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Masaya Takahashi(1930-2014)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Masaya Takahashi was born on 16 March 1930 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Belladonna of Sadness (1973), Returner (2002) and Submersion of Japan (1973). He was married to Yachiyo Fujii and Haruko Katô. He died on 16 January 2014.
BornMarch 16, 1930
DiedJanuary 16, 2014(83)
BornMarch 16, 1930
DiedJanuary 16, 2014(83)
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Known for

Aiko Nagayama in Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Belladonna of Sadness
7.3
  • The Lord(voice)
  • 1973
Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki in Returner (2002)
Returner
6.4
  • Liu Laoban
  • 2002
Hiroshi Fujioka and Ayumi Ishida in Submersion of Japan (1973)
Submersion of Japan
5.5
  • Professor Yamashiro
  • 1973
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
7.0
  • Cameo appearance (bicycle shop owner)
  • 2001

Credits

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Actor

  • Kyokuhoku rapusodi (2013)
    Kyokuhoku rapusodi
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Kuroyuri danchi (2013)
    Kuroyuri danchi
    5.1
    • Old Man in Apartment
    • 2013
  • 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (2011)
    1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife
    7.0
    • A Kindly Hospital Janitor Who Watches Out For Sakutaro
    • 2011
  • Bae Doona in Air Doll (2009)
    Air Doll
    6.9
    • Ex-substitute Teacher
    • 2009
  • Tounan kadobeya nikai no onna (2008)
    Tounan kadobeya nikai no onna
    5.3
    • Yujiro Nogami
    • 2008
  • Tokyo! (2008)
    Tokyo!
    7.0
    • (segment "Merde")
    • 2008
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
    Always: Sunset on Third Street
    7.7
    • Saburo
    • 2005
  • Raw Summer (2005)
    Raw Summer
    5.2
    • 2005
  • Translucent Tree (2004)
    Translucent Tree
    5.6
    • Kaho Yamazaki
    • 2004
  • Gorô Inagaki and Kôji Yakusho in University of Laughs (2004)
    University of Laughs
    7.4
    • Police Officer in the Corridor
    • 2004
  • Otakus in Love (2004)
    Otakus in Love
    6.7
    • Kingo
    • 2004
  • Kono yo no sotoe - Club Shinchugun (2004)
    Kono yo no sotoe - Club Shinchugun
    6.8
    • 2004
  • Toshishita no otoko (2003)
    Toshishita no otoko
    TV Mini Series
    • Jiro Okasaki
    • 2003
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki in Returner (2002)
    Returner
    6.4
    • Liu Laoban
    • 2002
  • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
    Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
    7.0
    • Cameo appearance (bicycle shop owner)
    • 2001

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Kids Return (1996)
    Kids Return
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1996
  • Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)
    Mr. Baseball
    6.0
    • fourth assistant director
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 16, 1930
    • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • January 16, 2014
  • Spouses
      ?1999 - January 16, 2014 (his death)

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