Yoshio Tsuchiya
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.
Seven Samurai
as RikichiA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...
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High and Low
as Detective MurataIn the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge...
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Godzilla Raids Again
as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense CorpsTwo fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla...
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Sanjuro
as SamuraiToshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced,...
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Son of Godzilla
as FurukawaReporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in...
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Yojimbo
as KoheiA nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two...
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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Businessman Yasuaki ShindoThe Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the...
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Controller of Planet XAstronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the...
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Throne of Blood
as Washizu samuraiReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...
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The Hidden Fortress
as Horseman (uncredited)In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...
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Matango
as Masafumi Kasai - OwnerFive vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The...
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Funeral Parade of Roses
as GondaIn 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda...
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Destroy All Monsters
as Dr. OtaniAt the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on...
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Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - ActorAn account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most...
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Red Beard
as Dr. Handayû MoriAspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is...
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The Bad Sleep Well
as ADA SecretaryIn this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position...
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Daigo KawaiDuring WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to...
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Lady Karuizawa
as Gen'ichirô NakagawaA university student travels to a popular resort in the mountains for a summer job as a waiter...
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Battle in Outer Space
as IwomuraIn 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global...
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The Mysterians
as Leader of the MysteriansIn Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an...
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Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
as HimselfA look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the...
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Japan's Longest Day
as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff OfficerFollowing the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...
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Two in the Shadow
as Yumiko's husbandA man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him...
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Double Suicide at Nishijin
as YoshidaYumi, an exceptionally beautiful call girl, has a close call with death when a client forces her...
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Varan the Unbelievable
as Military Officer KatsumotoIn an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military...
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The Rickshaw Man
as uncreditedA poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband...
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Incident at Blood Pass
as ItahachiIn the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait....
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Kill!
as Shinroku MatsuoA pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become...
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I Live in Fear
as Factory Worker after FireKiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an...
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Admiral Yamamoto
as Staff Officer KuroshimaAs Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto...
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Space Amoeba
as Dr. Kyoichi MidaWhen a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide...
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47 Ronin
as uncreditedAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...
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Moment of Terror
as uncreditedWhen an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the...
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The Storm of the Pacific
as uncreditedLt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the...
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Samurai Banners
as uncreditedKansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...
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Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
as uncreditedDirector Iwauchi Katsumi adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about...
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Little Peach
as IshimaAnzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her...
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The H-Man
as Detective TaguchiNuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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Invisible Man
as Komatsu, reporterWhen an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange...
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The Human Vapor
as Mr. MizunoA librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The...
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Battle of the Japan Sea
as Staff Officer AkiyamaJapan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the...
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The Undercover Ninja Organization
as uncreditedOniwaban is an organization that is composed of two ninja groups… Iga and Koga. This is a story...
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Member of Osaka's SDF TajimaA prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Legacy of the 500,000
as YamazakiDuring World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the...
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Rouge
as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)A photographer for a weekly magazine becomes obsessed with Nami, a woman he first saw getting...
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Varan
as Military Officer KatsumotoWhen a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of...
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A Whistle in My Heart
as uncreditedThe story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the...
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Beast Alley
as Katsuragi"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite...
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Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as ShobeiZatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many...
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Golden Eyes
as Kurokawa / KillerA killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling...
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Young Swordsman
as uncreditedThis Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were...
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as SelfDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...
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Tower of Lilies
as uncreditedA group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the...
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The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
as Hangoro OseSangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send...
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The Secret of the Telegian
as Det. Capt. OnosakiMen are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device...
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Tokyo: The Last War
as uncreditedThe year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the...
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The Retreat from Kiska
as TeraiIn 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers....
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
as SelfDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedIn the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as SelfDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
as SelfDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...
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The Yoshida School
as Jōji HayashiCoinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece...
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Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as HimselfAn independent crowd-funded documentary that celebrates the sixty-year legacy of the world's...
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A Wife's Heart
as uncreditedKiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly...
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Stairs of Evil
as Second division detectiveIwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato...
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The Seven Chefs
as uncreditedTraveling chef Ryuji is called back to Tokyo to help save his late teacher’s restaurant. With...
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The Black Fury
as uncreditedA narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance...
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Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo
as uncredited
The Killing Bottle
as General RubesaIn Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a...
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Kojiro
as uncreditedSasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with...
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君死に給うことなかれ
as uncreditedSet at the end of World War II and after Japan's defeat, it is a melodrama about a man and a...
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
as uncreditedAn Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the...
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No Time for Tears
as uncreditedCoach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher...
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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
as uncreditedIn World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western...
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Takeshi ShimadaAn Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as...
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Death on the Mountain
as Jiro MakitaThree bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances,...
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No Response from Car 33
as uncreditedFilm directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
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Sir Galahad in Campus
as TakizawaThe first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
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Haru no Sakamichi
as Ōtani YoshitsuguThe story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.
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Kogarashi Monjiro
as Naomitsu KitamuraMonjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...
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Ultra Q
as OnoAs supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be...
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Submersion of Japan
as uncreditedIn this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan....
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