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Home/People/Yoshio Tsuchiya
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Born
May 18, 1927Died: Feb 8, 2017
Lived 89 years
Place of Birth
Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

101
Movies
4
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Acting

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.
Mifune: The Last Samurai poster

Mifune: The Last Samurai

as Self - Actor
2016
Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction poster

Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction

as Himself
2015
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects poster

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

as Himself
2008
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' poster

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths' poster

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' poster

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' poster

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

as Self
2002
The Seven Chefs poster

The Seven Chefs

Cast
1997
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah poster

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

as Businessman Yasuaki Shindo
1991
Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo poster

Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo

Cast
1990
Tokyo: The Last War poster

Tokyo: The Last War

as Dr. Mizuno
1989
Rouge poster

Rouge

as Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)
1984
The Undercover Ninja Organization poster

The Undercover Ninja Organization

Cast
1983
The Yoshida School poster

The Yoshida School

as Jōji Hayashi
1983
Lady Karuizawa poster

Lady Karuizawa

as Gen'ichirô Nakagawa
1982
Dangai kara no koe poster

Dangai kara no koe

Cast
1980
Double Suicide at Nishijin poster

Double Suicide at Nishijin

as Yoshida
1977
Zatoichi's Conspiracy poster

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

as Shobei
1973
The Militarists poster

The Militarists

as Okawa
1970
Space Amoeba poster

Space Amoeba

as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
1970