Tappei Shimokawa
Tappei Shimokawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1928 |
| Died | March 25, 2004 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2004 |
Tappei Shimokawa (下川 辰平, Tappei Shimokawa; December 11, 1928 in Fukuoka) was a Japanese actor.
He attended Musashino Art University, but withdrew before completing his degree.[1][2] In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company but left in 1977.[1][2]
He is well known for his role as Chōsan (Detective Tarō Nozaki) in the detective drama television series Taiyō ni Hoero!.[1] His notable films are The Sands of Kurobe (1968), Akira Kurosawas film Dodes'ka-den (1970) and Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976).[3][4]
Selected filmography
Films
- The Sands of Kurobe (1968)
- Portrait of Hell (1969)
- Dodes'ka-den (1970)
- Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974)
- Failed Youth aka Bitterness of Youth (1974)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
- Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (1976)
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
- A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
- The Catch (1983)
- Boku to, bokura no natsu (1990)
- Edo Jō Tairan (1991)
- After the Rain (1999)
Television
- Ten to Chi to (1969)
- Haru no Sakamichi (TV series) (1971)
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1972–1982, 1987) – Taro Nozaki
- Kunitori Monogatari (1973)
- Ronin of the Wilderness (1974) (2nd season, ep. 22 and 39)
- Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979)
- Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983-1991) - Miyake Kakubei
- School Wars: Hero (1984) – Yamashiro
- Ponytail wa Furimukanai (1986)