- Gō Wakabayashi
Nihongo|Gō Wakabayashi|若林豪|Wakabayashi Gō|extra=born
September 5 ,1939 is a Japanese film and television actor from Nagasaki.A graduate of
Senshu University , Wakabayashi became a member of Shin Kokugeki, then Wakabayashi Promotions. Currently he is a member ofToho Entertainment.After some roles in minor television series, he appeared for the first time in an
NHK "taiga drama ", "Mominoki wa Nokotta " in 1970. The network tapped him the following year for the role ofAraki Mataemon in "Haru no Sakamichi ". (A different Araki, the "hatamoto " Jūzaemon, was his character in a later film, "The Fall of Ako Castle ", directed byKinji Fukasaku .) Also in 1971, he appeared asMaehara Isuke in the year-long series "Daichūshingura " withToshiro Mifune . He took guest roles in many other television series, including Mifune's "Kōya no Surōnin ", theKinnosuke Nakamura version of "Lone Wolf and Cub ", and "Suikoden".Returning to NHK, he portrayed
Saitō Yoshitatsu in the 1973 "taiga drama" "Kunitori Monogatari ." He has also appeared asSanada Yukimura in "Tokugawa Ieyasu" (1983), and as the same warrior in "Dokuganryū Masamune " (1987). He playedAbe Masahiro in the 1990 "Tobu ga Gotoku ", his most recent "taiga drama" appearance.Other
Edo period roles have includedKatsu Kaishū ,Kondō Isami ,Nakajima Saburōsuke ,Ōkubo Ichiō , andYagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi . A "jidaigeki " role was Hotta Settsu-no-kami in "Meibugyō Tōyama no Kin-san."In the mid-1970s, Wakabayashi took prominent contemporary roles, appearing as a detective in "Taiyō ni Hoero!", "Oretachi no Kunshō", and "
G-Men '75 ". In the last, he had a regular prime-time role in Episodes 105–335, co-starring withTetsuro Tamba . The pair played the same roles in "G-Men '82 " (1982–83).Wakabayashi appears frequently in two-hour specials, often as a detective. He has starred in shows on
TV Asahi ,Fuji Television ,Nippon Television , andTokyo Broadcasting System . A very different role was as a chef in "Sushi Ōji " (2007).He is also a
celebrity , appearing on variety and quiz shows. He has done commercials for a variety of products. Wakabayashi dubbed the voice ofRock Hudson 's Stewart McMillan in the NHK broadcasts of "McMillan and Wife ".ource
This article incorporates material from 若林豪 ("Wakabayashi Gō") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on
March 4 ,2008 .External links
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm0906688/ Go Wakabayashi] at IMDB
* [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0162910.htm 若林豪] at JMDB
* [http://www.toho-ent.co.jp/actor/show_profile.php?id=5510 若林 豪] Toho Entertainment Official Site
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