Yoshio Tsuchiya

Personal Info

Birthday

May 18, 1927

Day of Death

2017-02-08

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

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

Seven Samurai

High and Low

Haru no Sakamichi

Kogarashi Monjiro

Yojimbo

Throne of Blood

The Hidden Fortress

Red Beard

Filmography

2016
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
2015
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as Himself
2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as Himself
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
as Self
1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
1989
Tokyo: The Last War
as Dr. Mizuno
1984
Rouge
as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)
1983
The Yoshida School
as Jōji Hayashi
1982
Lady Karuizawa
as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
1977
Double Suicide at Nishijin
as Yoshida
1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as Shobei
1970
The Militarists
as Okawa
Space Amoeba
as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
Incident at Blood Pass
as Itahachi
1969
Funeral Parade of Roses
as Gonda
Battle of the Japan Sea
as Staff Officer Akiyama
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff Officer Kuroshima
Destroy All Monsters
as Dr. Otani
Kill!
as Shinroku Matsuo
Golden Eyes
as Kurokawa / Killer
1967
Son of Godzilla
as Furukawa
Two in the Shadow
as Yumiko's husband
Japan's Longest Day
as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
The Killing Bottle
as General Rubesa
1966
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Hangoro Ose
1965
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Controller of Planet X
Stairs of Evil
as Second division detective
Beast Alley
as Katsuragi
Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Daigo Kawai
The Retreat from Kiska
as Terai
Red Beard
as Dr. Handayû Mori
1963
Matango
as Masafumi Kasai - Owner
Legacy of the 500,000
as Yamazaki
High and Low
as Detective Murata
1962
Varan the Unbelievable
as Military Officer Katsumoto
Home-Brewed Tatsu
as Kida
Sanjuro
as Samurai
1961
Sir Galahad in Campus
as Takizawa
Death on the Mountain
as Jiro Makita
Yojimbo
as Kohei
1960
The Human Vapor
as Mr. Mizuno
The Bad Sleep Well
as ADA Secretary
The Secret of the Telegian
as Det. Capt. Onosaki
1959
Battle in Outer Space
as Iwomura
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tajima
Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version
as Union Chairman
1958
The Hidden Fortress
as Horseman (uncredited)
Varan
as Military Officer Katsumoto
The H-Man
as Detective Taguchi
Little Peach
as Ishima
1957
The Mysterians
as Leader of the Mysterians
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Takeshi Shimada
Throne of Blood
as Washizu samurai
1955
I Live in Fear
as Factory Worker after Fire
Stray Sheep
as Nonomiya
Godzilla Raids Again
as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
1954
Invisible Man
as Komatsu, reporter
Seven Samurai
as Rikichi