Shigeru Kōyama (神山 繁, Kōyama Shigeru, 16 January 1929 – 3 January 2017) was a Japanese actor.
Shigeru Kōyama | |
|---|---|
 Shigeru Kōyama at the Imperial Japanese Naval Paymaster Academy during the Second World War | |
| Born | 16 January 1929 Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 87) Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–2015 |
| Spouse | Tomoko Fumino (deceased) |
Career
editBorn in Kure, Hiroshima, Kōyama joined the Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1952, first as a directorial assistant and then as an actor.[1] He made his film debut in 1953 in Tadashi Imai's An Inlet of Muddy Water.[1] He left Bungakuza in 1963 and participated in other troupes such as Gekidan Kumo and Engeki Shūdan En.[1][2] He was also well known for his role in the hit TV show The Guardman.[1][2] He died in Kyoto Prefecture from pneumonia on 3 January 2017, 13 days before his 88th birthday.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | An Inlet of Muddy Water | Unknown | Tadashi Imai | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Akujo no kisetsu | Terauchi, Assistant Professor | Minoru Shibuya | |
| 1959 | High Teen | Shinsaku, Sanae's Brother | Kazuo Inoue | |
| Yuganda tsuki | Yura | Akinori Matsuo | ||
| 1960 | Afraid to Die | Masa | Yasuzo Masumura | |
| Kenka Tarô | Goi | Toshio Masuda | ||
| 1961 | Koi ni inochi o | Li | Yasuzô Masumura | |
| Yûhi ni akai ore no kao | Unknown | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
| 1962 | Akitsu Springs | Tsuda | Yoshishige Yoshida | |
| Namida o shishi no tategami ni | Kogure | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
| 1963 | Kuro no hôkokusho | Hitomi | Yasuzô Masumura | |
| Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu | Azusa Ono | Kenji Misumi | ||
| 1964 | Otoko girai | Paul Okamura | Ryô Kinoshita | |
| Adauchi | Okuno Magodayū | Tadashi Imai | ||
| Kwaidan | Unknown | Masaki Kobayashi | (segment "Chawan no naka") | |
| 1965 | Nikutai no gakko | Otowa | Ryô Kinoshita | |
| Chichi to musume no uta | Unknown | Buichi Saitô | ||
| 1966 | Dark the Mountain Snow | Unknown | Zenzô Matsuyama | |
| 1967 | Samurai Rebellion | Geki Takahashi | Masaki Kobayashi | |
| Japan's Longest Day | Susumu Katō | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
| 1968 | Kubi | Tashiro | Shirô Moritani | |
| Kill! | Tamiya Ayuzawa | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
| Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai | Unknown | Hiromichi Horikawa | ||
| 1969 | Red Lion | Staff Chief Aragaki | Kihachi Okamoto | |
| Tengu-tô | Mizuki | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
| 1970 | The Militarists | Fumimaro Konoe | Hiromichi Horikawa | |
| Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Jinzaburō Wakiya | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
| Bakumatsu | Katsu Kaishū | Daisuke Itō | ||
| Fuji sanchō | Unknown | Tetsutaro Murano | ||
| Jaga wa hashitta | Unknown | Kiyoshi Nishimura | ||
| 1971 | Battle of Okinawa | Akira Shimada | Kihachi Okamoto / Teruyoshi Nakano | |
| Inn of Evil | Kaneko, Hacchôbori Officer | Masaki Kobayashi | ||
| 1973 | Gokiburi deka | Mita | Tsugunobu Kotani | |
| Japan Sinks | Hideo Yoshimura | Shirō Moritani / Teruyoshi Nakano | ||
| 1974 | Karei-naru ichizoku | Wajima | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
| Datsugoku Hiroshima satsujinshû | Unknown | Sadao Nakajima | ||
| Kaseki | Kihara | Masaki Kobayashi | ||
| 1975 | Graveyard of Honor | Unknown | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| Wagahai wa neko de aru | Tojuro Suzuki | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| Kinkanshoku | Leader of Construction Firm | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
| 1976 | Fumō Chitai | Satoi | Satsuo Yamamoto | |
| Taiyô wa nakanai | Unknown | Jirô Iizuka | ||
| 1977 | Mount Hakkoda | Major Kinomiya | Shirō Moritani | |
| Kiri-no-hata | Tanimura, Editor | Katsumi Nishikawa | ||
| 1978 | Queen Bee | Tsukumo | Kon Ichikawa | |
| Inubue | Maekawa | Sadao Nakajima | ||
| Kôtei no inai hachigatsu | Masagaki | Satsuo Yamamoto | ||
| Blue Christmas | Unknown | Kihachi Okamoto | ||
| 1979 | Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko | Nakayama | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | |
| Tooi ashita | Chief Public Prosecutor Suda | Tatsumi Kumashiro | ||
| 1980 | The Battle of Port Arthur | Yamagata Aritomo | Toshio Masuda | |
| 1981 | Willful Murder | Unknown | Kei Kumai | |
| Imperial Navy | Takeo Kaizuka | Shūe Matsubayashi | ||
| 1982 | Asuka e, soshite mada minu ko e | Unknown | Ryô Kinoshita | |
| Kyôdan | Shuzo Morishita | Tôru Murakawa | ||
| Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni | Kashiwabara | Yasuzô Masumura | ||
| 1983 | Antarctica | Yūji Horigome | Kei Kumai | |
| 1984 | Sukanpin walk | Toshikazu Tamikawa | Kazuki Ohmori | |
| Zerosen moyu | Unknown | Toshio Masuda | ||
| 1985 | Ma no toki | Keiichiro, Ryoko's Husband | Yasuo Furuhata | |
| Gray Sunset | The Doctor | Shunya Itō | ||
| 1986 | Rokumeikan | Unknown | Kon Ichikawa | |
| The Sea and Poison | Gondō | Kei Kumai | ||
| 1987 | Too Much | Police Chief | Éric Rochat | |
| Gokudo no onna-tachi 2 | Iwaki | Toru Dobashi | ||
| 1989 | Daireikai: Shindara dou naru | Unknown | Akira Ishida | |
| Black Rain | Chief Inspector Ōhashi | Ridley Scott | American film | |
| 1990 | Haruka naru koshien | Unknown | Yutaka Osaka | |
| Isan sôzoku | Tadayoshi Torii | Yasuo Furuhata | ||
| 1991 | Rainbow Kids | Kunijirō Yanagawa | Kihachi Okamoto | [4] |
| Edo Jō Tairan | Tokugawa Mitsusada | Toshio Masuda | ||
| Kagerô | Yoneyama | Hideo Gosha | ||
| Tenkawa densetsu satsujin jiken | Yoshinori Takazaki | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| Gubbai Mama | Unknown | Yasushi Akimoto | ||
| 1992 | Kantsubaki | Unknown | Yasuo Furuhata | |
| Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 | Kotaro Katakura | Yôjirô Takita | ||
| 1993 | Bloom in the Moonlight | Rokushirō Uehara | Shinichiro Sawai | |
| Waga ai no uta - Taki Rentaro monogatari | Unknown | Shinichiro Sawai | ||
| Sono kido o tootte | Kajima | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjirô | Unknown | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| 1994 | 47 Ronin | Onodera Hidekazu | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1995 | Himeyuri no Tô | Schoolmaster Noguchi | Seijirō Kōyama | |
| Kura | Unknown | Yasuo Furuhata | ||
| Onihei hankachô | Unknown | Yoshiki Onoda | ||
| Godzilla vs. Destoroyah | Army General Gotō | Takao Okawara | ||
| 1996 | Yatsuhaka Mura | Dr. Kuno | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 1998 | Dr. Akagi | Unknown | Shohei Imamura | |
| Bayside Shakedown: The Movie | Toshiaki Yoshida | Katsuyuki Motohiro | ||
| Diary of Early Winter Shower | Nomura | Shin'ichirô Sawai | ||
| 1999 | Niji no misaki | Unknown | Masahiko Okumura | |
| 2000 | Dora-heita | Honda Ikki | Kon Ichikawa | |
| 2001 | Red Shadow | Kanemitsu Kyougoku | Hiroyuki Nakano | |
| Sennen no Koi Story of Genji | Fujiwara no Tametoki | Tonkō Horikawa | ||
| 2002 | Misutâ rûkî | Narita | Satoshi Isaka | |
| 2003 | Bayside Shakedown 2 | Toshiaki Yoshida | Katsuyuki Motohiro | |
| The Man in White | Unknown | Takashi Miike | ||
| 2005 | Azumi 2: Death or Love | Tenkai | Shusuke Kaneko | |
| 2006 | I Am Nipponjin | Unknown | Takashi Tsukinoki | |
| 2007 | Hokushin naname ni sasu tokoro | Honda | Seijirô Kôyama | |
| 2009 | Shizumanu Taiyō | President Hiyama | Setsurō Wakamatsu | |
| 2012 | Beyond Outrage | Fuse | Takeshi Kitano |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Taikōki | Yamanaka Shikanosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1965 | The Guardman (TV series) | NHK | ||
| 1970 | Mominoki wa Nokotta | Mizuno Jūrōzaemon | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1978 | Ōgon no Hibi | Ankokuji Ekei | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1980 | Shishi no Jidai | Iwashita Michihira | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1981 | Onna Taikōki | Honda Masanobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| Sekigahara | Ankokuji Ekei | TBS | ||
| 1987 | Dokuganryū Masamune | Endō Motonobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1988 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Bessho Tanomo | TV Asahi | |
| 1990 | Tobu ga Gotoku | Ii Naosuke | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1990-93 | Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi | Okubo Hikozaemon | TV Asahi | |
| 2000 | Aoi Tokugawa Sandai | Honda Masanobu | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 2002 | Hero | Sakanoue | Fuji TV | |
| 2006 | Fugo Keiji | Ryūzō Katayama | TV Asahi | |
| 2008 | Change | Sakae Nihei | Fuji TV | |
| Kachō Kōsaku Shima | Tomabechi | NTV | ||
| 2009 | Fumō Chitai | Mishima | Fuji TV | |
| Tenchijin | Sen no Rikyū | NHK | Taiga drama |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Nishiwaki, Hideo (1979). "Kōyama Shigeiru". Nihon eiga haiyū zenshu: Dan'yū hen (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. p. 207.
- ^ a b "Kōyama Shigeru". Tarento Dētabanku (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ NHK news on January 16, 2017 (in Japanese)
- ^ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.