Michimaro Otabe
Biography
Michimaro Otabe was a Japanese actor and Buddhist monk born in 1926. After serving in World War II, he became an advocate for at-risk youth, working as a teacher at several juvenile detention centers. Otabe transitioned to acting, becoming a prominent villain in era dramas and yakuza films, and later found spiritual fulfillment as a monk, taking the name "Tsu Zen." He passed away in 2004 at the age of 77.