Senkichi Omura

Omura Senkichi

  • Name: Omura Senkichi
  • Native name: 大村千吉
  • Also Known as: おおむらせんきち
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 27, 1922
  • Died: November 24, 1991
Small, thin, weasely, buggy-eyed actor typically cast as comic relief. Born the son of a vaudeville entertainer in 1922, Omura made his film debut in 1933 at age 11. He joined PCL (later Toho) in 1934. In 1938 he was sent to war, and was away from Japan until the war’s end in 1945. His first major post-war film was Akira Kurosawa’s Drunken Angel in 1948. Omura would go on to become a frequently used supporting player in both Kurosawa’s and Ishiro Honda’s films.

Omura is best known as the tourist going after the hat in the crater just before Rodan’s appearance in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964). He also turned in stellar (if brief) performances as an ill-fated sailor in The H-Man (1958) and as the frightened interpreter in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1981 Doshin Akatsuki Rannosuke
Japanese Drama, 1981, 45 eps
(Ep. 42) (Guest Role)
45
(Ep. 42)
Guest Role
0.0
1980 Tabigarasu Jikencho
Japanese Drama, 1980, 26 eps
(Ep. 20) (Guest Role)
26
(Ep. 20)
Guest Role
0.0
1979 Hanshichi Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps
(Ep. 24) (Guest Role)
26
(Ep. 24)
Guest Role
0.0
1977 Tokuso Saizensen
Japanese Drama, 1977, 508 eps
(Ep. 7) (Guest Role)
508
(Ep. 7)
Guest Role
0.0
1973 Zone Fighter
Japanese Drama, 1973, 26 eps
Fisherman (Bit part)
26
Fisherman
Bit part
6.6
1973 Fireman
Japanese Drama, 1973, 30 eps
[Old policeman] (Ep. 13) (Guest Role)
30
[Old policeman] (Ep. 13)
Guest Role
6.8
1972 Taiyo ni Hoero
Japanese Drama, 1972, 718 eps
[Owner of the oden stall] (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)
718
[Owner of the oden stall] (Ep. 12)
Guest Role
4.0
1972 Otoko no Tsugunai
Japanese Drama, 1972, 35 eps
Sasaki (Support Role)
35
Sasaki
Support Role
0.0
1972 Ultraman Ace
Japanese Drama, 1972, 52 eps
Oyama / Alien Steal (Ep. 12) (Guest Role)
52
Oyama / Alien Steal (Ep. 12)
Guest Role
7.2
1971 Mirrorman
Japanese Drama, 1971, 51 eps
[Rural police officer] (Ep. 39) (Guest Role)
51
[Rural police officer] (Ep. 39)
Guest Role
7.4
1971 Silver Kamen
Japanese Drama, 1971, 26 eps
[Villager] (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)
26
[Villager] (Ep. 15)
Guest Role
2.0
1969 Umon Torimonocho
Japanese Drama, 1969, 26 eps
(Ep. 14) (Guest Role)
26
(Ep. 14)
Guest Role
0.0
1967 Ultraseven
Japanese Drama, 1967, 49 eps
Drunk (Bit part)
49
Drunk
Bit part
7.6
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Japanese Movie, 1985,
Nakatsuno (Bit part)
Nakatsuno
Bit part
6.9
1980 Kagemusha
Japanese Movie, 1980,
[Takeda Shingen's stable-boy] (Support Role)
[Takeda Shingen's stable-boy]
Support Role
7.7
1965 We Will Remember
Japanese Movie, 1965,
(Bit part)
Bit part
0.0
1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World
Japanese Movie, 1965,
News cameraman (Bit part)
News cameraman
Bit part
6.8
1964 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Would-Be Hat Retriever (Bit part)
Would-Be Hat Retriever
Bit part
7.3
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
Japanese Movie, 1964,
Villager (Bit part)
Villager
Bit part
7.1
1963 A Woman's Life
Japanese Movie, 1963,
Bad news exclaimer in shelter (Bit part)
Bad news exclaimer in shelter
Bit part
7.0
1963 High and Low
Japanese Movie, 1963,
patient' who gives kidnapper note (Bit part)
patient' who gives kidnapper note
Bit part
8.0
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Konno (Bit part)
Konno
Bit part
6.7
1962 Onna no Za
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Ramen customer (Bit part)
Ramen customer
Bit part
7.6
1961 Two Sons
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Salesman] (Bit part)
[Salesman]
Bit part
0.0
1961 Girl of Dark
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Nishi (Bit part)
Nishi
Bit part
7.5
1961 Yojimbo
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Traveler] (Bit part)
[Traveler]
Bit part
8.1
1961 Boss Fights to the Death at Dawn
Japanese Movie, 1961,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1961 Daredevil in the Castle
Japanese Movie, 1961,
[Court samurai] (Bit part)
[Court samurai]
Bit part
7.4
1959 The Imitation Lords
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Yasu (Support Role)
Yasu
Support Role
8.0
1959 The Three Treasures
Japanese Movie, 1959,
[Father of a child] (Bit part)
[Father of a child]
Bit part
6.2
1959 Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Japanese Movie, 1959,
(Bit part)
Bit part
5.0
1958 The Hidden Fortress
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Akisuki soldier (Bit part)
Akisuki soldier
Bit part
7.8
1958 H-Man
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Daityan Fisherman (Bit part)
Daityan Fisherman
Bit part
6.8
1958 The Rickshaw Man
Japanese Movie, 1958,
[Mute] (Bit part)
[Mute]
Bit part
7.4
1957 The Mysterians
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Kenkichi [Villager] (Bit part)
Kenkichi [Villager]
Bit part
6.9
1957 Untamed
Japanese Movie, 1957,
(Bit part)
Bit part
7.8
1957 The Snow Country
Japanese Movie, 1957,
(Bit part)
Bit part
6.0
1957 Throne of Blood
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Washizu samurai (Bit part)
Washizu samurai
Bit part
7.8
1956 Sudden Rain
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Vendor (Bit part)
Vendor
Bit part
6.6
1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Japanese Movie, 1956,
4 to one fight reporter (Bit part)
4 to one fight reporter
Bit part
7.8
1955 I Live in Fear
Japanese Movie, 1955,
[Skinny jailbird] (Bit part)
[Skinny jailbird]
Bit part
7.3
1955 No Response from Car 33
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Constable Shibata (Support Role)
Constable Shibata
Support Role
0.0
1955 Godzilla Raids Again
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Convict (Bit part)
Convict
Bit part
6.4
1954 Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie, 1954,
[Bandit] (Bit part)
[Bandit]
Bit part
8.6
1948 Drunken Angel
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Yakuza Minion (Bit part)
Yakuza Minion
Bit part
7.7
1939 Higuchi Ichiyo
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Bit part)
Bit part
0.0
1936 Tokyo Rhapsody
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Shunbo (Support Role)
Shunbo
Support Role
6.0
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  • First Name: Senkichi
  • Family Name: Omura
  • Native name: 大村千吉
  • Also Known as: おおむらせんきち
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: April 27, 1922
  • Died: November 24, 1991

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