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

Rikichi

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

Himself

High and Low

Detective Murata

Sanjuro

Samurai

Yojimbo

Kohei

The Hidden Fortress

Horseman (uncredited)

Throne of Blood

Washizu samurai

Son of Godzilla

Furukawa

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2016	Mifune: The Last Samurai	Self - Actor
2015	Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction	Himself
2008	Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects	Himself
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'	Self
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'	Self
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'	Self
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'	Self
1997	The Seven Chefs
1991	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
1990	Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo
1989	Tokyo: The Last War	Dr. Mizuno
1984	Rouge	Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)
1983	The Undercover Ninja Organization
1983	The Yoshida School	Jōji Hayashi
1982	Lady Karuizawa	Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
1980	Dangai kara no koe
1977	Double Suicide at Nishijin	Yoshida
1973	Zatoichi's Conspiracy	Shobei
1970	Incident at Blood Pass	Itahachi
1970	Space Amoeba	Dr. Kyoichi Mida
1970	The Militarists	Okawa
1969	Funeral Parade of Roses	Gonda
1969	Samurai Banners
1969	Battle of the Japan Sea	Staff Officer Akiyama
1968	Destroy All Monsters	Dr. Otani
1968	Golden Eyes	Kurokawa / Killer
1968	Admiral Yamamoto	Staff Officer Kuroshima
1968	Kill!	Shinroku Matsuo
1967	Son of Godzilla	Furukawa
1967	Two in the Shadow	Yumiko's husband
1967	Kojiro
1967	The Killing Bottle	General Rubesa
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
1966	Zero Fighter
1966	Moment of Terror
1966	The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay	Hangoro Ose
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World	Daigo Kawai
1965	Red Beard	Dr. Handayû Mori
1965	Invasion of Astro-Monster	Controller of Planet X
1965	Stairs of Evil	Second division detective
1965	The Retreat from Kiska	Terai
1965	Beast Alley	Katsuragi
1964	Fright Time
1963	High and Low	Detective Murata
1963	Matango	Masafumi Kasai - Owner
1963	Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me
1963	Young Swordsman
1963	Legacy of the 500,000	Yamazaki
1962	Sanjuro	Samurai
1962	The Crimson Sky
1962	The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
1962	Chihō kisha
1962	Home-Brewed Tatsu	Kida
1962	Varan the Unbelievable	Military Officer Katsumoto
1962	Chûshingura
1961	Yojimbo	Kohei
1961	Death on the Mountain	Jiro Makita
1961	Sir Galahad in Campus	Takizawa
1961	The Tenth Game of New Salarymen	Hiroshi Tsurumaki
1960	The Secret of the Telegian	Det. Capt. Onosaki
1960	The Human Vapor	Mr. Mizuno
1960	The Bad Sleep Well	ADA Secretary
1960	The Storm of the Pacific
1960	Girls Behind Bars
1959	Battle in Outer Space	Iwomura
1959	A Whistle in My Heart
1959	Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
1959	Gigantis, the Fire Monster	Tajima
1959	Vagabond Employee: Outcry Version	Union Chairman
1958	The Hidden Fortress	Horseman (uncredited)
1958	The H-Man	Detective Taguchi
1958	Little Peach	Ishima
1958	Varan	Military Officer Katsumoto
1958	Song for a Bride
1958	The Rickshaw Man
1957	The Mysterians	Leader of the Mysterians
1957	Throne of Blood	Washizu samurai
1957	Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2	Takeshi Shimada
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
1957	Reign of Terror	Nebukawa
1956	A Wife's Heart
1956	I Saw the Killer
1956	Settlement of Love
1955	Godzilla Raids Again	Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps
1955	All is Well 2
1955	I Live in Fear	Factory Worker after Fire
1955	No Time for Tears
1955	Stray Sheep	Nonomiya
1955	No Response from Car 33
1955	New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring Rain	Zenzaburō Matsudaira
1954	Seven Samurai	Rikichi
1954	Invisible Man	Komatsu, reporter
1954	君死に給うことなかれ
1954	The Black Fury
1953	Tower of Lilies
1952	I Was a Prisoner in Siberia

Year	TV Show	Role
1974	Submersion of Japan
1972	Kogarashi Monjiro	Naomitsu Kitamura
1971	Haru no Sakamichi	Ōtani Yoshitsugu
1966	Ultra Q	Ono