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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

128

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-01-08

Day of Death

1991-03-23 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

Also Known As

Susumu Fujita

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Susumu Fujita (藤田 進 Fujita Susumu, 8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, Sanshiro Sugata, and appeared other Kurosawa film including The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and The Hidden Fortress (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's Mothra vs. Godzilla, among many other films. Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films. During the sixties and seventies he played minor roles in tokusatsu or "special effects pictures" such as Ultraman and Frankenstein Conquers the World. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susumu Fujita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

The Hidden Fortress

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as

General Hyoe Tadokoro

Hot Wind

1943

Hot Wind

as

Kensuke Shibata

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964

Mothra vs. Godzilla

as

Head of JSDF Task Force

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

as

Osaka Prefectural Police Chief

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as

Detective

Yojimbo

1961

Yojimbo

as

Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town

High and Low

1963

High and Low

as

Chief of First Investigating Section

Sanshiro Sugata

1943

Sanshiro Sugata

as

Sanshiro Sugata

Atragon

1963

Atragon

as

Defense Commander

The Mysterians

1957

The Mysterians

as

Gen. Morita

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946

No Regrets for Our Youth

as

Ruykichi Noge

Bengawan Solo

1951

Bengawan Solo

as

Sergeant Odagiri

Sunset Over Mount Fuji

1952

Sunset Over Mount Fuji

as

Iori Saotome

The Age of Beginnings

1947

The Age of Beginnings

as

Goro Asahina

Sanshiro of Ginza

1950

Sanshiro of Ginza

as

Kumasuke Arai

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

1945

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

as

Sanshiro Sugata

Attack Squadron

1963

Attack Squadron

as

Yamato Commander Ito

Shiosai

1971

Shiosai

as

Machi

1939

Machi

as

Youth Officer

Samurai Assassin

1965

Samurai Assassin

as

Tatewaki Todo

A Fugitive from the Past

1965

A Fugitive from the Past

as

Police Chief

The Militarists

1970

The Militarists

as

Osami Nagano

Tower of Lilies

1953

Tower of Lilies

as

Dr. Oka

Hanran

1954

Hanran

as

Currents of Youth

1942

Currents of Youth

as

Murakami, Test Pilot

Return of Ultraman

1971

Return of Ultraman

as

Chief Kishida

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Colonel Toyojiro Haga - CO Imperial Guards 2nd Infantry Regiment

The Imperial Navy

1981

The Imperial Navy

as

Navy Minister Oikawa

Winter's Flower

1978

Winter's Flower

as

Ryokichi Sakata

Dogora

1964

Dogora

as

General Iwasa

Yakuza of Ina

1960

Yakuza of Ina

as

Boss Daihachi

The Whole Family Works

1939

The Whole Family Works

as

Genji's fellow worker

Detective Story

1983

Detective Story

as

Gozo Kunizaki

A Flower Blooms

1948

A Flower Blooms

as

Teruhiko Kuwai

The Battleship Yamato

1953

The Battleship Yamato

as

Jiro Nomura

Battle Troop

1944

Battle Troop

as

Mikami

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

1951

Akatsuki no Kyūshū

as

Chief Takagi

The Spider-Man

1958

The Spider-Man

as

Kogoro Akechi

Duel at Yagyu Valley

1945

Duel at Yagyu Valley

as

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami

The Gambling Samurai

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as

Magistrate Jubei Matsui

Young Swordsman

1963

Young Swordsman

as

Kagawa Tanomo

Daredevil in the Castle

1961

Daredevil in the Castle

as

Katsuyasu Sakakibara

Kojiro

1967

Kojiro

as

Shogen the Instructor

Rub Out the Past

1966

Rub Out the Past

as

Tokutaro Hayami

Snow-Flake

1950

Snow-Flake

as

Mimaki

Admiral Yamamoto

1968

Admiral Yamamoto

as

Kurita

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as

General Yano

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as

Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi

Operation Sewer Rats

1962

Operation Sewer Rats

as

Lieutenant Masamune

Baian the Assassin

1981

Baian the Assassin

as

Hanuemon Otowaya

Story of Leadership

1941

Story of Leadership

as

Shintaro Sagawa

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

as

President Shōji (Kansai Department Store)

Return of Ultraman

Return of Ultraman

as

Fumio Kishida

Ultraman

Ultraman

as

Chief of Staff of the Defense Force

Production

Crew

Directing