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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Name in Native Language: "土屋嘉男" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 05/18/1927 († 89, 02/08/2017) | Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan)
Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男, Tsuchiya Yoshio, May 18, 1927 – February 8, 2017) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal Bara No Soretsu (a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses) and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and wrote several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens, or people possessed by them, in such films as Battle in Outer Space, Monster Zero, and Destroy All Monsters. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants ...

The Hidden Fortress

Certification unknown

1958 | 4.0/5 | 2h 19min
Adventure, Drama, Action, Comedy
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A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabata ...

Yojimbo

NR

1961 | 4.1/5 | 1h 50min
Drama, Thriller
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A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted over whether he should pay the ransom. ...

High and Low

Certification unknown

1963 | 4.2/5 | 2h 22min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend ...

Seven Samurai

NR

1954 | 4.3/5 | 3h 27min
Action, Drama
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Movies with Yoshio Tsuchiya as Actor(72)

as Self - Actor2016 Mifune: The Last Samurai
as himself2015 Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
as himself2008 Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
1997 The Seven Chefs
as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)1984 Rouge
as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa(中川玄一郎)1982 Lady Karuizawa
as Yoshida1977 Double Suicide at Nishijin
as Shobei1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy
as Itahachi1970 Incident at Blood Pass
as Dr. Kyoichi Mida1970 Space Amoeba
1969 Samurai Banners
as Gonda1969 Funeral Parade of Roses
as Kurokawa / Killer1968 Golden Eyes
as Dr. Otani1968 Destroy All Monsters
as Staff Officer Kuroshima1968 Admiral Yamamoto
as Shinroku Matsuo1968 Kill!
as General Rubesa1967 The Killing Bottle
as Yumiko's husband1967 Two in the Shadow
1967 Kojiro
as Furukawa1967 Son of Godzilla
as Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer1967 Japan's Longest Day
1966 Zero Fighter
as Hangoro Ose1966 The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966 Moment of Terror
as Controller of Planet X1965 Invasion of Astro-Monster
as Katsuragi1965 Beast Alley
as Mr. Kawai1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World
as Dr. Handayû Mori1965 Red Beard
as Terai1965 The Retreat from Kiska
as Detective Murata1963 High and Low
as Yamazaki1963 Legacy of the 500,000
as Masafumi Kasai - Owner1963 Matango
as Samurai1962 Sanjuro
1962 47 Ronin
as Military Officer Katsumoto1962 Varan the Unbelievable
1962 地方記者
as Kohei1961 Yojimbo
as Jiro Makita1961 Death on the Mountain
as Takizawa1961 Sir Galahad in Campus
as ADA Secretary1960 The Bad Sleep Well
as Mr. Mizuno1960 The Human Vapor
as Det. Capt. Onosaki1960 The Secret of the Telegian
1960 Storm Over the Pacific
1959 A Whistle in My Heart
1959 Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
as Iwomura1959 Battle in Outer Space
as Member of Osaka's SDF Tajima1959 Gigantis: The Fire Monster
as Ishima1958 Little Peach
as Detective Taguchi1958 The H-Man
1958 The Rickshaw Man
1958 Song for a Bride
as Samurai on horse (uncredited)1958 The Hidden Fortress
as Military Officer Katsumoto1958 Varan
as Leader of the Mysterians1957 The Mysterians
1957 Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
as Takeshi Shimada1957 A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
as Washizu samurai1957 Throne of Blood
1956 A Wife's Heart
1956 I Saw the Killer
as Nonomiya1955 Stray Sheep
1955 No Response from Car 33
as Factory Worker after Fire1955 I Live in Fear
as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps1955 Godzilla Raids Again
1954 The Black Fury
as Reporter Komatsu1954 Invisible Man
1954 君死に給うことなかれ
as Rikichi1954 Seven Samurai
1953 Tower of Lilies
1952 I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

TV Shows/Series with Yoshio Tsuchiya as Actor(2)

1974 Submersion of Japan
as Ōtani Yoshitsugu1971 Haru no Sakamichi

Full Name: Yoshio Tsuchiya
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Wednesday, 05/18 1927 (May) in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Wednesday, 02/08 2017 (February) (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Educated at: University of Yamanashi
Father: Misao Tsuchiya
Other names for Yoshio Tsuchiya (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"土屋嘉男"
"つちや よしお" (Kana/Japanese)
Yoshio Tsuchiya frequently works together with these people:
Tomoyuki Tanaka (35x, Crew)
Akira Kurosawa (32x, Crew)
Eiji Tsuburaya (30x, Crew)
Toshirō Mifune (26x, Actor)
Haruo Nakajima (25x, Actor)
Takashi Shimura (23x, Actor)
Akihiko Hirata (22x, Actor)
Yoshifumi Tajima (21x, Actor)
Yutaka Sada (20x, Actor)
Masaru Satō (20x, Crew)
Shôichi Hirose (19x, Actor)
Koichi Kawakita (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28061, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024