Yoshifumi Tajima

Biography

Yoshifumi Tajima was born on August 4, 1918 in Kobe, Japan. His career in movies debuted in 1956, starring in a movie produced by Daiei Studios (known for making its "Gamera" movies) and directed by Ishirô Honda called Yakan chûgaku (1956). He joined Toho Studios the same year, playing "Izeki" in the sci-fi epic Rodan (1956). He became quite a fixture in Toho Studios' sci-fi films from then on, playing an assortment of characters from villains to detectives, and from generals to captains. However, he was probably most famous for his role as the delightfully villainous entrepreneur Kumayama in Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964). He also appeared as a regular cast member of the TV series Urutora Q (1965).

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 28 years1956 to 1984

Genres

Sci-Fi64%, 7 films
Adventure55%, 6 films
Action45%, 5 films
Horror45%, 5 films
Fantasy36%, 4 films

First and latest

Yoshifumi Tajima movies on Netflix

The Return of Godzilla1984IMDb rating 6.8as Environemental Director General Hidaka
All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9as Detective
Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4as General
King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5as Henchman
The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1as Police Officer
Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5as Submarine Commander
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2as General
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5as Kumayama
King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
Mothra1961IMDb rating 6.6as Military Advisor
Rodan1956IMDb rating 6.2as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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King Kong vs. Godzilla1963 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
IMDb rating 5.712K votes
Mothra vs. Godzilla1964 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Kumayama
IMDb rating 6.512K votes
Destroy All Monsters1968as General
IMDb rating 6.49.0K votes
All Monsters Attack1969as Detective
IMDb rating 3.96.5K votes
Rodan1956as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
IMDb rating 6.26.8K votes
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965as General
IMDb rating 6.28.8K votes
Mothra1961as Military Advisor
IMDb rating 6.66.3K votes
The Return of Godzilla1984as Environemental Director General Hidaka
IMDb rating 6.83.9K votes

Most often with

Ishirô Honda directed ten of these films. Yoshibumi Tajima appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Yoshibumi Tajima

Kenji Sahara

Ikio Sawamura

Jun Tazaki

Yoshio Kosugi

Nadao KirinoIshirô HondaDirector, 10 films

Films together

Yoshibumi Tajima9 films together, 1956 to 1969
Yoshibumi Tajima's page
- All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Tajima as DetectiveTajima as Detective
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as GeneralTajima as General
- King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as HenchmanTajima as Henchman
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police OfficerTajima as Officer Hirai
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine CommanderTajima as Murata, Japanese Imperial Navy submarine captain
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as GeneralTajima as Mobile Commander
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as KumayamaTajima as Kumayama
- Mothra1961IMDb rating 6.6Tajima as Military AdvisorTajima as Military Advisor
- Rodan1956IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as Izeki, reporter of Seibu NippouTajima as Izeki
Kenji Sahara8 films together, 1956 to 1969
Kenji Sahara's page
- All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Tajima as DetectiveSahara as Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki (Ichiro's Father)
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as GeneralSahara as Commander Nishikawa
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police OfficerSahara as Dr. Yuzo Majida
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine CommanderSahara as Soldier
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as KumayamaSahara as Jiro Torahata
- King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7Tajima as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version onlySahara as Kazuo Fujita
- Mothra1961IMDb rating 6.6Tajima as Military AdvisorSahara as Helicopter Pilot
- Rodan1956IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as Izeki, reporter of Seibu NippouSahara as Shigeru Kawamura, colliery engineer
Ikio Sawamura7 films together, 1963 to 1969
Ikio Sawamura's page
- All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Tajima as DetectiveSawamura as Bartender
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as GeneralSawamura as Old Farmer
- King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as HenchmanSawamura as Mondo Islander
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police OfficerSawamura as Fisherman #1
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine CommanderSawamura as Man Walking Dog
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as KumayamaSawamura as Priest
- King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7Tajima as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version onlySawamura as Witch Doctor
Jun Tazaki6 films together, 1963 to 1968
Jun Tazaki's page
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as GeneralTazaki as Dr. Yoshido
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police OfficerTazaki as General
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine CommanderTazaki as Military Advisor
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as GeneralTazaki as Dr. Sakurai
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as KumayamaTazaki as Murata, Newspaper Editor
- King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7Tajima as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version onlyTazaki as General Masami Shinzo
Yoshio Kosugi4 films together, 1961 to 1965
Yoshio Kosugi's page
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine CommanderKosugi as Mountain Soldier
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as KumayamaKosugi as Chief of Infant Island
- King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7Tajima as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version onlyKosugi as Farou Island Chief
- Mothra1961IMDb rating 6.6Tajima as Military AdvisorKosugi as Ship Captain
Nadao Kirino4 films together, 1965 to 1968
Nadao Kirino's page
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as GeneralKirino as 1st Detective
- King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as HenchmanKirino as Henchman
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police OfficerKirino as Soldier
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as GeneralKirino as Military Aide
Ishirô HondaDirector, 10 films, 1956 to 1969
All films by Ishirô Honda
- All Monsters Attack1969IMDb rating 3.9Tajima as Detective
- Destroy All Monsters1968IMDb rating 6.4Tajima as General
- King Kong Escapes1967IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Henchman
- The War of the Gargantuas1966IMDb rating 6.1Tajima as Police Officer
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Tajima as Submarine Commander
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as General
- Mothra vs. Godzilla1964IMDb rating 6.5Tajima as Kumayama
- King Kong vs. Godzilla1963IMDb rating 5.7Tajima as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
- Mothra1961IMDb rating 6.6Tajima as Military Advisor
- Rodan1956IMDb rating 6.2Tajima as Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou

Box office

What Yoshifumi Tajima's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$40.0 million

10 of the 11 films have a worldwide figure.

10Worldwide figure
1Figure not found

Top grosser

The Return of Godzilla1984Environemental Director General Hidaka$11.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Return of Godzilla1984as Environemental Director General Hidaka
$11M27.5% of the total
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Mothra vs. Godzilla1964as Kumayama
$10M25.0% of the total
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Invasion of Astro-Monster1965as General
$3.0M7.5% of the total
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The War of the Gargantuas1966as Police Officer
$3.0M7.5% of the total
5
King Kong Escapes1967as Henchman
$2.8M7.0% of the total
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King Kong vs. Godzilla1963as Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
$2.7M6.7% of the total
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All Monsters Attack1969as Detective
$2.4M6.0% of the total
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Mothra1961as Military Advisor
$2.2M5.6% of the total