hiroshi Ozaki

The Warped Ones

1960

The Warped Ones

as

Akira

Gunball

2001

Gunball

as

Empress

1983

Empress

as

Heat Wave

1991

Heat Wave

as

Shinkichi, Hashiba

Black Sun

1964

Black Sun

as

Akira

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

1967

The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

as

Ishikawa no Torakichi

Everything Goes Wrong

1960

Everything Goes Wrong

as

Jirô Sugita

KISS ME

1996

KISS ME

as

Wharf Temperament

1961

Wharf Temperament

as

Eiji Iwasa

Youth of the Beast

1963

Youth of the Beast

as

Hideo Nomoto

Gorotsuki

1992

Gorotsuki

as

Prince of Wolves

1963

Prince of Wolves

as

Ginji Tachibana

The Guys Who Put Money on Me

1962

The Guys Who Put Money on Me

as

Kenjiro Yoshida

Woman from the Sea

1959

Woman from the Sea

as

Toshio

Retaliation

1968

Retaliation

as

Naruse

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

1968

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

as

Isamu Tsujikawa

Waterfront Blues

1970

Waterfront Blues

as

Chiba

Carmen from Kawachi

1966

Carmen from Kawachi

as

Seiji Takano

A Slope in the Sun

1958

A Slope in the Sun

as

Tamio Takagi

Teenage Yakuza

1962

Teenage Yakuza

as

Jiro

Welcome, My Baby

1964

Welcome, My Baby

as

Toshio Tanimura

Penitentiary Brothers

1969

Penitentiary Brothers

as

Jiro Matsubara

Chi-n-pi-ra

1984

Chi-n-pi-ra

as

Otani

The Viper Brothers

1971

The Viper Brothers

as

Katsuji (Immortal Katsu)

Outlaw: Black Dagger

1968

Outlaw: Black Dagger

as

Sueo Shige

Shimane Prison Riot

1975

Shimane Prison Riot

as

Dog breeder

Whirlpool of Flesh

1964

Whirlpool of Flesh

as

Kenichi Sekiguchi

Kazoku no sentaku

1983

Kazoku no sentaku

as

Yoichi Kanazawa

Professional Killers

1973

Professional Killers

as

Gozamatsu no Magohachi

My Sweetheart

1967

My Sweetheart

as

Kawachi

Sukiyaki

1995

Sukiyaki

as

Ryohel Mihara

Kitakami yakyoku

1961

Kitakami yakyoku

as

Keisuke Shirato

Friendship of Jazz

1959

Friendship of Jazz

as

Kenji Kawazoe

The Coming of Age

1958

The Coming of Age

as

Yasushi Nanjô

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

as

Kaoru Shirafuji

Downhill Youth

1959

Downhill Youth

as

Yasuo Kawase

Gun Number Zero

1959

Gun Number Zero

as

Yoshio

The Stream of Youth

1959

The Stream of Youth

as

Yasuo Kitaoka

The Gambler

1992

The Gambler

as

Honorable

The Hill is Full of Flowers

1963

The Hill is Full of Flowers

as

Masaya Nozaki

Shōjo

1961

Shōjo

as

Pimp Heaven

1975

Pimp Heaven

as

Yoshiichi

The Bullet Train

1975

The Bullet Train

as

Satô

Exiled

2010

Exiled

as

In Tears

1965

In Tears

as

Lost in the Rain

Lost in the Rain

as

Nozaki Masaya

Ultraman Dyna

Ultraman Dyna

as

Sawai So-Ichiro

Production

Crew

Directing