Koji Tsuruta: movies and TV shows
Koji Tsuruta has 218 credits in the archive: 210 films and 8 TV series, from 1948 to 1986. Highest rated: Hikage-Mono (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 1986 · busiest year: 1967 (16 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Tailor-Made Shirt | TV | — | 61 | |
| 1985 | The Last True Yakuza | Takao Sugata | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1984 | The Story of a Man Among Men | Film | 6.0 | 59 | |
| 1983 | The Brave Man Says Little | TV | — | 58 | |
| 1982 | Domineering | Otomo | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1981 | The Imperial Navy | Film | 6.6 | 56 | |
| 1981 | Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer | Hagio | Film | — | 56 |
| 1981 | Gate of Youth | Yabetora | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1981 | Love You Till I Die | Film | — | 56 | |
| 1980 | The Lion Era | TV | — | 55 | |
| 1980 | The Night of Martial Law | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1979 | Down with The Big Boss | Eikichi Arita | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1979 | Dog of Fortune | Noriyuki Yasutaka | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1978 | Ōgon no Hibi | Sen no Rikyū | TV | — | 53 |
| 1978 | Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako | TV | — | 53 | |
| 1978 | Monument to Holy Service | Film | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 1977 | Proof of the Man | Film | 7.8 | 52 | |
| 1977 | Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon | Senzo Shigemune | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1977 | Japan's Don | Shuhei Tatsumi | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1977 | Japanese Humanity and Justice | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1976 | The Roads Men Travel | Shintaro Yoshioka | TV | 8.2 | 51 |
| 1974 | Father of the Kamikaze | Admiral Takijiro Onishi | Film | — | 49 |
| 1973 | The Hard Core Criminal | Film | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 1972 | The Shin Hasegawa Series | 沓掛時次郎 | TV | — | 47 |
| 1972 | The Pledge | Film | 5.8 | 47 | |
| 1972 | A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell | Eijiro Onishi | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | Informal Dress | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1972 | Hikage-Mono | Film | 9.0 | 47 | |
| 1972 | Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die | Film | 7.0 | 47 | |
| 1972 | Gang Warfare | Film | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1972 | The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang | Tabikiyo | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1972 | Organized Crime: Killer's Glory | Film | 9.0 | 47 | |
| 1971 | A Scarred Life | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1971 | The Armed Organization | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1971 | Sympathy for the Underdog | Masuo Gunji | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1971 | Okoma, the Orphan Gambler | Joji Tsukuba | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1971 | The Gambler's Counterattack | Aiba Yusaku | Film | 8.5 | 46 |
| 1971 | Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You | Kikutaro Yuki | Film | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1971 | The Man | Film | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1971 | Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love | Sanshu | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1971 | Fate Deals the Card of Death | Film | 8.5 | 46 | |
| 1971 | The Path of the King | Minokichi Kawai | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1970 | Rise and Fall of Chivalry | Film | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1970 | Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1970 | The Last Kamikaze | Captain Munakata | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1970 | Bloodstained Clan of Honor | Kuroki | Film | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1970 | The Drifting Gambler | Eijiro Funaki | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1970 | House of Gamblers | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1970 | A Wad of Notes | Ryuji Kashigawa | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1970 | Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1969 | The Biggest Gamble | Itsuki Masaji | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1969 | Gambler's Legacy | Inagaki Chokichi | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1969 | Japan Organized Crime Boss | Tetsuo Tsukamoto | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1969 | Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room | Film | 6.2 | 44 | |
| 1969 | Memoir of Japanese Assassinations | Asaichi Isobe | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1969 | Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 1969 | Killer's Mission | Shogun Ieshige | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1969 | A Gambler's Certain Death | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1968 | Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1968 | Gambling Den's Master Clan | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1968 | Gamblers: The Raid | Kōjirō Kogarashi | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Gambler's Farewell | Toru Kuroki | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Big Time Gambling Boss | Shinjirô Nakai | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1968 | Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation | Shûtaro Kazama | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1968 | The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | Film | 7.7 | 43 | |
| 1968 | Human Torpedoes | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1968 | The Bandits | Yônosuke Minami | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Scoundrel | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1968 | The Cheating Underworld | Gorô Yajima | Film | 4.8 | 43 |
| 1968 | Gambler Biography | Yûjirô Wakamatsu | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Histories of the Chivalrous | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1968 | Henchmen | Ryuzô Okamoto | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1967 | Killer of Seven | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1967 | Gambler's World | Toshihiko Mikami | Film | — | 42 |
| 1967 | Code Between Brothers 6 | Chojiro Inagami | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1967 | Gambler's World 2 | Shûkichi Hayakawa | Film | — | 42 |
| 1967 | Organized Violence | Film | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 1967 | Classmates | First Lieutenant Jinnouchi | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1967 | Showdown of Men 2 | Film | 10.0 | 42 | |
| 1967 | Dissolution Rites | Sawaki | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | Tears of Banishment | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1967 | Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo | Unosuke Aiu | Film | — | 42 |
| 1967 | Code Between Brothers 5 | Chojiro Inagami | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1967 | Three Gamblers | Naojiro Oshima | Film | 8.5 | 42 |
| 1967 | Gambler: Victory Without Death | Film | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 1967 | Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1967 | Gamblers | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1967 | Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1966 | Greatest Boss of the Showa Era | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Code Between Brothers 2 | Chojiro Inagami | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1966 | Code Between Brothers 3 | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Seven Gamblers | Film | 6.5 | 41 | |
| 1966 | The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown | Film | 9.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Code Between Brothers | Fujikami | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1966 | Rub Out the Past | Takeshi Kageyama | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1966 | Seven Fugitives | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1966 | Japan's Most Chivalrous | Isokichi Yoshida | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1966 | Kingdom of Samurai | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1966 | Continental Drifter | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1966 | Three Generations of Yakuza | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1965 | The Gambler | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1965 | Blood of Revenge | Asajiro Kikuchi | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Boss | Film | 7.0 | 40 | |
| 1965 | Expelled from the Kanto Mob | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1965 | The Domain: The Naniwa Story | Film | 4.8 | 40 | |
| 1965 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 | Film | 8.0 | 40 | |
| 1965 | The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1965 | Code of Ruffians | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 1965 | The Tattooed Lord | Kinshiro Toyama | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1965 | Underworld Code | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1965 | One Man's Chivalry | Kikujirō | Film | — | 40 |
| 1964 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Gamblers and Racketeers | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Gambler | Tachibana Isaburo | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1964 | Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang | Film | 10.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Prison Gambler | Tachibana Isaburo | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1964 | Homicide | Captain Ando | Film | — | 39 |
| 1964 | Two Lives, Two Yakuza | Shinjiro Kusakari | Film | — | 39 |
| 1963 | Duel of the Underworld | Film | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers | 菊川志郎 | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1963 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | Life of Hishakaku | Hishakaku | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1963 | Gang Loyalty and Vengeance | Tahara | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1963 | Legends of Honor | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | Eleven Gangsters | Gondo | Film | 10.0 | 38 |
| 1963 | The Revenge and the Death | Film | 10.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 | Shimizu no Jirocho | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1963 | Life of Hishakaku 2 | Film | 8.2 | 38 | |
| 1962 | Gang vs. G-Men | Shiro Kikukawa | Film | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1962 | Sakura Official | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1962 | Hell's Kitchen | Film | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 1962 | The Sentencer | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | Uragirimono wa jigoku daze | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1962 | The Thinking Leaf | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | Gang vs. Gang | Film | 7.3 | 37 | |
| 1962 | The Challenge | Kuroki | Film | 7.4 | 37 |
| 1962 | South Pacific Waves Are High | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | Love at the Fogged Harbor | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | 365 Nights | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1962 | Mid-August Commotion | Hiroshi Nakajima | Film | — | 37 |
| 1961 | Law in Ghost Island | Umihebi-no-Asanosuke | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1961 | Hell's Juggler | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1961 | Flower, Storm and Gangster | 'Hong Kong Joe' | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1961 | Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery | Kazahaya | Film | — | 36 |
| 1961 | The Yellow Climate | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1961 | Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1961 | Bride of White Castle | Film | 8.0 | 36 | |
| 1961 | Lakeside Figure | Kakutaro Ogata | Film | — | 36 |
| 1961 | Red Flowers of Hell | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1961 | 鳴門秘帖 | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Sword of Destiny | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1960 | The Storm of the Pacific | Lt. Tomonari | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1960 | The Secret of the Telegian | Masaru Kirioka | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1960 | The Sand City in Manchuria | Dr. Soda | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1960 | The Last Gunfight | Tetsuo Maruyama | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1960 | Scarier than the Devil | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1960 | Cases of Hanshichi | Film | 7.5 | 35 | |
| 1960 | Deep River Melody | Film | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1960 | University Bandits | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1959 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Taro Toki | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1959 | Desperado Outpost | Bandit Chieftain | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1959 | The Forgotten Waterfront | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1959 | The Big Boss | Ryuta Komatsu | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1959 | The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1958 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Senshiro | Film | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1958 | The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Kin'emon Okano | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1958 | Mother | Yamakawa | Film | — | 33 |
| 1958 | Tabi sugata nezumi kozō | Film | 9.0 | 33 | |
| 1958 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Senshiro | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1957 | The Last Escape | Dr. Munakata | Film | — | 32 |
| 1957 | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1957 | Itohan Monogatari | Tomoshichi | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1957 | Jigoku bana | Film | 9.0 | 32 | |
| 1957 | Oshidori kenkagasa | Ishiro | Film | — | 32 |
| 1957 | Boss of Hades | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1957 | Bojô no kawa | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Kojiro Sasaki | Film | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1956 | The Underworld | Takao Shoji | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | The Hoodlum and the Young Master | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1956 | Pure Love | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1956 | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1956 | Outlaw island | Film | — | 31 | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Kojiro Sasaki | Film | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1955 | The Romance of Yushima | Film | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 1955 | A Man Among Men | Ken | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1955 | Tactics of Love | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1954 | Between Yesterday and Tomorrow | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1954 | The End of a Day | Lieutenant Uji | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1954 | Daikichi Konomura | Daikichi Konomura | Film | — | 29 |
| 1954 | Yakuza bayashi | Film | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1954 | Asakusa at Night | Susumu Yamaura | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1954 | Hanran | Private Nakamura | Film | — | 29 |
| 1954 | Tree of Love | Film | 8.0 | 29 | |
| 1954 | Wedding Season | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1953 | 学生社長 | Jotaro Yamaji | Film | — | 28 |
| 1953 | At the End of the Clouds | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1953 | Yasen kangofu | Navy Lieutenant Yamamoto | Film | 1.0 | 28 |
| 1953 | Hana no shôgai | 大関和七郎 | Film | — | 28 |
| 1953 | Ganpeki | Film | — | 28 | |
| 1953 | Night in Hawaii | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice | Noboru Okada | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1952 | Doctor's Day Off | Film | 6.8 | 27 | |
| 1952 | Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! | Film | — | 27 | |
| 1951 | An Angel Dreams Too | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1951 | The Den of Beasts | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1951 | Over That Hill | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1951 | 男の哀愁 | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1950 | Crazy Uproar | Film | 9.0 | 25 | |
| 1950 | College Tiger | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1950 | Battle of Roses | Film | 6.2 | 25 | |
| 1950 | Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1950 | Kagebōshi | 宇津木新二郎 | Film | — | 25 |
| 1950 | Hirenge | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1948 | Yūkyō no mure | Film | — | 23 | |
| 警視庁殺人課 | TV | — | — |