Rokkō Toura (戸浦 六宏, Toura Rokkō, 25 March 1937 – 30 April 1993) was a Japanese stage and film actor active from 1960 to 1993.[1][2] He is mostly associated with the films of director Nagisa Ōshima.[1]

Rokkō Toura
戸浦六宏
Born
Mutsuhiro Toura

(1930-04-30)30 April 1930
Osaka, Japan
Died25 March 1993(1993-03-25) (aged 62)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1993

Biography edit

Toura was born Mutsuhiro Toura in Osaka, Japan.[1][3] A graduate of Kyoto University, he worked as an English teacher at a private high school before becoming an actor at the Shochiku studios at Ōshima's recommendation.[1] He left Shochiku together with Ōshima the following year and became a freelance actor who often worked with Ōshima, but also repeatedly with director Kaneto Shindō.[1][4]

Toura died of polyarteritis nodosa in 1993 at the age of 62.[2]

Selected filmography edit

Film edit

Television edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "戸浦 六宏". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b 「個性光る、名脇役」 Asahi Shimbun読売新聞1993 March 26 朝刊31面
  3. ^ "戸浦六宏". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ "戸浦六宏". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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