Kitamura Eizo

Name: Kitamura Eizo
Native name: 北村英三
Also Known as: Kitamura Eizou, きたむらえいぞう, 北村英蔵, 喜多村英三, 鉄路のほとり
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: April 17, 1922
Died: March 7, 1997

Kitamura Eizo was a Japanese actor and director born in Shin-Ogawa, Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan. His wife is actress Seki Etsuko (関えつ子) and his daughter is actress Kitamura Takeko (北村岳子).

He graduated from Daishi High School and the Department of Japanese Language and Literature in the Faculty of Letters at Kyoto Imperial University.

In his later years, while working as an actor, he also served as a professor at the Department of Performing Arts at Osaka University of Arts.

In July 1997, he died of heart failure at the hospital where he had been admitted for tests.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1997	Gokenin Zankuro Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1997, 11 eps Tohachi (Support Role)	11	Tohachi Support Role	8.0
1995	Gokenin Zankuro Japanese Drama, 1995, 8 eps Tohachi (Support Role)	8	Tohachi Support Role	8.1
1987	Hissatsu Kengekijin Japanese Drama, 1987, 8 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	8	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	0.0
1986	Hissatsu Masshigura! Japanese Drama, 1986, 12 eps Shikaiya Tokuhei (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	12	Shikaiya Tokuhei (Ep. 9) Guest Role	4.0
1985	Hissatsu Shigotonin 5: Gekito Hen Japanese Drama, 1985, 33 eps Tenmaya Hikobee (Ep. 24) (Guest Role)	33	Tenmaya Hikobee (Ep. 24) Guest Role	0.0
1985	Ooka Echizen Season 9 Japanese Drama, 1985, 26 eps (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1984	Ooka Echizen Season 8 Japanese Drama, 1984, 26 eps (Ep. 13) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 13) Guest Role	0.0
1983	Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Hikae Japanese Drama, 1983, 22 eps (Support Role)	22	Support Role	0.0
1983	Shin Matsudaira Ukon Japanese Drama, 1983, 22 eps Inokichi (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	22	Inokichi (Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1982	Ooka Echizen Season 6 Japanese Drama, 1982, 32 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	32	(Ep. 5) Guest Role	0.0
1981	Mito Komon Season 12 Japanese Drama, 1981, 27 eps (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 18) Guest Role	0.0
1980	Akuto Kari Japanese Drama, 1980, 24 eps (Ep. 6, 18) (Guest Role)	24	(Ep. 6, 18) Guest Role	0.0
1978	Ooka Echizen Season 5 Japanese Drama, 1978, 26 eps (Ep. 23) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 23) Guest Role	0.0
1978	Yokomizo Seishi Series II: Yatsuhakamura Japanese Drama, 1978, 5 eps (Support Role)	5	Support Role	0.0
1977	Ningyo Sashichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1977, 34 eps (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0
1976	Mito Komon Season 7 Japanese Drama, 1976, 34 eps (Ep. 13) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 13) Guest Role	0.0
1976	Fufu Tabi Nikki: Saraba Ronin Japanese Drama, 1976, 25 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	25	(Ep. 5) Guest Role	0.0
1975	Mito Komon Season 6 Japanese Drama, 1975, 32 eps (Ep. 25) (Guest Role)	32	(Ep. 25) Guest Role	6.0
1974	Mito Komon Season 5 Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps (Ep. 13) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 13) Guest Role	10.0
1973	Mito Komon Season 4 Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps (Ep. 26) (Guest Role)	35	(Ep. 26) Guest Role	6.0
1969	Tenshi no Hane Japanese Drama, 1969, 15 eps Higashikawa Hikozo (Support Role)	15	Higashikawa Hikozo Support Role	0.0
1966	Warera Kunin no Senki Japanese Drama, 1966, 26 eps Kakimaru (Support Role)	26	Kakimaru Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1984	Appassionata Japanese Movie, 1984, [Kosai-do owner] (Support Role)	[Kosai-do owner] Support Role	0.0
1978	Empire of Passion Japanese Movie, 1978, [Shop owner] (Support Role)	[Shop owner] Support Role	6.9
1977	Japanese Humanity and Justice Japanese Movie, 1977, (Bit part)	Bit part	8.0
1976	Jail Breakers Japanese Movie, 1976, Sekiguchi Katsuharu (Support Role)	Sekiguchi Katsuharu Support Role	0.0
1975	The Story of a Nymphomaniac (Secret) Japanese Movie, 1975, Yaichi (Support Role)	Yaichi Support Role	0.0
1975	Shikingen Godatsu Japanese Movie, 1975, Minagawa Katsumi (Support Role)	Minagawa Katsumi Support Role	6.0
1975	Cops vs. Thugs Japanese Movie, 1975, Otsubo [Kurashima Police Chief] (Support Role)	Otsubo [Kurashima Police Chief] Support Role	6.9
1973	Gendai Ninkyoshi Japanese Movie, 1973, [Teacher] (Guest Role)	[Teacher] Guest Role	0.0
1973	Japan’s Top Gangster Japanese Movie, 1973, Fukayama Kinosuke (Support Role)	Fukayama Kinosuke Support Role	0.0
1973	Sakura no Daimon Japanese Movie, 1973, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1972	Kizu darake jinsei furui do de gonzansu Japanese Movie, 1972, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1971	Kizu Darake no Jinsei Japanese Movie, 1971, (Unknown)	Unknown	8.0
1970	The Priest Killer Comes Back Japanese Movie, 1970, Torazo Ryuo (Support Role)	Torazo Ryuo Support Role	0.0
1968	Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell Japanese Movie, 1968, Mano Gozo [Politician] (Support Role)	Mano Gozo [Politician] Support Role	6.7
1968	Curse of the Blood Japanese Movie, 1968, Shimofusaya Sobei (Support Role)	Shimofusaya Sobei Support Role	0.0
1968	The Funeral Racket Japanese Movie, 1968, Sakakibara (Unknown)	Sakakibara Unknown	4.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1995	The Abe Clan Japanese Special, 1995, 1 eps Ariyoshi Yorimosa (Support Role)	1	Ariyoshi Yorimosa Support Role	9.0
1981	Kyoto Satsujin Annai 5 Japanese Special, 1981, 1 eps Nakaoka Sehira (Guest Role)	1	Nakaoka Sehira Guest Role	0.0

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