Rokkō Toura | |
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戸浦六宏 | |
Born | Mutsuhiro Toura 30 April 1930
Osaka, Japan |
Died | 25 March 1993
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 62)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–1993 |
Rokkō Toura (戸浦 六宏, Toura Rokkō, 25 March 1937 – 30 April 1993) was a Japanese stage and film actor active from 1960 to 1993. [1] [2] He is mostly associated with the films of director Nagisa Ōshima. [1]
Toura was born Mutsuhiro Toura in Osaka, Japan. [1] [3] A graduate of Kyoto University, he worked as an English teacher at a private high school before becoming an actor at the Shochiku studios at Ōshima's recommendation. [1] He left Shochiku together with Ōshima the following year and became a freelance actor who often worked with Ōshima, but also repeatedly with director Kaneto Shindō. [1] [4]
Toura died of polyarteritis nodosa in 1993 at the age of 62. [2]
Rokkō Toura | |
---|---|
戸浦六宏 | |
Born | Mutsuhiro Toura 30 April 1930
Osaka, Japan |
Died | 25 March 1993
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 62)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–1993 |
Rokkō Toura (戸浦 六宏, Toura Rokkō, 25 March 1937 – 30 April 1993) was a Japanese stage and film actor active from 1960 to 1993. [1] [2] He is mostly associated with the films of director Nagisa Ōshima. [1]
Toura was born Mutsuhiro Toura in Osaka, Japan. [1] [3] A graduate of Kyoto University, he worked as an English teacher at a private high school before becoming an actor at the Shochiku studios at Ōshima's recommendation. [1] He left Shochiku together with Ōshima the following year and became a freelance actor who often worked with Ōshima, but also repeatedly with director Kaneto Shindō. [1] [4]
Toura died of polyarteritis nodosa in 1993 at the age of 62. [2]