Yoshio Tsuchiya
Biography
Yoshio Tsuchiya was a Japanese actor, born in Kofu, Yamanashi, in 1927, who made his film debut in the 1952 Shintoho production Murder Suspect and was picked by Akira Kurosawa for Seven Samurai (1954) while watching the auditions rather than trying out himself. He worked repeatedly for Kurosawa, including Red Beard (1965), and also appeared in Toshio Matsumoto's Funeral Parade of Roses and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He became known for science fiction parts, often as aliens or humans under their control, in Godzilla Raids Again (1955), Battle in Outer Space, Monster Zero, and Destroy All Monsters (1968). He turned down a heroic role in The Mysterians to play the alien leader and later took the title role in The Human Vapor. After a long break from Toho monster films, he returned in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). He died in 2017.
89years old at death
- Born Kofu
- Died
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 61 years1954 to 2015
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Big break
Tsuchiya had no plan to try out for Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. He was simply watching the auditions, yet Kurosawa chose him anyway.
A role that slipped away
Tsuchiya turned down a hero part in The Mysterians to play the Mysterian leader instead, saying he only wanted interesting, strong or twisted characters, and told Ishiro Honda he did not mind that the mask hid his face.
A role that slipped away
Tsuchiya missed the first Godzilla because he was filming Seven Samurai, so he insisted on being put in the sequel and got a role in Godzilla Raids Again.
A role that slipped away
Tsuchiya was originally cast as the assassin Malness in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, but he could not take the part because he was filming Red Beard.
A role that slipped away
Tsuchiya wanted the title role in Tomei Ningen, but the studio forced him to play the leading man instead. After realizing their mistake, the studio cast him in the title role of The Human Vapor.
Yoshio Tsuchiya movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ishirô Honda directed six of these films, Akira Kurosawa five and Motoyoshi Oda three. Takashi Shimura appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Takashi Shimura's page
Toshirô Mifune's page
Akira Kubo's page
Haruo Nakajima's page
Kenji Sahara's page
Akihiko Hirata's page
Ishirô HondaDirector, 6 films, 1962 to 1970
All films by Ishirô Honda
Akira KurosawaDirector, 5 films, 1954 to 1965
Motoyoshi OdaDirector, 3 films, 1955 to 1962
All films by Motoyoshi Oda
Also five films together2 more actors
- Yoshibumi TajimaDestroy All Monsters (1968), Two in the Shadow (1967), Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965), Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) and Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
- Minoru ChiakiGigantis, the Fire Monster (1959), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Throne of Blood (1957), Godzilla Raids Again (1955) and Seven Samurai (1954)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Yoshio Tsuchiya's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$126 million
9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 9 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$105M83.3% of the total
- 2$11M8.7% of the total
- 3$3.0M2.4% of the total
- 4$2.4M1.9% of the total
- 5$2.0M1.5% of the total
- 6$1.6M1.2% of the total
- 7$1.1M0.9% of the total
- 8$58K0.0% of the total
$13,422from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
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