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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Bio: 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.

Born: Wed, May 18 1927

Birthplace: Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Death: Wed, Feb 08 2017

Yoshio Tsuchiya is 89 years old

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Mifune: The Last Samurai

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

89 in Mifune: The Last Samurai

as 'Self - Actor'.

Fri, Dec 02 2016

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

88 in Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

as 'Himself'.

Sat, Jul 11 2015

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

81 in Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

as 'Himself'.

Sun, Aug 03 2008

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

as 'Self'.

Fri, Oct 25 2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

as 'Self'.

Fri, Oct 25 2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

as 'Self'.

Fri, Oct 25 2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

75 in Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

as 'Self'.

Fri, Oct 25 2002

The Seven Chefs

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

69 in The Seven Chefs

Wed, Jan 15 1997

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

64 in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as 'Businessman Yasuaki Shindo'.

Sat, Dec 14 1991

Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

63 in Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo

Fri, Jun 22 1990

Tokyo: The Last War

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

62 in Tokyo: The Last War

Fri, Sep 15 1989

Rouge

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

57 in Rouge

as 'Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)'.

Fri, Aug 10 1984

The Undercover Ninja Organization

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

56 in The Undercover Ninja Organization

Tue, Jul 12 1983

The Yoshida School

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

55 in The Yoshida School

as 'Jōji Hayashi'.

Sat, Apr 09 1983

Lady Karuizawa

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

55 in Lady Karuizawa

as 'Gen'ichirô Nakagawa'.

Fri, Aug 06 1982

Dangai kara no koe

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

53 in Dangai kara no koe

Tue, Jul 22 1980

Double Suicide at Nishijin

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

50 in Double Suicide at Nishijin

as 'Yoshida'.

Fri, Oct 14 1977

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

45 in Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as 'Shobei'.

Sat, Apr 21 1973

The Militarists

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

43 in The Militarists

as 'Okawa'.

Fri, Sep 11 1970

Space Amoeba

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

43 in Space Amoeba

as 'Dr. Kyoichi Mida'.

Sat, Aug 01 1970

Incident at Blood Pass

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

42 in Incident at Blood Pass

as 'Itahachi'.

Tue, Apr 21 1970

Funeral Parade of Roses

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

42 in Funeral Parade of Roses

as 'Gonda'.

Sat, Sep 13 1969

Battle of the Japan Sea

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

42 in Battle of the Japan Sea

as 'Staff Officer Akiyama'.

Fri, Aug 01 1969

Samurai Banners

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

41 in Samurai Banners

Sat, Mar 01 1969

Admiral Yamamoto

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

41 in Admiral Yamamoto

as 'Staff Officer Kuroshima'.

Wed, Aug 14 1968

Destroy All Monsters

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

41 in Destroy All Monsters

as 'Dr. Otani'.

Thu, Aug 01 1968

Kill!

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

41 in Kill!

as 'Shinroku Matsuo'.

Sat, Jun 22 1968

Golden Eyes

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

40 in Golden Eyes

as 'Kurokawa / Killer'.

Sat, Mar 16 1968

Son of Godzilla

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

40 in Son of Godzilla

as 'Furukawa'.

Sat, Dec 16 1967

Two in the Shadow

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

40 in Two in the Shadow

as 'Yumiko's husband'.

Sat, Nov 18 1967

Japan's Longest Day

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

40 in Japan's Longest Day

as 'Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer'.

Thu, Aug 03 1967

Kojiro

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

39 in Kojiro

Sat, Apr 01 1967

The Killing Bottle

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

39 in The Killing Bottle

as 'General Rubesa'.

Sat, Feb 11 1967

Zero Fighter

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

39 in Zero Fighter

Wed, Jul 13 1966

Moment of Terror

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in Moment of Terror

Sat, Apr 16 1966

The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

as 'Hangoro Ose'.

Mon, Jan 03 1966

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in Invasion of Astro-Monster

as 'Controller of Planet X'.

Sun, Dec 19 1965

Stairs of Evil

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in Stairs of Evil

as 'Second division detective'.

Sat, Oct 23 1965

Beast Alley

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in Beast Alley

as 'Katsuragi'.

Sun, Sep 05 1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in Frankenstein Conquers the World

as 'Daigo Kawai'.

Sun, Aug 08 1965

The Retreat from Kiska

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38 in The Retreat from Kiska

as 'Terai'.

Sun, Jul 04 1965

Red Beard

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

37 in Red Beard

as 'Dr. Handayû Mori'.

Sat, Apr 03 1965

Young Swordsman

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

36 in Young Swordsman

Sat, Aug 31 1963

Matango

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

36 in Matango

as 'Masafumi Kasai - Owner'.

Sun, Aug 11 1963

Legacy of the 500,000

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in Legacy of the 500,000

as 'Yamazaki'.

Thu, Apr 18 1963

High and Low

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in High and Low

as 'Detective Murata'.

Fri, Mar 01 1963

Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

Tue, Jan 29 1963

Varan the Unbelievable

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in Varan the Unbelievable

as 'Military Officer Katsumoto'.

Fri, Dec 07 1962

47 Ronin

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in 47 Ronin

Sat, Nov 03 1962

Chihō kisha

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

35 in Chihō kisha

Sat, Oct 13 1962

Doburoku no Tatsu

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in Doburoku no Tatsu

as 'Kida'.

Sun, Apr 29 1962

The Crimson Sky

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in The Crimson Sky

Wed, Mar 21 1962

続新入社員十番勝負サラリーマン一刀流

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in 続新入社員十番勝負サラリーマン一刀流

Sun, Feb 04 1962

Sanjuro

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in Sanjuro

as 'Samurai'.

Mon, Jan 01 1962

Sir Galahad in Campus

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in Sir Galahad in Campus

as 'Takizawa'.

Sat, Jul 08 1961

Death on the Mountain

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

34 in Death on the Mountain

as 'Jiro Makita'.

Sat, Jun 17 1961

Yojimbo

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

33 in Yojimbo

as 'Kohei'.

Tue, Apr 25 1961

The Human Vapor

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

33 in The Human Vapor

as 'Mr. Mizuno'.

Sun, Dec 11 1960

The Bad Sleep Well

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

33 in The Bad Sleep Well

as 'ADA Secretary'.

Thu, Sep 15 1960

The Storm of the Pacific

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

32 in The Storm of the Pacific

Tue, Apr 26 1960

The Secret of the Telegian

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

32 in The Secret of the Telegian

as 'Det. Capt. Onosaki'.

Sun, Apr 10 1960

Battle in Outer Space

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

32 in Battle in Outer Space

as 'Iwomura'.

Sat, Dec 26 1959

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

32 in Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

Sat, Jul 04 1959

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

32 in Gigantis, the Fire Monster

as 'Member of Osaka's SDF Tajima'.

Thu, May 21 1959

A Whistle in My Heart

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

31 in A Whistle in My Heart

Sun, Mar 29 1959

The Hidden Fortress

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

31 in The Hidden Fortress

as 'Horseman (uncredited)'.

Sun, Dec 28 1958

Varan

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

31 in Varan

as 'Military Officer Katsumoto'.

Tue, Oct 14 1958

The H-Man

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

31 in The H-Man

as 'Detective Taguchi'.

Tue, Jun 24 1958

Little Peach

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in Little Peach

as 'Ishima'.

Tue, May 13 1958

The Rickshaw Man

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in The Rickshaw Man

Mon, Apr 21 1958

Song for a Bride

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in Song for a Bride

Tue, Feb 11 1958

The Mysterians

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in The Mysterians

as 'Leader of the Mysterians'.

Sat, Dec 28 1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

Tue, Jul 09 1957

A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

30 in A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as 'Takeshi Shimada'.

Tue, Jul 09 1957

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

29 in Yagyu Secret Scrolls

Sun, Apr 14 1957

Throne of Blood

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

29 in Throne of Blood

as 'Washizu samurai'.

Tue, Jan 15 1957

A Wife's Heart

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

28 in A Wife's Heart

Thu, May 03 1956

I Saw the Killer

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

28 in I Saw the Killer

Sun, Jan 29 1956

I Live in Fear

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

28 in I Live in Fear

as 'Factory Worker after Fire'.

Tue, Nov 22 1955

Stray Sheep

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

28 in Stray Sheep

as 'Nonomiya'.

Wed, Aug 31 1955

No Response from Car 33

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

28 in No Response from Car 33

Tue, May 31 1955

No Time for Tears

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in No Time for Tears

Tue, May 10 1955

Godzilla Raids Again

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in Godzilla Raids Again

as 'Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps'.

Sun, Apr 24 1955

All is Well 2

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in All is Well 2

Sun, Feb 20 1955

Invisible Man

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in Invisible Man

as 'Komatsu, reporter'.

Wed, Dec 29 1954

The Black Fury

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in The Black Fury

Tue, Nov 30 1954

君死に給うことなかれ

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

27 in 君死に給うことなかれ

Wed, Oct 20 1954

Seven Samurai

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

26 in Seven Samurai

as 'Rikichi'.

Mon, Apr 26 1954

Tower of Lilies

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

25 in Tower of Lilies

Fri, Jan 09 1953

I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

24 in I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

Thu, Apr 03 1952

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Submersion of Japan

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

47+ in Submersion of Japan

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 06 1974

Kogarashi Monjiro

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

44+ in Kogarashi Monjiro

as 'Naomitsu Kitamura'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 01 1972

Haru no Sakamichi

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

43+ in Haru no Sakamichi

as 'Ōtani Yoshitsugu'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 03 1971

Ultra Q

Yoshio Tsuchiya was

38+ in Ultra Q

as 'Ono'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 02 1966