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Tonpei Hidari(1937-2018)

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In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Tonpei Hidari was born on 30 May 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Monkey (1978), The Ballad of Narayama (1983) and Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972). He died on 24 February 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornMay 30, 1937
DiedFebruary 24, 2018(80)
BornMay 30, 1937
DiedFebruary 24, 2018(80)
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Known for

Masaaki Sakai in Monkey (1978)
Monkey
8.4
TV Series
  • Pigsy (season 2)
  • Cho Hakkai
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama
7.8
  • Risuke
  • 1983
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972)
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
6.6
  • Bartender
  • 1972
Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure
5.2
  • Hayashida
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Kozure Shinbee (2015)
    Kozure Shinbee
    TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Golden Orchestra! (2016)
    Golden Orchestra!
    6.5
    • Kura
    • 2016
  • 'Kutabare' Bocchan
    TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Gorô Ôishi, Kippei Shîna, and Camilla Ståhl in The Final Deal of Mega-Bank (2016)
    The Final Deal of Mega-Bank
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Dr. DMAT (2014)
    Dr. DMAT
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Raizo yakumo
    • 2014
  • Hissatsu shigotonin 2013 (2013)
    Hissatsu shigotonin 2013
    TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Gonzô: Densetsu no keiji (2008)
    Gonzô: Densetsu no keiji
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Eiichiro Tsuda
    • 2008
  • New Momotaro Samurai (2006)
    New Momotaro Samurai
    TV Series
    • 2006
  • Nogaremono orin (2006)
    Nogaremono orin
    TV Series
    • 2006
  • Kabegiwa zeimukan
    TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Naniwa kin'yû-dô: Haibara shôbu! Kishikaisei no otoshimae!! (2005)
    Naniwa kin'yû-dô: Haibara shôbu! Kishikaisei no otoshimae!!
    • 2005
  • Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi Namida no jikenbo 2: Kaerenai ikotsu
    TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Dôbutsu byôin: Dokutoru Hanako no satsujin karute
    TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Hoken chousain Kabata Ginko 3: Gyakutai no chichi satsujin jiken
    TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Weekly Babylon (2000)
    Weekly Babylon
    • 2000

Soundtrack

  • Masaaki Sakai in Monkey (1978)
    Monkey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Gandâra" (uncredited)
    • 1980

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 4¼″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • May 30, 1937
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • February 24, 2018
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart attack)

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