Tomisaburō Wakayama

, born Masaru Okumura (奥村 勝), was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai films.

Biography Wakayama (his stage name) was born on September 1, 1929. His father was Minoru Okumura (奥村 実), a noted kabuki performer and nagauta singer who went by the stage name Katsutōji Kineya (杵屋 勝東治),

Wakayama died of acute heart failure on April 2, 1992, in a hospital in Kyoto.

Personal life Marriages and family Wakayama was married twice. On 26 March 1960, his eldest daughter, Kayoko Okumura, was born to his first wife, Ginko. However, after a period of separation, the couple divorced in late 1962. From early childhood (around the age of one and a half), Kayoko was raised by her paternal grandparents, Kineya Katsutōji and his wife. At age 16, after dropping out of high school, she joined Katsu Production upon the recommendation of her uncle, Shintaro Katsu, and made her acting debut in 1977.

In August 1962, shortly before his first divorce was finalized, Wakayama transferred to Daiei Film, where he met Daiei actress Reiko Fujiwara through his younger brother, Shintaro Katsu. Wakayama fell in love with her at first sight, leading to a romantic relationship. The two married on 6 January 1964, following the completion of his divorce. Later that year, they had a son, Kiichiro Wakayama. However, due to financial hardship caused by Wakayama's spending habits, the marriage ended in divorce in 1965. Despite Wakayama's attempts to persuade her to stay, Fujiwara declined and raised Kiichiro as a single mother.

Filmography Film Wakayama appeared in the following films, amongst others.

1955–1959 Banba no Chûtarô (1955) - Banba no Chutaro Uta matsuri mangetsu tanuki-gassen (1955) Gyakushu orochimaru (1955) - Toyama Yunosuke Silver Snake Iwashiya (1956) Yotsuya kaidan (1956) - Iemon Tamiya Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Yôen roku shibijin (1956) - Ningyo Sashichi Yôun Satomi kaikyoden (1956) - Inuzuka Shino Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Ôedo Ushimitsudoki (1957) - Ningyo Sashichi Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Hanayome Satsujinma (1957) - Ningyo Sashichi Kanhasshû ken kajin (1958) Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Ukiyoburo no Shibijin (1958) - Ningyo Sashichi Ningyô Sashichi torimonochô: Koshimoto Irezumi Shibijin (1958) - Ningyo Sashichi Doto no taiketsu (1959) Fukaku hichô (1959) Fukaku hichô: kanketsuhen (1959) Chiyari musô (1959) Hibari torimonochô: furisode koban (1959) Yukinojô henge (1959) Hayate monzaburo (1959) Rage (1959)

1960-1969

Hibari no mori no ishimatsu (1960) - Shimizu No Jirocho - Boss Of The Tokaido Tenpô rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi (1960) Jirochô kesshôki: Nagurikomi kôjinyama (1960) - Okita Soji Tenryu haha koi gasa (1960) Shoretsu shinsengumi - bakumatsu no doran (1960) - Okita Soji Oja kissa (1960) Ninkyo Nakasendo (1960) - Omasa Hibari Juhachiban Benten Kozo (1960) Hachisu chikemuri gasa (1961) Yami ni warau tekkamen (1961) Tekka Daimyo ("Lord of Steel Heart") (1961) Ghost of Oiwa (1961) Megitsune henge (1961) Kengo tengu matsuri (1961) - Iishiro Shurinosuke Kaidan Oiwa no borei (1961) - Tamiya Iemon Charinko kaido (1961) Kisaragi musô ken (1962) - Hayatomasa Tachibana Seizoroi kanhasshu (1962) Zatoichi 2 (1962) Zoku Toseinin (1967) - Sakamoto Toseinin (1967) - Hirose Hokkai yûkyôden (1967) Choueki juhachi-nen: kari shutsugoku (1967) Choueki juhachi-nen (1967) Bakuchi uchi (1967) - Ozeki Isamu Zenka mono (1968) Kaettekita gokudo (1968) - Shimamura Seikichi Ikasama bakuchi (1968) Hibotan bakuto ("Red Peony Gambler") (1968) - Torakichi Kumasaka Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune (1968) Hibotan bakuto: Isshuku ippan (1968) - Torakichi Kumazaka Bakuto retsuden (1968) - Adachi Sanji Yôen dokufu-den hannya no ohyaku (1968) - Boss Minokichi of Otowa Otoko no shobu: byakko no tetsu (1968) Kyôdai jingi gyakuen no sakazuki (1968) Heitai gokudo (1968) Ballad of Murder (1968) Gokudo (1968) - Shimamura Seikichi Wicked Priest (1968) - Mikuni Shinkai Daigashi (1968) Bakuchi-uchi: Socho tobaku (1968) - Tetsuo Matsuda Nunnery Confidential (1968) Hibotan bakuto: Hanafuda shôbu (1969) - Torakichi Kumasaka Tabi ni deta gokudo (1969) - Shimamura Seikichi Quick-draw Okatsu (1969) - Bounty hunter Shokin kasegi (1969) - Shikoru Ichibei Hissatsu bakuchi-uchi (1969) Red Peony: The Hanafuda Game (1969) Memoir of Japanese Assassins (1969) Gonin no Shôkin Kasegi (1969) - Shikoro Ichibei Tosei-nin Retsuden (1969) - Kaku Boss (1969) - Sakata Yoshinobu Nihon boryoku-dan: Kumicho (1969) - Miyahara Matteita gokudo (1969) - Shimamura Seikichi Gorotsuki butai (1969) Gokudô bôzu: Nenbutsu hitokiri tabi (1969) Gendai yakuza: Yotamono no okite (1969) Chôeki san kyôdai (1969)

1970–1979

Hibotan bakuto: Oryû sanjô (1970) - Torakichi Kumasaka Bakuchi-uchi: Nagaremono (1970) - Yoshii Yusaku Nippon dabi katsukyu (1970) Saigo no tokkôtai (1970) Gokuaku bozu hitokiri kazoe uta (1970) - Shinkai Blind Yakuza Monk (1970) - Dr. Mitamura Thugs of Shinjuku (1970) - Senior yakuza at funeral (uncredited) Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun: Chobi-hige no kuma (1970) Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun (1970) Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Hagure Okami (1970) Sengo hiwa, hoseki ryakudatsu (1970) Nihon boryoku-dan: Kumicho kuzure (1970) Hakurai jingi: Kapone no shatei (1970) Gokudo kyojo tabi (1970) - Shimamura Seikichi Gokudo Kamagasaki ni kaeru (1970) - Shimamura Seikichi Gokuaku bozu nenbutsu sandangiri (1970) - Shinkai Underground Syndicate (1970) Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) - Yonabaru - Koza downtown boss A Boss with the Samurai Spirit (1971) - Capone Bakuchi-uchi: Inochi-huda (1971) - Kobayashi Kanji Gokuaku bozu - Nomu utsu kau (1971) Nihon yakuza-den: Sôchiyô e no michi (1971) - Torakichi Ohmatsu Hibotan bakuto: Oinochi itadaki masu (1971) - Torakichi Kumasaka Kaoyaku (1971) - Hoshino Nippon akuninden (1971) - Kumai Nihon aku nin den (1971) Kizudarake no seishun (1971) - Mihashi Tetsuo Boryokudan sai buso (1971) Bakuto kirikomi-tai (1971) - Yano Akû oyabûn tai daigashî (1971) Hibotan bakuto: Jingi tooshimasu (1972) Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) - Ogami Ittō Kizu darake jinsei furui do de gonzansu (1972) Cherry Blossom Fire Gang (1972) - Master Kofusai Donju Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) - Ogami Ittō Gokudo makari touru (1972) - Shimamura Seikichi Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) - Ogami Itto Gokudo VS Mamushi (1974) The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974) - Okada New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) - Aoki Naotake ESPY (1974) - Ulrov Gokudo VS furyô banchô (1974) - Shimamura Seikichi Gotô hoka sâtsujin shû (1975) Bôryoku kinmyaku (1975) Yukâi na gokudo (1976) Akuma no temari-uta (1977) - Inspector Isokawa Devil's Bouncing Ball Song (1977) - Tatsuo Honda Sugata Sanshiro (1977) - Murai Torakku yarô: Otoko ippiki momojirô (1977) The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) - Coach Shimizu Hi no Tori ("The Phoenix") (1978) - Sarutahaiko, General of the Yamatai Oh My Son (1979) - Shuzo Kawase Distant Tomorrow (1979) - Iwasa

1980–1989 Chichi yo haha yo! (1980) - Asakawa Senjo Shogun Assassin (1980) - Lone Wolf Seishun no mon ("The Gate of Youth") (1981) - Ryugoro Hanawa Flames of Blood (1981) - Seihachi Makai Tenshō ("Samurai Reincarnation") (1981) - Lord Tajima no Kami Munenori Yagyu Moeru yusha (1981) - Goro Kaji The Shootout (1982) - Yabuki Conquest (1982) - Tsuyoshi Gonno Irezumi: Spirit of Tattoo (1982) - Kyogoro / the Tatto Artist Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō (1983) - Bukichi Miki Hakujasho (1983) - Ekai Kanamishima Theater of Life (1983) - Kiratsune Shura no mure (1984) Story of the Yamashita Boy (1985) - Yamashita Taizo, Cho's father A Promise (1986) - Detective Tagami Michi (1986) - Naokichi Sakura Shinran: Shiroi michi ("Shinran: Path to Purity") (1987) - Homen Daireikai: Shindara dou naru (1989) Shaso (1989) - Kazuo Otagaki Black Rain (1989) - Sugai Kunio Tanba Tetsuro no daireikai shindara dounaru (1989) - God

1990 Jotei: Kasuga no tsubone (1990) Checkmate (1991) - Sanae Mitamura

Television Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973-1974) - Kiichihōgan Akuma no Yoūna Aitsu (1975) - Detective Shirato Shokin Kasegi (1975) - Shikoro Ichibei Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975–76) - Tōyama Kinsirō Fumō Chitai (1979) - Ichizo Daimon Ōoku (1983) - Tokugawa Ieyasu Kozure Ōkami Meifumadō no Shikyakunin Hahakoishi Daigoro Zetsushou (1989) - Yagyū Retsudō