Yoshio Tsuchiya

1927-05-18 – 2017-02-08 (age 89) Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

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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.

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Yoshio Tsuchiya

Known For

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

as Rikichi

High and Low

High and Low

1963

as Detective Murata

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters

1968

as Dr. Otani

Red Beard

Red Beard

1965

as Dr. Handayû Mori

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

as Kohei

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965

as Controller of Planet X

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

as Washizu samurai

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958

as Horseman (uncredited)

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

as Samurai

Lady Karuizawa

Lady Karuizawa

1982

as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa

Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

1955

as Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965

as Daigo Kawai

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991

as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo

Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969

as Staff Officer Akiyama

Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla

1967

as Furukawa

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

as ADA Secretary

Matango

Matango

1963

as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Funeral Parade of Roses

Funeral Parade of Roses

1969

as Gonda

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959

as Tajima

The Mysterians

The Mysterians

1957

as Leader of the Mysterians