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Tōru Minegishi(1943-2008)

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  • Music Department
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Tōru Minegishi was born on 17 July 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) and Departures (2008). He was married to Tomoko Ai. He died on 11 October 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJuly 17, 1943
DiedOctober 11, 2008(65)
BornJuly 17, 1943
DiedOctober 11, 2008(65)
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Known for

Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Godzilla vs. Biollante
6.5
  • Lieutenant Goro Gondo(as Tôru Minegishi)
  • 1989
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle
7.2
  • Horibe Yasubei(as Tôru Minegishi)
  • 1978
Departures (2008)
Departures
8.0
  • Yoshiki Kobayashi(as Tôru Minegishi)
  • 2008
Shôsuke Tanihara in Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
Fudoh: The New Generation
7.0
  • Iwao Fudoh(as Toru Minegishi)
  • 1996

Credits

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Actor

  • Original Hong Kong artwork for "Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident" image courtesy of Barking Cow Distribution
    Shinjuku Incident
    6.9
    • Koichi Muranishi (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2009
  • Scenery to Remember (2008)
    Scenery to Remember
    4.7
    • Kenta's grandpa (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Aihyôka: Nu-meri (2008)
    Aihyôka: Nu-meri
    4.5
    Video
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Der rote Punkt (2008)
    Der rote Punkt
    6.2
    • Fotoladenbesitzer (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Departures (2008)
    Departures
    8.0
    • Yoshiki Kobayashi (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Masahiko Tsugawa and Rie Mimura in Rakugo musume (2008)
    Rakugo musume
    6.0
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Kizuki
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Sunshine Days (2008)
    Sunshine Days
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Yûsuke Yamamoto, Satomi Ishihara, Ryô Kimura, and Kento Nagayama in Pazuru (2008)
    Pazuru
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Shoichi Kitagata (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Oka o koete (2008)
    Oka o koete
    4.2
    • Tokuzô Hosokawa (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Aihyôka: Chi-manako (2008)
    Aihyôka: Chi-manako
    4.3
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Kurosagi: The Black Swindler (2008)
    Kurosagi: The Black Swindler
    5.5
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2008
  • Shoot the team leader - Shoot the chief! (2007)
    Shoot the team leader - Shoot the chief!
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2007
  • Kuroi taiyô '07 special
    TV Movie
    • (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2007
  • Sakura sho no onna tachi
    TV Series
    • Takeshi Obe (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2007

Music Department

  • Bankaraibu at Nintendo Live 2022
    Video
    • Music Department (as Tôru Minegishi)
    • 2022

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Tokyo Noir
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Tokyo Noir

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kenji Mine
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • July 17, 1943
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 11, 2008
    • Tokyo, Japan(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Tomoko Ai1977 - ? (divorced)

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