Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya (梅宮 辰夫, Umemiya Tatsuo, 11 March 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a Japanese actor, talent, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and talent Anna Umemiya. The son of a doctor, Umemiya gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios. As an actor, he appeared in films and television dramas and also in restaurant variety shows. Umemiya died of kidney failure on 12 December 2019. He was 81 years old.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1938-03-11 · Harbin, Manchukuo, Empire of Japan [now Harbin, Heilongjiang, China]
- Died
- 2019-12-12
Known for
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) — Hiroshi Wakasugi
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) — Shinichi Iwai
- Graveyard of Honor (1975) — Kozaburo Imai
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) — Shinichi Iwai
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) — Goro Iwata
- Prince of Space (1959) — Prince of Space / Wally
- Cops vs. Thugs (1975) — Lt. Kaida
- Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982) — Katsu Yamane
- Iron Chef (1993)
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) — Jûdayû Araki
- Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972) — Shinnosuke Matsudaira
- Hunter in the Dark (1979) — Kawazu
- Main Street in the Underworld (1964)
- Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965) — Goro
- Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — Owner of Hotel Sanno
- The Shogun Assassins (1979) — Sanada Nobuyuki