Deceased

How Did Yoshio Tsuchiya Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89

GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn18/05/1927Born inKoshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, JapanDied08/02/2017Causelung cancerWikidataQ1085473 ↗TMDb#17540 ↗

Yoshio Tsuchiya was a Japanese actor. He appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal Funeral Parade of Roses and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and wrote several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens, or people possessed by them, in such films as Battle in Outer Space, Monster Zero, and Destroy All Monsters.

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Filmography110 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	Mifune: The Last SamuraiMovie	Self - Actor	89
2015	Hail to the King: 60 Years of DestructionMovie	Himself	88
2008	Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special EffectsMovie	Himself	81
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'Movie	Self	75
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Movie	Self	75
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'Movie	Self	75
2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'Movie	Self	75
1997	The Seven ChefsMovie	—	70
1991	Godzilla vs. King GhidorahMovie	Businessman Yasuaki Shindo	64
1990	Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big EdoMovie	—	63
1989	Tokyo: The Last WarMovie	Dr. Mizuno	62
1984	RougeMovie	Akio Tsuchiya(土屋明雄)	57
1983	The Yoshida SchoolMovie	Jōji Hayashi	56
1983	The Undercover Ninja OrganizationMovie	—	56
1982	Lady KaruizawaMovie	Gen'ichirô Nakagawa	55
1980	Dangai kara no koeMovie	—	53
1977	Double Suicide at NishijinMovie	Yoshida	50
1974	Submersion of JapanSeries	—	47
1973	Zatoichi's ConspiracyMovie	Shobei	46
1971	Haru no SakamichiSeries	Ōtani Yoshitsugu	44
1970	The MilitaristsMovie	Okawa	43
1970	Space AmoebaMovie	Dr. Kyoichi Mida	43
1970	Incident at Blood PassMovie	Itahachi	43
1970	Attention PleaseSeries	—	43
1969	Funeral Parade of RosesMovie	Gonda	42
1969	Samurai BannersMovie	—	42
1969	Battle of the Japan SeaMovie	Staff Officer Akiyama	42
1969	When Love AwakensMovie	—	42
1968	Admiral YamamotoMovie	Staff Officer Kuroshima	41
1968	Destroy All MonstersMovie	Dr. Otani	41
1968	Kill!Movie	Shinroku Matsuo	41
1968	Golden EyesMovie	Kurokawa / Killer	41
1967	Two in the ShadowMovie	Yumiko's husband	40
1967	Japan's Longest DayMovie	Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer	40
1967	KojiroMovie	—	40
1967	Son of GodzillaMovie	Furukawa	40
1967	The Killing BottleMovie	General Rubesa	40
1966	Zero FighterMovie	—	39
1966	Moment of TerrorMovie	—	39
1966	The Boss of Pick-Pocket BayMovie	Hangoro Ose	39
1965	Beast AlleyMovie	Katsuragi	38
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the WorldMovie	Daigo Kawai	38
1965	Red BeardMovie	Dr. Handayû Mori	38
1965	Invasion of Astro-MonsterMovie	Controller of Planet X	38
1965	The Retreat from KiskaMovie	Terai	38
1965	Stairs of EvilMovie	Second division detective	38
1964	Fright TimeMovie	—	37
1963	High and LowMovie	Detective Murata	36
1963	Young SwordsmanMovie	—	36
1963	Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love MeMovie	—	36
1963	MatangoMovie	Masafumi Kasai - Owner	36
1963	Legacy of the 500,000Movie	Yamazaki	36
1963	Sensation SeekersMovie	—	36
1963	A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the MomentMovie	—	36
1962	ChûshinguraMovie	—	35
1962	SanjuroMovie	Samurai	35
1962	Varan the UnbelievableMovie	Military Officer Katsumoto	35
1962	The Crimson SkyMovie	—	35
1962	Local ReporterMovie	—	35
1962	TatsuMovie	Kida	35
1962	The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman IttoruMovie	—	35
1961	YojimboMovie	Kohei	34
1961	Death on the MountainMovie	Jiro Makita	34
1961	Sir Galahad in CampusMovie	Takizawa	34
1961	The Tenth Game of New SalarymenMovie	Hiroshi Tsurumaki	34
1960	The Bad Sleep WellMovie	ADA Secretary	33
1960	The Human VaporMovie	Mr. Mizuno	33
1960	The Secret of the TelegianMovie	Det. Capt. Onosaki	33
1960	The Storm of the PacificMovie	—	33
1960	University BanditsMovie	—	33
1959	Gigantis, the Fire MonsterMovie	Tajima	32
1959	Battle in Outer SpaceMovie	Iwomura	32
1959	A Whistle in My HeartMovie	—	32
1959	Submarine I-57 Will Not SurrenderMovie	—	32
1959	Three 'Black Crow' WivesMovie	—	32
1959	Talkative WifeMovie	—	32
1958	The Hidden FortressMovie	Horseman (uncredited)	31
1958	The Rickshaw ManMovie	—	31
1958	VaranMovie	Military Officer Katsumoto	31
1958	The H-ManMovie	Detective Taguchi	31
1958	Little PeachMovie	Ishima	31
1958	Song for a BrideMovie	—	31
1958	Female Detective Story: S.O.S WomanMovie	—	31
1958	He's the KillerMovie	—	31
1957	Throne of BloodMovie	Washizu samurai	30
1957	The MysteriansMovie	Leader of the Mysterians	30
1957	Yagyu Secret ScrollsMovie	—	30
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2Movie	Takeshi Shimada	30
1957	A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1Movie	—	30
1957	Reign of TerrorMovie	Nebukawa	30
1957	The Chieko StoryMovie	Koyama	30
1957	Tokyo dayo OkkasanMovie	—	30
1956	A Wife's HeartMovie	—	29
1956	Settlement of LoveMovie	—	29
1956	I Saw the KillerMovie	—	29
1956	While the Demon Steps OutMovie	—	29
1956	Everyone's SweetheartMovie	—	29
1955	Godzilla Raids AgainMovie	Tajima, Member of Osaka Defense Corps	28
1955	I Live in FearMovie	Factory Worker after Fire	28
1955	No Time for TearsMovie	—	28
1955	No Response from Car 33Movie	—	28
1955	All is Well 2Movie	—	28
1955	Stray SheepMovie	Nonomiya	28
1955	New Tengu Kurama: Samurai in the Pouring RainMovie	Zenzaburō Matsudaira	28
1954	Seven SamuraiMovie	Rikichi	27
1954	Invisible ManMovie	Komatsu, reporter	27
1954	The Black FuryMovie	—	27
1954	Forever Be MineMovie	—	27
1953	Tower of LiliesMovie	—	26
1952	I Was a Prisoner in SiberiaMovie	—	25