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, born Masaru Okumura,〔Leous, G. (''c.'' 2003): (Tomisaburo Wakayama ) Retrieved on May 23, 2010.〕 was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō, the scowling, 19th century ''ronin'' warrior in the six ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' samurai movies.〔〔Stout, J. (1981): "Tomisaburo Wakayama: The Anti-Hero of Shogun Assassin." ''Martial Arts Movies'' (August), 1(2):26–33.〕 ==Biography== Wakayama was born on September 1, 1929, in Fukagawa, a district in Tokyo, Japan.〔 His father was Tohiji Katsu〔 (or Katsutōji Kineya),〔(Asiateca: Tomisaburo Wakayama ) (August 10, 2007). Retrieved on May 24, 2010.〕 a noted ''kabuki'' performer and ''nagauta'' singer,〔 and the family as a whole were ''kabuki'' performers. He and his younger brother, Shintaro Katsu, followed their father in the theater.〔 Wakayama tired of this; at the age of 13, he began to study judo, eventually achieving the rank of 4th ''dan'' black belt in the art.〔 In 1952, as part of the Azuma Kabuki troupe, Wakayama toured the United States of America for nine months.〔 He gave up theater performance completely after his two-year term with the troupe was over.〔 Wakayama taught judo until Toho recruited him as a new martial arts star in their ''jidaigeki'' movies.〔 He prepared for these movies by practicing other disciplines, including kenpō, iaidō, kendo, and bōjutsu.〔 All this helped him for roles in the television series ''The Mute Samurai'',〔 the 1975 television series ''Shokin Kasegi'' (''The Bounty Hunter''),〔 and his most famous role: Ogami Ittō, the Lone Wolf. Wakayama went on to star in many films, performing in a variety of roles. It has been estimated that he appeared in between 250 to 500 films.〔 His only roles in American movies were as a baseball coach in ''The Bad News Bears Go to Japan'' (1978) and as a ''yakuza'' boss, Sugai, in Ridley Scott's ''Black Rain'' (1989) that delivers a memorable English monologue that becomes a defining moment for the film, and the film's title.〔 Wakayama died of acute heart failure on April 2, 1992, in a hospital in Kyoto.〔〔 He was survived by a son, Kiichiro Wakayama (born c. 1965), also an actor.〔(Sankei Sports: 若山騎一郎＆仁美凌、熱愛発覚！交際５年 ) (March 31, 2010). Retrieved on May 24, 2010. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tomisaburo Wakayama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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