Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima (4 August 1918 – 10 September 2009) was an actor in Japanese kaijū films, best known for his role as Kumayama in Mothra vs. Godzilla. He was born in Kobe, Japan.

Selected filmography
  • Pu-san (1953)
  • Hiroba no kodoku (1953) - Tachikawa
  • Waseda daigaku (1953) - Detective
  • Mitsuyu-sen (1954) - Soga
  • Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954)
  • Ore no kenjû wa subayai (1954)
  • Tenka taihei (1955)
  • Ai no onimotsu (1955)
  • Shônen shikeishû (1955)
  • Ôkami (1955)
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) - Yoshioka samurai
  • Yakan chûgaku (1955)
  • Aijô (1956) - Tamura
  • Shujinsen (1956)
  • Rodan (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
  • Kono futari ni sachi are (1957)
  • Ninjitsu (1957)
  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) - Yamaka
  • Saigo no dasso (1957) - Chin
  • Hadairo no tsuki (1957) - Jimbo
  • Datsugokushû (1957)
  • Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki (1957)
  • The H-Man (1958) - Detective Sakata
  • Doji o numana (1958)
  • Varan the Unbelievable (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force
  • Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Komakichi
  • Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958)
  • The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Potential slave buyer
  • Kotan no kuchibue (1959)
  • Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
  • Sengoku gunto-den (1959) - Jiro's Vassal
  • Aruhi watashi wa (1959) - Kitamura
  • The Three Treasures (1959)
  • When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
  • Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner
  • Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960)
  • Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki (1960) - Shibata
  • Fundoshi isha (1960) - Seibei
  • Man Against Man (1960) - Taro
  • The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - Reporter B
  • Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
  • Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze (1960) - Kurosuke Harano
  • The Human Vapor (1960) - Sergeant
  • Mothra (1961) - Military Advisor
  • Kurenai no umi (1961)
  • Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961) - Tagami
  • Kurenai no sora (1962)
  • Doburoku no Tatsu (1962) - Numajiri
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
  • Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka
  • Attack Squadron! (1963) - Sailor
  • High and Low (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
  • Sengoku yarô (1963)
  • 500,000 (1963) - Yasumoto
  • Hiken (1963)
  • Norainu sakusen (1963)
  • Oneechan sandai-ki (1963) - Kawakami
  • Atragon (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
  • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Kumayama
  • Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (1964) - Coach
  • Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Gangster Tada[1]
  • Hana no oedo no musekinin (1964)
  • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Ship Captain
  • Samurai Assassin (1965) - Samurai
  • Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965) - Cop
  • Hi no ataru isu (1965) - Tanaami
  • Tameki no taisho (1965) - Ishida
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - General
  • Rise Against the Sword (1966) - Shozaemon Ube
  • Hikinige (1966)
  • Ultra Q (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki
  • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Police Officer
  • Retsu go! Wakadaishô (1967)
  • Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno
  • Zoku izuko e (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster
  • King Kong Escapes (1967) - Henchman
  • Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment
  • Two in the Shadow (1967)
  • Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy (1967) - Momoo Maura
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Major Tada
  • Isoroku (1968) - Air Force officer
  • Kureji no buchamukure daihakken (1969)
  • Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Ijichi
  • Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten (1969)
  • All Monsters Attack (1969) - Detective
  • Gekido no showashi 'Gunbatsu' (1970) - Ito (uncredited)
  • Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau (1970) - Ôta
  • Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971)
  • Ningen kakumei (1973)
  • Shinkansen daibakuha (1975) - Sasaki
  • Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
  • Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977)
  • The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Environemental Director General Hidaka
  • Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Environemental Director General Hidaka (final film role)
gollark: Fusion is already here, just detonate nuclear bombs in vast piles of meltable salt underground.
gollark: Apparently it isn't actually being funded very well.
gollark: On the one hand fusion is seemingly progressing. On the other hand, they thought that a lot before.
gollark: Solar needs batteries which need replacing a lot.
gollark: If nuclear power wasn't so vilified you could probably run desalination straight off nuclear heating and make it very efficient.

References
  1. Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.


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