Portrait of Jirō Tamiya

Acting

Jirō Tamiya

Career

Active from 1958 to 1978, busiest in 1962 and 1964 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jirō Tamiya Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.5, average 3.0
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Medical Drama 3
  • Social Critique 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Melancholic 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Professional Rivalry 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Human Connection 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

21 titles
The White Tower
The White Tower (1978)

TV show · as Gorō Zaizen

Cobra 2
Cobra 2 (1976)

as Komura

Welcome to the High Plains
Welcome to the High Plains (1976)

TV show

The Corporation
The Corporation (1976)

as Tatsuzo Samejima, Head of the Aircraft Division

Main Line to Terror
Main Line to Terror (1975)

as Takigawa

Cobra
Cobra (1974)

as Komura

The Family
The Family (1974)

as Ataru Mima

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1973)

as Kojiro Sasaki

Professional Killers
Professional Killers (1973)

as Baian Fujieda

Yellow Dog
Yellow Dog (1973)

as Kimura

White Shadow
White Shadow (1973)

TV show

The Creature Called Man
The Creature Called Man (1970)

as Teruhiko Kujo

1960s

45 titles · average score 64
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969)

as Hitoshi Fujii

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Goro Shibata

The Time of Reckoning
The Time of Reckoning (1968)

as Yoshio Asai

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Gorō Zaizen

Love and Greed
Love and Greed (1964)

as Kenichiro Ishizuka

Superexpress
Superexpress (1964)

as Keiichi Kikyo

She Came For Love
She Came For Love (1963)

as Keisuke Ozeki

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor (1963)

as Seiji

Black Test Car
Black Test Car (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yutaka Asahina

Stolen Pleasure
Stolen Pleasure (1962)

as Asai

Tough Guy
Tough Guy (1961)

as Motor Sada

Bad Reputation Returns
Bad Reputation Returns (1961)

as Sada

1950s

17 titles · average score 72
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)

as Shinichi Mouri

Ripe and Marriageable
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)

as Koichi, Shinobu's brother

Goodbye, Hello
Goodbye, Hello (1959)

as Salesman

Giants and Toys
Giants and Toys (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

as Student (uncredited)

A Mother's Journey
A Mother's Journey (1958)

as Saburō (as Gorō Shibata)

Thirst
Thirst (1958)

as (as Gorō Shibata)

The Judo Champ
The Judo Champ (1958)

as (as Gorō Shibata)

Mother
Mother (1958)

as Kinoshita (as Gorō Shibata)

The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takenaka

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

The Crowded Train
The Crowded Train (1957)

as Student

Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies (1957)

as Shuji's old friend