Seizō Fukumoto

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Seizō Fukumoto (福本清三, Fukumoto Seizō) is a Japanese actor.

Born February 3, 1943,^[1] he entered acting at age 15 in Kyoto, the capital of Japanese cinema. A specialist in film and television jidaigeki set in the Edo period, he most often plays a ronin, but in his hundreds of appearances he has taken nearly every role. His forte is kirareyaku, the person who loses the sword fight. In addition, he appears in modern dramas in roles such as police and yakuza. The American film The Last Samurai brought him before an international audience in the role of the Silent Samurai.

Filmography

Television

Juuken Sentai Gekiranger: Head Samurai (33)

Movies

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Last Samurai
Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!: Ronin
Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!: Samurai
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: General Black

Award

Japan Academy Prize (film)Special Award from the Association (2004)

References

↑ Seizō Fukumoto at IMDB

External links

Seizo Fukumoto at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Fukumoto, Seizo
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Short description	Japanese actor
Date of birth	February 3, 1943
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