Takuzō Kawatani

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Stage Name 川谷拓三

Known For Acting

Known Credits 169

Gender Male

Birthday July 21, 1941

Day of Death December 22, 1995 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Changchun, Jilin, China

Also Known As

Takuzo Kawatani

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Takuzō Kawatani

Biography

Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 165 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains.

Known For

Acting

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(13 episodes)

1995		The King of Minami: Sweet Trap
1995		The Third Gangster

1994		The Man Who Shot the Don
1994		Momotarō Zamurai III

1993		Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993		Haruka, Nostalgia as Tosaku Satoh

1992		Succession as Kyozo Shigeta
1992		Izakaya Chōji (1 episode)
1992		The Dream of Russia as Koichi

1991		The Man Who Became The Don
1991		Let's Shoot Ridiculously
1991		Deer Friend
1991		Maji!
1991		Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991		Hokui 15° no duo as Takuzō
1991		Heat Wave as Ryukichi Ineda

1989		Four Days of Snow and Blood as Sergeant Major Nagata
1989		Harimao as Tani Tamakichi
1989		Hana no Furu Gogo (6 episodes)
1989		Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! as Dayon (voice) / Kemunpasu (voice)
1989		Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1988		Crane as Umaemon
1988		Mother

1987		The Great Department Store Robbery
1987		Eien no 1/2
1987		Ronin on a Mission as Mori Kojiro
1987		Guys Who Never Learn
1987		Chotchan (156 episodes) as 野々村泰輔
1987		River of Fireflies

1986		Death Shadows as Yasuke
1986		Sure Death! 3
1986		Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma as Kogoro Katsura

1985		Tora-san's Island Encounter as Sakai
1985		Tracked as Ichiro Makabe
1985		Kimi ga kagayaku toki
1985		The Burmese Harp as Sgt. Ido
1985		Kokugo Gannen (5 episodes)

1984

as Irujun Im

1983

1982		Kidnapping Blues as Farmer
1982		The Buddy: Yaji and Kita as Tajibee

1980		Keishi-K (13 episodes)
1980		Aitsu to Ore (1 episode)

1979

as Dan

1978		Empire of Passion as Inspector Hotta
1978		Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978		Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron as Sanji

1977		Doberman Cop as Hiyoshi Kinoshita
1977		Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977		Short and Fat as Kazuto Tonoma
1977		The Life of Chikuzan as Senta
1977		The Smart Aleck Ten
1977		Decapitation of an Evil Woman

1976		Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
1976		The Yakuza Code Still Lives as Teruhisa Yoshinaga
1976		A Kawachi Rascal's Song
1976		Yakuza Graveyard as Kajiyama
1976		The Three Ginza Rascals
1976		Oxen Split Torturing
1976		Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976		The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
1976		A Savage Beast Goes Mad as Saburo Tanimura
1976		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss as Kazunari Tsugawa
1976		Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976		Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District
1976		Operation Plazma in Osaka

1975		Evil Doers
1975		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss as Detective
1975		Scoundrel Boss as Katsuo Rojo
1975		前略おふくろ様 (1 episode)
1975		Story of a Nymphomaniac as Hisamatsu
1975		Company Buggers
1975		Gambling Den Heist as Tetsuya bessho
1975		Shimane Prison Riot as Yakuza underling
1975		Pimp Heaven
1975		Virgin Breaker Yuki as Rokuzo
1975		Cops vs. Thugs
1975		The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975		The Karate 3

1974		New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974		The Fancy Man as Shoji Akita
1974		The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974		Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974		Code of Wolves
1974		The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974		Third Generation Boss
1974		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Moriya Hitoshi
1974		The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974		The Tattooed Hitman as Kiyoshi
1974		Return of the Street Fighter
1974		Jeans Blues: No Future as Ishimatsu
1974		人妻セックス地獄
1974		Woman Mobsters
1974		Student Yakuza
1974		Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974		The Street Fighter as Skull Crushed Yakuza Thug Ôshima
1974		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics as Policeman at hospital

1973		Yakuza of the Present as Uno
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Katsuji Saijo
1973		Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973		The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973		Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group as Tokumaru
1973		The High Cost of Virginity
1973		Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973		Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School as Detective B
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Mitsuo Iwashita
1973		The Kyoto Connection
1973		Aesthetics of a Bullet
1973		Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Ryoichi Enami

1972		Eight Men to Kill as Guard
1972		Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses as Prisoner
1972		Hikage-Mono
1972		The Red Silk Gambler
1972		Girl Boss Guerilla as Yakuza henchman
1972		The Pledge
1972		Turtle Geisha as Murata
1972		Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972		Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1972		Modern Lady Gambler
1972		The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang as Gang member
1972		A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972		Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

1971		The Man
1971		A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971		A Scarred Life
1971		The Viper Brothers
1971		Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
1971		Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
1971		Fate Deals the Card of Death as Yakuza
1971		Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971		Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

1970		The Silk Hat Boss 2 as Thug
1970		Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
1970		A Wad of Notes as Yakuza
1970		A Lively Geisha
1970		Silk Hat Boss
1970		House of Gamblers
1970		Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return as Henchman
1970		Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970		A Yakuza Goes Home as Tatsuo

1969		Gambler's Legacy
1969		Kanto Street Peddlers
1969		Memoir of Japanese Assassinations as Soldier
1969		Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969		Killer's Mission as Guard
1969		Samurai Geisha
1969		Yakuza Law
1969		Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1969		The Biggest Gamble
1969		Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
1969		Yakuza on Foot
1969		Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage

1968		Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder as Thug
1968		Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation as Thug
1968		Red Peony Gambler as Henchman
1968		Wicked Priest as Yakuza henchman
1968		Return of the Outlaw
1968		Gamblers: The Raid as Umekichi
1968		Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger as Henchman

1967		Eleven Samurai
1967		Shogun and His Mistress 2
1967		Heiji, the Detective
1967		Code Between Brothers 5 as Yakuza henchman
1967		Three Gamblers as Prison Guard

1966

1965		Code of Ruffians
1965		Blood of Revenge
1965		The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

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