Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Actor

Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
July 21, 1938

Biography

Tamio Kawachi was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 120 feature films. He is best known for his collaborations with directors Koreyoshi Kurahara and Seijun Suzuki, starring in Kurahara's The Warped Ones (1960) and Black Sun (1964), and having a prominent role in Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter (1966).

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Representative Works

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
6.8
/ Japanese
Tokyo Drifter
Tokyo Drifter
7.1
/ Japanese
Gozu
Gozu
6.8
/ Japanese
The Bullet Train
The Bullet Train
6.9
/ Japanese
Story of a Prostitute
Story of a Prostitute
6.7
/ Japanese
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.3
/ Japanese
Youth of the Beast
Youth of the Beast
7.0
/ Japanese
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
5.6
/ Japanese
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
6.2
/ Japanese
Cool Dimension: Innocent Assassin
Cool Dimension: Innocent Assassin
5.5
/ Japanese
Informal Dress
Informal Dress
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights
East Side Waltz Garden of Earthly Delights
6.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
2000Nominee

Best Performance

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey

Tokyo Drifter
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Tokyo Drifter

Gozu
2003Nominee

Best Performance

Gozu

Career Highlights

The Bullet Train
1975Highlight

Best Performance

The Bullet Train

Story of a Prostitute
1965Highlight

Best Performance

Story of a Prostitute

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