Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima (4 August 1918 – 10 September 2009) was an actor in Japanese kaiju films, best known for his role as Kumayama in Mothra vs. Godzilla. He was born in Kobe, Japan.
Selected filmography
Pu-san (1953)
Hiroba no kodoku (1953) - Tachikawa
Waseda daigaku (1953) - Detective
Mitsuyu-sen (1954) - Soga
Otsukisama ni wa warui kedo (1954)
Ore no kenjû wa subayai (1954)
Tenka taihei (1955)
Ai no onimotsu (1955)
Shônen shikeishû (1955)
Ôkami (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) - Yoshioka samurai
Yakan chûgaku (1955)
Aijô (1956) - Tamura
Shujinsen (1956)
Rodan (1956) - Izeki, reporter of Seibu Nippou
Kono futari ni sachi are (1957)
Ninjitsu (1957)
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) - Yamaka
Saigo no dasso (1957) - Chin
Hadairo no tsuki (1957) - Jimbo
Datsugokushû (1957)
Zoku aoi sanmyaku Yukiko no maki (1957)
The H-Man (1958) - Detective Sakata
Doji o numana (1958)
Varan the Unbelievable (1958) - Captain Maritime, Self-Defense Force
Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Komakichi
Jinsei gekijô - Seishun hen (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Potential slave buyer
Kotan no kuchibue (1959)
Aru kengo no shogai (1959)
Sengoku gunto-den (1959) - Jiro's Vassal
Aruhi watashi wa (1959) - Kitamura
The Three Treasures (1959)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Secret of the Telegian (1960) - Syôgen Ryû - Cabaret Owner
Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960)
Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki (1960) - Shibata
Fundoshi isha (1960) - Seibei
Man Against Man (1960) - Taro
The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - Reporter B
Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
Oneechan wa tsuiteru ze (1960) - Kurosuke Harano
The Human Vapor (1960) - Sergeant
Mothra (1961) - Military Advisor
Kurenai no umi (1961)
Ankokugai gekimetsu meirei (1961) - Tagami
Kurenai no sora (1962)
Doburoku no Tatsu (1962) - Numajiri
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) - Captain of Fujita's Ship - Japanese version only
Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) - Shuzen Wakisaka
Attack Squadron! (1963) - Sailor
High and Low (1963) - Chief Prison Officer
Sengoku yarô (1963)
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) - Yasumoto
Hiken (1963)
Norainu sakusen (1963)
Oneechan sandai-ki (1963) - Kawakami
Atragon (1963) - Tome 'Amano' Amanoshome
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) - Kumayama
Nippon ichi no horafuki otoko (1964) - Coach
Dogara, the Space Monster (1964) - Gangster Tada
Hana no oedo no musekinin (1964)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Ship Captain
Samurai Assassin (1965) - Samurai
Ankokugai gekitotsu sakusen (1965) - Cop
Hi no ataru isu (1965) - Tanaami
Tameki no taisho (1965) - Ishida
Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) - Submarine Commander Murata
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) - General
Rise Against the Sword (1966) - Shozaemon Ube
Hikinige (1966)
Ultra Q (1966-1967, TV Series) - Daily News Editor Seki
The War of the Gargantuas (1966) - Police Officer
Retsu go! Wakadaishô (1967)
Râkugoyarô-Daibakushô (1967) - Jurozaemon Mizuno
Zoku izuko e (1967) - Assistant Schoolmaster
King Kong Escapes (1967) - Henchman
Japan's Longest Day (1967) - Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment
Scattered Clouds (1967)
Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy (1967) - Momoo Maura
Destroy All Monsters (1968) - Major Tada
Isoroku (1968) - Air Force officer
Kureji no buchamukure daihakken (1969)
Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) - Ijichi
Konto 55go: Jinrui no daijakuten (1969)
All Monsters Attack (1969) - Detective
The Militarists (1970) - Seiichi Itō
Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau (1970) - Ôta
Showa hito keta shachô tai futaketa shain (1971)
Ningen kakumei (1973)
The Bullet Train (1975) - Sasaki
Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
Nippon no Don: Yabohen (1977)
The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Environmental Director General Hidaka
Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Environmental Director General Hidaka (final film role)
References
External links
Mention of Yoshifumi Tajima's death
1918 births
2009 deaths
Japanese male film actors