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Masao Komatsu(1942-2020)

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  • Writer
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Masao Komatsu was born on 10 January 1942 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for From the Northern Country (1981), Za kagesutaa (1976) and Ashita no Jo (1970). He died on 7 December 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 10, 1942
DiedDecember 7, 2020(78)
BornJanuary 10, 1942
DiedDecember 7, 2020(78)
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Known for

From the Northern Country (1981)
From the Northern Country
8.2
TV Series
  • Take san
Za kagesutaa (1976)
Za kagesutaa
8.4
TV Series
  • Daikichi Kaminari
Ashita no Jo (1970)
Ashita no Jo
  • Tadashi Aoyama
  • 1970
Ittoku Kishibe, Kenji Sawada, Katsumi Kahashi, Tarô Morimoto, and Minoru Hitomi in Za taigâsu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru (1968)
Za taigâsu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru
  • Tamura
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • I'll Die Soon (2020)
    I'll Die Soon
    TV Series
    • Roku
    • 2020
  • Erica 38 (2019)
    Erica 38
    3.7
    • Koji Tanaka
    • 2019
  • A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (2019)
    A Gambler's Odyssey 2020
    5.2
    • 2019
  • My Retirement, My Life (2018)
    My Retirement, My Life
    5.5
    • Shigenori Maeda
    • 2018
  • Cop Seven (2015)
    Cop Seven
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ryosuke Tabata
    • 2018
  • The World's Longest Photograph (2018)
    The World's Longest Photograph
    6.8
    • Yoshiro Takenaka
    • 2018
  • Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Michiko Hada, Sachie Hara, Hiromasa Taguchi, Akira Terao, Kanji Tsuda, Yoshihiko Inohara, Noriko Nakagoshi, and Yuki Yamada in Special Investigation Nine (2018)
    Special Investigation Nine
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Taizo Miyoshi
    • 2018
  • Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon (2017)
    Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon
    TV Mini Series
    • Narration (voice)
    • 2017
  • Kagerô no Tsuji Finale: Inemuri Iwane Edo Zôshi
    TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Hisashi Yoshizawa and Riko Masuda in Choki (2016)
    Choki
    6.6
    • 2016
  • Golden Orchestra! (2016)
    Golden Orchestra!
    6.5
    • Tomi
    • 2016
  • Journey to the Shore (2015)
    Journey to the Shore
    6.3
    • Shimakage
    • 2015
  • Rin Takanashi and Ryō Narita in Flashback (2014)
    Flashback
    3.5
    TV Mini Series
    • 2014–2015
  • Twilight: Saya in Sasara (2014)
    Twilight: Saya in Sasara
    5.7
    • 2014
  • The Solitary Gourmet (2012)
    The Solitary Gourmet
    8.1
    TV Series
    • 2014

Writer

  • Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon (2017)
    Ueki Hitoshi to Nobosemon
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the book by
    • 2017

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Masatada Komatsu
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • January 10, 1942
    • Fukuoka, Japan
  • Died
    • December 7, 2020
    • Tokyo, Japan(hepatocellular carcinoma)

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    Japanese dub voice of Willie Tanner in ALF (1986)

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