Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 2, 1947
Place of Birth:
Tokio, Japan
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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
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 |