Masahiko Tsugawa (æ´¥å· é›…å½¦, Tsugawa Masahiko), born Masahiko
KatÅ (åŠ è—¤ 雅彦 KatÅ Masahiko, January 2, 1940â€"August 4, 2018)
was a Japanese actor and director.Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940 in
Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the
age of 16 in the KÅ Nakahira film Crazed Fruit in 1956. Tsugawa's
family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his
birth. Tsugawa attended school until dropping out of Waseda University
Graduate School to pursue acting alone.He gradually grew in popularity
by playing villan roles such television jidaigeki drama series as
Hissatsu series and appeared in films like Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi
no tora-san and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters
All-Out Attack. He was eventually adopted as one of director Juzo
Itami's favourite actors, and went on to appear in nearly every one of
his movies since Tampopo.In television Tsugawa portrayed Tokugawa
Ieyasu five times. He played Ieyasu in the 2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai
and became the oldest actor who played a lead role in the Taiga drama.
KatÅ (åŠ è—¤ 雅彦 KatÅ Masahiko, January 2, 1940â€"August 4, 2018)
was a Japanese actor and director.Tsugawa was born January 2, 1940 in
Kyoto, Japan. After acting as a child, he made his major debut at the
age of 16 in the KÅ Nakahira film Crazed Fruit in 1956. Tsugawa's
family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his
birth. Tsugawa attended school until dropping out of Waseda University
Graduate School to pursue acting alone.He gradually grew in popularity
by playing villan roles such television jidaigeki drama series as
Hissatsu series and appeared in films like Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi
no tora-san and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters
All-Out Attack. He was eventually adopted as one of director Juzo
Itami's favourite actors, and went on to appear in nearly every one of
his movies since Tampopo.In television Tsugawa portrayed Tokugawa
Ieyasu five times. He played Ieyasu in the 2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai
and became the oldest actor who played a lead role in the Taiga drama.
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