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Rinichi Yamamoto (山本 麟一, Yamamoto Rin'ichi) was a Japanese actor from Hokkaido.[1]

Rinichi Yamamoto
Born	(1927-01-16)January 16, 1927 Asahikawa, Hokkaido Japan
Died	October 17, 1980(1980-10-17) (aged 53)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953-80

In 1953, he signed to the Toei Company and made his film debut in Gakusei Goninotoko. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared more than 200 films.[2] He also had many guest appearances as a villain in television dramas.[2] His final role was Yoshinaka in the 1980 miniseries Shōgun.[2]

Selected Filmography

[3]

Film

• ' 'Planet Prince (1959)
• ' 'The Mad Fox (1962)[4]
• A Fugitive from the Past (1965) as Monk
• The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
• Onna Gokuakuchō (1970) as Akaza Matajūrō
• Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
• Lady Snowblood (1973) as Maruyama
• The Street Fighter (1974)
• Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
• The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) as Wang Long-Ming
• New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss (1975) as Kurihara
• Karate Kiba (1976)
• Empire of Passion (1978)
• Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
• Nichiren (1979) as Ichi Shigenao
• Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima (1980) as Okauchi
• Shōgun (1980) as Yoshinaka

Television

• Regular
  • Seven Color Mask (1959)
  • Ten to Chito (1969 Taiga drama) as Matano
  • Shin Heike Monogatari (1972 Taiga drama) as Jitsusōbō
• Guest
  • Key Hunter episodes 25 & 50
  • Kogarashi Monjirō (1972) episode 6
  • Nemuri Kyōshirō (1973) episode 26
  • Taiyō ni Hoero! episodes 26 & 162
  • Hissatsu Shiokinin episode 26
  • Tasukenin Hashiru episode 28
  • Kurayami Shitomenin episode 5
  • Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō episode 26
  • Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin episode 2
  • Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin episode 26
  • Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan episode 7
  • Nagasaki Hangachōu episode 5
  • Daitsuiseki episodes 17 & 25
  • G-Men '75 episodes 185 & 186
  • Tantei Monogatari

External links

• Rinichi Yamamoto at IMDb

References

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