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Tamio Kawachi(1938-2018)

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Tamio Kawachi and Jô Shishido in Youth of the Beast (1963)
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Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967)
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Tamio Kawachi was born on 21 July 1938 in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor, known for Chinpira (1984), Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967) and The Warped Ones (1960). He died on 10 February 2018 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornJuly 21, 1938
DiedFebruary 10, 2018(79)
BornJuly 21, 1938
DiedFebruary 10, 2018(79)
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Known for

Chinpira (1984)
Chinpira
7.3
  • Otani
  • 1984
Gappa the Triphibian Monster (1967)
Gappa the Triphibian Monster
4.4
  • Hiroshi Kurosaki
  • 1967
The Warped Ones (1960)
The Warped Ones
6.9
  • Akira
  • 1960
Yuji Machi in Ultraman: Tiga (1996)
Ultraman: Tiga
8.1
TV Series
  • TPC General Souichirou Sawai

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Actor

  • Superior 8 Ultra Brothers (2008)
    Superior 8 Ultra Brothers
    6.6
    • Secretary-General of the United Nations Soichiro Sawai
    • 2008
  • All Is Fine (2007)
    All Is Fine
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Ueno (as Tamio Kawaji)
    • 2007
  • Waru: kanketsu-hen (2006)
    Waru: kanketsu-hen
    5.8
    Video
    • 2006
  • Shin Nihon no don 8
    Video
    • 2006
  • Jitsuroku Kantô yakuza kôsô-shi: Matsuda-gumi 3
    Video
    • 2005
  • Jitsuroku Kantô yakuza kôsô-shi: Matsuda-gumi 2
    Video
    • 2005
  • Jitsuroku Kantô yakuza kôsô-shi: Matsuda-gumi
    Video
    • 2005
  • Gozu (2003)
    Gozu
    6.9
    Video
    • 2003
  • Shôgo Yamaguchi, Makoto Kamijô, and Yuri Yamasaki in Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001)
    Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant
    6.7
    Video
    • Souichiro Sawai
    • 2001
  • Yuji Machi in Ultraman: Tiga (1996)
    Ultraman: Tiga
    8.1
    TV Series
    • TPC General Souichirou Sawai
    • 1996–1997
  • Chihô kisha Tachibana Yôsuke 7
    TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Sukiyaki (1995)
    Sukiyaki
    6.9
    • Ryohel Mihara
    • 1995
  • Death of the Lion Kings (1993)
    Death of the Lion Kings
    • Saeki
    • 1993
  • The Setting Sun (1992)
    The Setting Sun
    5.7
    • 1992
  • Gorotsuki
    • 1992

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Gappa the Triphibian Monsters

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    • Tamio Kawaji
  • Born
    • July 21, 1938
    • Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • February 10, 2018
    • Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan(cerebral infarction)

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