Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi
三橋 達也
Tatsuya Mihashi in 1954
Born(1923-11-02)November 2, 1923
Died15 May 2004(2004-05-15) (aged 80)
OccupationActor
Years active1944–2004
Spouse
Kyōko Anzai
(m. 1961; died 2002)
ChildrenTadao Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi (三橋 達也, Mihashi Tatsuya, November 2, 1923 – May 15, 2004) was a Japanese actor best known internationally for his role as Commander Minoru Genda in the 1970 Japanese-American war epic Tora! Tora! Tora!. In addition, Mihashi was known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, The Human Vapor, Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki, High and Low, None but the Brave and the lead role as agent Jiro Kitami in Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi, which was reedited in the US as What's Up, Tiger Lily? Mihashi's looks were compared to those of Cary Grant's. He died in 2004 of myocardial infarction.[1]

  1. ^ "Tatsuya Mihashi - The Godzilla Cineaste". godzillacineaste.net.