Yoshitaka Zushi

Born: 1955-03-19

Yoshitaka Zushi (頭師佳孝, born March 19, 1955 in Osaka, Japan) was discovered when he was eight years old by one of Akira Kurosawa's partners and debuted in the role of young Toshio in Kaneto Shindô's "Haha" (Mother, 1963). Since then he has appeared first and foremost in Kurosawa's pictures, beginning with "Akahige" (Red Beard, 1965). His most outstanding role is undeniably that of Rokkuchan, the insane young man who drives a trolley through the slums, in the wonderful "Dodesukaden" (1970).


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Ran

as uncredited
Released: 1985-06-01

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular...

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Dreams

as Pvt. Noguchi
Released: 1990-05-11

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

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Red Beard

as Chobo
Released: 1965-04-03

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

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Madadayo

as Neighbor
Released: 1993-04-17

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida...

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Dodes'ka-den

as Roku-Chan
Released: 1970-10-31

This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the...

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Chizuko's Younger Sister

as White Suit Man
Released: 1991-05-10

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a...

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Prodigy

as uncredited
Released: 2007-09-20

Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even...

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Human Revolution II

as uncredited
Released: 1976-06-19

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

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Best Wishes for Tomorrow

as uncredited
Released: 2007-10-27

A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of...

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The Lucky General

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-26

The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who...

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Mother

as Toshio
Released: 1963-11-08

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life...

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Heso no taisho

as uncredited
Released: 1962-06-20

1962 Japanese movie

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When the Flowers Bloom

as uncredited
Released: 1965-08-14

Hiroko, who has a weekly magazine reporter as her lover is assigned as a public health nurse in...

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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-19

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Sound of the Tide

as uncredited
Released: 1984-06-23

Japanese film based on the life of sculptor Eikichi Takahashi, who died as a soldier on Guadalcanal.

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SOAR: I Wish You Were Here

as uncredited
Released: 2015-01-31

A tragic love story set in a mountain village in the Showa era, waiting for a fiancé who died in...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

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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Sazae And Aunt Apron

as uncredited
Released: 1960-12-25

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip

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Closed Ward

as Chu-San
Released: 2001-04-07

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Special Rescue Police Winspector

as Ichiro Hirukawa
First aired: 1990-02-04

In 1999, advanced science and technology enriched people's lives, but the damage caused when...

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The Roads Men Travel

as Akita
First aired: 1976-02-28

The series depicts the employees of a security company from different generations and...

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