Yoshio Tsuchiya

Born: 1927-05-18

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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Seven Samurai

as Rikichi
Released: 1954-04-26

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...

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Godzilla Raids Again

as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
Released: 1955-04-24

Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla...

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High and Low

as Detective Murata
Released: 1963-03-01

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge...

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Son of Godzilla

as Furukawa
Released: 1967-12-16

Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in...

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Yojimbo

as Kohei
Released: 1961-04-25

A 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 Shindo
Released: 1991-12-14

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the...

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The Hidden Fortress

as Horseman (uncredited)
Released: 1958-12-28

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...

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Sanjuro

as Samurai
Released: 1962-01-01

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced,...

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Throne of Blood

as Washizu samurai
Released: 1957-01-15

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...

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Destroy All Monsters

as Dr. Otani
Released: 1968-08-01

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on...

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Red Beard

as Dr. Handayû Mori
Released: 1965-04-03

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is...

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Invasion of Astro-Monster

as Controller of Planet X
Released: 1965-12-19

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the...

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Battle in Outer Space

as Iwomura
Released: 1959-12-26

In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global...

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The Bad Sleep Well

as ADA Secretary
Released: 1960-09-15

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position...

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Funeral Parade of Roses

as Gonda
Released: 1969-09-13

In 1960s Tokyo, Gonda owns a bar in which the gay, cross-dresser, and trans scenes meet. Gonda...

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Lady Karuizawa

as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
Released: 1982-08-06

A university student travels to a popular resort in the mountains for a summer job as a waiter...

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I Live in Fear

as Factory Worker after Fire
Released: 1955-11-22

Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an...

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The Mysterians

as Leader of the Mysterians
Released: 1957-12-28

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an...

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Matango

as Masafumi Kasai - Owner
Released: 1963-08-11

Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The...

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Frankenstein Conquers the World

as Daigo Kawai
Released: 1965-08-08

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to...

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47 Ronin

as uncredited
Released: 1962-11-03

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...

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Japan's Longest Day

as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
Released: 1967-08-03

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...

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The Storm of the Pacific

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-26

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the...

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Two in the Shadow

as Yumiko's husband
Released: 1967-11-18

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him...

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Space Amoeba

as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
Released: 1970-08-01

When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide...

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Varan the Unbelievable

as Military Officer Katsumoto
Released: 1962-12-07

In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military...

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Kill!

as Shinroku Matsuo
Released: 1968-06-22

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become...

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Admiral Yamamoto

as Staff Officer Kuroshima
Released: 1968-08-14

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto...

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Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor
Released: 2016-12-02

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most...

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The H-Man

as Detective Taguchi
Released: 1958-06-24

Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

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Gigantis, the Fire Monster

as Member of Osaka's SDF Tajima
Released: 1959-05-21

A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

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Varan

as Military Officer Katsumoto
Released: 1958-10-14

When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of...

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Samurai Banners

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-01

Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He...

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Battle of the Japan Sea

as Staff Officer Akiyama
Released: 1969-08-01

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the...

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The Human Vapor

as Mr. Mizuno
Released: 1960-12-11

A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The...

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Doburoku no Tatsu

as Kida
Released: 1962-04-29

1962 Japanese movie

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Beast Alley

as Katsuragi
Released: 1965-09-05

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite...

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The Secret of the Telegian

as Det. Capt. Onosaki
Released: 1960-04-10

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device...

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The Rickshaw Man

as uncredited
Released: 1958-04-21

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband...

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The Retreat from Kiska

as Terai
Released: 1965-07-04

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers....

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Rouge

as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)
Released: 1984-08-10

A photographer for a weekly magazine becomes obsessed with Nami, a woman he first saw getting...

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Yagyu Secret Scrolls

as uncredited
Released: 1957-04-14

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...

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Invisible Man

as Komatsu, reporter
Released: 1954-12-29

When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange...

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

as Himself
Released: 2008-08-03

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the...

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Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Shobei
Released: 1973-04-21

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many...

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A Whistle in My Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1959-03-29

The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the...

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All is Well 2

as uncredited
Released: 1955-02-20

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Golden Eyes

as Kurokawa / Killer
Released: 1968-03-16

A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling...

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The Yoshida School

as Jōji Hayashi
Released: 1983-04-09

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece...

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The Militarists

as Okawa
Released: 1970-09-11

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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender

as uncredited
Released: 1959-07-04

In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western...

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Young Swordsman

as uncredited
Released: 1963-08-31

This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were...

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Legacy of the 500,000

as Yamazaki
Released: 1963-04-18

During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the...

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Moment of Terror

as uncredited
Released: 1966-04-16

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the...

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Little Peach

as Ishima
Released: 1958-05-13

Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her...

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Incident at Blood Pass

as Itahachi
Released: 1970-04-21

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait....

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Double Suicide at Nishijin

as Yoshida
Released: 1977-10-14

Yumi, an exceptionally beautiful call girl, has a close call with death when a client forces her...

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Tokyo: The Last War

as uncredited
Released: 1989-09-15

The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the...

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No Time for Tears

as uncredited
Released: 1955-05-10

Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher...

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Chihō kisha

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-13

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A Wife's Heart

as uncredited
Released: 1956-05-03

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly...

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The Undercover Ninja Organization

as uncredited
Released: 1983-07-12

Oniwaban is an organization that is composed of two ninja groups… Iga and Koga. This is a story...

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Tower of Lilies

as uncredited
Released: 1953-01-09

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the...

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Kojiro

as uncredited
Released: 1967-04-01

Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with...

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The Killing Bottle

as General Rubesa
Released: 1967-02-11

In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a...

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The Seven Chefs

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-15

Traveling chef Ryuji is called back to Tokyo to help save his late teacher’s restaurant. With...

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The Crimson Sky

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-21

1962 Japanese movie

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

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Zero Fighter

as uncredited
Released: 1966-07-13

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続新入社員十番勝負 サラリーマン一刀流

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-04

1962 Japanese movie

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Death on the Mountain

as Jiro Makita
Released: 1961-06-17

Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances,...

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The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay

as Hangoro Ose
Released: 1966-01-03

Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send...

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The Black Fury

as uncredited
Released: 1954-11-30

A narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance...

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

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary 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: 'Sanjuro'

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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No Response from Car 33

as uncredited
Released: 1955-05-31

Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

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君死に給うことなかれ

as uncredited
Released: 1954-10-20

Set 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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Song for a Bride

as uncredited
Released: 1958-02-11

An Ishiro Honda film.

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I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-03

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Sir Galahad in Campus

as Takizawa
Released: 1961-07-08

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

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

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

as Takeshi Shimada
Released: 1957-07-09

An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as...

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Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

as Himself
Released: 2015-07-11

An independent crowd-funded documentary that celebrates the sixty-year legacy of the world's...

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Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-29

Director Iwauchi Katsumi adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about...

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Stairs of Evil

as Second division detective
Released: 1965-10-23

Iwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato...

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I Saw the Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-29

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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

as uncredited
Released: 1957-07-09

An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the...

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Haru no Sakamichi

as Ōtani Yoshitsugu
First aired: 1971-01-03

The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.

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Kogarashi Monjiro

as Naomitsu Kitamura
First aired: 1972-01-01

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...

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Ultra Q

as Ono
First aired: 1966-01-02

As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be...

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Submersion of Japan

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-10-06

In this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan....

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