Eiji Kusuhara

Biography

The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain.

Known For

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Kayoto

Lovejoy

Miki Watanabe

Hustle

Mr. Yakubi

Days That Shook the World

(voice)

Tenko

Lt. Sato

Tenko

Captain Sato

Terry and June

Japanese Gentleman

dinnerladies

Mr Tashimoto

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2007	Confessions of a Diary Secretary	Japanese News Reporter
2006	Tokyo Jim	Mr. Yakamoto
2002	Super Banzai Video Show
2001	The Parole Officer	Japanese Businessman
1999	Topsy-Turvy	Second Kabuki Actor
1999	Eyes Wide Shut	Japanese Man #2
1994	Souvenir	Presentador TV
1990	Sticky Wickets	Nashimoto
1990	Dark Obsession	Ewo Nagasaky
1989	Somewhere to Run	Tourist
1987	Quartermaine's Terms	Oko-Ri
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	U.N. Guard - Japanese
1985	Big Mäc	Professor
1985	Restless Natives	Presenter
1985	The Beginner
1983	Return of the Jedi	Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
1980	The Elephant Man	Japanese Bleeder
1980	North Sea Hijack	Eiji
1980	Sir Henry at Rawlinson End	Fortyninesah

Year	TV Show	Role
2004	Hustle	Mr. Yakubi
2003	Days That Shook the World	(voice)
1998	dinnerladies	Mr Tashimoto
1989	The Paradise Club	Yakuza #1
1986	Lovejoy	Miki Watanabe
1981	Tenko	Lt. Sato
1981	Tenko	Captain Sato
1979	Terry and June	Japanese Gentleman
1972	Are You Being Served?	Mr. Kayoto