Born as Saichirō Tanigawa in 1887, he entered the performing arts world through shinpa theatre in 1901, where his early stage experience laid the foundation for a lifelong dedication to acting. Transitioning to the silver screen, he signed with the Teikine studio in 1923 and, after World War II, continued his career at Toho, where he became a familiar presence in Japanese cinema, accumulating appe…
