TOKYO – Japanese actor Masakazu Tamura, who appeared in a number of popular TV series and films in his 60-ye…
Japanese actor Masakazu Tamura, who appeared in a number of popular TV series and films in his 60-year career, has died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo, people close to him said Tuesday. He was 77.
File photo shows Masakazu Tamura giving an interview in Kyoto on April 20, 2017. (Kyodo)
Tamura was almost a fixture for Japanese households who played an awkward but comical police officer in a 1994-2006 TV drama series featuring guest villains such as members of now-disbanded pop idol group SMAP and former baseball player Ichiro Suzuki.
Tamura’s relatives held a funeral for the actor, a Kyoto native born into a show business family, following his passing on April 3, they said.
Tamura debuted in 1961 in a film “Eien No Hito,” or eternal love, and quickly ascended to stardom.
He also appeared in numerous TV series and commercials after making his own way as a prolific actor.
In 2009, Tamura won the best actor prize at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival for his work in the TV drama “Soka, Mo Kimi wa Inai no ka,” which roughly translates as, “Ah, you’re really gone now.”
Title: TOKYO – Japanese actor Masakazu Tamura, who appeared in a number of popular TV series and films in his 60-ye…
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Published Date: 05/20/21
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