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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-05-18

Day of Death

2017-02-08 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

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

Acting

Seven Samurai

1954

Seven Samurai

as

Rikichi

The Hidden Fortress

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as

Horseman (uncredited)

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

Godzilla Raids Again

as

Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

Destroy All Monsters

1968

Destroy All Monsters

as

Dr. Otani

Red Beard

1965

Red Beard

as

Dr. Handayû Mori

Sanjuro

1962

Sanjuro

as

Samurai

High and Low

1963

High and Low

as

Detective Murata

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as

Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

The H-Man

1958

The H-Man

as

Detective Taguchi

The Mysterians

1957

The Mysterians

as

Leader of the Mysterians

Space Amoeba

1970

Space Amoeba

as

Dr. Kyoichi Mida

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster

as

Controller of Planet X

Matango

1963

Matango

as

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

The Secret of the Telegian

as

Det. Capt. Onosaki

Golden Eyes

1968

Golden Eyes

as

Kurokawa / Killer

The Militarists

1970

The Militarists

as

Okawa

The Yoshida School

1983

The Yoshida School

as

Jōji Hayashi

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

as

Staff Officer Akiyama

The Human Vapor

1960

The Human Vapor

as

Mr. Mizuno

Invisible Man

1954

Invisible Man

as

Komatsu, reporter

Son of Godzilla

1967

Son of Godzilla

as

Furukawa

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

as

Kohei

Varan the Unbelievable

1962

Varan the Unbelievable

as

Military Officer Katsumoto

I Live in Fear

1955

I Live in Fear

as

Factory Worker after Fire

Throne of Blood

1957

Throne of Blood

as

Washizu samurai

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as

ADA Secretary

Little Peach

1958

Little Peach

as

Ishima

Stairs of Evil

1965

Stairs of Evil

as

Second division detective

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as

Self - Actor

Stray Sheep

1955

Stray Sheep

as

Nonomiya

Varan

1958

Varan

as

Military Officer Katsumoto

Two in the Shadow

1967

Two in the Shadow

as

Yumiko's husband

Rouge

1984

Rouge

as

Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)

Death on the Mountain

1961

Death on the Mountain

as

Jiro Makita

Kojiro

1967

Kojiro

as

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

Sir Galahad in Campus

as

Takizawa

Lady Karuizawa

1982

Lady Karuizawa

as

Gen'ichirô Nakagawa

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as

Staff Officer Kuroshima

Legacy of the 500,000

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as

Yamazaki

The Killing Bottle

1967

The Killing Bottle

as

General Rubesa

Kill!

1968

Kill!

as

Shinroku Matsuo

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer

Tokyo: The Last War

1989

Tokyo: The Last War

as

Dr. Mizuno

Beast Alley

1965

Beast Alley

as

Katsuragi

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen

1961

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen

as

Hiroshi Tsurumaki

Reign of Terror

1957

Reign of Terror

as

Nebukawa

Haru no Sakamichi

Haru no Sakamichi

as

Ōtani Yoshitsugu

Kogarashi Monjiro

Kogarashi Monjiro

as

Naomitsu Kitamura

Ultra Q

Ultra Q

as

Ono

Production

Crew

Directing