Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima (4 August 1918 – 10 September 2009) was an actor in Japanese kaiju films, best known for his role as Kumayama in Mothra vs. Godzilla. He was born in Kobe, Japan.

Selected filmography
  • Pu-san (1953)
  • Hiroba no kodoku (1953) - Tachikawa
  • Waseda daigaku (1953) - Detective
  • Mitsuyu-sen (1954) - Soga
  • Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954)
  • Ore no kenjû wa subayai (1954)
  • Tenka taihei (1955)
  • Ai no onimotsu (1955)
  • Shônen shikeishû (1955)
  • Ôkami (1955)
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) - Yoshioka samurai
  • Yakan chûgaku (1955)
  • Aijô (1956) - Tamura
  • Shujinsen (1956)
  • Rodan (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
  • Kono futari ni sachi are (1957)
  • Ninjitsu (1957)
  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) - Yamaka
  • Saigo no dasso (1957) - Chin
  • Hadairo no tsuki (1957) - Jimbo
  • Datsugokushû (1957)
  • Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki (1957)
  • The H-Man (1958) - Detective Sakata
  • Doji o numana (1958)
  • Varan the Unbelievable (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force
  • Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Komakichi
  • Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958)
  • The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Potential slave buyer
  • Kotan no kuchibue (1959)
  • Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
  • Sengoku gunto-den (1959) - Jiro's Vassal
  • Aruhi watashi wa (1959) - Kitamura
  • The Three Treasures (1959)
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
  • Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner
  • Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960)
  • Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki (1960) - Shibata
  • Fundoshi isha (1960) - Seibei
  • Man Against Man (1960) - Taro
  • The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - Reporter B
  • Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
  • Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze (1960) - Kurosuke Harano
  • The Human Vapor (1960) - Sergeant
  • Mothra (1961) - Military Advisor
  • Kurenai no umi (1961)
  • Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961) - Tagami
  • Kurenai no sora (1962)
  • Doburoku no Tatsu (1962) - Numajiri
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
  • Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka
  • Attack Squadron! (1963) - Sailor
  • High and Low (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
  • Sengoku yarô (1963)
  • Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) - Yasumoto
  • Hiken (1963)
  • Norainu sakusen (1963)
  • Oneechan sandai-ki (1963) - Kawakami
  • Atragon (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Kumayama
  • Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (1964) - Coach
  • Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Gangster Tada[1]
  • Hana no oedo no musekinin (1964)
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Ship Captain
  • Samurai Assassin (1965) - Samurai
  • Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965) - Cop
  • Hi no ataru isu (1965) - Tanaami
  • Tameki no taisho (1965) - Ishida
  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - General
  • Rise Against the Sword (1966) - Shozaemon Ube
  • Hikinige (1966)
  • Ultra Q (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki
  • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Police Officer
  • Retsu go! Wakadaishô (1967)
  • Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno
  • Zoku izuko e (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster
  • King Kong Escapes (1967) - Henchman
  • Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment
  • Scattered Clouds (1967)[2]
  • Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy (1967) - Momoo Maura
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Major Tada
  • Isoroku (1968) - Air Force officer
  • Kureji no buchamukure daihakken (1969)
  • Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Ijichi
  • Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten (1969)
  • All Monsters Attack (1969) - Detective
  • The Militarists (1970) - Seiichi Itō
  • Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau (1970) - Ôta
  • Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971)
  • Ningen kakumei (1973)
  • The Bullet Train (1975) - Sasaki
  • Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
  • Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977)
  • The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Environmental Director General Hidaka
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Environmental Director General Hidaka (final film role)

References
  1. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  2. "乱れ雲". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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