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Ken Utsui

Actor

Ken Utsui

Born October 24, 1931 in Tokyo, JapanDied March 14, 2014118 films

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Seven Samurai posterFirst watchSeven Samurai19548.5as Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)A 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

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The Bullet Train poster6.9The Bullet Train1975

Filmography

118 films as actor
  1. 2013Time Scoop Hunter
  2. 2013AIBOU: X-DAYFumio Kaneko
  3. 2012Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special
  4. 2012SignalRuka's grandfather
  5. 2010AIBOU: The Movie IIKaneko
  6. 2009Gokusen: The MovieRyuichiro Kuroda
  7. 2008Nagaiki Kyousou白石聡
  8. 2008The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor
  9. 2007A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
  10. 2007Kissho Tennyo
  11. 2006Song of LoveTomekichi Nanase
  12. 2005Until the Lights Come BackKanau Yoshikazu
  13. 2005Tobi ga kururi toSadayoshi Iketani
  14. 2004Blooming AgainKōtarō Inō
  15. 2003Jusei: Last Drop of Blood
  16. 2003An Autumn AfternoonShuhei Hirayama
  17. 2003Siberian Express 3Denzo Miyagi
  18. 1999Midnight Quiz ShowQuizmaster
  19. 1999HypnosisSakurai
  20. 1988The Panda Story
  21. 1985Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
  22. 1975The Bullet TrainKuramochi
  23. 1970The Little Hero
  24. 1969The Falcon Fighters
  25. 1969Gateway to Glory冈野大尉
  26. 1967G-Men of the Sea: Pacific Ocean Bodyguards
  27. 1966The Little RunawayTeacher Tabata
  28. 1966殺人者
  29. 1966Tokyo Ninja Force
  30. 1966Evil Brain from Outer SpaceStarman
  31. 1965Life of Matsu the Untamed
  32. 1965Invaders from SpaceStarman
  33. 1965雲を呼ぶ講道館
  34. 1965Atomic RulersStarman
  35. 1965Attack from SpaceStarman
  36. 1965The Story of a Blind Woman
  37. 1964Song of Happiness
  38. 1964The EnforcerSaburo Kirishima
  39. 1964Ocean Floor Crime #1
  40. 1964Black Trump Card
  41. 1964School of Crime
  42. 1964The Man Disappears Yesterday
  43. 1964Kill Before Being KilledKenji Minami
  44. 1963Ōkuma Shigenobu the greatShigenobu Ôkuma
  45. 1963The Black TrademarkKoji Sugino
  46. 1963Typhoon Reporter
  47. 1963Black Dead Ball
  48. 1963When Women Lie
  49. 1963Girls Born in August
  50. 1963Black ReportAkira Kido
  51. 1962Forbidden
  52. 1962Yôki na tono-sama
  53. 1962The Great WallCrown Prince Tan
  54. 1962Akiko
  55. 1962The Demon of Sendai's Castle
  56. 1962Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
  57. 1962Red Love, Green Love
  58. 1962Princess and I
  59. 1962情熱の詩人啄木
  60. 1962誘拐
  61. 1962JealousyMitsuo Anzai
  62. 1961東京の夜は泣いているMasaya Taki
  63. 1961KaachanPoliceman
  64. 1961恋しぐれ 秩父の夜祭り
  65. 1961The Matsukawa Incident
  66. 1961誰よりも金を愛す
  67. 1961Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
  68. 1960Tokaido hijokeikai
  69. 1960Maboroshi Tantei: Yûreitô no Daima Jutsudan
  70. 1960Maboroshi Tantei: Kyōfu No Uchūjin
  71. 1960Roar of the Bullets
  72. 1960弥次喜多珍道中　中仙道の巻
  73. 1960Girl Wife: The Terrified Sixteen-Year-Old
  74. 1960Hangyakuji
  75. 1960Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzokuMajor Hatanaka
  76. 1960Fight for a Woman, Fight for your Life!Kazuo Matsuzaki
  77. 1960Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship MutsuLieutenant Kaneda
  78. 1960Basement of DeathKensaku Akiyama
  79. 1959Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchūMori no Ishimatsu
  80. 1959The Human Wall
  81. 1959Fight to the Death in a Blizzard
  82. 1959Super Giant Continues: Kingdom of the Poison MothSuper Giant
  83. 1959Super Giant Continues: The Devil's IncarnationSuper Giant
  84. 1959Broken BlossomsKenji Yoshinari
  85. 1958Queen Bee's AngerHurricane Masa
  86. 1958Holiday in Japan -Chapter 2-
  87. 1958Secret White Line Zone
  88. 1958Underwater MurderGorô Negishi
  89. 1958Holiday in Japan
  90. 1958Super Giant: The Space Mutant AppearsSuper Giant
  91. 1958Flesh Pier
  92. 1958Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
  93. 1958Sekai no haha
  94. 1958Super Giant: The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial SatelliteSuper Giant
  95. 1957Queen of Asia
  96. 1957Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of HumanitySuper Giant
  97. 1957Nude Actress Murder Case: Five Criminals
  98. 1957Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of DestructionSuper Giant
  99. 1957Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic CastleSuper Giant
  100. 1957Super Giant ContinuesSuper Giant
  101. 1957Super GiantSuper Giant
  102. 1957坊ちゃんの特ダネ記者
  103. 1957Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese WarLieutenant Commander Hirose
  104. 1957King of the Ring: The World of Glory
  105. 1956Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
  106. 1956Revenge of the Pearl QueenYoshio KIzaki
  107. 1956Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
  108. 1956Forever in Our Hearts
  109. 1955Santōshain to onna hisho
  110. 1955Hanamazu
  111. 1955Twilight SaloonMasumi
  112. 1955Nonki saiban
  113. 1955Fantasy of Youth
  114. 1955Mysterious Dwarf
  115. 1955The Sacrifice of the Human TorpedoesEnsign Murase
  116. 1954日本敗れず
  117. 1954Seven SamuraiSamurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
  118. 1953Shishun no izumiTokizo