Fuyukichi Maki
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was a Japan
ese actor. He worked in TV and film from 1951 to 1997. He played the role of the Iga ninja Tombei the Mist (Kiri no Tonbei) in the Edo period historical drama
TV series The Samurai
. This series became a surprise hit in Australia
in 1965 and was the first Japanese TV series shown in that country.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actor. He worked in TV and film from 1951 to 1997. He played the role of the Iga ninja Tombei the Mist (Kiri no Tonbei) in the Edo period historical drama
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
TV series The Samurai
The Samurai (TV series)
The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi . The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs , usually of 13 episodes each...
. This series became a surprise hit in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1965 and was the first Japanese TV series shown in that country.
Major Movie roles
- The Samurai (TV series)The Samurai (TV series)The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi . The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs , usually of 13 episodes each...
(1964) - Akakage (1969)
- Miyamoto MusashiMiyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...
(1973) - Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster BirdsLegend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birdsis a Japanese science fiction film, released by Toei Company. The film featured a giant Plesiosaur and Rhamphorhynchus....
(1977) - BillikenBillikenThe Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of St. Louis, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908, she patented the Billiken, who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile and a tuft of hair on his...
(1996)
Major TV roles
- Leopard Eye (1959-1960)
- The Samurai (TV series)The Samurai (TV series)The Samurai is a Japanese historical fiction television series made by Senkosha Productions during the early 1960s. Its original Japanese title was Onmitsu Kenshi . The series premiered in 1962 on TBS and ran continuously until 1965 for ten self-contained story arcs , usually of 13 episodes each...
(1962-1965) - Akakage (1967-1968)
- Gokenin ZankurōGokenin Zankurois a novel by Renzaburo Shibata. The protagonist of this jidaigeki is Matsudaira Zankurō, a low-ranking gokenin in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. He lives with his mother Masajo in the shogunal capital of Edo...
(1995-1998)