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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Acting

Born May 18, 1927 · Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Died February 8, 2017

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.

Filmography33 titles

Seven Samurai

1954as Rikichi

High and Low

1963as Detective Murata

Red Beard

1965as Dr. Handayû Mori

Ultra Q

1965as Ono

Yojimbo

1961as Kohei

Sanjuro

1962as Samurai

The Hidden Fortress

1958as Horseman (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

1957as Washizu samurai

Two in the Shadow

1967as Yumiko's husband

The Bad Sleep Well

1960as ADA Secretary

Funeral Parade of Roses

1969as Gonda

I Live in Fear

1955as Factory Worker after Fire

The Rickshaw Man

1958

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2015as Self - Actor

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973as Shobei

Kill!

1968as Shinroku Matsuo

Destroy All Monsters

1968as Dr. Otani

Golden Eyes

1968as Kurokawa / Killer

Frankenstein vs. Baragon

1965as Daigo Kawai

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965as Controller of Planet X

Attack of the Mushroom People

1963as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Space Amoeba

1970as Dr. Kyoichi Mida

The Secret of the Telegian

1960as Det. Capt. Onosaki

Son of Godzilla

1967as Furukawa

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959as Tajima

The Mysterians

1957as Leader of the Mysterians

Tokyo: The Last War

1989as Dr. Mizuno

Battle in Outer Space

1959as Iwomura

Godzilla Raids Again

1955as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

The H-Man

1958as Detective Taguchi

Varan

1958as Military Officer Katsumoto

Varan the Unbelievable

1962as Military Officer Katsumoto