Seizō Fukumoto
Actor
Born Feb 3, 1943 · Kasumi, Hyogo, Japan
Active 1965–2021 · 5′8″ (172 cm)
Seizo Fukumoto was a Japanese actor, specialized in samurai movies. He often played the role of 'kirareyaku', the person who loses the sword fight and dies spectacularly: he is said to have acted out 50,000 on-screen deaths.
Filmography
The Last Samurai (2003) - Silent SamuraiBlade of the Immortal (2017)Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) - Shimonaka RyujiThe Street Fighter (1974) - Woo Sin-GungBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973) - YamanakaKamen Rider (1971) - Kyuzo of the TurretBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) - Tsunehiko YamazakiReturn of the Street Fighter (1974)Shogun's Samurai (1978) - Yukinojo GensinsaiYakuza Graveyard (1976) - NishihataJudge! (2014) - Mysterious Old ManKumokiri Nizaemon (2013)Message from Space (1978) - GuerillaBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973) - Samurai (uncredited)New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975) - MatsumotoThe Fall of Ako Castle (1978)Shogun's Shadow (1989)Gate of Flesh (1988)Samurai Wolf II (1967)Doberman Cop (1977) - Thug AThe Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail (1973)The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)