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Gaku Yamamoto(I)

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Gaku Yamamoto in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Gaku Yamamoto was born on 3 January 1937 in Osaka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Where Florence Sleeps (2016) and The Fighter Pilot (2013). He was previously married to Kumi Mizuno.
BornJanuary 3, 1937
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    Known for

    Shintarō Katsu in Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
    7.3
    • Tomonoshin Sagawa
    • 1965
    Where Florence Sleeps (2016)
    Where Florence Sleeps
    6.2
    • Zenichiro Sato
    • 2016
    Jun'ichi Okada, Mao Inoue, and Haruma Miura in The Fighter Pilot (2013)
    The Fighter Pilot
    7.3
    • Old Takeda
    • 2013
    The Ambitious (1970)
    The Ambitious
    6.0
    • Ukichi Sensa
    • 1970

    Credits

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    Actor

    • News Anchor (2025)
      News Anchor
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Yuki no Hana: Tomo ni Arite (2024)
      Yuki no Hana: Tomo ni Arite
      5.4
      • Master of the Inn
      • 2024
    • Kao dake sensei (2021)
      Kao dake sensei
      7.7
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2020)
      The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
      6.0
      • Peasant
      • 2020
    • Tenshi ni Request wo (2020)
      Tenshi ni Request wo
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Shinkichi Mitsui
      • 2020
    • Hagetaka (2018)
      Hagetaka
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Noriyuki Nishizawa
      • 2018
    • Red Beard (2017)
      Red Beard
      TV Mini Series
      • Kisuke
      • 2017
    • Kô Shibasaki in Onna joushu Naotora (2017)
      Onna joushu Naotora
      5.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Junpei
      • 2017
    • Cop Seven (2015)
      Cop Seven
      7.5
      TV Series
      • 2017
    • Kagerô no Tsuji Finale: Inemuri Iwane Edo Zôshi
      TV Movie
      • 2017
    • Gold Woman (2016)
      Gold Woman
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • 2016
    • Where Florence Sleeps (2016)
      Where Florence Sleeps
      6.2
      • Zenichiro Sato
      • 2016
    • Utenai keikan
      TV Mini Series
      • 2016
    • Keiji Yoshinaga Seiichi 13
      TV Movie
      • 2016
    • Three Moons
      TV Movie
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • January 3, 1937
      • Osaka, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Kumi Mizuno1964 - ? (divorced)
    • Relatives
      • Kei Yamamoto(Sibling)

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