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Tsutomu Yamazaki

Actor · 70 credits · 24 in highly-rated films

Best known for Red Beard (1965)

Frequent collaborators: Renji Ishibashi, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kyôko Kishida, Ittoku Kishibe, Hisaya Morishige

Best Tsutomu Yamazaki movies by genre

Movies (70 total, ranked by score)

  1. Red Beard

    1965 · ★ 8.2 (414 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Kagemusha

    1980 · ★ 7.8 (759 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    2

  3. Departures

    2008 · ★ 7.8 (953 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Tampopo

    1985 · ★ 7.8 (443 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. The Ramen Girl

    2008 · ★ 6.5 (378 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    5

  6. The Crimes That Bind

    2018 · ★ 7.3 (52 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Crime

    6

  7. The Funeral

    1984 · ★ 7.1 (51 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. Rikyu

    1989 · ★ 7.5 (33 votes)

    Drama

    8

  9. Legacy of the 500,000

    1963 · ★ 7.1 (5 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    9

  10. Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    1981 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. Human Target

    1971 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Crime

    11

  12. Farewell to the Ark

    1984 · ★ 7.1 (29 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama

    12

  13. Wait and See

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Sleeping Forest

    2014 · ★ 7.2 (19 votes)

    TV Movie, Mystery, Crime

    14

  15. A Woman's Life

    1963 · ★ 7.1 (14 votes)

    Drama

    15

  16. The Wings of the Kirin

    2012 · ★ 6.3 (39 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Mystery

    16

  17. Beautiful Sunday

    1998 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    17

  18. A Quiet Life

    1995 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

    1975 · ★ 7.3 (18 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    19

  20. Ano Hi Bokura no Inochi wa Toiretto Pepa yori mo Karukatta

    2008 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    20

  21. Shield of Straw

    2013 · ★ 6.3 (118 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Action

    21

  22. The Guys from Paradise

    2001 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    22

  23. The Making of "Tampopo"

    1986

    Documentary

    23

  24. Sanshiro Sugata

    1965 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Action, Drama

    24

  25. Mori, The Artist's Habitat

    2018 · ★ 7.3 (17 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    25

  26. Red Finger

    2011 · ★ 6.7 (18 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

    26

  27. Copycat Killer

    2002 · ★ 7.2 (6 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    27

  28. The Unspoiled Diamond

    1982 · ★ 3.6 (5 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    28

  29. Tora-san's Cherished Mother

    1969 · ★ 6.8 (12 votes)

    Comedy

    29

  30. Village of Eight Gravestones

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (10 votes)

    Thriller, Horror, Mystery

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.