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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/05/1927

Day of Death

08/02/2017
(90) years old

Place of Birth

Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Biography

Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋嘉男 Tsuchiya Yoshio, May 18, 1927 – February 8, 2017) was a Japanese actor known for his frequent appearances in Akira Kurosawa's Samurai films as well as Ishiro Honda's science fiction films.

Known For

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

The Seven Chefs

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo

Filmography

Cast

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor

2015

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destructio...

as Himself

2008

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art ...

as Himself

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Creat...

as Self

1997

The Seven Chefs

1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

1990

Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Opera...

1989

Tokyo: The Last War

as Dr. Mizuno

1984

Rouge

as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)

1983

The Undercover Ninja Organization

1983

The Yoshida School

as Jōji Hayashi

1982

Lady Karuizawa

as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa

1980

Dangai kara no koe

1977

Double Suicide at Nishijin

as Yoshida

1973

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Shobei

1970

The Militarists

as Okawa

1970

Space Amoeba

as Dr. Kyoichi Mida

1970

Incident at Blood Pass

as Itahachi

1969

Funeral Parade of Roses

as Gonda

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Staff Officer Akiyama

1969

Samurai Banners

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Kuroshima

1968

Destroy All Monsters

as Dr. Otani

1968

Kill!

as Shinroku Matsuo

1968

Golden Eyes

as Kurokawa / Killer

1967

Son of Godzilla

as Furukawa

1967

Two in the Shadow

as Yumiko's husband

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern Distr...

1967

Kojiro

1967

The Killing Bottle

as General Rubesa

1966

Zero Fighter

1966

Moment of Terror

1966

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

as Hangoro Ose

1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster

as Controller of Planet X

1965

Stairs of Evil

as Second division detective

1965

Beast Alley

as Katsuragi

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

as Daigo Kawai

1965

The Retreat from Kiska

as Terai

1965

Red Beard

as Dr. Handayû Mori

1963

Young Swordsman

1963

Matango

as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Yamazaki

1963

High and Low

as Detective Murata

1963

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

1962

Varan the Unbelievable

as Military Officer Katsumoto

1962

Chûshingura

1962

Chihō kisha

1962

Home-Brewed Tatsu

as Kida

1962

The Crimson Sky

1962

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salarym...

1962

Sanjuro

as Samurai

1961

Sir Galahad in Campus

as Takizawa

1961

Death on the Mountain

as Jiro Makita

1961

Yojimbo

as Kohei

1960

The Human Vapor

as Mr. Mizuno

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as ADA Secretary

1960

Girls Behind Bars

1960

The Storm of the Pacific

1960

The Secret of the Telegian

as Det. Capt. Onosaki

1959

Battle in Outer Space

as Iwomura

1959

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

1959

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

as Tajima

1959

A Whistle in My Heart

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Horseman (uncredited)

1958

Varan

as Military Officer Katsumoto

1958

The H-Man

as Detective Taguchi

1958

Little Peach

as Ishima

1958

The Rickshaw Man

1958

Song for a Bride

1957

The Mysterians

as Leader of the Mysterians

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as Takeshi Shimada

1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957

Throne of Blood

as Washizu samurai

1956

A Wife's Heart

1956

Settlement of Love

1956

I Saw the Killer

1955

I Live in Fear

as Factory Worker after Fire

1955

Stray Sheep

as Nonomiya

1955

No Response from Car 33

1955

No Time for Tears

1955

Godzilla Raids Again

as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

1955

All is Well 2

1954

Invisible Man

as Komatsu, reporter

1954

The Black Fury

1954

君死に給うことなかれ

1954

Seven Samurai

as Rikichi

1953

Tower of Lilies

1952