Tatsuo Umemiya (梅宮 辰夫, Umemiya Tatsuo, 11 March 1938 – 12 December 2019)[1] was a Japanese actor, tarento, and businessman. He was represented by the agency Pickles. His daughter is model and tarento Anna Umemiya.

Tatsuo Umemiya
梅宮 辰夫
Umemiya in 1962
Born(1938-03-11)11 March 1938
Died12 December 2019(2019-12-12) (aged 81)
Occupation(s)Actor, tarento, businessman
Years active1959–2013
AgentPickles
Known for
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
SpouseClaudia Umemiya
ChildrenAnna Umemiya (daughter)

The son of a doctor, Umemiya gave up a medical career to debut as a Toei New Face at the Toei Studios.[2] As an actor, he appeared in films and television dramas and also in restaurant variety shows.

Umemiya died of kidney failure on 12 December 2019. He was 81 years old.[3][4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Ref.
1959 Shōnen Tantei-dan: Teki wa Genshi Senkō-tei
Planet Prince
1962 Ankoku-gai Saigo no Hi
Gang vs. G-Men Masao Kuroki
1963 Jinsei Gekijō: Hisha-kaku
Dai Hachiku ute Itai: Sō Retsu o ni Tai Chō
Shōwa Kyōkaku den
1965 Himo
Shōwa Zankyō Den
1966 Rampaging Dragon of the North
1967 Abashiri Prison
1968 Ningen Gyorai: Ā Kaiten Tokubetsu Kōgeki-tai Keijishoi Yoshioka
Furyō Banchō [5]
Yoru no Kayō
1970 Teiō
Bloodstained Clan Honor
1972 Wandering Ginza Butterfly Shinnosuke Matsudaira
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity Hiroshi Wakasugi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Shinichi Iwai
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Shinichi Iwai
Ninkyō Hanaichirin Masashi Yashiro
Yamaguchi-gumi Gaiden: Kyuushuu Shinkou Sakusen Ichiro Ishino
1975 Gokudō Shachō Sumitomo Mitsui
Bōryoku Kinmyaku Kenji Okuda
Nihon Bōryoku Rettō: Keihanshin-goroshi no Gundan Koji Kanemitsu
Cops vs. Thugs Shoichi Kaida
Gambling Den Heist Noshiro
Shikin-gen Gōdatsu Fumiaki Noshiro
Graveyard of Honor Kozaburo Imai
1976 Karate Warriors
Terror of Yakuza Yoshiaki Kaizu
Yakuza Graveyard Goro Iwata
Jitsuroku Gaiden: Ōsaka Dengeki Sakusen Heikichi Miyatake
Track Yarō: Bōkyō Ichibanhoshi Dai Kumada Taro Jirozaemon
1977 Yakuza Sensō: Nihon no Shuryō Fukushima
1978 Never Give Up Akio Izaki
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Judayu Araki
1979 Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku Sanada Nobuyuki
Akuma ga Kirite Fue o Fuku Shunroku Kazama
Nihon no Fixer Takayoshi Oguri
1980 Furyō Shōnen Asamoto
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Hōkai Ōkubo Toshimichi
1982 Onimasa Masaru Yamane
Dai Nippon Teikoku Heiso Hige
1983 Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō Ichirō Kōno
1986 Keshin Nomura
1988 Be-Bop High School: Kōkō Yotarō Ondo Principal
1989 226 Sanno Hotel manager
2002 Shura no Mure
2008 Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano: Saigo no Gekijō-ban Shigezo Kurokawa

TV series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1964 Niji no Sekkei NHK
1966 Three Outlaw Samurai Fuji TV
1968 Nihon Kenkaku-den TV Asahi Episode 9
1969 Ā Chūshingura Horibe Yasubei KTV, Fuji TV
Playgirl TV Tokyo Episodes 12, 16, 58, 162
FLower Action 009 no 1 Fuji TV Episode 1
1975 Zatoichi Monogatari Fuji TV Episode 16
Yoake no Keiji Motomiya TBS Episode 28
Zenryaku Ofukuro-sama Suji Murai NTV
1977 Shin Yoake no Keiji Asakura TBS
Ashita no Keiji Asakura TBS
1978 Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin Shinji ABC
1980 Shin Edo no Senpū Asakichi Fuji TV Episode 1
Sayonara o Ryū-san MBS
Yōki na Tōbō Daisaku Fujimura Fuji TV
1981 Keishichō Satsujin-ka Hirata TV Asahi
1982 Keiji Yoroshiku Kannami leader TBS
Ōedo Sōsamō Tasukunokai Mitani TV Tokyo Episode 544
1984 School Wars: Hero Daizaburo Shimoda TBS
1985 Star Tanjō Kohei Kaga Fuji TV
1986 Kono ko Dare no Ko Tsuruta Fuji TV
1988 The School Cup Reformatory director Fuji TV
Tonbo Kenzo Takeshiri TBS
Hagure Keiji Junjō-ha Shigetada TV Asahi
1989 Gomendo Kakemasu Fuji TV
1990 Binta Seijiro Hanai TBS
1991 Lullaby Keiji Kenzo Hagiwara TV Asahi
1992 Mei Bugyō Tōyama no Kin-san Daishiro Hanayama TV Asahi 4th Series, Episode 8
1993 Ueno-eki Satsujin Jiken Naito TBS
Akai Meikyū TBS
1994 Dai Chūshingura Tomekichi TBS
Coming Home TBS
1995 Yureru Omoi TBS
Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano Shigezo Kurokawa TV Asahi
Tōbō-sha Joichiro Kijima Yamashiro Fuji TV
Haikei, Chichiue-sama Fuji TV
1999 Double Couple Tantei Fuji TV
2000 Obasan Kaichō Murasaki no Hanzai Seisō Nikki Gomi wa Koroshi o Shitte Iru Series Sanzo Onogi TBS
2008 Hadaka no Taishō – Miyazaki-hen – Miyazaki no Onigawarau no de Fuji TV
Yumeko Hinata Chōtei Iin Jiken-bo Zenzo Hinata Fuji TV
2012 Shira Rezaru Bakumatsu no Shishi: Yamada Akiyoshi Monogatari Itō Hirobumi MBS
2013 Nanohana Line ni Norikaete Yoshisaburo Kamogawa NHK BS Premium

Anime

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Title Role Network
Government Crime Investigation Agent Jotaro Zaizen Aban Narration TV Asahi

Variety

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Title Network Notes
Kuishinbo! Banzai Fuji TV Reporter
Shingo no Omachi do O-sama TBS Regular appearances, charge in cuisine corner
Akko no Karu ku Mite Mitai TBS
Iron Chef Fuji TV
Sekai no Chō Gōka Chinpin Ryōri Fuji TV Quasi-regular appearances
The Letters: Kazoku no Ai ni Arigatō Fuji TV Regular appearances
Kazuo Tokumitsu no Kandō Saikai "Aitai" TBS
Geinōjin Kakuzu ke Check ABC
Peke×Pon Fuji TV

Advertisements

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Year Title Notes
Bubble Star Co-starring with Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Kin'ya Kitaōji, and Shingo Yamashiro
Takara Hon Mirin
Konjac to Kaisō Salad Co-starring with his daughter Anna
2010 CupStar
2014 Magic Bullet

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title Ref.
1962 "Haha Koi Yakuza / Ginza no Fūraibō"
1966 "Yūkyō Mitsuyo / Sakazuki-bushi"
"Banchō Sharrock / Sakazuki yo Omaedake"
"Banchō Bruce / Ore wa Banchō"
"Banchō Shinjuku Jingi / Yume wa Yoru Hiraku"
"Banchō Kazoe-uta / Norainu"
"Otoko Banchō Nagareboshi / Bangaichi Bruce"
1970 ""
"Diamond Rock / Usshisshi-bushi"
"Symbol Rock / Yoru wa Ore no Mono" [6]
"Tatsuo Umemiya no Tokyo Nagare-uta / Banchō"
1971 "Gara Janakatta Koi Nanka / Otoko Nakase no Kiri ga Furu"
"Kaikon no Uta / Sasurai no Waltz"
"Tatsu-chan no Seishun Nikki / Tatsu Ani i no Sandogasa"
"Sakariba Banchō / Jinsei gekijō"
"Moteta Tsumori no Kazoe-uta / On'na Machi Miren"
1982 "Tsuyogari / Otoko Hitori"

Albums

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Title
Yoasobi no Teiō
Jinsei Gekijō / Furyō banchō
Otoko no Enka

References

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  1. ^ a b "梅宮 辰夫". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
  2. ^ "名家出身の梅宮辰夫が父の反対を押し切り俳優になった理由は?". Ameba News. Retrieved 19 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 俳優の梅宮辰夫さん死去 81歳
  4. ^ Japanese actor Tatsuo Umemiya dies at 81
  5. ^ "Big tomorrow". Seishun Publishing. Aug 2010. p. 77.
  6. ^ "夜遊びの帝王". Toei Channel (in Japanese). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 Sep 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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