[KineJapan] Tamura Masazaku

[Peter Larson]

My snarky 20s self will always remember him for the CREAP commercials.

RIP

On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 9:36 AM Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> It was reported today that the splendid actor Tamura Masakazu, son of the
> jidaigeki great Bando Tsumasaburo, died of heart failure on April 3 at the
> age of 77. Tamura debuted as a film actor at Shochuku in 1961, but mostly
> became famous on television, first for his roles in jidaigeki, especially
> the Nemuri Kyoshiro series. He expanded his roles to home dramas and
> comedies in the 80s and 90s, and become most known for his starring role as
> the eccentric detective Furuhata Ninzaburo in the eponymous series, written
> by Mitani Koki (I actually showed this in class last month—it is a lot of
> fun). His brothers Tamura Takahiro (who died in 2006) and Tamura Ryo (who
> is still active) were also actors.
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> https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202105180001098.html
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> Aaron Gerow
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