New Toho Q&A on Vantage Point Interviews!

Ryo Tamura in November 2023. Photo by Brett Homenick.

My new vintage account with Showa-era Toho actor Ryo Tamura has just been published. In his debut film, Rise Against the Sword (1966), Mr. Tamura played the younger brother of Toshiro Mifune and Makoto Sato in an epic directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. No pressure!

The interview covers a lot of ground, and it contains plenty of fascinating anecdotes about some of Japan's best-known actors and directors. Don't miss out!

In the Company of a Showa-Era Actor!

Ryo Tamura. Photo by Brett Homenick.

This afternoon (Thursday, November 30), I had a very enjoyable time in the company of former Toho actor Ryo Tamura. Tamura-san joined Toho in 1966 and immediately started working with just about all of the studio's top directors and actors. His career is really quite something.

After the conversation, I was invited to join him and his wife for dinner, for which I was extremely grateful. I certainly wasn't expecting that level of hospitality, which made it all the more special.