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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Acting Born May 18, 1927 Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Seven Samurai

as Rikichi
Film

High and Low

as Detective Murata
Film

Yojimbo

as Kohei
Film

Red Beard

as Dr. Handayû Mori
Film

The Hidden Fortress

as Horseman (uncredited)
Film

Throne of Blood

as Washizu samurai
Film

Sanjuro

as Samurai
Film

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

The Tracey Ullman Show

as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

Full filmography

  • Seven Samurai (1954) as Rikichi
  • Kogarashi Monjiro (1972) as Naomitsu Kitamura
  • Ultra Q (1966) as Ono
  • High and Low (1963) as Detective Murata
  • Lady Karuizawa (1982) as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
  • Yojimbo (1961) as Kohei
  • Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Ōtani Yoshitsugu
  • Red Beard (1965) as Dr. Handayû Mori
  • The Hidden Fortress (1958) as Horseman (uncredited)
  • Throne of Blood (1957) as Washizu samurai
  • Submersion of Japan (1974)
  • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Controller of Planet X
  • Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
  • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
  • Son of Godzilla (1967) as Furukawa
  • The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as ADA Secretary
  • Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Dr. Otani
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) as Daigo Kawai
  • Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) as Gonda
  • Chûshingura (1962)
  • Matango (1963) as Masafumi Kasai - Owner
  • Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
  • Space Amoeba (1970) as Dr. Kyoichi Mida