Ichirō Arishima

Biography

Career Overview

Ichirō Arishima has 180 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Ôban Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include King Kong vs. Godzilla, The Mayor's Secret, Salaryman's Medal. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

180

Birth Date

1916-03-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Known For

• 

  King Kong vs. Godzilla
• 

  The Mayor's Secret
• 

  Salaryman's Medal
• 

  The Weaker Sex
• 

  Hana no shôgai
• 

  The Surf

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Ôban Collection (4 titles)
• Wakadaishō series (3 titles)
• Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series (3 titles)
• Sazae-san Collection (2 titles)
• Tanuki Goten (2 titles)
• The Crazy Cats Collection (1 titles)
• Americanized Godzilla Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kiyoko Tange (2 collaborations)
• Tadao Takashima (1 collaborations)
• Kenji Sahara (1 collaborations)
• Yū Fujiki (1 collaborations)
• Jun Tazaki (1 collaborations)
• Akihiko Hirata (1 collaborations)
• Mie Hama (1 collaborations)
• Akiko Wakabayashi (1 collaborations)
• Akemi Negishi (1 collaborations)
• Yoshio Kosugi (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (180 credits)

  • Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

    Kyoko's father

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Seito shokun!

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Kigeki kazoku dōmei

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Grudge: Blood-sucking higanbana calls the spirits of the dead

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Return of the Champ

    Kutarō Tannuma

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Strike the White Ball

    Uncle Matsuura

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Fixer

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Unico: Black Cloud and White Feathers

    Grandfather (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Dances of Flame

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Love in the Mud

    Dr. Iizuka

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Love Is a Hunter

    Kokichi Kurokawa

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Friendship

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Surf

    A light house keeper

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Sanbaba

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Miyamoto Musashi

    Kobayashi Tarozaemon

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Beyond the Rainbow

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Sucker's Blunt Dagger

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Memai

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Life is a Battle

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Get Your Sky, Young Guy

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Outstanding High School Girl: Ecstasy of a 16-Year-Old

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Bravo, Young Guy

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Incident at Blood Pass

    Tokubei

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Zoku Isoginchaku

    Kenzo Omori

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Tatakai sunde higa kurete

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Women Can't Be Beaten

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Young Guy on Mt. Cook

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Lady with Seven Faces

    Locksmith

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Dear Tomorrow

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • It's the Drifters! Training, Training, and More Training!

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Young Guy Graduates

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • In Broad Daylight

    Detective Morisawa

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Age of Japanese Guerrillas

    Tanabe

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Young Guy in Rio

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Shy Deceiver

    Teacher

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • 風来忍法帖　八方破れ

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Two Hearts in the Rain

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Mayor's Secret

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Sôshun

    Manzaburō Kigawa

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Circuit-A-Go-Go

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Young Guy in the South Pacific

    Kyutaro Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Song of Love

    Isaku Yoshinaga

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Las Vegas Free-For-All

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Zoku izuko e

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Botchan shain seishun wa ore no monoda!

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Let's Have A Dream

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Let's Go! Young Guy

    Kyuutarou Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Come Marry Me

    Hotel Boss

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Lovable Tramp

    Ryokichi Saotome

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Daphne

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • It Started In The Alps

    Yuichi's Father

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Adventure in Kigan Castle

    Hermit the Old Wizard

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Danshun

    Shōzō Ogata

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Campus A Go-Go

    Kyutaro Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • A Smell of Money

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Ironfinger

    Detective Tezuka

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Young Guy at Sea

    田沼久太郎

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • 風来忍法帖

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Salaryman's Medal

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Five Gents' Trick Book

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Sandal Keeper

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Money Is Most Important

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Rabble

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Legend of the Irresponsible Hero

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Naked Executive

    Ueno - President

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • You Can Succeed, Too

    Ômori

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • I'm a Bodyguard

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Oh, Bomb!

    Bank Manager

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • For Love and Money

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Night We Danced

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Song Festival

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Samurai Pirate

    Sennin the Wizard

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Young Guy in Hawaii

    田沼久太郎

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Sensation Seekers

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Devices Stronger Than Women

    Taichi Kakegawa (Librarian)

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Pachinko

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Born in Sin

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Chûshingura

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Youth Season

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Shin kitsune to tanuki

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Tōkyō sanosa musume

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Mount Hakone

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    Director Tako

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Me and Me

    Shokichi Akagi

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • College Champ

    Kyuutarou Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Yoru no keisha

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Tatsu

    Oiwake

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Hagure kigeki mandara

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Pride of the Campus

    Kyutaro Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Shimizu Port Salaryman

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Awamori-kun nishi-e iku

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • 3 Dolls and Baby Gang

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Shadow of a Flower

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old

    Gozo Yoshioka (section chief)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Awamori-kun kanpai!

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Snow in the South Seas

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Acchan no bebi gyangu

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Weaker Sex

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Awamori-kun uridasu

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Sir Galahad in Campus

    Kyutaro Tanuma

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Sararīman yajikita dōchū

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Obon, The Moll Dipper

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Sebiro Sanshirō hana no ippon zeoi

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Masterless 47 – Part II

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Taking a Success Course

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Lovers of Ginza

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Aces Wild

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Masterless 47

    Kube Ono

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Jiyūgaoka fujin

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Dangerous Kiss

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Singing in the Sun

    Shozaburo Nakahara

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

    Tokuda Shachō

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Sazae-san's Baby

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

    Taiji Ise (Section Chief)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Imitation Lords

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Three Treasures

    Okabi

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Young Lovers

    Seigo Nozaki

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Samurai in the Office

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Vagabond Employee: Revenge

    Onida

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Vagabond Employee: Outcry

    Onida

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Fox and Raccoon

    Honma (Pickpocket)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Entrapped Gangster

    Detective Shindo, Saburo's father

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Naked General

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

    Hasegawa

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Romance and Rhythm

    Matsui

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Oban kanketsu hen

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • In Self-Defense

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Chakkiri Kinta

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Little Actress

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Yaji and Kita on the Road

    Ichrôzaemon Arishima

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Rickshaw Man

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Third President

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Tora-san's Home Run

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Princess of Badger Palace

    Tanukizaemon

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Makeraremasen katsumadewa

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Assistant President

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Teenage Sazae

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Takebayashi

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Blue Mountains Part 2

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

    Head of General Affairs

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Blue Mountains

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Mr. Takebayashi

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman

    Head of General Affairs

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Birth of Romance

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Ôban

    Takebayashi

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Story of a Detective's Assistant

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Paradise Island Story

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Tenten Musume

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Good-Natured Couple

    隣りの夫

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Ghost Taxi

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Vampire Moth

    Tôru Murakoshi

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • A Doting Parent’s Lullaby

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Every Wife Cannot Stand Still

    Yamada

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Green Music Box

    Antiques Salesman

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • His Highness Surabaya

    Spy Joe

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Quick Change Tanuki Palace

    Yamiemon

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Young Miss Executive

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hana no shôgai

    井伊直亮

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha

    早坂新兵衛

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Wild Lion

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Pigeon

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Sono yoru no tsuma

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Satsuma-bikyaku

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Den of Beasts

    actor

    actors
    1951