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Yoshio Kosugi

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Yoshio Kosugi

Born September 15, 1903 in Nikko, Tochigi, JapanDied March 12, 1968127 films

Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男 Kosugi Yoshio, 15 September 1903 - 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1924 to 1967.

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Seven Samurai posterFirst watchSeven Samurai19548.5as MosukeA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Hidden Fortress poster8.0The Hidden Fortress1958The Human Condition I: No Greater Love poster8.1The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959Mothra vs. Godzilla poster7.0Mothra vs. Godzilla1964King Kong vs. Godzilla poster6.9King Kong vs. Godzilla1962Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster poster7.0Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster1964Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto poster7.2Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto1954Mothra poster7.2Mothra1961King Kong vs. Godzilla poster6.6King Kong vs. Godzilla1963

Filmography

127 films as actor
  1. 1967Japan's Longest DayMinister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
  2. 1967Comic Storyteller — The Great Burglar
  3. 1967Zoku izuko e
  4. 1966Rise Against the SwordGonji
  5. 1965Frankenstein Conquers the WorldJSDF Executive
  6. 1964Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterChief of Infant Island
  7. 1964Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
  8. 1964The Rabble
  9. 1964Mothra vs. GodzillaInfant Island Chief
  10. 1964Whirlwind
  11. 1963Samurai PirateCaptain of Thai ship
  12. 1963Operation Mad Dog
  13. 1963Young Swordsman
  14. 1963King Kong vs. GodzillaChief of Faro Island (uncredited)
  15. 1963Travel Stories of a Company President Part IITamie’s Father
  16. 1963Attack SquadronDestroyer Captain
  17. 1962Chûshingura
  18. 1962Local Reporter
  19. 1962King Kong vs. GodzillaChief of Faro Island
  20. 1962TatsuOnishika
  21. 1961Bandits on the Wind
  22. 1961The Youth and His Amulet
  23. 1961Blood on the Sea
  24. 1961MothraShip Captain
  25. 1961Daredevil in the CastleGidayu Fujimoto
  26. 1960The Human VaporMean Detective
  27. 1960Life of a Country Doctor
  28. 1960University Bandits
  29. 1960The Gambling SamuraiTokisaburo
  30. 1960Ginza TomboyShōgo Mitai (Politician)
  31. 1960The Last GunfightChief Officer Okubo
  32. 1959The Spear Master
  33. 1959The Doom of Night
  34. 1959Saga of the Vagabonds
  35. 1959The Adventures of Sun Wu KungKing of Devils
  36. 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(uncredited)
  37. 1958The Hidden FortressSoldier (uncredited)
  38. 1958The Naked General
  39. 1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldHanaba
  40. 1958All About MarriageHisako's Father
  41. 1958The Rickshaw Man
  42. 1958Holiday in Tokyo
  43. 1957The MysteriansCmdr. Sugimoto
  44. 1957The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword
  45. 1957A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye
  46. 1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanCircus Owner
  47. 1957Yagyu Secret Scrolls
  48. 1957Elephant from "Zoo Story"Sugiura (Gatekeeper)
  49. 1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
  50. 1957UjōTomegoro Otsu
  51. 1957Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō
  52. 1957A Man in the Storm
  53. 1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
  54. 1956Funny Fellows
  55. 1956Love on Rainbow IslandDaizô Okano
  56. 1956Jacks and JillsSeiji (Eriko's father)
  57. 1956Rebels on the High Sea
  58. 1956The Legend of the White SerpentOfficial A
  59. 1956The Maiden Courtesan
  60. 1955Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
  61. 1955Image of Mother
  62. 1955Miai Ryokou
  63. 1955We Never Let You Go
  64. 1955So Young, So BrightKomei
  65. 1955The Lone JourneyIwataro
  66. 1955Beast Man Snow ManOba
  67. 1955Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion
  68. 1955LovetideHoshino
  69. 1954Madame ButterflyBonze
  70. 1954The SurfJukichi
  71. 1954Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto(uncredited)
  72. 1954Seven SamuraiMosuke
  73. 1954My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men
  74. 1953The Eagle of the Pacific(uncredited)
  75. 1953Her Captive Gamblers
  76. 1953Their Father's Wife
  77. 1953Yasugorō shusse
  78. 1953An Edoite JudgeTatsuma Hayase
  79. 1953Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
  80. 1952One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
  81. 1952恐妻時代Sarumaru
  82. 1952Swift Current
  83. 1952Tokyo Sweetheart
  84. 1952Forty-Eight ManHoribe Yasubee
  85. 1952Sword for Hire
  86. 1952The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailSuruga
  87. 1952The Skin of the SouthNonaka
  88. 1951The Life of a Horse Trader
  89. 1951Sasaki Kojiro
  90. 1951Swords and Brocade
  91. 1951Ginza CosmeticsEijirô Kasai
  92. 1951The White Orchid
  93. 1951Elegy
  94. 1950Tokyo GateManaging Director of Kamizumi
  95. 1950Female Sanshiro
  96. 1950Four Seasons of WomenLord of the cabaret
  97. 1949Jakoman and Tetsu
  98. 1949Jigoku no fue
  99. 1949Scarface Senta
  100. 1948My Love on the Other Side of the MountainShigeyoshi Murakami
  101. 1947Snow TrailTakasugi
  102. 1946Life Is like a Somersault
  103. 1945I Believe I Am Being Followed
  104. 1943Sanshiro SugataMaster Saburo Kodama
  105. 1943The Opium War
  106. 1943Kantaro of Ina
  107. 1942Onna keizu
  108. 1942Sky of HopeMaple Leaf Man
  109. 1942Musashibo Benkei
  110. 1941The Battle of KawanakajimaKansuke Yamamoto
  111. 1941Story of Leadership
  112. 1941HorseZenzo Sakuma
  113. 1940The Sisters' AgreementGonnosuke Ooshi
  114. 1940Zoku Hebihimesama
  115. 1940Hideko the CheerleaderIchiro Takashima, Hideko's father
  116. 1939Song of the White Orchid
  117. 1939Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu
  118. 1939Iron Brothers
  119. 1938The Giant
  120. 1938Subterranean HeatTatsuzo