{{Short description|Japanese actor (1923–2004)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tatsuya Mihashi | image = Tatsuya Mihashi 1954 Scan10007 160913 (FFT filtered version).jpg | alt = | caption = Tatsuya Mihashi in 1954 | native_name = 三橋 達也 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|11|2}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan | death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|5|15|1923|11|2|df=yes}} | death_place = [[San Francisco]], [[United States]] | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1944–2004 | agent = | spouse = {{marriage|Kyōko Anzai|1961|2002|end=died}} | children = Tadao Mihashi | credits = | website = }} {{Nihongo|'''Tatsuya Mihashi'''|三橋 達也|Mihashi Tatsuya|November 2, 1923 – May 15, 2004}} was a Japanese actor best known internationally for his role as Commander [[Minoru Genda]] in the 1970 Japanese-American war epic ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]''. In addition, Mihashi was known for his roles in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'', ''[[The Human Vapor]]'', ''[[Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki]]'', ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'', ''[[None but the Brave]]'' and the lead role as agent Jiro Kitami in ''[[Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi]]'', which was reedited in the US as ''[[What's Up, Tiger Lily?]]'' Mihashi's looks were compared to those of [[Cary Grant]]'s. He died in 2004 of [[myocardial infarction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzillacineaste.net/people/person/27bfdcc6-5f02-47fd-ae38-7ea8d9fac219|title=Tatsuya Mihashi - The Godzilla Cineaste|website=godzillacineaste.net}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== ===Film=== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Nishijin no shimai'' (1952) - Hiroshi Yasui * ''Shino machi o nogarete'' (1952) - Yosaburo Sugi * ''Dôkoku'' (1952) * ''Hawai no yoru'' (1953) * ''Sincerity'' (1953) - Tôru Shimura * ''Jinanbo'' (1953) * ''Shin Tokyo koshin-kyoku'' (1953) - Kazuo Kiriyama * ''Gutei kenkei'' (1953) * ''Tôkyô madamu to Ôsaka fujin'' (1953) - Mitsuo Itô * ''Kyûkon sannin musume'' (1954) - Kôzô Wakabayashi * ''Kimi no na wa: Dai-san-bu'' (1954) * ''Kimi ni chikaishi'' (1954) - Kunihiko Yada * ''Daigaku wa detakeredo'' (1955) * ''Ai no onimotsu'' (1955) * ''Till We Meet Again'' (1955) - Kappei Ohnuki * ''[[The Heart (1955 film)|The Heart]]'' (1955) - Kaji * ''Ginza 24 chou'' (1955) - Kan Mimurodo - Konî * ''Haha naki ko'' (1955) - Sugimoto, policeman * ''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'' (1956) - Defense Commander * ''[[The Balloon (1956 film)|The Balloon]]'' (1956) - Keikichi Murakami * ''Hi no tori'' (1956) * ''[[Suzaki Paradise: Red Light]]'' (1956) - Yoshiji, Tsutae's husband * ''Waga machi'' (1956) * ''Natsu no arashi'' (1956) - Keiji Akimoto * ''Ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Retsu Tachibana * ''Zoku ueru tamashii'' (1956) - Retsu Tachibana * ''Otemba san'nin shimai: Odoru taiyô'' (1957) - Shintarô Taki * ''Fukushû wa dare ga yaru'' (1957) - Yûkichi Ono / Yûzô Ôkawa * ''Muhô ichidai'' (1957) - Kanta Waniguchi * ''Sono yoru no himegoto'' (1957) - Yonosuke Miyamoto * ''[[Shori-sha]]'' (1957) * ''Kekkon no subete'' (1958) * ''Onna de aru koto'' (1958) - Goro * ''Gurama-to no yuwaku'' (1959) - Urumeru * ''[[Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender]]'' (1959) * ''Kaoyaku to bakudan musume'' (1959) - Kenji Ôta * ''Samurai to oneechan'' (1960) - Takusan Mô * ''Dâisan hâtobanô kêtto'' (1960) - Detective Yoneyama * ''[[Storm Over the Pacific]]'' (1960) * ''Robo no ishi'' (1960) - Tsugino * ''Yoru no nagare'' (1960) * ''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' (1960) - Tatsuo Iwabuchi * '''Akasaka no shimai' yori: yoru no hada'' (1960) - Tôzô Nakahira * ''[[The Human Vapor]]'' (1960) - Detective Okamoto * ''Sararîman Chûshingura'' (1960) - Sadagoro * ''Ankokugai no dankon'' (1961) - Azuma, police detective * ''Ginza no koibitotachi'' (1961) * ''Zoku sararîman Chûshingura'' (1961) - Sadagoro * ''Playboy President'' (1961) - Honda * ''Ai to honoho to'' (1961) - Izaki * ''Dangai no ketto'' (1961) * ''[[Procurer of Hell]]'' (1961) - Osamu Tobe * ''Kaei'' (1961) * ''[[Witness Killed]]'' (1961) - Jiro * ''Ai no uzu shio'' (1962) * ''Onna no za'' (1962) - Hashimoto Masaaki, Michiko no otto * ''Doburoku no Tatsu'' (1962) - Shaguma the Foreman * ''[[Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki|Chushingura]]'' (1962) - Yasubei Horibe * ''Ankokugai no kiba'' (1962) * ''[[Attack Squadron!]]'' (1963) * ''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (1963) - Kawanishi - Gondo's Secretary * ''Minami no shima ni yuki ga furu'' (1963) * ''[[Legacy of the 500,000]]'' (1963) - Captain Keigo Gunji * ''Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu'' (1963) * ''[[Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: shirei dai hachigo]]'' (1963) - Jiro Kitami * ''Norainu sakusen'' (1963) * ''[[Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Tora no kiba]]'' (1964) - Jiro Kitami * ''Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari'' (1964) * ''Zoku wakai kisetsu'' (1964) * ''Jigoku sakusen'' (1964) * ''[[Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kayaku no taru]]'' (1964) - Jiro Kitami * ''Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai'' (1964) - Sôhei Kimura * ''[[None But the Brave]]'' (1965) - Lt. Kuroki * ''Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen'' (1965) - Taro * ''[[Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi]]'' (1965) - Jiro Kitami * ''[[The Stranger Within a Woman]]'' (1966) - Ryukichi Sugimoto * ''Kiganjô no bôken'' (1966) - The King * ''Doto ichiman kairi'' (1966) - Isaku Yano * ''[[The Killing Bottle]]'' (1967) - Jiro Kitami * ''Sasaki Kojiro'' (1967) - Jubee Minamiya * ''Shin Abashiri Bangaichi'' (1968) - Isamu Gunji * ''Yaju no fukkatsu'' (1969) * ''Nippon dabi katsukyu'' (1970) * ''[[The Militarists]]'' (1970) - [[Takijirō Ōnishi]] * ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' (1970) - Commander Minoru Genda * ''Shin abashiri bangaichi: Arashi yobu shiretoko-misaki'' (1971) * ''Kindaichi Kosuke no boken'' (1979) * ''Harukanaru sôro'' (1980) - Risaburo Oshima * ''[[Imperial Navy (film)|Imperial Navy]]'' (1981) * ''Rokumeikan'' (1986) - Hirobumi Ito * ''Wasurerarenu hitobito'' (2000) - Kijima * ''[[Dolls (2002 film)|Dolls]]'' (2002) - Hiro, the Boss * ''[[Casshern (film)|Casshern]]'' (2004) - Dr. Furoi (final film role) {{div col end}}
===Television=== *''[[Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery]]'' (1981-1999) - Inspector Totsugawa *''[[Manten]]'' (2002-2003)
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0586227}} * {{jmdb name|p0137740}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards |list = {{Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor}} {{Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} }}
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