"Suddenly" the sky, "Furuhata Renzaburō" actually left

▲ Mr. Masakazu Tamura (taken in 2016)

According to Japanese media news on the 18th, the actor Masakazu Tamura, who starred in the era drama "Sleep Crazy Shiro" and the detective drama "Furuhata Renzaburo" and other dramas, from the fashionable handsome image to the funny and funny role, died at the age of 77 at 4:20 p.m. on April 3, due to mental dysfunction. Masakazu Tamura was born in Kyoto. He is the third son of the famous actor Saburō, and is known as the "Tamura Three Brothers" along with his eldest brother Takahiro Tamura and younger brother Ryo Tamura, who are also actors.

Born in 1943 (Showa 18). Graduated from Sungjo University. In 1961, while still in high school, he debuted with The Man Forever. During college, he juggled cast and performed until graduating from university in 1966. In 1963, he starred in "Career of Flowers" and starred in the Big River Drama for 5 consecutive years.

Although he initially played some supporting roles with few lines and simple appearances, he was noticed in the "Winter Journey" broadcast in 1970, and later captured the hearts of female audiences because of the cold role in "Sleep Crazy Shiro" in 1972. Since then, he has starred in "Young Samurai Hunting Long Tent" (1978), "Tanmura Brothers" (1983), "New York Love Story" (1987), "Serenade of Past Days" (1989), "Becoming a Father" (1991) and other popular business cards.

In the 1983 TBS TV series "As Far as My Kids Are Concerned..." and the 1987 "Dad is the Anchor" drama on the same stage, unlike the previous image, the funny acting skills opened up a new realm, attracting funny artists to imitate and successfully gain a group of young audiences. Broadcast in 1994, "Renzaburo Furuhata" (Fuji TV) also became one of his masterpieces.

With the 2009 TBS TV series special "You're No Longer Around", he won the Best Actor Award in the TV Movie category at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco. It is also the first time that a Japanese folk release work has won the award. The 2018 special broadcast TV series "Sleep Crazy Shiro The Final" (Fuji TV) also became his last TV drama work. (Ann Nian/Translation)