Tsutomu Yamazaki

For the Japanese politician, see Tsutomu Yamazaki (politician).
Tsutomu Yamazaki
"Movie Pictorial (Eiga Joho)", December 1963 issue.
Born
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present
Spouse
Hikaru Mayuzumi
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(m. 1963)​

Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努, Yamazaki Tsutomu) is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark.[1] Yamazaki is known for his roles as Goro in Tampopo (1985) and Nenbutsu no Tetsu on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu Shiokinin and Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.[2]

Career

Yamazaki graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company and joined Bungakuza in 1959.[3] He made his film debut in Kihachi Okamoto's Daigaku no sanzôkutachi in 1960.[3] In 1961, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.[4] In 1963, he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low. He worked with Kurosawa twice more: in the director's next film, 1965's Red Beard, then fifteen years later, in Kagemusha.

In 1973, he appeared jidaigeki television drama Hissatsu Shiokinin and he played the same role in Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin again in 1977.[3] He also starred in number of Juzo Itami's films, including his role as a trucker who resembles John Wayne in Tampopo (1985). He co-starred in The Ramen Girl (2008) with Brittany Murphy.[5]

He also played a supporting role in Yōjirō Takita's Departures.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1963 High and Low Ginjirō Takeuchi [7]
A Woman's Story Kohei Shimizu
1965 Red Beard Sahachi
1969 Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1970 Fuji sanchō Takeshi Ishizuka
1975 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head Tetsuya Kusunoki
1979 Demon Pond
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity Shingo Takagi
1980 Kagemusha Takeda Nobukado
1982 Dotonbori River
1984 The Funeral Lead role
1985 Farewell to the Ark Lead role
Tampopo Gorō Lead role
1987 A Taxing Woman Hideki Gondō
1989 Rikyu Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1993 We Are Not Alone
Samurai Kids Lead role
1998 A Quiet Life Father
1998 Wait and See
2001 The Guys from Paradise Katsuaki Yoshida
Go Hideyoshi
2002 Doing Time Lead role
Copycat Killer
2003 The Thirteen Steps
2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Blooming Again Lead role
2005 What the Snow Brings Tamba
2006 Kurosagi
Crickets
2007 Dolphine Blue
2008 Departures Sasaki
Climber's High Shirakawa
The Ramen Girl American–Japanese film
2009 Kamui Gaiden Narrator
2010 Space Battleship Yamato Capt Jūzō Okita
2011 The Woodsman and the Rain
The Wings of the Kirin Takamasa Kaga Special appearance
2012 Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home
2013 Shield of Straw
Miracle Apples
2014 As the Gods Will Shirokuma Voice role
2015 The Emperor in August Kantarō Suzuki
Kakekomi Takizawa Bakin
2016 The Actor Kotō
The Magnificent Nine
2017 Blade of the Immortal Kensui Ibane
Mumon: The Land of Stealth Narrator
2018 The Crimes That Bind Takamasa Kaga
Killing For The Prosecution Yūma Shirakawa
Mori, The Artist's Habitat Morikazu "Mori" Kumagai Lead role
2019 A Long Goodbye Shōhei
2026 The Honest Realtor: The Movie [8]

TV dramas

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1967 Sanshimai Kingoro Aoe/Shinichiro Kosugi Taiga drama
1972 Shin Heike Monogatari Tairano Tokitada Taiga drama [9]
1972 Okappiki Dobu Okappiki Dobu Lead role
1972 Nemuri Kyōshirō Okappiki Dobu Episode17
1973 Hissatsu Shiokinin Nenbutsu no Tetsu Lead role, Hissatsu series
1976-77 Hissatsu Karakurinin Kepuuhen Dozaemon Lead role, Hissatsu series
1978 Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin Nenbutsu no Tetsu　 Hissatsu series
1995 Kumokiri Nizaemon Kumokiri Nizaemon Lead role
The Abe Clan Abe Yaichi'emon TV movie
1998 Seikimatsu no Uta/The Last Song Prof. Natsuo Momose
2001 Gokenin Zankurō Episode 10
2006 Kurosagi Katsuragi Toshio [10]
2014 Roosevelt Game Takeshi Aoshima
Leaders Isokichi Ōshima Mini-Series
2018 As a Father of Murderer Son Katsuhiko Yoshinaga TV movie
2022 The Honest Realtor [10]

Awards and honours

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1961 6th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won
1980 3rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Yashagaike Nominated [11]
5th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actor Kagemusha Won [12]
1981 54th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
1985 8th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Actor The Funeral, Farewell to the Ark Won [13]
58th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Actor Won
27th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Won
39th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Won
1990 13th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Rikyu, Harimau, The Dancing Girl Nominated [14]
1994 17th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor We Are Not Alone Nominated [15]
2001 14th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Supporting Actor Go Won [16]
26th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actor Go, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo Won [12]
2002 75th Kinema Junpo Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
23rd Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Go, The Guys from Paradise, Jogakusei no Tomo, Go Heat Man! Won [17]
25th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Go Won [18]
44th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
2003 26th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Copycat Killer Nominated [19]
2009 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Departures Won [20]
18th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Supporting Actor Departures, Climber's High Won
2019 73rd Mainichi Film Awards Mori, The Artist's Habitat Best Actor Nominated
28th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Actor Nominated
2022 45th Japan Academy Film Prize Distinguished Service Award Himself Won [21]
Year Honor Ref.
2000 Medal with Purple Ribbon [22]
2008 Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette [22]

References

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  16. ^ "日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  17. ^ "第23回ヨコハマ映画祭: 日本映画個人賞" (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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  21. ^ "日本アカデミー賞「孤狼の血2」が最多13の優秀賞、「ドライブ・マイ・カー」は8部門". Natalie. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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