Yoshio Tsuchiya

Actor May 18 (died age 89) Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan 1952–2016 (64 year career)

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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

Film

Seven Samurai

Rikichi

Film

Yojimbo

Kohei

Film

High and Low

Detective Murata

Film

Throne of Blood

Washizu samurai

Film

The Hidden Fortress

Horseman (uncredited)

Film

Sanjuro

Samurai

Film

Red Beard

Dr. Handayû Mori

Film

The Bad Sleep Well

ADA Secretary

Filmography

Acting (107)

Movies (102)

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

as Self - Actor

7.1

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

2015

as Himself

7.0

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

2008

as Himself

8.5

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

2002

as Self

8.0

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

2002

as Self

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

2002

as Self

10.0

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

2002

as Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

2002

as Self

The Seven Chefs

1997

6.0

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991

as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

7.0

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

Tokyo: The Last War

as Dr. Mizuno

Rouge

as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)

5.0

The Yoshida School

1983

as Jōji Hayashi

The Undercover Ninja Organization

1983

Lady Karuizawa

1982

as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa

5.0

Dangai kara no koe

1980

Double Suicide at Nishijin

1977

as Yoshida

8.3

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Shobei

The Militarists

as Okawa

Space Amoeba

as Dr. Kyoichi Mida

Incident at Blood Pass

1970

as Itahachi

6.9

Funeral Parade of Roses

1969

as Gonda

7.5

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

as Staff Officer Akiyama

Samurai Banners

Destroy All Monsters

as Dr. Otani

Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Kuroshima

Kill!

as Shinroku Matsuo

Golden Eyes

as Kurokawa / Killer

Son of Godzilla

as Furukawa

Kojiro

The Killing Bottle

as General Rubesa

Two in the Shadow

as Yumiko's husband

Japan's Longest Day

as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer

7.2

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

1966

as Hangoro Ose

Moment of Terror

Zero Fighter

Red Beard

as Dr. Handayû Mori

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

as Controller of Planet X

6.8

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

as Daigo Kawai

6.8

The Retreat from Kiska

as Terai

Beast Alley

as Katsuragi

Stairs of Evil

as Second division detective

5.0

The Human Vapor

1964

as Mr. Mizuno, the Librarian and Human Vapor

Fright Time

High and Low

as Detective Murata

Matango

as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

6.7

Young Swordsman

1963

6.5

Legacy of the 500,000

1963

as Yamazaki

6.9

Sensation Seekers

1963

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

Sanjuro

as Samurai

Local Reporter

The Crimson Sky

Tatsu

as Kida

Chûshingura

1962

7.1

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru

1962

Varan the Unbelievable

1962

as Military Officer Katsumoto

4.4

Sir Galahad in Campus

as Takizawa

Yojimbo

as Kohei

Death on the Mountain

1961

as Jiro Makita

7.3

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen

1961

as Hiroshi Tsurumaki

The Human Vapor

1960

as Mr. Mizuno

7.1

The Storm of the Pacific

The Bad Sleep Well

as ADA Secretary

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

as Det. Capt. Onosaki

6.5

University Bandits

1960

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

as Tajima

6.4

Battle in Outer Space

1959

as Iwomura

5.9

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

1959

8.5

Vagabond Employee: Outcry

1959

as Union Chairman

A Whistle in My Heart

The H-Man

as Detective Taguchi

The Hidden Fortress

as Horseman (uncredited)

8.0

Varan

1958

as Military Officer Katsumoto

The Rickshaw Man

Little Peach

as Ishima

Song for a Bride

He's the Killer

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

1957

Throne of Blood

1957

as Washizu samurai

7.9

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

1957

as Takeshi Shimada

The Mysterians

1957

as Leader of the Mysterians

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Reign of Terror

as Nebukawa

A Wife's Heart

I Saw the Killer

Settlement of Love

I Live in Fear

as Factory Worker after Fire

7.3

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

6.0

No Response from Car 33

1955

7.0

Stray Sheep

1955

as Nonomiya

All is Well 2

1955

No Time for Tears

1955

New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain

1955

as Zenzaburō Matsudaira

Seven Samurai

as Rikichi

The Black Fury

Invisible Man

as Komatsu, reporter

Forever Be Mine

Tower of Lilies

I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

1952

Onna tantei monogatari: josei SOS

Television (5)

Submersion of Japan

Kogarashi Monjiro

as Naomitsu Kitamura

Haru no Sakamichi

as Ōtani Yoshitsugu

Attention Please

1970

Ultra Q

1966

as Ono

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