A brief introduction to the life of Bando Tsumusaburo

The Japanese film superstar was born in 1901 in a family of cotton merchants in Tokyo (Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku District). It is said that he has Russian ancestry. When he was young, his mother, brother and sister all died one after another, and only his father (who lived to be 71 years old) took him to live with him. Not long after his mother passed away, the family business plummeted. The young Denkichi had to drop out of school when he was a teenager and became an apprentice to Kataoka Nizaemon, a famous kabuki artist at Matsushimaya at the time. In 1923, he made a decision: to shift his future acting development from the traditional kabuki stage to the emerging movies, which is why he gradually embarked on his own film acting career. After that, Denkichi joined the Makino Film Production Company and met the screenwriter Kitaro Kuhei, who later became a good friend. In the early days of the two people's acquaintance, Tamura Denkichi's works "Handshape of Blood" and "Shadow Master" both starred by Tou Kita Lu Jiupei, and the latter determined his important position among period drama actors at that time.

Later, with the departure of his mentor, director Makino Shozo, Denkichi also changed his stage name to Bando Tsumazaburo. In 1924, he starred in "Counter Current" and became one of his early masterpieces. In 1925, Bando released a new film "Oro's Blood". The heroic image in the film became the trend of the times, and period dramas with powerful and gorgeous action scenes were all the rage. In 1931, he established his own Kanto Photography Studio and continued to produce many popular works. However, due to the single form and lack of new changes, people gradually lost interest in his works. In 1936, Bando's company collapsed. In 1937, he joined Nikkatsu Co., Ltd. and continued to display his heroic figure on the big screen. In order to improve the problem that his voice was not loud enough, Bando continued to practice his voice and overcame this shortcoming. Nikkatsu was in dire straits at the time, but its arrival brought a turnaround. He has starred in popular films such as "Love Mountain Yan·Feng Yun Chapter" and "Love Mountain Yan·Raging Waves Chapter". Following his collaboration with the famous director Hiroshi Inagaki, he filmed a series of masterpieces in the history of Japanese film, such as "Hellworm", "The Last Days of Edo", "A Life That Cannot Be Released" (1943), etc.

In 1942, he transferred to Daiei Company and starred in "The Song of the Restoration" with Chiezo Kataoka, Kanjuro Arashi, and Utaemon Ichikawa. The four major stars gathered together and became one of the most famous actors at that time. Great story. In 1944, he went to Shanghai to participate in the filming of "Wolf Smoke and Shanghai". After the Second World War, some progressive films were made.

In his decades-long screen career, he has created many characters and is widely praised as a giant of historical films. He made a huge contribution to the early Japanese film industry. In 1952, you passed out due to excessive fatigue during the filming process, and died of cerebral hemorrhage a few days later. In 1975, the Japanese film industry held a movie screening event specifically for him.