Tatsuo Endô

Tatsuo Endo (1928 - 2012)

Tatsuo Endo in Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Film Deaths

• Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (Zatôichi abare tako) (1964) [Boss Yasugoro of Takeya]: Stabbed by Shintaro Katsu.
• Daimajin (1966) [Gunjurô]: Dies after the ground opens up and Tatsuo falls in with the ground then closing back up squashing him.
• Samurai Wolf (Kiba Ôkaminosuke) (1966) [Nizaemon]: Stabbed in the stomach with a sword by Isao Natsuyagi.

• Zatoichi's Cane-sword (Zatoichi tekka tabi) (1967) [Iwagoro]: Sliced open with a cane sword by Shintaro Katsu.

• Zatoichi the Outlaw (Zatôichi rôyaburi) (1967) [Boss Tomizo]: Sliced open with a cane sword by Shintaro Katsu.
• Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambe for Obligation (Hibotan bakuto: isshuki ippan) (1968) [Gisuke Kuramochi] Stabbed to death by Kôji Tsuruta.
• Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy (Nemuri Kyoshiro 8: Burai-ken) (1968) [Samurai]: Stabbed and speared to death by other samurai in the films climatic battle.
• Wicked Priest 1(Priest Killer) (Gokuaku bozu) (1968) [Yakuza boss]: Throat crushed by Tomisaburô Wakayama.
• Brothers Serving Time (Choeki san kyodai) (1969) [Boss] Sliced with a sword by Ken Takakura.  
• Chivalrous Geisha (Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha) (1969) [Yakuzai] Sliced in the neck with a sword by Ken Takakura . 
• Yakuza's Tale (Tosei-nin Retsuden) (1969) [Yakuza Don]: Stabbed to death by Kôji Tsuruta.
• Bloodiest Flower (Nihon jokyo-den: ketto midare-bana) (1971) [Yakuza] Stabbed to death by Ken Takakura.
• Okoma: The Orphan Gambler (Onna toseinin) (1971) [Boss]: Neck sliced open by Sumiko Fuji.

• Zatoichi's Conspiracy (Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsur) (1973) [Boss Iwagoro]: Stabbed to death by Shintaro Katsu with his cane sword. 

• Battle Without Honor and Humanity: The Yakuza Papers: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (Hiroshima shitô hen) (1973) [Tokimori Kanichi]: Shot to death through a door by Kin'ya Kitaôji.
• Female Yakuza Tale: Inquistion and Torture (Yasagure anego den: sokatsu rinchi) (1973) [Gôda]: Shot in the forehead by Ryôhei Uchida.
• Sex and Fury (Furyo anego den: Inoshika Ocho) (1973) [Inamura]: Stabbed to death by Reiko Ike.
• The Street Fighter (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken) (1974) [Bayan]: Beaten to death by Sonny Chiba.

• The Fall of Ako Castle (Akô-jô danzetsu) (1978) [Samurai]: Commits hara-kiri off-screen. We see him preparing for it and we are told that he committed hara-kiri after the fact.

• Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983) [Lord]: Stabbed to death in his garden by an assassin.