Tatsuo Matsumura
18 December 1914 – 18 June 2005 was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films from 1959 to 2004 and performed in several editions of the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. He graduated from Hosei University.
Tatsuo Matsumura

『東宝三十年史』1963年1月25日、東宝株式会社。 · Public domain
- Name
- Tatsuo Matsumura
- Born
- 18 December 1914
- Birthplace
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Died
- 18 June 2005
- Place of death
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Gyosei Junior and Senior High School
- Honours
- Order of the Sacred Treasure and 4th class
- Languages
- Japanese
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18 December 1914 – 18 June 2005 was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films from 1959 to 2004 and performed in several editions of the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. He graduated from Hosei University.
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Biography
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He made his debut in movies with the film Otome no inori directed by Shin Saburi in 1959.
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• Name — Tatsuo Matsumura • Born — 18 December 1914 • Birthplace — Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan • Died — 18 June 2005 • Place of death — Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1938–2005
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1965 — Taikōki — Matsunaga Hisahide — Taiga drama • 1969 — Ten to Chi to — Ōta Sukemasa — Taiga drama • 1987 — Dokuganryu Masamune — Katagiri Katsumoto — Taiga drama • 1999 — Furuhata Ninzaburō — Kaemon Araki — Episode 30
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1914
Tatsuo Matsumura born at Yokohama.
2005
Tatsuo Matsumura died at Shinjuku.
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Yokohama.
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Films
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1960 — The Secret of the Telegian — Official • 1960 — Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki — Sôma • 1960 — Bokutô kitan — Endô • 1960 — Akasaka no shimai' yori: yoru no hada — Kyûzô Nishinaga • 1960 — The Human Vapor — Editor Ikeda • 1961 — Wakai ôkami • 1961 — Wakarete ikiru toki mo • 1961 — Tôshi reijô — Father • 1961 — Tôkyô yawa — Omatsu • 1961 — Ai to honoho to — Lawyer Agawa • 1961 — Kurenai no umi • 1961 — Toilet buchô • 1961 — Kigeki ekimae bentô • 1961 — Saigo no kaoyaku • 1962 — Kurenai no sora • 1962 — Musume to watashi — Uemura • 1962 — Nippon musekinin jidai • 1962 — King Kong vs. Godzilla — Dr. Makino • 1962 — Kyujin ryoko • 1962 — Sôtome ke no musume tachi — Policeman • 1962 — Harakiri — Seibei • 1962 — Wakai kisetsu • 1962 — Burari Bura-bura Monogatari • 1963 — Roppongi no yoru: aishite aishite — Inagawa • 1963 — Nippon jitsuwa jidai • 1963 — Kureji sakusen: Sentehisshô • 1963 — Daidokoro taiheiki • 1963 — Shin meoto zenzai • 1963 — Eburi manshi no yûga-na seikatsu • 1964 — Echigo Tsutsuishi Oyashirazu — Big landowner • 1964 — Hadaka no jûyaku — Hikonosuke Isono • 1964 — Zoku kôkô san'nensei — Yûsuke Takatsu • 1965 — Warera rettôsei — Mr Iida • 1965 — 006 wa uwaki no number • 1966 — The Guardman: Tokyo Ninja Butai — Kôhei Ôsato • 1967 — Rikugun Nakano gakko: Ryu-sango shirei • 1967 — Soshiki bôryoku • 1967 — Samurai Rebellion — Matsudaira Masakata • 1967 — Zatoichi Challenged — Tahe • 1968 — I, the Executioner — Chief Detective Kasahara • 1968 — Kaibyô nori no numa — Mataemon Tsuyama • 1969 — Hiken yaburi — Chisaka Takafusa • 1970 — Burabo! Wakadaishô • 1970 — Dodes'ka-den — Kyota Watanaka • 1971 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Junjô hen — Doctor Yamashita • 1972 — Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō koiuta — Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle) • 1972 — Kuro no honryu — Masamichi Wakamiya • 1972 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro yumemakura — Tatsuzo • 1972 — Aa koe naki tomo — Matsumoto • 1973 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro wasurenagusa — Tatsuzo (Torajiro's uncle) • 1973 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san • 1973 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro koiyatsure • 1977 — Gokumon-to — Doctor Kôan Murase • 1979 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Tonderu Torajirô — Reikichi Matsuda • 1980 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta — Teacher Hayashi • 1982 — Giwaku — Masao Harayama • 1983 — Keiji monogatari 2 - Ringo no uta • 1983 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Kuchibue wo fuku Torajirô — Priest • 1985 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajirô ren'ai juku — Kyôju • 1987 — Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro monogatari — 'Oichan' • 1987 — Nijushi no hitomi — Principal • 1991 — Sensou to seishun — Jinsaku Kiyohara • 1991 — My Sons — Terao • 1993 — Madadayo — Hyakken Uchida — Lead role • 1993 — Kokkai e ikô! — Kozaburo takeda • 1994 — 47 Ronin — Yahei Horibe • 1995 — Hiroshima — Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki — TV movie • 1995 — Sayonara Nippon! • 1997 — Nagareita shichinin — Kaitoh Urabe • 1997 — Lie lie Lie — Hirasawa, Seiichiro • 1998 — Taian ni butsumetsu — Kazutaro (Tetsuo's father) • 1998 — Yûjô - Friendship • 1999 — After the Rain — Sekkyo-Bushi Jii, the Old Preacher • 2000 — Nagasaki burabura bushi — Yukibei • 2001 — Calmi Cuori Appassionati — Seiji Agata • 2004 — Milk White — Shigetaro Hayashi — (final film role)
Honours
• Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1990)
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Tatsuo Matsumura is recorded as having received Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class.
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