Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/18/1927
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
as Rikichi
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Zenzaburō Matsudaira
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
as Tajima
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Actor
High and Low
as Detective Murata
Varan the Unbelievable
as Military Officer Katsumoto
Yojimbo
as Kohei
Red Beard
as Dr. Handayû Mori
Godzilla Raids Again
as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
Throne of Blood
as Washizu samurai
Son of Godzilla
as Furukawa
The Hidden Fortress
as Horseman (uncredited)
Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Controller of Planet X
The Mysterians
as Leader of the Mysterians
Lady Karuizawa
as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
Japan's Longest Day
as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Destroy All Monsters
as Dr. Otani
Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Daigo Kawai
Invisible Man
as Komatsu, reporter
Career Timeline
2002
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
I Live in Fear
as Factory Worker after Fire
Stray Sheep
as Nonomiya
New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain
as Zenzaburō Matsudaira
No Response from Car 33
Role unknown
No Time for Tears
Role unknown
Godzilla Raids Again
as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
All is Well 2
Role unknown