Kazuo Kumakura

Acting

Kazuo Kumakura

Born — Died

1927-01-30 — 2015-10-12

Place of birth

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Kazuo Kumakura (熊倉 一雄) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theatre director. He was the head of the Theatre Echo agency at the time of his death.

Known for

Monster poster
8.5

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.

Monster

2004

Astro Boy poster
7.2

In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans, leap over mountains, even fly into space on his own power. However, Astro Boy can't replace his son. Dr. Boyton becomes dissatisfied with the boy robot and disowns him. Astro Boy is befriended by Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun of the Institute of Science, who guides him through his adventures. Endowed with super strength, rocket-powered flight, a selfless heart and a kind demeanor, Astro Boy fights a never-ending crusade against the forces of evil!

Astro Boy

1963

Astro Boy poster
7.9

Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.

Astro Boy

2003

Kimba the White Lion poster
6.2

The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.

Kimba the White Lion

1965

The Ultraman poster
7.9

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.

The Ultraman

1979

Panda! Go Panda! poster
6.3

Cheerful Mimiko’s small family grows when she adopts a talking baby panda and his full-grown papa. Despite Mimiko's best efforts, the appearance of Panny and Papa Bear disrupts the quiet pace of life in town, prompting zookeepers to reclaim the escaped bear pair.

Panda! Go Panda!

1972

Film credits

1980s · 6 titles

Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops poster
6.7

Doraemon and Nobita decide to build a perfect toy robot. However, their creation turns out to be a little more uncanny than an object of appreciation and wonder.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops

1986

Phoenix 2772 poster
5.9

In the distant future, a young cadet is sent to find and capture "Cosmozone 2772", a mystical universal Phoenix which possesses the power to rejuvenate the drained Earth.

Phoenix 2772

1980

The Wizard of Oz poster
6.5

An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.

The Wizard of Oz

1982

Romance of the Three Kingdoms poster
8.5

Sangokushi is set in the waning days of the Han dynasty. Central rule has disintegrated, and the land is controlled by multiple warlords. Liu Bei Xuande is a warrior who aspires to build a just state and to serve the people.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1985

White Fang Story poster
3.5

White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by him and his father. But life in Alaska is harsh for humans and wolves alike, and as winter comes, hardships lie in waiting for White Fang and Mit-sah. Facing the extreme coldness of their habitat and that of humans' greedy hearts, the two journey towards what they hope to be a happier environment.

White Fang Story

1982

Eleven Cats and an Albatross poster
7.0

Eleven naughty cats on the run from the neighborhood police chief hear that a giant fish is nearby for the taking. They go on a hazardous quest find it, learning that they must work as a team to reach their goal.

Eleven Cats and an Albatross

1985

1970s · 9 titles

Panda! Go Panda! poster
6.3

Cheerful Mimiko’s small family grows when she adopts a talking baby panda and his full-grown papa. Despite Mimiko's best efforts, the appearance of Panny and Papa Bear disrupts the quiet pace of life in town, prompting zookeepers to reclaim the escaped bear pair.

Panda! Go Panda!

1972

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus poster
6.4

Mimiko, Papa Panda, and Panny make friends with a baby tiger from the circus — just in time for a flash flood to throw the whole town into chaos.

Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

1973

Taro the Dragon Boy poster
6.5

Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.

Taro the Dragon Boy

1979

Panda! Go Panda! poster
7.8

Cheerful Mimiko has a wonderfully strange family—a Panda for her Papa; and his son Panny, calls her Mom! When Panny follows Mimiko to school, he must pretend to be a teddy bear so Mimiko won't get into trouble. Despite his efforts to behave, Panny causes trouble in school and now the school is after Panny! Then, Panny makes a new friend, Tiny, a baby tiger who's wandered off from the circus.

Panda! Go Panda!

1972

The Japanese Belly Button poster
4.8

Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.

The Japanese Belly Button

1977

The Legend of Manxmouse poster
6.0

A ceramic figure of a blue mouse with long ears, stubby legs, and no tail suddenly comes to life. He is a “Manxmouse” as known in the legend. Since he is new to this world, his fearless curiosity leads him to meet a frog couple, an aviator hawk, a stray tiger, and a girl. Although he learns about his ultimate fate-to be eaten by a “Manxcat”-he decides to face this cat and challenge his destiny.

The Legend of Manxmouse

1979

The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51 poster
5.0

An old train engine endeavors to be useful despite the more modern transportation now available in the big city. The story was taken from a highly popular storybook series. Traditionally animated movie Toei based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51

1974

Love Fantasia poster
NR

A musical comedy.

Love Fantasia

1970

Aerial City 008 - Operation Spring poster
NR

"This story takes place early in the 21st century. The countries of the world have combined their technologies and resources in a fantastic cooperative effort to change Winter into Spring. " - Opening Narration. A 1970 New Years TV Film based on the Aerial City 008 Puppet show on NHK.

Aerial City 008 - Operation Spring

1970

1960s · 7 titles

Frankenstein Conquers the World poster
6.7

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots poster
7.0

His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted mice, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre; together, they decide to seek fame and fortune. When they cross paths with the lovely Princess Rosa, Perro determines to get Pierre hitched to Her Royal Highness.

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

1969

New Treasure Island poster
7.0

This was the first episode of Mushi Pro Land, a unique series of 60-minute animated programs. It was also Japan's first 60-minute animated TV program. However, the series never materialized and only this episode was actually aired. The story follows Stevenson's "Treasure Island," featuring characters in the form of animals. For example, the pirate Silver is illustrated as a wolf, where the main character Jim is changed into a rabbit. This has, therefore, nothing to do with the "New Treasure Island," Tezuka's masterpiece Manga.

New Treasure Island

1965

Jack and the Witch poster
4.8

Jack is a boy who lives with his animal friends Barnaby Bear, Dinah Dog, Squeeker Mouse and Phineas Fox. He's challenged to a race with Allegra, who turns out to be a witch. She takes Jack to the queen witch, Auriana. She plans on turning all her slaves into evil harpies.

Jack and the Witch

1967

Crazy Big Discovery poster
8.0

When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.

Crazy Big Discovery

1969

The Green Years poster
NR

Drama about the trials and tribulations of a teenage girl.

The Green Years

1968

No artwork available
NR

Short film by Ryohei Yanagihara.

Kaisen

1960

1950s · 2 titles

Series credits

Monster poster
8.5

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.

Monster

2004

Astro Boy poster
7.2

In the year 2000, Dr. Boyton creates a super-robot in his deceased son's image. He calls the robot Astro Boy. Astro Boy can swim oceans, leap over mountains, even fly into space on his own power. However, Astro Boy can't replace his son. Dr. Boyton becomes dissatisfied with the boy robot and disowns him. Astro Boy is befriended by Dr. Packadermus J. Elefun of the Institute of Science, who guides him through his adventures. Endowed with super strength, rocket-powered flight, a selfless heart and a kind demeanor, Astro Boy fights a never-ending crusade against the forces of evil!

Astro Boy

1963

Astro Boy poster
7.9

Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th-grade student who occasionally helps keep renegade robots from causing harm.

Astro Boy

2003

Kimba the White Lion poster
6.2

The adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.

Kimba the White Lion

1965

The Ultraman poster
7.9

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.

The Ultraman

1979

Chiyotaro Children's Theater poster
NR

A fairy tale program by the shadow puppets of the theater company Kakashiza.

Chiyotaro Children's Theater

1976