My Take
Ryūtarō Tatsumi is the kind of actor whose name alone makes you sit up a little straighter. Born in Hyogo in 1905 — Meiji Japan, for context, before radio, before talkies, before basically everything — he lived all the way to 1989, which means he personally witnessed Japan transform from a feudal empire into a modern industrial nation and came out the other side still working, still performing. That's not a career, that's a geological formation. His world was the shimpa and shin-kabuki stage, and when Japan finally gave him the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon in 1969, it felt less like recognition and more like the country quietly admitting it had been watching something extraordinary all along. We don't have a lot of personal details on file, but honestly? That tracks. Guys like this didn't do interviews about their favorite foods. They just showed up, learned their lines, and made the audience feel something. Quietly incredible.
Overview
Ryūtarō Tatsumi (April 20, 1905 – July 29, 1989) was a Japanese actor born in Hyogo Prefecture. Active across an era that spanned the final years of the Meiji period through the late Showa era, he dedicated his career to the performing arts. In 1969, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shijuhosho), a state decoration recognizing distinguished contributions to culture and the arts.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryūtarō Tatsumi
- Name (Japanese)
- 辰巳柳太郎
- Reading
- たつみ りゅうたろう
- Born
- April 20, 1905 – July 29, 1989
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake (Mi)
- Origin
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
Awards & achievements
- 1969 — Medal with Purple Ribbon (Shijuhosho)
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%B0%E5%B7%B3%E6%9F%B3%E5%A4%AA%E9%83%8E
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.