Masakazu Tamura

Biography

Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor born on August 1, 1943, in Kyoto, Japan. He began training in traditional forms of Japanese theatre and sword fighting at a young age, with his brothers Takahiro and Ryō also pursuing acting careers. Tamura made his film debut in 1965 and gained recognition for roles such as Nobushige Takeda in "Samurai Banners" (1969) and Yuji Inumaru in "Yakuza Masterpiece" (1970).