# Isao Natsuyagi

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Japanese actor (1939–2013)

Isao Natsuyagi Born 25 December 1939 Tokyo, Japan Died 11 May 2013(2013-05-11) (aged 73) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Occupation Actor Years active 1963–2013 Height 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)

**Isao Natsuyagi** (夏八木 勲, *Natsuyagi Isao*; 25 December 1939 – 11 May 2013) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1963 to 2013.

## Career

In 1960, Natsuyagi began attending the [Bungakuza](/source/Bungakuza) actors school while attending [Keio University](/source/Keio_University).[1] He eventually left Keio before graduating and entered the Haiyuza actors school.[1] After graduating in 1966, he joined the [Toei](/source/Toei_Company) studio and made his film debut with *Hone made shaburu*.[1] His first starring role was in [Hideo Gosha](/source/Hideo_Gosha)'s *Kiba Ōkaminosuke* (1966).

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1963 Jûsan-nin no shikaku Uncredited 1966 Samurai Wolf Ôkaminosuke Hone-made shaburu 1967 Samurai Wolf II Kiba Ôkaminosuke Eleven Samurai Senroku Hayato Leading role, Uncredited Âa dôki no sakura Second Sublieutenant Nanjô 1968 Shinobi no manji Shinoshu Toma Shin irezumi muzan tekka no jingi Waga toso Heitai yakuza godatsu 1969 Goyokin Kunai 1970 Kaze no tengu 1971 Shadow of Deception Hase, reporter Yakuza deka: Oretachi ni haka wa nai The Wolves Tetsunosuke Sakaki 1972 Under the Flag of the Rising Sun Female Convict 701: Scorpion Tsugio Sugimi 1973 Gendai ninkyô-shi Funaoka Mushukunin mikogami no jôkichi: Tasogare ni senko ga tonda 1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Hiroshi Nakamoto Hissatsu shikakenin: Shunsetsu shikake bari Katsushirô Violent Streets Hama Lubang tô no kiseki: Rikugun Nakano gakkô Nihon Chinbotsu Yuuki Yoi-machi-gusa Genji Hirata Mutsugorô no kekkonki 1975 Kobe Kokusai Gang Yutaka Nakao 1976 Kozure satsujin ken Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen Takemori 1977 Arasuka monogatari Tachanga Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten Kinzo Proof of the Man Takashi Niimi Yatsuhaka-mura Yoshitaka Amako 1978 Shogun's Samurai Shōzaemon Bekki Fuyu no hana Michio Tachibana Kumokiri Nizaemon Kumagorô Never Give Up Detective Kitano Yorû gaku zuretâ 1979 Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku Lt. Todoroki Hakuchyu no shikaku Shichiro Tsuruoka Ôgon no inu Yukichi Nagayama Hunter in the Dark Sharaku Kindaichi Kosuke no boken Kouichi Sumida G.I. Samurai Nagao Kagetora 1980 Virus Dr. Nakanishi Shogun's Ninja Hattori Hanzo 1982 Kaseki no kouya Katsuaki Nakaomi Onimasa Kanematsu 1983 Ushimitsu no mura Yuzo Akagi Nogare no machi Detective Kuroki Hakujasho Inspector Murai 1984 Irodori-gawa Hideo Takayanagi Fireflies in the North Kakumu Shanghai Rhapsody Shirai Ansatsu shirei Nakatsugawa Shumei 1985 Seijo densetsu Moriyama Kiken na onnatachi 1986 Kyabarê Bar owner Rikon shinai onna Seisaku Yamakawa Bokuno onna ni teodasuna Michio Tsuyama 1987 Tokyo Blackout Eiji Sakuma Uerutaa 1988 Tokugawa no Jotei: Ôoku Kiyoshige Nakano 1990 Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi Asakichi Gekido no 1750 nichi Heaven and Earth Yamamoto Kansuke 1991 Kagerô Tadao Kiyono Shin gokudo no onna-tachi Takahito Sumiya 1992 Shura no densetsu Yasuhiro Shibayama 1994 Don o totta otoko 1996 Kindaichi shonen no jikenbo 1998 Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Eternal Fantasy Narration Kizuna Kunihiro Sasaki Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 Kosaku Iwashita 1999 Niji no misaki Sannosuke Mori, Shoko's husband 2000 Shin otokogi: Kanketsu-hen 2001 Desert Moon Tsuyoshi's father Warm Water Under a Red Bridge Masayuki Uomi Hotaru Takemoto 2002 Hi wa mata noboru Takeda (President of Nippon Victor) Sensen fukoku Moriyoshi Segawa 2003 T.R.Y. Hitokiri Ginji Ginji Sonezaki (2003) 2004 Amoretto 2005 Mata no Hi no Chika Hinagon Hora-ken Kâten-kôru Tatsuya Hashimoto 2006 Simsons Tamotsu Ishigami Limit of Love: Umizaru Kotaro Katsuta 2007 Bizan Kojiro Shinozaki Futô fukutsu 2008 Shin atsui kabe 2009 Tsurugidake: Ten no ki Katen no shiro Tonami Sebe 2010 Rosuto kuraimu: Senkô Kôzô ogata Pâtonâzu 2011 Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess Seijuro Murakami Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kouenmae hashutsujo the Movie: Kachidokibashi o heisa seyo! My Way Tatsuo's grandfather South Korean film 2012 Land of Hope Yasuhiko ono Leading role Emperor Teizaburō Sekiya American film Himawari to koinu no 7-kakan Takao Nagatomo, farmer, Himawari's first owner Nobô no shiro 2013 Nô Otoko Like Father, Like Son Ryosuke Nonomiya Sango renjâ Present for You Boss The Eternal Zero Old Kenichiro 2014 Haru wo seotte 2015 Soman kokkyô 15 sai no natsu (final film role)

### Television

Year Title Role Network Notes 1968 Ryōma ga Yuku Nagaoka Kenkichi, Kiyooka michinosuke NHK Taiga drama 1970-1976 Ōedo Sōsamō TV Tokyo 1973 Shinsho Taikōki Yamanaka Shikanosuke NET 1974 Hatoko no umi Hino Arimitsu NHK Asadora 1977 Kashin Sakamoto Ryōma NHK Taiga drama 1985 Sanada Taiheiki Tsubuya Matagoro NHK 1986 Byakkotai Kondō Isami NTV 1993 Unmeitōge Katō Sōjurō Fuji TV 1994 Hana no Ran Hino Arimitsu NHK Taiga drama 1995 The Kindaichi Case Files Kazuma Kurosawa NTV Episode 3 1997 Mōri Motonari Sue Okifusa NHK Taiga drama 1998 Nemureru Mori Naomi Itō Fuji TV Oda Nobunaga: Tenka wo Totta Baka Oda Nobuhide TBS Special appearance, TV movie 1999 Suzuran Ryūzō Tachibana NHK Asadora 2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Shima Sakon NHK Taiga drama 2003 Musashi Hosokawa Tadaoki NHK Taiga drama 2004 Suna no Utsuwa Shigeo Tadokoro TBS 2005 Fugo Keiji Kikuemon Kambe TV Asahi 2007 Dondo Hare Kishimoto NHK Asadora 2008-2009 Dandan Takayasu Ichijō NHK Asadora 2010 Last Money: Ai no Nedan Toshirō Mizutani NHK Ryōmaden Matsudaira Shungaku NHK Taiga drama

### Anime

Year Title Official Title Role Notes 1996 Young Kindaichi Case File: The Opera House - A New Murder 金田一少年の事件 ・ 簿オペラ座館 ・ 新たなる殺人 Isamu Kenmochi Film 1997 Young Kindaichi Case Files: The Opera House Murder Case (File 3) 金田一少年の事件簿「オペラ座間殺人事件」ファイル3 School's teacher (guest app.) TV series 1998 Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy 銀河鉄道999 ・ エターナル ・ ファンタジー Narrator Film

### Dubbing

- *[The Bridges of Madison County](/source/The_Bridges_of_Madison_County_(film))* – Robert Kincaid ([Clint Eastwood](/source/Clint_Eastwood))

- *[A Fistful of Dollars](/source/A_Fistful_of_Dollars)* (1974 TBS edition) – Joe (Clint Eastwood)

- *[Nighthawks](/source/Nighthawks_(1981_film))* (1984 Fuji TV edition) – Deke DaSilva ([Sylvester Stallone](/source/Sylvester_Stallone))

## Awards and prizes

Year Award Category Film Result 1979 2nd Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor Never Give Up, Winter Flower Nominated 1980 3rd Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor G.I. Samurai, Hunter in the Dark, The Golden Dog Nominated 2012 67th Mainichi Film Award Best Actor Land of Hope Won

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nikkan_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nikkan_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nikkan_1-2) ["夏八木勲さん死去 映画ドラマで名脇役"](http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20130512-1125872.html). *Nikkan Sports* (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 March 2015.

## External links

- [Isao Natsuyagi](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622409/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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