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Post by tuthead on Feb 19, 2008 14:05:42 GMT -5
I was watching some old MST3K episodes last night when I came across a movie called Prince of Space. The hero of the movie was a character named Wally, played by Tatsuo Umemiya. Does anybody know if occasional judge and one-time challenger Tatsuo Umemiya is the same guy who played the hero in the movie Prince of Space?
The movie was made 45 years before his appearance on Iron Chef, so there is no way I could tell just by looking. IMDB does not list Ryori no Tetsujin as an appearance for the actor, but it does mention that he is the father of an Anna Umemiya. I seem to recall IC's Umemiya's daughter as a judge one time. Was her name Anna?
I might have to consider adding that MST3K episode to Beyond Kitchen Stadium if it is him.
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Post by eiko on Feb 19, 2008 18:37:51 GMT -5
That would be the same guy. Tatsuo does have a daughter named Anna.
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Post by Iron Chef Mandy on Feb 21, 2008 0:07:45 GMT -5
That would be the same guy. Tatsuo does have a daughter named Anna. Yeah. As soon as I read about the daughter in the original post, I remembered that it was the same guy. I think someone's going to have to go in IMDb and do an update for his appearance on the show. (I have the notes in my bedroom somewhere and would be willing to fill in that blank if need be.)
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Post by reaperg on Mar 10, 2008 10:02:33 GMT -5
When I first saw this episode, I thought his name sounded familiar, so I checked IMDB. I really was floored when I realized that Prince of Space was the challenger. Good thing Phantom of Krankor wasn't a judge.
BTW, you might also come across Umemiya in a 1970s Yakuza film on IFC every now and then.
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