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Koji Tsuruta
Deceased

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Died aged 62
Also known asEiichi Ono, Kôji Tsuruta, 小野 榮一, 鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji, Ono Eiichi, Кодзи Цурута, Kohji TsurutaGenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn06/12/1924Born inHamamatsu, JapanDied16/06/1987 (aged 62)Died inTokyoCauselung cancerWikidataQ1092063 ↗TMDb#108024 ↗

Eiichi Ono , better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta , was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing.

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Filmography205 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1986The Tailor-Made ShirtSeries—62
1985The Last True YakuzaMovieTakao Sugata61
1984The Story of a Man Among MenMovie—60
1983The Brave Man Says LittleSeries—59
1982War After TruceMovie—58
1982DomineeringMovieOtomo58
1981The Imperial NavyMovie—57
1981Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a MurdererMovieHagio57
1981Gate of YouthMovieYabetora57
1981Love You Till I DieMovie—57
1980The Night of Martial LawMovie—56
1979Down with The Big BossMovieEikichi Arita55
1979Dog of FortuneMovieNoriyuki Yasutaka55
1978Ōgon no HibiSeriesSen no Rikyū54
1978Monument to Holy ServiceMovie—54
1978Onna Bengoshi Asabuki RiyakoSeries—54
1977Proof of the ManMovie—53
1977Japanese Humanity and JusticeMovie—53
1977Japan's DonMovieShuhei Tatsumi53
1977Golgo 13: Assignment KowloonMovieSenzo Shigemune53
1976The Roads Men TravelSeriesShintaro Yoshioka52
1974Father of the KamikazeMovieAdmiral Takijiro Onishi50
1973The Hard Core CriminalMovie—49
1972Gang WarfareMovie—48
1972Hikage-MonoMovie—48
1972Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall DieMovie—48
1972The PledgeMovie—48
1972Informal DressMovie—48
1972Organized Crime: Killer's GloryMovie—48
1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovieTabikiyo48
1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will TellMovieEijiro Onishi48
1971The Armed OrganizationMovie—47
1971The Gambler's CounterattackMovieAiba Yusaku47
1971Fate Deals the Card of DeathMovie—47
1971A Scarred LifeMovie—47
1971Sympathy for the UnderdogMovieMasuo Gunji47
1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouMovieKikutaro Yuki47
1971The Path of the KingMovieMinokichi Kawai47
1971Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden LoveMovieSanshu47
1971The ManMovie—47
1971Okoma, the Orphan GamblerMovieJoji Tsukuba47
1970Modern Chivarly: Sworn BrothersMovie—46
1970The Last KamikazeMovieCaptain Munakata46
1970The Drifting GamblerMovieEijiro Funaki46
1970Bloodstained Clan of HonorMovieKuroki46
1970Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate BossMovie—46
1970A Wad of NotesMovieRyuji Kashigawa46
1970Rise and Fall of ChivalryMovie—46
1969Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling RoomMovie—45
1969Killer's MissionMovieShogun Ieshige45
1969Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsMovieAsaichi Isobe45
1969Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the KillersMovie—45
1969Japan Organized Crime BossMovieTetsuo Tsukamoto45
1969The Biggest GambleMovieItsuki Masaji45
1969Gambler's LegacyMovieInagaki Chokichi45
1969A Gambler's Certain DeathMovie—45
1968Gambling Den's Master ClanMovie—44
1968The Cheating UnderworldMovieGorô Yajima44
1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationMovieShûtaro Kazama44
1968Human TorpedoesMovie—44
1968The Young Eagles of the KamikazeMovie—44
1968Big Time Gambling BossMovieShinjirô Nakai44
1968Gambler's FarewellMovieToru Kuroki44
1968Gamblers: The RaidMovieKōjirō Kogarashi44
1968The BanditsMovieYônosuke Minami44
1968ScoundrelMovie—44
1968Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two YakuzaMovie—44
1968HenchmenMovieRyuzô Okamoto44
1968Gambler BiographyMovieYûjirô Wakamatsu44
1967Organized ViolenceMovie—43
1967Three GamblersMovieNaojiro Oshima43
1967Showdown of Men 2Movie—43
1967Dissolution RitesMovieSawaki43
1967Gambler's WorldMovieToshihiko Mikami43
1967Gamblers: The Dragon TattooMovieUnosuke Aiu43
1967Code Between Brothers 6MovieChojiro Inagami43
1967Tears of BanishmentMovie—43
1967Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part IIMovie—43
1967ClassmatesMovieFirst Lieutenant Jinnouchi43
1967Gambler's World 2MovieShûkichi Hayakawa43
1967Code Between Brothers 5MovieChojiro Inagami43
1967Gambler: Victory Without DeathMovie—43
1967GamblersMovie—43
1967Killer of SevenMovie—43
1966The Domain: Kanda Festival ShowdownMovie—42
1966Rub Out the PastMovieTakeshi Kageyama42
1966Seven GamblersMovie—42
1966Kingdom of SamuraiMovie—42
1966Code Between Brothers 2MovieChojiro Inagami42
1966Code Between Brothers 3Movie—42
1966Seven FugitivesMovie—42
1966Three Generations of YakuzaMovie—42
1966Code Between BrothersMovieFujikami42
1966Continental DrifterMovie—42
1965Expelled from the Kanto MobMovie—41
1965The Tattooed LordMovieKinshiro Toyama41
1965The BossMovie—41
1965The Domain: Kanto Legends of ChivalryMovie—41
1965The Kingdom of Jirocho 4Movie—41
1965The Domain: The Naniwa StoryMovie—41
1965Underworld CodeMovie—41
1965The GamblerMovie—41
1965Blood of RevengeMovieAsajiro Kikuchi41
1965One Man's ChivalryMovieKikujirō41
1964Gamblers and RacketeersMovie—40
1964Life of Hishakaku 3Movie—40
1964HomicideMovieCaptain Ando40
1964The Kingdom of Jirocho 3Movie—40
1964GamblerMovieTachibana Isaburo40
1964Prison GamblerMovieTachibana Isaburo40
1964Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong GangMovie—40
1963Gang Loyalty and VengeanceMovieTahara39
1963Gang vs. G-Men: Safe BreakersMovie菊川志郎39
1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 1MovieShimizu no Jirocho39
1963Eleven GangstersMovieGondo39
1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 2Movie—39
1963The Revenge and the DeathMovie—39
1963Life of Hishakaku 2Movie—39
1963Life of HishakakuMovieHishakaku39
1963Duel of the UnderworldMovie—39
1963Legends of HonorMovie—39
1962Hell's KitchenMovie—38
1962Mid-August CommotionMovieHiroshi Nakajima38
1962Gang vs. G-MenMovieShiro Kikukawa38
1962365 NightsMovie—38
1962Gang vs. GangMovie—38
1962Sakura OfficialMovie—38
1962Uragirimono wa jigoku dazeMovie—38
1962South Pacific Waves Are HighMovie—38
1962The Thinking LeafMovie—38
1962Love at the Fogged HarborMovie—38
1962The ChallengeMovieKuroki38
1962The SentencerMovie—38
1961Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryMovieKazahaya​37
1961The Yellow ClimateMovie—37
1961Law in Ghost IslandMovieUmihebi-no-Asanosuke37
1961Bride of White CastleMovie—37
1961Flower, Storm and GangsterMovie'Hong Kong Joe'37
1961Hell's JugglerMovie—37
1961鳴門秘帖Movie—37
1961Lakeside FigureMovieKakutaro Ogata37
1960The Storm of the PacificMovieLt. Tomonari36
1960The Secret of the TelegianMovieMasaru Kirioka36
1960University BanditsMovie—36
1960The Sand City in ManchuriaMovieDr. Soda36
1960Cases of HanshichiMovie—36
1960Deep River MelodyMovie—36
1960The Last GunfightMovieTetsuo Maruyama36
1960Sword of DestinyMovie—36
1960Scarier than the DevilMovie—36
1959Desperado OutpostMovieBandit Chieftain35
1959The Forgotten WaterfrontMovie—35
1959Saga of the VagabondsMovieTaro Toki35
1959The Big BossMovieRyuta Komatsu35
1958Yajikita dōchū sugorokuMovie—34
1958Tabi sugata nezumi kozōMovie—34
1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldMovieKyoshiro Nemuri34
1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIMovieSenshiro34
1958The Loyal 47 RoninMovieKin'emon Okano34
1958MotherMovieYamakawa34
1958Tenryū shibukigasaMovie—34
1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsMovieSenshiro33
1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)MovieKyoshiro Nemuri33
1957Oshidori kenkagasaMovieIshiro33
1957Itohan MonogatariMovieTomoshichi33
1957Boss of HadesMovie—33
1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovieKojiro Sasaki32
1956The UnderworldMovieTakao Shoji32
1956The Hoodlum and the Young MasterMovie—32
1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)MovieKyoshiro Nemuri32
1956Pure LoveMovie—32
1955School GirlsMovie—31
1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovieKojiro Sasaki31
1955A Man Among MenMovieKen31
1955The History of LoveMovie—31
1955Tactics of LoveMovie—31
1955The Romance of YushimaMovie—31
1955The Birth of JudoMovie—31
1954Tree of LoveMovie—30
1954HanranMoviePrivate Nakamura30
1954The End of a DayMovieLieutenant Uji30
1954Yakuza bayashiMovie—30
1954Daikichi KonomuraMovieDaikichi Konomura30
1954Asakusa at NightMovieSusumu Yamaura30
1954Between Yesterday and TomorrowMovie—30
1953Night in HawaiiMovie—29
1953Yasen kangofuMovieNavy Lieutenant Yamamoto29
1953GanpekiMovie—29
1953At the End of the CloudsMovie—29
1953学生社長MovieJotaro Yamaji29
1952Doctor's Day OffMovie—28
1952Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!Movie—28
1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceMovieNoboru Okada28
1951The Den of BeastsMovie—27
1951An Angel Dreams TooMovie—27
1951Over That HillMovie—27
1951男の哀愁Movie—27
1950Battle of RosesMovie—26
1950KagebōshiMovie宇津木新二郎26
1950Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsuMovie—26
1950HirengeMovie—26
1950College TigerMovie—26
1950Crazy UproarMovie—26
1948Yūkyō no mureMovie—24
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