Tsurutarō Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka is a Japanese television personality, actor, artist, and former professional boxer. For his role in the 1988 film The Discarnates, he won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award, and at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival.
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Tsurutarō Kataoka
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- Name
- Tsurutaro Kataoka
- Born
- 21 December 1954
- Birthplace
- Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Television personality, actor, artist
- Full name
- 荻野 繁雄.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Education
- Tokyo Metropolitan takenodai Senior High School.
- Honours
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Arrow Award.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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• Name — Tsurutaro Kataoka • Born — 21 December 1954 • Birthplace — Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Television personality, actor, artist • Years Active — 1973–present
Documentary record
Tsurutarō Kataoka (born 21 December 1954) is described as an actor, singer, painter and “Boxer” in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Tsurutarō Kataoka was born on 21 December 1954 in Tokio.
Television
Television
• Rose Against the Odds (1991), Fighting Harada • Taiheiki (1991), Hōjō Takatoki • Sayonara Ri Kōran (1989), Masahiko Amakasu • Shūchakueki Series 5～ (1996–), Masanao Ushio • Atsuhime (2008), Iwakura Tomomi • Clouds Over the Hill (2009–2011), Yashiro Rokurō • Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Kodera Masamoto • Kamen Rider Drive (2014), Jun Honganji • Daddy Sister (2016), Eitarō Kumai • Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018), Ayao Kishimoto • Awaiting Kirin (2020), Settsu Harukado • Chimudondon (2022), Saburō Taira • Unbound (2025), Toriyama Sekien • The Scent of the Wind (2026), Katsu Kaishū
Identity
Identity
Tsurutarō Kataoka is recorded as having received Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Arrow Award. Recorded at birth as 荻野 繁雄.
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1954
Tsurutarō Kataoka born at Nishi-Nippori.
Film
• The Discarnates (1988) - Hidekichi Harada • Zatoichi (1989) - Tsuru • Sharaku (1995) - Goro • Sada (1998) - Tatsuzo Kikumoto • Last Love (2007) • Maniac Hero (2016) - Kōzō Kusaka • Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) - Sen no Rikyū • One Last Bloom (2023) • The Brightest Sun (2025) • Sound of Wings (2025) - Aramata
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Tsurutarō Kataoka received Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Arrow Award.
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