Yoshifumi Tajima(1918-2009)
- Actor
Yoshifumi Tajima was born on August 4, 1918 in Kobe, Japan. His career
in movies debuted in 1956, starring in a movie produced by Daiei
Studios (known for making its "Gamera" movies) and directed by
Ishirô Honda called
Night School (1956). He joined
Toho Studios the same year, playing "Izeki" in the sci-fi epic
Rodan (1956).
He became quite a fixture in Toho Studios' sci-fi films from then on,
playing an assortment of characters from villains to detectives, and
from generals to captains. However, he was probably most famous for his
role as the delightfully villainous entrepreneur Kumayama in
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964). He
also appeared as a regular cast member of the TV series
Ultra Q (1965).
