Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男, Tsuchiya Yoshio, born May 18, 1927) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal masterpiece "Bara No Soretsu" (a.k.a. "Funeral Parade of Roses") and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He has a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject.[1] 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. He lobbied for the title role in Tomei Ningen (1954), but was forced by the studio to play the leading man. Eventually realizing their mistake, he was cast in his favorite role, the title role in The Human Vapor. He is also well-remembered for playing the pompous millionaire Fumio Kasai in Matango (1963). He has a special appearance as a businessman and former World War II soldier in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, in which Godzilla looks him in the face before destroying him with a radiation blast.
Filmography
- Tomei Ningen (透明人間) (1954)
- Seven Samurai (七人の侍) (1954), Rikichi
- Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城) (1957)
- Song for a Bride (花嫁三重奏 Hanayome sanjuso) (1958)
- The Human Vapor (ガス人間第一号) (1960), Mizuno the Librarian
- Battle in Outer Space (宇宙大戦争) (1960)
- Yojimbo (用心棒) (1961)
- Matango (1963), Fumio Kasai
- Red Beard (赤ひげ) (1965)
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (怪獣大戦争 aka Godzilla vs. Monster Zero) (1965), X-seijin Commander
- Destroy All Monsters (怪獣総進撃) (1968), Dr. Otani
- Kill! (斬る) (1968)
- Funeral Parade of Roses (1963)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (ゴジラVSキングギドラ) (1991)
References
- ^ audio commentary, Throne of Blood
Tucker, Guy Marriner. Age of the Gods.
External links
 | This article about a Japanese actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |