Yoshifumi Tajima

was a Japanese actor in film and television. A versatile actor best known for starring in numerous science fiction films produced by Toho Studios. His most iconic role is Kumayama, the greedy land developer in 1964's Mothra vs. Godzilla.

Selected filmography

Pu-san (1953) Hiroba no kodoku (1953) - Tachikawa Waseda daigaku (1953) - Detective Mitsuyu-sen (1954) - Soga Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954) Ore no kenjû wa subayai (1954) Tenka taihei (1955) Ai no onimotsu (1955) Shônen shikeishû (1955) Ôkami (1955) Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) - Yoshioka samurai Yakan chûgaku (1955) Aijô (1956) - Tamura Shujinsen (1956) Rodan (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou Kono futari ni sachi are (1957) Ninjitsu (1957) Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) - Yamaka Saigo no dasso (1957) - Chin Hadairo no tsuki (1957) - Jimbo Datsugokushû (1957) Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki (1957) The H-Man (1958) - Detective Sakata Doji o numana (1958) Varan the Unbelievable (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Komakichi Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958) The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Potential slave buyer Kotan no kuchibue (1959) Aru kengo no shogai (1959) Sengoku gunto-den (1959) - Jiro's Vassal Aruhi watashi wa (1959) - Kitamura The Three Treasures (1959) When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960) Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki (1960) - Shibata Fundoshi isha (1960) - Seibei Man Against Man (1960) - Taro The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - Reporter B Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960) Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze (1960) - Kurosuke Harano The Human Vapor (1960) - Sergeant Mothra (1961) - Military Advisor Kurenai no umi (1961) Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961) - Tagami Kurenai no sora (1962) Doburoku no Tatsu (1962) - Numajiri King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka Attack Squadron! (1963) - Sailor High and Low (1963) - Chief Prison Officer Sengoku yarô (1963) Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) - Yasumoto Hiken (1963) Norainu sakusen (1963) Oneechan sandai-ki (1963) - Kawakami Atragon (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Kumayama Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (1964) - Coach Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Gangster Tada Hana no oedo no musekinin (1964) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Ship Captain Samurai Assassin (1965) - Samurai Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965) - Cop Hi no ataru isu (1965) - Tanaami Tameki no taisho (1965) - Ishida Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - General Rise Against the Sword (1966) - Shozaemon Ube Hikinige (1966) Ultra Q (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Police Officer Retsu go! Wakadaishô (1967) Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno Zoku izuko e (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster King Kong Escapes (1967) - Henchman Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment Scattered Clouds (1967) Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy (1967) - Momoo Maura Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Major Tada Isoroku (1968) - Air Force officer Kureji no buchamukure daihakken (1969) Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Ijichi Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten (1969) All Monsters Attack (1969) - Detective The Militarists (1970) - Seiichi Itō Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau (1970) - Ôta Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971) Ningen kakumei (1973) The Bullet Train (1975) - Sasaki Zoku ningen kakumei (1976) Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977) The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Environmental Director General Hidaka Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Environmental Director General Hidaka (final film role)

Television Roles Kamen Rider V3 (1973-1974) - Tadokoro Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) - Dr. Todoroki Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975 - Mayor (one episode)