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Did anyone see Ken Watanabe in "Dokuganryu Masamune", Taiga drama from about 1987. I'm sure many of you weren't even born yet but it was terrific. He was exceptionally good-looking in his younger days (and still is) and it was kind of comical to see him tower over the other actors. I called the station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas (can't remember the name) a couple of years ago asking if they could rebroadcast the drama but they said the licensing fee would be too much. I know my kids and a lot of other people would have enjoyed watching the drama and him. He was very dynamic in it.
Did anyone see Ken Watanabe in "Dokuganryu Masamune", Taiga drama from about 1987. I'm sure many of you weren't even born yet but it was terrific. He was exceptionally good-looking in his younger days (and still is) and it was kind of comical to see him tower over the other actors. I called the station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas (can't remember the name) a couple of years ago asking if they could rebroadcast the drama but they said the licensing fee would be too much. I know my kids and a lot of other people would have enjoyed watching the drama and him. He was very dynamic in it.
The local station that broadcasts the Taiga dramas would be KSCI-18...
I first saw him in Tampopo, but I didn't make the connection until I read his bio after The Last Samurai was released...
I felt a little sad when I saw this picture. The actor is Otomo Ryutaro, and Tampopo was his final film; he committed suicide the year it came out. As the picture shows, he was old and frail when he made the movie, a far cry from his days when he was one of the best and most popular actors working during the golden age of jidaigeki films. Back then he was a physically imposing figure, very strong and robust. He made many many films in his career, including a number of series movies--I think he was the best Tange Sazen, a role most fans of jidaigeki would probably identify him the most with.
I felt a little sad when I saw this picture. The actor is Otomo Ryutaro, and Tampopo was his final film; he committed suicide the year it came out. As the picture shows, he was old and frail when he made the movie, a far cry from his days when he was one of the best and most popular actors working during the golden age of jidaigeki films. Back then he was a physically imposing figure, very strong and robust. He made many many films in his career, including a number of series movies--I think he was the best Tange Sazen, a role most fans of jidaigeki would probably identify him the most with.
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